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Pastimes : Common Errors in (American)English

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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote ()6/8/1999 4:27:00 PM
From: Crocodile   of 228
 
Here's on of my favourites...

The expression "centered on"... such as "attention will be centered on blah-blah-blah...."

Many people say "centered around" instead which is goofy... how can something be "centered around"? It's either "centered on" or it has totally missed its target... (-:

Croc
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