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Subject: | Re: OT: Grammar ? Was: Re: PLEASE KILL THIS THREAD - RE: FLASH: OT: Design computerconfiguration---under $3500. |
From: | Paul Kilgour |
Date: | Sat, 19 Feb 2000 10:43:36 GMT |
Both words could be considered to be either 'Not Standard', or 'Informal',
in which instance they would not appear in a concise dictionary.
Although often used 'unsullied' and untarnished' are not universaly accepted
as being correct.
Hope that explains.
Paul.
>>> Macromedia, has announced a Flash competitor. Will Macromedia
>>> survive? Will their vision and focus, so far unsullied [*sic*],
>>> survive?"
>
> btw... what is wrong with 'unsullied'? it's spelled right. Is it the context
> it's used in, or is there some objection to using the un- with sully (and
> tarnish) that I missed somehow? People do that all the time... (really
> curious since I can find both sully and tarnish in my dictionary, but
> neither unsullied nor untarnished - both of which are quite common).
>
> Laura
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