[Don Pearce[_3_]]

On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:09:30 +1300, geoff
wrote:

Or the increasing American habit of putting extra words where they
don't belong. Like adding the word "at" to "where are you". Or
inserting the word "of" into a phrase like "inside the house". It is
caused by ignorance of grammar and word usage. In this case, "inside"
is a preposition. Of course you can say "the inside of the house"
where "inside" is a noun.

I know. Blank looks.

d



"Please do this already" is one that I have trouble with. In this
time-space-contiuum at least ...

geoff

The time problem is worse than that. "Momentarily" now somehow means
"soon". And "regular" no longer means at evenly spaced intervals, it
means midrange. The language is falling apart apace.

d

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