[Duo2400] Re: off topic jargon

Brandy brandybndr at netscape.net
Sat Aug 2 02:10:26 PDT 2003


Ahhh I see someone is bored!
 ;-)
Brandy

andy at andynic.eclipse.co.uk wrote:

>My pet hates are:
>'envision' (which means to impart a vision to...) instead of 'envisage' (to
>have avision oneself)
>'deteriate' instead of 'deteriORate'
>'different than' instead of 'different from'
>'compared to' instead of 'compared with'
>and the dreaded split infinitive - 'to bravely go...'
>
>You can tell I'm still waiting for my 2400 to arrive ...
>
>Regards to all,
>
>Andy
>
>-----------------------------------------
>Andy
>Dunfermline, Scotland
>
>  
>




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