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Sick to death of whingers

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americanexpress

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The only Americanism is "Different than", I can assure you I have never used that one.

Different to & different from are both perfectly acceptable English.


Just because people are now prepared to accept a decline in the standards of written and spoken English, Derek, it doesn't make them right!:-0)
 

andyBeaker

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Just because people are now prepared to accept a decline in the standards of written and spoken English, Derek, it doesn't make them right!:-0)

'Does not' not 'doesn't' please.

Now that's what I'm talking about.@tu*

End of.

Period.
 

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You do it your way Derek, I'll do it the right way. :p

There appears to be three ways of doing things:-

1. The right way;

2. The wrong way; and

3. Derek's way

:p
 
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