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#14221 - 12/31/00 12:03 AM A Question Of "-age"
stales old hand Registered: 11/13/00 Posts: 866 Loc: Perth, Western Australia	Have noted an increase in the use of "age" (as in signage) where I would've thought a good old fashioned "s" would have sufficed for the plural form. Is this simply psuedo-academism or are there valid circumstances? Heard a beauty this morning - "10% of the world's cranage was operating in Shanghai"!! ("craneS WERE" not good enough??) stales
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#14222 - 12/31/00 12:49 AM Re: A Question Of "-age"
Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Registered: 11/13/00 Posts: 3146 Loc: Northamptonshire, England	I agree - I think it's the business world trying to talk technical speak. Or journalists, but then do I repeat myself? _________________________ The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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#14223 - 12/31/00 09:28 PM Re: A Question Of "-age"
stales old hand Registered: 11/13/00 Posts: 866 Loc: Perth, Western Australia	Been thinking further on this one... I think the "age" suffix does imply some sort of charge - postage, trackage and (or so my Dad tells me) wharfage. Still struggling with signage - but understand it's an essential part of any marketing campaign - ie as in "publicity and signage are key ingredients to the campaign". HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#14224 - 01/01/01 01:15 AM Re: A Question Of "-age"
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10538 Loc: this too shall pass	>I think the "age" suffix does imply some sort of charge... for an obscure one, try lastage.
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#14225 - 01/01/01 05:58 AM Re: A Question Of "-age"
shanks old hand Registered: 03/16/00 Posts: 1004 Loc: London, UK	for an obscure one, try lastage. And for a gutter one, try pubage. I've heard it used in conversation - I swear - Austin Powers influenced, I think.
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#14226 - 01/01/01 07:03 AM pubage
TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/17/00 Posts: 3467 Loc: Marion NC	21 _________________________ TEd
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#14227 - 01/02/01 05:30 PM Post deleted by musick
musick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/24/00 Posts: 2661 Loc: Chicago
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#14228 - 01/02/01 08:53 PM Re: A Question Of "Faldage"
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803	Faldage (or foldage) is, of course, the right of the lord of the manor to tell his tenants where to pasture their sheep for the purpose of controling the manurage.
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#14229 - 01/02/01 10:00 PM Re: pubage
belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/28/00 Posts: 2891	18 hereabouts
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#14230 - 01/02/01 10:05 PM Re: A Question Of "Faldage"
Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Registered: 11/13/00 Posts: 3146 Loc: Northamptonshire, England	Faldage smoozes: Faldage (or foldage) is, of course, the right of the lord of the manor to tell his tenants where to pasture their sheep for the purpose of controling the manurage. And, no doubt, exercise droit de seigneur? _________________________ The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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