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Subject: RE: Language, Really OT (was [OM] Cricket Match)
From: Chris Barker <imagopus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 14:25:24 +0100
JP wrote:


 Ergh! is right.  When's the last time you went to an "exhibition"
 (noun) as
 opposed to an "exhibit" (verb)?  I'm convinced that everyone goes to
 "exhibits" nowadays.  I'm a Christian, but I refuse to "disciple" anyone!
 The list is endless; we're losing this battle, arent't we?

Yeah, the one that REALLY P****S me off is architect used as a verb.

Wayne Harridge


Drat, I was late in on this one: "exhibit" is a noun ... there are "exhibits" in exhibitions, or even in court.

Chris
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