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- From: iad@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Ivan A Derzhanski)
- Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
- Subject: Barberisms (Re: English N. Sg. w/Pl. Agreement)
- Message-ID: <12229@scott.ed.ac.uk>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 13:35:51 GMT
- References: <BzMuyJ.FyD@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> <12189@kesson.ed.ac.uk> <38085@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu> <1992Dec31.014810.8852@mri.com>
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- In article <1992Dec31.014810.8852@mri.com> bill@mri.com (Bill Weinberg) writes:
- >I do find the singular/plural usage odd, but not "barberous"!
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- Try "haircut". That's a barberous word for you.
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