11-26-2005, 01:25 AM
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monkey
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Somebody on NPR the other day -- not an interviewee but one of the official radio for smart people people -- referred to "staunching" a flow of blood.
You stanch a flow. You are a staunch supporter. You run a gantlet. You throw down a gauntlet. Christmas is imminent. The Dalai Lama is eminent. Which common misuses drive you right up the wall? |
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