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nominal Bell-ringing the harmonic an octave above the strike tone of a bell How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Instead, we are suddenly confronted with a singer, presented in a noun phrase so that narrative action is only implied by the verbal "beating" but not realized or completed. As a general rule, anything that is quickly turned into an acronym (as in CRM for "customer relationship management") is probably a noun phrase and almost certainly an abomination that you should make your personal cause to stamp out. The new American Heritage Book of English Usage (1996) sets things aright, while-wise: "People often confuse the adverb awhile with the noun phrase a while. |
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