Wednesday, February 20, 2008

just realized my most hated word is...

"wherein"

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where·in [hwair-in, wair-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–conjunction
1. in what or in which.
–adverb
2. in what way or respect?
[Origin: 1200–50; ME wherin. See where, in]
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arrrrggggghhhh! i really can't stand it...

i mean, you can do away with it. you can write tomes and tomes and tomes and not even use it.

but why do people insist on using the darned word?

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