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Offline Nadir

Re: Spelling Challenge
« Reply #110 on: February 04, 2020, 02:19:56 AM »

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...pretenses from a bad shepard, versus an individual believing they were healed of terminal ailments (via a bad shepard) 

shep·herd
  (shĕp′ərd)
n.
1. One who herds, guards, and tends sheep.
2. One who cares for and guides a group of people, as a minister or teacher.
3. A German shepherd.

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[Middle English shepherde, from Old English scēaphierde : scēap, sheep + hierde, herdsman.]
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Offline Nadir

Re: Spelling Challenge
« Reply #111 on: August 01, 2020, 04:31:40 AM »
So as not to derail the "Bishup (sic) Pfeiffer's Santeria Warlock" thread I am reviving this one:

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This forum has archived rheems reams of information about strange and occult behavior of Father's sidekick.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ream
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Offline Nadir

Re: Spelling Challenge
« Reply #112 on: October 02, 2020, 06:58:09 PM »
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"Equity" for these people simply means "Re-distribution of wealth".

another words, they intend to STEAL what you worked for ...
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"Equity" for these people simply means "Re-distribution of wealth", in other words, they intend to STEAL what you worked for ...
By using incorrect pronunciation, we internalise what we hear. Thus develops common usage of incorrect grammar.

Clue: “another” is singular (an-other); “words” is plural.

“An” is an adjective (isn’t it?) while “in” is a preposition.
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Offline claudel

Re: Spelling Challenge
« Reply #113 on: October 03, 2020, 03:44:19 PM »
Quote from: Nadir on October 02, 2020, 06:58:09 PM

“An” is an adjective (isn’t it?) while “in” is a preposition.

Broadly, yes, although with a and the, an falls into the special category called "articles." Prior to 1800 or so, an was also used as a conjunction with the same meaning as if. Shakespeare's plays are full of instances where characters say "An it were true, then …" or something similar. Indeed, there might even still be rural or backwoods people in places such as Yorkshire and Kentucky who use conjunctional an. There certainly were when I was a boy sixty-plus years ago.
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Offline Nadir

Re: Spelling Challenge
« Reply #114 on: October 03, 2020, 08:34:39 PM »
Of course! It’s called an article. Why wouldn’t that come to mind?

Thanks for the information, Claudel. Fascinating.
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