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Old 28-07-2010, 08:59 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default OT irrelevant language grump (Was: Wimberries?)

Jake wrote:
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On family trips watch out for "lots of wimberries that have fallen
off the plants". [...]


OT Old pedant/ Sad, the death of terminal "n" in English, innit?
"Shame Warm bowlim evum betterum before lunch", knowhymean? The plague's
moved on to "-nd" now, too: chap at the bank was helpfully telling
people in the queue to go to the M1...¿Qué?...Oh, the /end one/! /OT
Old pedant

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