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imin
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May 25 2012, 10:04pm
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I posted that just a page ago in the thread? lol/
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Commonly misused phrases
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Ataahua
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May 23 2012, 11:16pm
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that doesn't faze me
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Annael
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May 23 2012, 11:22pm
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OMG I just did this....
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Hamfast
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May 23 2012, 11:37pm
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it wasn't you who piqued my response
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Annael
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May 24 2012, 3:05am
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I know i'm guilty of using
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Hamfast
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May 23 2012, 11:27pm
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This was quite interesting....
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Longbottom Leaf
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May 24 2012, 12:41am
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So, thanks to Ataahua, you've added a nugget to your treasury of knowledge
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kiwifan
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May 26 2012, 9:06pm
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Thanks Kiwifan!
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Longbottom Leaf
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May 28 2012, 11:22pm
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Thanks for that! Really interesting! //
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Compa_Mighty
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May 24 2012, 1:00am
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I do pretty well with those
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Magpie
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May 24 2012, 1:57am
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Oh, "could of" drives me nuts.
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Silverlode
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May 24 2012, 2:33am
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LOL!
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Ataahua
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May 24 2012, 2:54am
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That one actually kind of makes sense.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 25 2012, 4:13pm
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*weeps, wails, gnashes teeth, pulls out a few hairs* Find a happy place! Find a happy place!
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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May 24 2012, 3:12am
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Well, I would of mentioned that one
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Starling
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May 24 2012, 5:18am
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I quite agree with you
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kiwifan
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May 26 2012, 9:54pm
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Pogo mentions a cat
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 25 2012, 4:11pm
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Yeah,
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sherlock
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May 26 2012, 2:43pm
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Benefit of this thread
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DanielLB
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May 26 2012, 2:59pm
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Irony
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JWPlatt
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May 26 2012, 3:27pm
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You had to point that out didn't you! /
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DanielLB
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May 26 2012, 10:01pm
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"Anchors aweigh" not "anchors away" //
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SirDennisC
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May 24 2012, 2:16am
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Hot water heater.
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Delrond
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May 24 2012, 2:31am
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Similarly (conversely?) "unthaw" or "dethaw" instead of
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SirDennisC
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May 24 2012, 12:42pm
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That was great!
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Elberbeth
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May 24 2012, 3:08am
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Oh, and what about 'flaunt' and 'flout'?//
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Elberbeth
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May 24 2012, 3:09am
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For all intensive purposes...
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Morthoron
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May 24 2012, 3:24am
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Oh well done.
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Ataahua
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May 24 2012, 4:13am
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Evil is a discipline, like every higher calling...
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Morthoron
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May 25 2012, 1:25am
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Misteaks, I've maid a few... but then again, two few too mention ;)
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zarabia
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May 24 2012, 3:29am
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This thread was a great ideal ;)
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zarabia
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May 24 2012, 3:51am
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Can anyone tell me where
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Radhruin
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May 24 2012, 4:24am
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You're not alone. //
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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May 24 2012, 4:34am
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I can't tell you where it came from, but I know where I'd like to put it
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Starling
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May 24 2012, 5:15am
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Okay, I feel qualified to speak to that one
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Arandiel
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May 31 2012, 4:35am
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You really shouldn't encourage me like this!
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Nienna
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May 24 2012, 6:26am
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I never heard anyone say
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Starling
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May 24 2012, 7:12am
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a friend who is an editor complained to me
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Annael
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May 24 2012, 2:11pm
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This really sets my teeth on edge
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Lily Fairbairn
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May 24 2012, 4:33pm
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Not a phrase, but a word...
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dormouse
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May 24 2012, 7:06am
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I always read ...
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Magpie
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May 24 2012, 1:40pm
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I am
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sherlock
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May 26 2012, 2:55pm
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Not so much a phrase that is misused, but one that annoyes me:
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DanielLB
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May 24 2012, 8:54am
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Haha love them!
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imin
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May 24 2012, 10:44am
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Two/too/to
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Darkstone
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May 24 2012, 1:27pm
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I think a lot of mistakes like this though...
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Magpie
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May 24 2012, 1:47pm
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Yeah.
