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Which is the correct sentence?
I am bored with covid threads  
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I am bored of covid threads  
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 14 2020, 10:41 pm
"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a [censored]. We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."
--James D. Nicoll
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soap suds




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 14 2020, 10:42 pm
ExtraCredit wrote:
Oh you bet. This makes me want to bang my head into a board, Banging head
Shouln't it be onto a board?
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soap suds




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 14 2020, 10:44 pm
amother [ Slategray ] wrote:
Lustee oop mon bored luz eech oop don bored. Anyone?
Hey, where's that line from? It sounds awefully familiar but I can't put my finger on it.
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imasoftov




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 15 2020, 3:04 am
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moonstone




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Oct 15 2020, 4:27 am
zaq wrote:
I'm bored BY covid threads.


I agree. I think "bored of" sounds terrible, but apparently it's becoming accepted. I'll never use it! 😂
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