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Geoff, your comment about "at university" as opposed to "in university" brought a small private chuckle. My daughter took advantage of the University of California's education abroad program in her junior (third) year of college. She went to Copenhagen, but I also purchased a Eurail pass. Most of her time was spent traveling to Austria, France, Spain, Germany and Portugal. I can't call it a mistake to have given her the pass, as I'm sure she gained some informal education with all that travel, but she sure wasn't "in" university! (And if the movie "Taken" had been seen prior to her stint, I would have worried myself into an early grave.)
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quote:Originally posted by Mike Smith: OED??? Someone is quoting my favorite dictionary? Nice...
Why is it my favorite? It lists "irregardless" as a word!
Thanks Smitty for the tip. After removing irregardless from my lexicon a couple of years ago, I shall research and reevaluate its usage.
Henry I'll check your Wiki source but I'm cautious about those entries. Like you, I, too, have toiled on major dailies' copy desks and recount those discussions,,,
What I think is this is yet another "I'm-the-most-important-person-in-the-world syndrome." Society, courtesy and manners continue to disintegrate.
Coast Starlight does not have a quiet car (yet) per se, but like many LD trains has the announcements which vary by crew member. I speculate that this incident may prompt Amtrak to bolster, publicize, and implement stricter cell phone rules. And that's a good thing.
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