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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Out of the cave and into the streets #84273 10/23/2002 10:46 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike veteran Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England "take a decision" is the way every native speaker of English outside North America says it. Another nay-sayer here, T. "They took the view that.." perhaps, but "They made the decision that.." Although I think "They decided that..." would be a far more common construction. A few more examples of (ab)use would be useful, JT (welcome, btw ). Can see how they sound. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted decisions, decisions jture 10/22/2002 7:51 PM Re: decisions, decisions Faldage 10/22/2002 7:53 PM Re: decisions, decisions jture 10/22/2002 7:57 PM It's cold and damp in here Sparteye 10/22/2002 10:49 PM Re: It's cold and damp in here Wordwind 10/22/2002 10:56 PM Re: Out of the cave and into the streets AnnaStrophic 10/22/2002 11:49 PM Re: Out of the cave and into the streets hev 10/23/2002 2:17 AM Re: Out of the cave and into the streets doc_comfort 10/23/2002 2:27 AM Re: Out of the cave and into the streets Buffalo Shrdlu 10/23/2002 9:25 AM Re: Out of the cave and into the streets Faldage 10/23/2002 9:32 AM Re: Out of the cave and into the streets dodyskin 10/23/2002 12:26 PM Out of the chicken and into the egg musick 10/25/2002 2:00 AM My take on decision-making RhubarbCommando 10/25/2002 8:15 AM Re: My take on decision-making Capital Kiwi 10/25/2002 10:23 AM Bam Bam Bam consuelo 10/31/2002 1:02 AM Re: Bam Bam Bam of troy 10/31/2002 3:50 AM Re: Out of the cave and into the streets FishonaBike 10/23/2002 10:46 AM Re: Out of the cave and into the streets boronia 10/23/2002 12:14 PM Re: decisions, decisions wwh 10/22/2002 7:58 PM Re: decisions, decisions jture 10/22/2002 8:08 PM Re: decisions, decisions dxb 10/23/2002 10:16 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 Posts230,373 Members9,209 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 14 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,202 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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