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rogue_mother

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Re: the word 'rend'
« Reply #15 on: April 02, 2009, 08:48:40 AM »
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You mean like 'crit' and 'cred'? I'm still trying to get accustomed to those being 'common' words.

As you have already done, just jump in and question these on the forum. Sooner or later you will get a wonderfully researched and deliberated upon answer from Alan. Sometimes we manage to get these words demoted to less common status, and if not, we at least get an education.
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Re: the word 'rend'
« Reply #16 on: April 02, 2009, 03:11:26 PM »
I only know "cred" as part of British slang - the phrase "street cred."  I don't think I've ever heard it used in the US.  Nor have I ever heard or seen "crit" used, except digging into memories in my distant past, I DO remember the phrase "lit crit" but never except in that phrase.  I only know it from Chi!
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Re: the word 'rend'
« Reply #17 on: April 03, 2009, 05:30:34 AM »
Ditto Birdy's comments...
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Re: the word 'rend'
« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2009, 02:38:33 PM »
Apparently I have read too many fantasy novels...

"Rend" is a very common word in the books! Probably reading science fiction, fantasy,
university textbooks and classics is not the best way to gain every-day vocabulary  >:D
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