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21 minutes ago, liuzhou said:
It is covered by the second definition I quoted.
QuoteThe OED does not seek to control any variety of English but to record usage. It is descriptive, not prescriptive.
So, no it isn't really - other than to say it may have been noted,
12 minutes ago, liuzhou said:
It is covered by the second definition I quoted.
The OED does not seek to control any variety of English but to record usage. It is descriptive, not prescriptive.
So, no it isn't really - other to say it may have been noted,
