Register Log In Wordsmith Talk Forums General Topics Q&A about words english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) Search Advanced Forum Search Forums Calendar Active Threads

Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) TheFallibleFiend #169257 07/16/2007 11:54 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui Originally Posted By: TheFallibleFiend I use mainly "drug." "Dragged" sounds a little off to me. It's funny you mention this, b/c something been weirding me out a little lately. I keep reading in various articles that someone "pleaded guilty" or "pleaded not guilty." I've always thought it was "pled" when used in this manner. I've noticed this change in NZ news reporting over the last 12 months or so. It always used to be "pled (not) guilty", now it's invariably "pleaded". shift happens noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) of troy 07/15/2007 2:11 PM Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) Maven 07/16/2007 3:25 PM Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) zmjezhd 07/16/2007 3:30 PM Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) TheFallibleFiend 07/16/2007 7:36 PM Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) Jackie 07/16/2007 11:49 PM Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) wow 07/19/2007 4:03 PM Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) sjmaxq 07/16/2007 11:54 PM Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) Zed 07/17/2007 7:43 PM Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) redryder 07/17/2007 8:55 PM Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) Zed 07/17/2007 11:19 PM Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) sjmaxq 07/17/2007 11:36 PM Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) Zed 07/19/2007 7:47 PM Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) bonzaialsatian 07/20/2007 2:45 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,310 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,158 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

Default Style BlackNTan Drab eBay GooG v2 infopop new dark new light original dark original stock rounded corners Slate snow sunny dropshadow theblues Touch Of Grey UBB.threads UBB.threads - Dark UBB.threads - Light UBBCentral UBBCentral - Crimson UBBCentral - Lime UBBCentral - Marshmallow UBBCentral - Mocha UBBCentral - Zen UBBT77 UBBT77 - Dark ubbthreads ubbthreads-dark Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith Talk