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I'm as guilty as the next person....

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BradfordLass72 Mon 01-Jul-19 06:08:17

.....but I am going to take Stephen Fry's wonderful advice and enjoy language more.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07f1dpx

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Grammaretto Mon 08-Jul-19 18:37:53

Rowed or rode or perhaps road? Surely rowed BradfordLass

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BradfordLass72 Tue 09-Jul-19 00:42:08
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Grammaretto No, it is definitely 'rode'.

He and his brothers rode on the South Island (as you would a surfboard) in order to fish up the North Island.

Te Waka a Maui (Maori name for South Island)
Te Ika a Maui (North Island)

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Grammaretto Fri 12-Jul-19 07:54:22

Thanks BradfordLass I stand corrected.
I've been away too long blush

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