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... usage in general and , in particular , whatever example of such usage it is that they object to . My generally permissive attitude is not popular . One reader , apropos my defence of ' target ' as a verb , wrote that no such verb ...
... usage in general and , in particular , whatever example of such usage it is that they object to . My generally permissive attitude is not popular . One reader , apropos my defence of ' target ' as a verb , wrote that no such verb ...
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... usage , he says , " That's different ! " " ' At first I could not think where to start looking for an answer . Then , days later , up from the subconscious swam the word ' countable ' and , with it , the idea of looking it up in the ...
... usage , he says , " That's different ! " " ' At first I could not think where to start looking for an answer . Then , days later , up from the subconscious swam the word ' countable ' and , with it , the idea of looking it up in the ...
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... usage is concerned . Admittedly there is the influence of American usage , but look at how , say , the ' u ' in ' colour ' has persisted . The different factor in ' foetus ' v . ' fetus ' is that practically the whole medical profession ...
... usage is concerned . Admittedly there is the influence of American usage , but look at how , say , the ' u ' in ' colour ' has persisted . The different factor in ' foetus ' v . ' fetus ' is that practically the whole medical profession ...
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