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CarolM

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The nature of language is that it changes through time, true. However, people still get things wrong, and there are misuses of words that should not become accepted just because they occur (frequently in some cases).

For example... If "to wreck havoc" ever becomes acceptable usage, when people mean "to wreak havoc," I'm going to have to rain down more havoc than @Lokkje with her spork! ?

To WRECK havoc is Mitigation, folks. ?

Sorry... I'll get off my soapbox for now. :)
See english police.!!
 

CarolM

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It’s a mission for September, we all have missions and earn points for doing them. If someone knows what you are doing, and they guess correctly then their mission is terminated. @Yvonne G is outa the game, but if they guess wrong it’s minus 10 points. Hence why Carol is down 50. ?
Maggie knows this and is jerking your chain. That is most probably her mission. Either that or plausible deniability. And no I am NOT CALLING it.
 

Pastel Tortie

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See english police.!!
Do you have any idea how useless my degree in (American) English was when I lived in the UK? :)
  • The spelling was different.
  • The pronunciation was different.
  • The punctuation was different.
  • The vocabulary was different.
  • Syllables don't make sense there.
My formerly near-perfect American English still hasn't recovered from the three years I spent in the UK.

@CarolM I'm not qualified to police anything on that side of the pond! ?
 
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