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Tense Around Apples
Tense Around Apples
Sooooo...
Sooooo...
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Apparently, it's PREROGATIVE, not perogative like I thought.
Huh.
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11/1/10 14:33 (UTC)
Posted by
james0289.livejournal.com
Yup.
People get confused between that and the spelling of
pejorative
, it seems.
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14/1/10 00:22 (UTC)
Posted by
glitterfairy25.livejournal.com
I wudda thought it was more because no-one really gets time to put the 'r' in, so it
sounds
like perogative?
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11/1/10 15:11 (UTC)
Posted by
sjazzmreow.livejournal.com
Really?
Huh.
Wow.
Well, my mind is blown.
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11/1/10 17:01 (UTC)
Posted by
gonewithoutjam.livejournal.com
I have to confess that mine is too.
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13/1/10 23:04 (UTC)
Posted by
glitterfairy25.livejournal.com
Glad it's not just me :P
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13/1/10 23:04 (UTC)
Posted by
glitterfairy25.livejournal.com
You learn something new every day, right? Even if that does mean I've been spelling it wrong for
years
. Why did NO-ONE correct me? And people complain that modern languages are going to the dogs. *headdesk*
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5/3/10 19:33 (UTC)
Posted by
estelle.livejournal.com
Didn't Britney teach you
anything
???!!!!
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5/3/10 19:36 (UTC)
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(Anonymous)
PS here from news.
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7/3/10 01:31 (UTC)
Posted by
glitterfairy25.livejournal.com
Clearly not. I am a shame to humanity and should shave my head, spears-style. That will definitely teach me, haha.
Good point though :)
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11/1/10 14:33 (UTC)People get confused between that and the spelling of pejorative, it seems.
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11/1/10 15:11 (UTC)Huh.
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7/3/10 01:31 (UTC)Good point though :)