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No real reason. Both are well-attested forms of the verb. I just get tetchy about it.
No real reason. Both are well-attested forms of the verb. I just get tetchy about it.
Particularly if I was a lawyer and had to hear it frequently. Pled just doesn't sound right.
Mook
*MySmiley*
"Bustin' makes me feel good!"
Ghostbusters, by Ray Parker Jr.
*MySmiley*
"Bustin' makes me feel good!"
Ghostbusters, by Ray Parker Jr.
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- 25/01/2022 06:40:07 PM
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I never understand people who invest so much fighting language trends...
- 25/01/2022 08:47:20 PM
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Sorry, but no.
- 25/01/2022 11:58:57 PM
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Tell me about a complicated dictionary. 
Muse, tell me how it wandered and was lost *NM*
- 28/01/2022 12:42:20 AM
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Muse, tell me how it wandered and was lost *NM*
- 28/01/2022 12:42:20 AM
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They derive enjoyment from preventing others from having the permission to enjoy
- 28/01/2022 12:40:12 AM
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*NM*
You can't even type 'hell'. Maybe embrace the full usage of the language first. *NM*
- 16/02/2022 03:04:09 PM
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As someone whose work is largely in English, but mostly with non-native speakers...
- 25/01/2022 10:31:39 PM
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Re: As someone whose work is largely in English, but mostly with non-native speakers...
- 26/01/2022 12:24:57 AM
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Pleaded guilty, not pled guilty.
- 02/02/2022 09:34:47 AM
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I think that would irritate me as well.
- 02/02/2022 08:45:46 PM
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Well, I keep getting annoyed when people misuse the word "exact".
- 12/02/2022 07:28:38 PM
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