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01-21-2010, 03:27 PM #1
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01-22-2010, 06:45 PM #2
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for spazz and sk:
http://comics.com/pearls_before_swine/2009-06-02/
this one cracks me up!laurie
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01-25-2010, 03:59 AM #3
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And when did "renown" become an adjective? Grrrrrr.
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01-25-2010, 07:59 AM #4
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Renown or renowned? If the latter, a heck of a long time.
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01-25-2010, 08:05 AM #5
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The former. That's what drives me crazy about it. Your post is the first time I've even seen the word "renowned" in about five years. Everyone writes "renown" to mean "renowned."
ETA: Oh, I get it.... it's been re-nouned.
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01-25-2010, 08:11 AM #6
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Originally Posted by OakLeaf
ETA: Oh, I get it.... it's been re-nouned.
I'll have to send that to my English teach dad.
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01-25-2010, 08:27 AM #7
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Regime used in place of regimen. I see / hear it WAY too frequently, and am afraid it is becoming generally accepted. Even on Masterpiece Theater last night, on PBS (it was "Emma", by Jane Austen, of all things - her father made a remark about his exercise regime). A regime is a government, a regimen is a system of training or treatment.
And how about all of the nouns that have become verbs, all of a sudden?
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