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with this whole issue of misuse of expressions and related googlemetrics, I'm starting to wonder if the ratio of approx. ten is golden or something. a subscriber suggested the (non)word "definately" in response to "mute point":
definitely ~ 6.3 million
definately ~ 600,000
I welcome additional research in support of or in contradiction to this strange coincidence.
wreaking havoc ~ 50,000
wrecking havoc ~ 5000
moot point ~ 64,000
mute point ~ 5800
hubbub ~ 62,000
hub-bub ~ 5700
memoriam ~ 446,000
memorium ~ 44,000
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My gosh, tsuwm! That is dadburned interesting! Coincidental? We'll have to see how this Googlemetrics issue unfolds...
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here's one where we can see a spelling shift happening…
chaise longue = 26,600 (original!)
chaise lounge = 29,800
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Chaise longue? Chaise lounge? They called 'em 'fainting couches,' too, didn't they? Something to do with those whalebone corsettes...
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Or long chairs as I likes ta call 'em.
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Or long chairs as I likes ta call 'em.
Wouldn't 'spect nuttin' else from an uneddercated backwoodsman like yerownself, Faldo!
- Pfranz
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uneddercated backwoodsman
We puts 'em out on the long in the summer an lolls about.
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We puts 'em out on the long in the summer an lolls about.
Ah surely figgered.
- Pfranz
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We've got one of those. Got it because we wanted an occasional piece in the living room.
TEd
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chaise tongue ~12,100 hits on google
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