>>Another lost word is "now". It's become "at this time", which most often can be translated back to "". An example is "...has no comment at this time". As if they'd care to have one later.
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>Which reminds me of one of my pet peeves. I hate it when people say "as of yet." It's either "as yet" or "as of (a specific time)."
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>Tamar
Tamar
Why is it Americans say "get off
of that chair"? Does this mean only get off part of it. Doesn't the "off" preposition suffice? This expression is adopted in the SE of England too
- Whoever said that women are the weaker sex never tried to wrest the bedclothes off one in the middle of the night
- Worry is the interest you pay, in advance, for a loan that you may never need to take out.
