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Re: "Modern" manglings of the "English" language
Posted By: Darien, on host 207.10.37.2
Date: Thursday, May 4, 2000, at 18:08:02
In Reply To: Re: "Modern" manglings of the "English" language posted by Diane on Thursday, May 4, 2000, at 10:09:16:

> While we're on the subject of written manglings, what about "shutters" for "shudders"? The use of apostrohes to pluralize? (Come in today, and get TWO mattress's for the price of ONE!)

Not to mention the confusion of the words "careen" and "career." "To careen" means "to lean or tilt." "To travel at a great velocity" is to *career.* As in: "The car careered down the raceway." It didn't *careen* down the raceway.

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