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Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - Posts

Thursday – SoccerRef Thought of the Day
Language Abuse: Don't say orientate. Do Say orient. Comment: Another pointless back-formation. We don't need this mispronunciation from "orientation" when we already have "orient." (See also "interpretate") Read More

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:26 PM by SoccerRef with 0 Comments

Wednesday - SoccerRef Thought of the Day
Language Abuse: Don't say nuptual. Do Say nuptial. Comment: Many speakers in the US add a spurious [u] to this word, too. It should be pronounced [nêpchêl], not [nêpchuêl]. Read More

posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:23 PM by SoccerRef with 0 Comments

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