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James77
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Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
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James77
Member Since
September 5, 2012
Total number of comments
1
Total number of votes received
3
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obliged or obligated?
Obligate, orientate, commentate - all silly words that don't need to exist. Oblige, orient, comment are perfectly fine.
Mix-ups in understanding lead to unnecessary "ate"s on the end of back-formed verbs. Proclamation -> proclamate? Declaration -> declarate? Obviously not.