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To: Sherman Logan

Actually, that’s right.


58 posted on 05/23/2014 1:39:37 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: Lazamataz; Sherman Logan

Unfortunately, prolonged misuse of a word does eventually become accepted usage. Or maybe it’s not unfortunate, since we’d all be speaking some archaic dialect otherwise. The English language does evolve.

I’ll hold out on this one, though. “Strait” means confined, as in the Straits of Magellan. Thus, in my opinion, it should be “straitlaced”. Same with the generally misused “straitjacket”, which I would be wearing if I worried too much about such things.


64 posted on 05/23/2014 2:20:51 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Lazamataz

I realize it’s right. I just find it amusing.


72 posted on 05/23/2014 3:03:11 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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