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WCDT: 2006-2010 (5-9 Sep 2011)
Arancaytar:
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--- Quote from: steveh11 on 06 Sep 2011, 02:23 ---Just a nitpick, but surely that should be "free rein" (letting the horse have it's head), shouldn't it?
Rein, reign, rain - I see them confused so often! :|
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Yes, and bless you for getting that straight! It's a pet peeve of mine when people get that wrong.
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She has been given free rein in reigning over the library :D
Carl-E:
Drive-thru, donut, Syfy...
:lol:
wrwight:
Free reign, while still wrong, at least makes some sense (the synonyms "unrestricted rule" would fit the meaning just fine). "Shoe-in" and "vocal chord" make me cringe. Also, Syfy should be a channel, nothing more. I hate seeing the widespread decline of my native tongue. I blame America. I hate seeing the widespread decline of my native country. Still, another part of me is interested to see what English looks like in 300 years. It's too bad I won't be around for that.
Random Al Yousir:
Well, languages evolve.
I think it's healthy, that research communities try to guard and foster that process.
Trust me, you don't want to see the government being involved in this. That's not only ugly to look at, it also leads to non-working "solutions" (or the "legally permitted" absence of solutions, which is far worse).
Edit: Typo correction. Grrmbl.
Method of Madness:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 06 Sep 2011, 15:25 ---Drive-thru, donut, Syfy...
:lol:
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Don't even get me started on them changing their name from Science Fiction to "siffy". :psyduck:
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