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#4485 09/05/2000 4:34 PM
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> Conferences have delegates

At my University, conferences have " CONFREREES
I find this quite offensive.


#4486 09/05/2000 4:36 PM
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'attendee' must be a shoe size. It's NOT in my dictionary!



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#4487 09/05/2000 4:51 PM
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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]


#4488 09/05/2000 6:58 PM
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So the attendees and conferees could join the refugees in a jamboree .. tee hee!


#4489 12/19/2000 3:45 PM
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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


#4490 12/19/2000 3:48 PM
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>I always blend them with great care.

fine; as long as you *know you're wrong.


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