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insubstantiated

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Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo

insubstantiated

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Unsubstantiated.

And I should say that if you've willfully misused the Queen's English as she is spoke, then this proves the point as does the case of you ignorantly misused the Queen's English as she is spoke.

English as she is spoke, itself is a publication known for its terrible and unintentional abuse of English as she is spoke.

I'll have you know that 'insubstantiated' is a perfectly cromulent word.

The LW is looking for a dictionary.

I have three here.

dictaphone?

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Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo

I'll have you know that 'insubstantiated' is a perfectly cromulent word.

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Cromulent - from the period 1599 to 1658? Webster's notes that the use of this word has been embiggned since 1996.

is this similar to truculent, popularized by Ali, M(nee Clay, C) circa early 1970s

I find it curious that the annoucements at railway stations in Sydney tell us to move inside the carriage to avoid congestion in the vestibule area... but do nothing to relieve verbal diahorrea in the announcement itself.

I feel crunchy