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That quote says it's been two and a half centuries.
by jontas 9y ago
That quote says it's been two and a half centuries.
- sowbug 9y agoThe reference was to general change in word usage, not to change in this word's usage. See also https://billbennett.co.nz/2009/09/01/writing-warning/ https://billbennett.co.nz/2009/09/01/writing-warning/
- gommm 9y agoNice quote from one of the links on this page: I think 'to be a nitpicker' is one of those irregular verbs: I am a purist, you are a pedant, they are a bunch of nitpickers.