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Old 04-20-2023, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 View Post
It’s probably because people learn a “proper” usage and then believe they are right. Last week someone claimed “golf” was not a verb - it is. Now a claim is made that “several” or “many” are not synonyms of “multiple” - they are.

Online dictionaries and thesauruses are easy to find.
Online dictionaries and thesauruses are easy to find, and changing with every new addition/edition. Bought 3 vintage at Friends of the Library sale, 2 dictionaries (both Webster) and a thesaurus. Amazing how they differ by year, and I also have my UNDERGRAD volumes, how very different they are !
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