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Darkstone
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May 24 2012, 2:06pm
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and spellcheck is useless for those mistakes
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Annael
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May 24 2012, 2:19pm
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Spellcheckers: Candidate for a Pullet Surprise
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dernwyn
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May 24 2012, 2:33pm
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Ow!
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Darkstone
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May 24 2012, 2:35pm
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Reminds me of "Ladle Rat Rotten Hut"
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 25 2012, 4:24pm
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Speaking of that particular typo...
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Alassëa Eruvande
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May 24 2012, 2:41pm
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Maybe, maybe not.
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Darkstone
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May 24 2012, 2:50pm
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Hey now!
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Alassëa Eruvande
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May 24 2012, 3:15pm
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Now, now....
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Lily Fairbairn
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May 24 2012, 4:31pm
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Funnily enough,
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Alassëa Eruvande
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May 24 2012, 4:40pm
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Did you know
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dernwyn
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May 24 2012, 4:29pm
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A tornado hit the A&M campus!
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Darkstone
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May 24 2012, 4:35pm
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An A&M rocket scientist
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dernwyn
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May 24 2012, 5:49pm
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How many Aggies does it take to screw in a light bulb?
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Darkstone
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May 24 2012, 5:58pm
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Did you hear about the Aggie terrorist?
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dernwyn
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May 25 2012, 1:32am
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Evolution of Languages
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Finwe
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May 24 2012, 1:48pm
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I got caught out on "there's" the other day
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Annael
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May 24 2012, 2:14pm
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"Professionals"
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JWPlatt
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May 24 2012, 2:26pm
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That one knots my knickers,
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Ataahua
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May 24 2012, 7:25pm
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UK Schools
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DanielLB
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May 24 2012, 7:34pm
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Daniel you are spot on, us UK-ers were not methodically taught 'grammar' per se.
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Xanaseb
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May 24 2012, 11:32pm
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I'm glad I'm not the only one!
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DanielLB
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May 25 2012, 6:49am
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Yep.
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Darkstone
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May 24 2012, 7:57pm
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Supply & Demand
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JWPlatt
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May 24 2012, 8:16pm
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Those two spaces...
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Elizabeth
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May 25 2012, 4:14am
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Word's grammar checker and I
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Silverlode
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May 25 2012, 4:27am
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I hearted Word Perfect
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Magpie
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May 25 2012, 4:36am
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I agree on Word Perfect!
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Lily Fairbairn
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May 25 2012, 2:47pm
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I loved WordPerfect
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Annael
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May 25 2012, 2:57pm
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I have both new Words...
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Lily Fairbairn
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May 25 2012, 4:10pm
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I liked
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sherlock
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May 28 2012, 5:31pm
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wouldn't it be nice...
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Magpie
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May 25 2012, 4:22am
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Even though I really, really know better
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 25 2012, 4:18pm
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Feed a cold; starve a fever
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Otaku-sempai
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May 24 2012, 1:53pm
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Thank you! Thank you!
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Lily Fairbairn
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May 24 2012, 1:57pm
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Center, color, defense, favor, flavor, gray, jewelry, meter, neighbor, theater
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DanielLB
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May 24 2012, 2:21pm
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Learning
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JWPlatt
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May 24 2012, 2:28pm
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10/10 //
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Darkstone
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May 24 2012, 2:37pm
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If I don't proof-read
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DanielLB
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May 24 2012, 2:46pm
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haha im tempted as well
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imin
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May 24 2012, 2:45pm
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To be honest
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DanielLB
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May 24 2012, 2:51pm
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To Be Honest, I Think...
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JWPlatt
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May 24 2012, 2:59pm
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It doesnt make sense really does it?
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imin
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May 24 2012, 3:06pm
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reminds me of the argument against overuse of "very"
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Annael
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May 24 2012, 8:19pm
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There's nothing wrong with our (American) spelling...
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Otaku-sempai
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May 24 2012, 3:24pm
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I'm only joking ;-) /
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DanielLB
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May 24 2012, 4:44pm
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Yes, the joys of dialect....
