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Sep 25Liked by Kate Morgan Reade

I've never put so much thought into this word before. Thank you!

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Ha, apparently the maligning of this word isn't the issue in Oz that it is here? I hope it's not contagious! 😉

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Thankfully, I've never heard anyone say shooken 😂 But would you believe, I was part of an experimental generation in which we weren't taught grammar, with the exception of a few basics, possibly by rogue teachers. The idea was that we would learn by ear, and that worked, but the side effect is that my generation struggles to explain why we say things the way we do. I learnt more grammar studying Italian than I ever did learning English.

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Sep 25Liked by Kate Morgan Reade

People really say "shooken"?

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I have heard it several times, unfortunately. Maybe akin to boughten? Is boughten a thing in your area?

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Ha, I briefly thought of this then forgot to include it. Great minds and all that!

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Sep 25Liked by Kate Morgan Reade

I never cease to be amazed by the way your mind works. This was so much fun :-) Have you heard of this guy? He reminds me a bit of you: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1724833948277525?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

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Oh he's fantastic, thank you!

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Sep 25·edited Sep 25Liked by Kate Morgan Reade

I laugh out loud every time he points out one of the crazy things about English because I remember feeling exactly the same when some words contained the same letters but were pronounced differently. I'm so glad you like him too!

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Yes, English is a crazy soup!

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LOL indeed.

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