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posted by [identity profile] deor.livejournal.com at 08:55pm on 2005-05-24
Yeah, I've seen that one misused several times by writers who're trying to appear 'period' without really understanding the words they're using.

[Another one that makes me grind my teeth is the use of "hence" to mean "past"; a usage I found in a fantasy book just last week.]

*sigh*
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