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Lily Fairbairn
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May 24 2012, 4:38pm
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I'm starting to mix them up.
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Annael
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May 24 2012, 8:25pm
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Are / Is
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JWPlatt
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May 24 2012, 9:28pm
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I hadn't realised there was a difference between are/is for the UK & US
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DanielLB
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May 24 2012, 9:34pm
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I was taught that in school.
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dernwyn
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May 24 2012, 10:19pm
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Not just "old-timers"
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DanielLB
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May 24 2012, 10:20pm
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It's also correct
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geordie
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May 25 2012, 6:28am
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A Hotel / An Hour
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JWPlatt
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May 25 2012, 2:14pm
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It's not *not* correct
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DanielLB
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May 25 2012, 2:20pm
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Yes, you're right about 'an hour' -
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geordie
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May 25 2012, 7:27pm
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Nope
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JWPlatt
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May 26 2012, 12:32am
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Anybody that says 'otel needs speech lessons ;-) /
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DanielLB
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May 26 2012, 6:29am
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You need to come to yorkshire then!
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imin
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May 26 2012, 7:35am
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Duck
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DanielLB
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May 26 2012, 8:08am
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not as common as one might think.
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imin
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May 26 2012, 10:12am
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True
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DanielLB
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May 26 2012, 1:50pm
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Everything I know about the Yorkshire dialect I learned from "Ilkley Moor Baht 'At"
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Magpie
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May 26 2012, 2:16pm
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I have a friend who's from Sheffield
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sherlock
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May 29 2012, 10:06am
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I'm British -
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geordie
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May 26 2012, 7:00am
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"an historical reason"?
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dernwyn
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May 26 2012, 12:07pm
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Exactly!
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geordie
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May 26 2012, 12:33pm
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:)
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Annael
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May 26 2012, 2:38pm
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But at least these are legitimate spellings in American English
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kiwifan
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May 25 2012, 10:14pm
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Askance
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DanielLB
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May 25 2012, 11:12pm
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I looked askance at that mis-usage
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geordie
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May 26 2012, 7:23am
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A great malaprop on this very site*
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Ataahua
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May 26 2012, 8:25pm
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LOL, that is funny!
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kiwifan
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May 26 2012, 10:26pm
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If you were referring to me...
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Morthoron
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May 28 2012, 12:50am
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Ha! much better than impactful...
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SirDennisC
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May 28 2012, 4:16am
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Someone may be able to answer this
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DanielLB
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May 24 2012, 2:56pm
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Isn't it a British/American thing?
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Darkstone
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May 24 2012, 3:10pm
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It might be
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DanielLB
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May 24 2012, 4:45pm
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Yeah I say "orientated" as do most British.... though things are -fast- changing with the highly highly Americanised (notice the -s- ;) :P ) new generation.
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Xanaseb
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May 24 2012, 11:36pm
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Zzzz
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JWPlatt
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May 25 2012, 12:37am
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lol haha :D
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Xanaseb
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May 25 2012, 12:53am
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Ssss
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JWPlatt
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May 25 2012, 2:23am
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And what about the difference
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Elberbeth
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May 24 2012, 4:00pm
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never heard anyone use the word priorize
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imin
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May 24 2012, 4:14pm
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Me neither.
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Darkstone
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May 24 2012, 4:24pm
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Prior...
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JWPlatt
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May 24 2012, 4:15pm
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Orientated is one of those stupid new "business-speak" words.
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RosieLass
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May 24 2012, 4:21pm
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I disagree with the first one.
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RosieLass
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May 24 2012, 4:23pm
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Yes.
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Darkstone
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May 24 2012, 4:26pm
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Confused Words & Contradictions
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JWPlatt
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May 24 2012, 4:47pm
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I used to think a glacier was a bloke who fixed windows -
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geordie
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May 24 2012, 5:42pm
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Here! Here!
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geordie
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May 24 2012, 5:37pm
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a brilliant database of eggcorns, so phrases that have been misused, but then are understood literally as they are by the person
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Xanaseb
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May 24 2012, 11:30pm
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Those are interesting! I've been guilty of a few of them but...
