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> like something the cat drug in TIL that drug is a valid alternative to dragged. In fact about as common according to #google hits.
by tromp 4y ago
> like something the cat drug in
TIL that drug is a valid alternative to dragged.
In fact about as common according to #google hits.
- dublin 4y agoGoogle hits reflect popular usage, not proper usage. In many cases (like this one, and the even weirder "snuck") there is a big difference between those two...
- faut_reflechir 4y agoFactoid: "snuck" and "drug" have in common that the irregular conjugation is the non-standard one, but are different in that "snuck" is a neologism of the 19th century whereas "drug" is in fact the older standard form, gradually supplanted by "dragged."
- unwise-exe 4y agoToday's popular usage often is tomorrow's proper usage. Even if it is sometimes a bit unfortunate.
- squeaky-clean 4y agoI'd consider Vonnegut a more legitimate measure of proper usage of English than a dictionary or grammar textbook.