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It's unnecessary evolution that bugs me - "I can get that free" was fine, why "I can get that for free?" It adds nothing, the word is...

Like the 20% now who expect the other 80% to suck it up?:LOL:

That's called political expediency.

My pet hate is "Off of" superfluous word.

But saying what you mean and meaning what you say shouldn't be different.

Seeing Rowan Atkinson on another thread reminded me of this -

Indeed. one of the plusses of Latin binomials is the meaning doesn't change over time. Draws for drawers is one of my pet hates, as well.

Yes, the OED records common usage, not correct usage.

Start ......... beginning ........

There's a whole lot more free play in that one than there is on mine. There was vid. posted here a while back with a bolt of some kind...

Old people here used to use borrow and lend interchangeably.

and defiant instead of definite. I suspect that might be predictive text, though.

I would of thought. Get off of your high horse. (pe2dave - I think you missed something there. :) )

Don't leave twigs of it anywhere, they'll take root.

Also " Getgo " ???!!!