Re: Ahoy Pie R8s! New Win11
Steve Hayes <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english |
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| Organization | Khanya Publications |
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On Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:52:09 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence DÿOliveiro <[email protected]> wrote: >On Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:30:02 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > >> On 2026-08-18, The Natural Philosopher <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 18/08/2026 01:47, Charlie Gibbs wrote: >>> >>>> "Corporatocracy" seems to be preferable. >>> >>> Corpocracy. Be British. Don't multiply syllables beyond necessity. >>> (William of Occam, A Brit, adapted).. >> >> "Orientate" is an example of the trend toward >> polysyllabificationizing. >> >> (My other pet peeve: saying "preventative" instead of "preventive".) > >“Adaptation” or “adaption”? Administer --> administrate Comment --> commentate -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk