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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: pet peeves #4485 09/05/2000 4:34 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 > Conferences have delegates At my University, conferences have " CONFREREES I find this quite offensive. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 'attendee'. #4486 09/05/2000 4:36 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC 'attendee' must be a shoe size. It's NOT in my dictionary! TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: 'attendee'. #4487 09/05/2000 4:51 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass teD, well, this caused me to look for it in W3, where it is given as a synonym for a sense of attendant which to my ear sounds even more strained! (the citation given is <attendants at the festival>) [try this: we were in attendance at the festival] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: pet peeves #4488 09/05/2000 6:58 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 So the attendees and conferees could join the refugees in a jamboree .. tee hee! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: pet peeves #4489 12/19/2000 3:45 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 tswum tsitses: I react as to nails on a blackboard whenever I hear this careless blend of regardless and irrespective. Irregardless of whether or not you do or don't care for it or not I always blend them with great care. He only does it to annoy because he knows it teases Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: pet peeves #4490 12/19/2000 3:48 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >I always blend them with great care. fine; as long as you *know you're wrong. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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