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Subject:Re: Semantic(s) From:jennysubs -at- mac -dot- com To:techwr-l List <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:19:06 -0700
I got "for all intents and purposes" and "coming down the pike".
I had to look up champing at the bit, but it's been used as chomping so long that chomping seems correct.
On Mar 17, 2010, at 11:14 AM, Ken Poshedly wrote:
> The nonexistent "irregardless" jumped right out at me, as did "tow the line" ----> ""toe the line".
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> Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, it's a moot point. These
> mistakes will always be coming down the pipe and will keep us chomping
> at the bit to tow the line. ;-)
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> (Go ahead, count 'em!)
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> Yes, improper use drives me nutty. Not that I'm not there already.
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