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Dragged or Drug: Look What the Cat Dragged In
I was horrified to see that an online dictionary is now even mentioning the word drug as a non-standard past tense conjugation of the word drag instead of what it is, which is substandard. I haven’t checked to see whether … Continue reading
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Tagged dictionaries, dragged vs drug, grammar, grammar error, past tense of drag, writing
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What Does the Word Dictionary Mean?
On several occasions in this relatively young blog, Sherry and I have stated that the mere presence of a word in a dictionary does not necessarily mean that the word is an acceptable word, and, understandably, some of you have … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptable grammar, dived vs dove, dragged vs drug, English, language, writing
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