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THe omission of the word "against" after the verbs "to protest" and "to appeal".I don't protest climate change, I protest against its causes.People don't appeal a verdict, they appeal against a verdict.
Quote from: wowbagger on 14 September, 2009, 01:18:54 pmTHe omission of the word "against" after the verbs "to protest" and "to appeal".I don't protest climate change, I protest against its causes.People don't appeal a verdict, they appeal against a verdict. ... at which time, they may well beprotesting their innocence !
• verb 1 express an objection to what someone has said or done. 2 take part in a public protest. 3 state emphatically in response to an accusation or criticism: she protested her innocence.
That's interesting* - I mentioned that usage because I thought it was correct, but I didn't realise that innocenceis the only thing you can protest (directly).* d'ya see what I did there?
Ban generic plurals!A great piece in the language log blog today:Language Log - Mandatory treatment for generic plurals?
Americans....
...I didn't realise that innocenceis the only thing you can protest (directly).
In tonight's Waking The Dead, Dr Grace Foley referred to a suspect's extreme "aquaphobia".Any fule kno that "aqua" is from Latin and "phobia" is from Greek.The word she was looking for is hydrophobia.
In tonight's Waking The Dead, Dr Grace Foley referred to a suspect's extreme "aquaphobia".Any fule kno that "aqua" is from Latin and "phobia" is from Greek.The word she was looking for is hydrophobia.I feel a stiff letter to The Times coming on.d.
Andrij. I pronounce you Complete and Utter GIT
UNIX geeks.
Any fule kno that "aqua" is from Latin and "phobia" is from Greek.
You'll have watched that on the teleopsis, then. Or was it the proculvision?