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'try and' vs. 'try to'

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by Ken Greenwald » Mon May 01, 2006 2:34 pm

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sports writing & collective nouns

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by snowleopard » Tue Sep 20, 2005 6:25 am

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pretty ordinary

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by dimod » Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:13 pm

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jagged

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by Spearmint » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:26 am
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team: singular vs. plural

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by owosso » Thu Mar 16, 2006 6:09 pm

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Ending Memos

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by Khalid Basheer » Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:46 am

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eavesdrop or easedrop

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by hsargent » Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:54 pm
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Appearances can be ...

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by Smubbel » Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:36 pm

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first use in the usa of the word sketch pad (sketchpad)

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by heartsong » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:55 pm

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milliards and billions

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by tony h » Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:10 pm

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.. the ice thickens ..

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by Wizard of Oz » Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:48 am

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eligible

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by aelnamer » Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:56 pm

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difference:egoism and egotism

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by FIFI » Sun Apr 02, 2006 2:38 pm

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Slang words used for a soft drink

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by jackster » Sat Apr 01, 2006 4:11 am

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new & brand-new

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by Wizard of Oz » Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:41 am
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Word usage question....

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by lynndu » Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:14 am

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I need help writing this letter!!!

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by darian11307 » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:24 pm

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Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:17 am
A dove diving

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by Bobinwales » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:53 pm

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Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:37 am
further or farther

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by Shelley » Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:00 am
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Possessive Adjectives and objects

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by minjeff » Sat Mar 18, 2006 2:21 am

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Sat Mar 25, 2006 10:52 pm
rightly

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by racyrich » Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:34 pm

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Sat Mar 25, 2006 8:10 am
I need help writing a letter

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by Archived Topic » Mon Jan 07, 2002 5:05 am

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no entry

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by please » Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:33 am
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What ever happened to what ever?

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by gdwdwrkr » Mon Mar 13, 2006 1:03 pm

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sightseeing

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by Wizard of Oz » Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:06 pm

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Words which are what they are not!

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by hsargent » Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:41 pm
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singular neuter for cow

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by hsargent » Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:44 pm

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Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:13 pm
Lilly Lay Around

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by aelnamer » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:30 pm

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go to the well

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by dalehileman » Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:04 pm

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:22 pm
Can anyone tell me what this phrase means?

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by lila_ray_2003 » Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:58 pm

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:15 pm
using your loaf

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by dalehileman » Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:42 pm
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Americanisms

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by Colin Harry Jackson » Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:02 pm
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Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:56 am
Proper sentence?

Last post by Erik_Kowal « Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:58 pm
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by norton112200 » Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:42 pm
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Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:58 pm
toward/towards

Last post by Erik_Kowal « Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:17 am
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by Phil White » Sun May 15, 2005 11:52 am
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:17 am
Alternative for "one hell of a"

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by Snitz User » Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:46 pm

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Last post by Bobinwales
Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:41 pm
The plural you in English

Last post by spiritus « Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:28 am
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by Etta Molligee » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:28 pm

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Last post by spiritus
Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:28 am
Over Use of "Thanks"

Last post by Edwin Ashworth « Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:20 am
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by Slateman » Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:38 am

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Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:20 am
suicidal

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by kelhayd9 » Sat Jan 14, 2006 2:30 am

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Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:40 pm
Need a word for.....

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by maypo » Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:32 pm

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tailback

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by Wizard of Oz » Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:21 pm

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Mon Jan 02, 2006 10:17 pm
recount vs account (UK usage question)

Last post by Shelley « Fri Dec 30, 2005 4:27 pm
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by adamsargant » Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:56 pm
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Last post by Shelley
Fri Dec 30, 2005 4:27 pm
rampant use of the word "robust"

Last post by maypo « Tue Dec 06, 2005 8:38 pm
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by mikeschlauch » Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:39 pm

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Tue Dec 06, 2005 8:38 pm
red state, blue state

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by dalehileman » Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:21 pm
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Last post by Ken Greenwald
Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:13 am
The prefix 'pre-'

Last post by Erik_Kowal « Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:43 am
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by Xrayshawn » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:22 pm

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Last post by Erik_Kowal
Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:43 am
flavour / flavoured

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by jeremy » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:22 am

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Last post by Ken Greenwald
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piss in * pocket

Last post by Wizard of Oz « Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:41 pm
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by dalehileman » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:25 pm

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Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:41 pm
Severe or major

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by deadlypoplar » Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:40 am

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Nobelist, Nobel winner, Nobel awardee, Nobel laureate?

Last post by Erik_Kowal « Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:54 am
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by T. Golden » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:56 am

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Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:54 am
legal limit

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by please » Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:27 pm
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"Fragrancing"

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by jeremy » Sat Nov 12, 2005 2:25 pm

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