On Dec 19, 2007 6:26 AM, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.economist.com/research/styleGuide/index.cfm?page=673903
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> This is a list of words that get misused a lot.
The Economist is a British publication, so the usages (and spelling) are not
necessarily the same as we'd co
Interesting list. I'm not sure that the "collapse" distinction is valid any
more. I think the usage of that word has changed widely enough that it has to
be considered both a transitive and intransitive verb now. "Collapsing" a
list, for instance, is common parlance on web sites. That meme h
On 19 Dec 2007, at 15:46, Nick Arnett wrote:
> "*Haver* means to *talk nonsense*, not *dither*,* swither *or *waver*.
> " Haver?
> Swither? These are English words?
They are in common use around here.
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On Dec 19, 2007 8:48 AM, William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On 19 Dec 2007, at 15:46, Nick Arnett wrote:
> > "*Haver* means to *talk nonsense*, not *dither*,* swither *or *waver*.
> > " Haver?
> > Swither? These are English words?
>
> They are in common use around here.
Concernin
On 19 Dec 2007, at 17:15, Nick Arnett wrote:
> On Dec 19, 2007 8:48 AM, William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
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>> On 19 Dec 2007, at 15:46, Nick Arnett wrote:
>>> "*Haver* means to *talk nonsense*, not *dither*,* swither *or
>>> *waver*.
>>> " Haver?
>>> Swither? These are Engl
On Dec 19, 2007, at 10:29 AM, William T Goodall wrote:
> On 19 Dec 2007, at 17:15, Nick Arnett wrote:
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>> On Dec 19, 2007 8:48 AM, William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
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>>> On 19 Dec 2007, at 15:46, Nick Arnett wrote:
"*Haver* means to *talk nonsense*, not *dither*,* swither *or