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Gimli'sBox
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May 25 2012, 2:00am
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In Spite Of
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JWPlatt
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May 25 2012, 2:31am
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Dunno if you've seen this hilarious video by David Mitchell about American - British english 'could care less' LOL :
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Xanaseb
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May 25 2012, 12:13pm
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I posted that just a page ago in the thread? lol/
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imin
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May 25 2012, 10:04pm
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Oh. LOL sorry
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Xanaseb
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May 25 2012, 11:34pm
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Champing
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MrCere
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May 25 2012, 5:04am
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It just means chewing really,
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Starling
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May 25 2012, 5:12am
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According to
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Silverlode
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May 25 2012, 5:21am
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Thirty white horses on a red hill,
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Magpie
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May 25 2012, 11:27am
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Who needs a squib, when you can have a ten-armed cephalopod?
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Starling
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May 25 2012, 5:17am
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LOL!
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Silverlode
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May 25 2012, 5:25am
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Around here we hold down the fort, pardner.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 25 2012, 4:04pm
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Never underestimate the power of Chinook winds!
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dernwyn
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May 25 2012, 4:12pm
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I never ever thought I would see the word "Chinook" on this forum
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DanielLB
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May 25 2012, 4:21pm
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And there's one I didn't think I'd see!
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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May 25 2012, 4:41pm
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Canterbury has the föhn (foehn) winds from the Southern Alps,
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Ataahua
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May 25 2012, 8:34pm
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Tolkien was not blameless -
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geordie
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May 25 2012, 8:42pm
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Pronunciation
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DanielLB
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May 25 2012, 11:14pm
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Just do what we do here in NZ and say
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Starling
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May 25 2012, 11:17pm
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I've managed to fit that into my literature review ;-)
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DanielLB
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May 25 2012, 11:20pm
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And also known as
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Starling
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May 26 2012, 12:12am
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Ha!
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Ataahua
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May 26 2012, 12:53am
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If I ever discover anything new or interesting
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DanielLB
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May 26 2012, 6:26am
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I am sure it will eventually arrive...
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Starling
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May 26 2012, 9:10am
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I like your optimism ;-) /
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DanielLB
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May 26 2012, 2:04pm
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"Fern"?
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dernwyn
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May 26 2012, 1:41am
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You'll have to record it for me
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DanielLB
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May 26 2012, 6:29am
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Here's the "official"
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dernwyn
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May 26 2012, 8:08pm
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Followed your link but I can't hear anything, duh...
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kiwifan
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May 26 2012, 8:47pm
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did you end up at this page?
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Magpie
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May 26 2012, 10:00pm
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Thanks for the advice but it still isn't working.
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kiwifan
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May 26 2012, 11:33pm
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I was able to play it without doing anything other than clicking the triangle
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Magpie
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May 27 2012, 12:06am
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Turns out it was the Flash Player not being up to date
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kiwifan
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May 27 2012, 4:11pm
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another site I like
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Magpie
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May 27 2012, 4:27pm
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Thanks dernwyn!
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DanielLB
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May 27 2012, 10:28am
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Another strange pronunciation
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DanielLB
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May 28 2012, 4:20pm
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*takes a listen on Forvo*
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dernwyn
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May 28 2012, 10:02pm
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Spot on there
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DanielLB
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May 29 2012, 7:08am
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I pronounce it Windam (or actually Windham)
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geordie
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May 29 2012, 12:25pm
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Gloucestershire?
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dernwyn
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May 30 2012, 10:26am
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Did somebody say *fern*?
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Starling
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May 27 2012, 9:20am
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What a coincidence!!
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DanielLB
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May 27 2012, 10:28am
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One day
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Starling
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May 28 2012, 7:39am
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Odd. *We* got hail yesterday evening out of the northwest. No A/C for folks without power here.//
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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May 28 2012, 7:18pm
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Noone, duck tape
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 25 2012, 4:08pm
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This is interesting
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sherlock
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May 26 2012, 10:25am
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Thank you so much, Ataahua, for this article!
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kiwifan
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May 26 2012, 8:14pm
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More habit, I would think.
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Ataahua
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May 26 2012, 8:33pm
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