atw: Re: Correct usage conundrum: "Match to" vs "Match with"
- From: Bob Trussler <bob.trussler@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 14:39:25 +1100
Brian,
Surely the plural of Aunt Sally is Aunt Sallys rather than Aunt Sallies.
Since when do you throw a shy, when shy means to throw.
Personally, I use the media as an Aunt Sally to shy at.
Sometimes, I use the media to shy at.
Bob T
On 30 January 2010 14:59, Brian Clarke <brianclarke01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Only the Macq uses the media as an arbiter of correct usage. I use the
> media as Aunt Sallies at which to throw shies.
>
> Matched 'against' is another possibility - as in sports contests.
>
> Brian.
>
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