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  1. Propertunity

    Loosing vs. Losing

    It is a Qld thing hey. It gets worse as you go further North. By the time you get to Cairns its on everything 'ey (and the 'h' is dropped)....and every statement ends in 'ey. It is not a question. The kiwis I know seem to do it a lot also but more 'ey bro
  2. Propertunity

    Loosing vs. Losing

    "Yeah but no but yeah but no but...", "What-eva!", "Oh my god! I soooo can't believe you just said that!", "Shut up! I ain't even dun nuffin' or nuffin'!" and "Don't go giving me evils!"
  3. Propertunity

    Loosing vs. Losing

    Yes, and then the use of "dis" to make the opposite of a word. agree / disagree but then if you are disappointed, were you previously appointed, or disgruntled now, were you gruntled before?
  4. Propertunity

    Loosing vs. Losing

    I always found it odd that, with the same pronunciation of the word invloved, you could have the exact opposite of meaning: The house was razed ...............(as in completely demolished) The house was raised .............. (as in built from the ground up) I can't understand why...
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    Loosing vs. Losing

    On the plus side, what I like about the English language is that you can do what you just did here: take 2 words, "exceptions" and "exemptions" and make 1 new word "excemptions" :D
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