From: Mxsmanic on
Dave Frightens Me writes:

> Oh christ, the other half is back.

I don't think it's Christ.

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From: Mxsmanic on
Dave Frightens Me writes:

> But not demonstrably so.

Look at a few case histories and you'll have all the demonstration you
need.

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David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
prestwich tesco 24h offy writes:

> Are you being ironic? Plenty English speakers say that. Rare in the UK
> mind you.

Which ones?

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Dave Frightens Me writes:

> Well, unlike other languages, English is defined by usage.

English is not "defined by usage," nor is any other language.

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From: Stanislas de Kertanguy on
Le 14/07/2006, ~* Magda ~* a ?crit :
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:45:51 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me
> <deepfreudmoors(a)eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they
> looked like this:
>
>
> ... >I say "an hotel" but I think that it's the 11 years in the US wot done
> ... >it.
> ...
> ... Yeah, actually I guess it happens. But it shouldn't to foreigners!
>
> What do you know? Maybe Stanislas has spent years on the other side of the
> Atlantic.

Days yes, weeks yes, but years not.

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