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pat

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Orate/orated
« on: May 13, 2015, 02:20:42 AM »
Any reason why orate is common but orated is rare? (Yesterday's detonator puzzle.)
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Re: Orate/orated
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2015, 04:45:23 AM »
I wondered the same thing...

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Re: Orate/orated
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2015, 10:19:26 AM »
I raised the same issue back in November 2012.  I think it's still on Alan's backlist.
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