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and which word is that?! "already"?"Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)
"I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic." -
Is this like the alright/all right thing?"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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No. There is no alright/all right thing.
There is an already thing, though, and it is an affront to civilisation.
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hmmm... MW seems to think that usage is entirely appropriate:
"Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)
"I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."Comment
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Can you present perfectly?One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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It's a shame we have not got rid of the incorrect usage already.One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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MW is an abomination unto lexicography.
A real dictionary of the English language - like the Oxford or the Collins, both of which I have in front of me, does not stoop to such depths as to attempt to justify madey-uppy-type words.Comment
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My Oxford English Dictionary doesn't have the word internet innit.One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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aaaaah he's a brit. I guess he's just upset that the evolution of the queen's is driven by the US these daysCort Haus
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"Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)
"I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."Comment
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****ing Hell Sherlock, my location is on every post. No need to triumphantly pull it out of my profile.
I have no interest in what English the Saxe-Coburg-Gothas speak anyway. Orf with their heads.Comment
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I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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The standard is "english as spoken by Mrs Saxe-Coburg-Gotha".Originally posted by Cort Haus View Post
If UK becomes a republic does that mean we will have no standards? Unless she keeps her job in the colonies.
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You're welcome to her. We are quite capable of looking after our language, thanks.
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You couldn't call your country the United Kingdom anymore if you get rid of her.Originally posted by Cort Haus View PostYou're welcome to her. We are quite capable of looking after our language, thanks.
The United Former-Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
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