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How to speak correctly.



 
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How to speak correctly. #1 (permalink) Thu Jan 06, 2011 19:34 pm   How to speak correctly.
 

A very interesting clip on things we say wrong (ly?).



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How to speak correctly. #2 (permalink) Thu Jan 06, 2011 19:51 pm   How to speak correctly.
 

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It's quite stupid to relate 'to' and 'for' (prepositions) to 'two' and 'four' (numbers). That just confuses everyone.

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