Slay, ?slayed?

[Jim Parish]

To be specific: there is an episode of BtVS in which Buffy is talking to
her friends about a vampire which she "slayed - or is it slew?"; Giles,
the librarian, passing nearby, replies, "Both are correct."

Jim Parish

Quoting "Mullins, Bill" <Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL>:

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> I bet the TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" has something to do with it.
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> > Poster:       Wilson Gray <wilson.gray at RCN.COM>
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> > Newsweek  November 8, 2004 p.56
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> > "He simply walked onstage and slayed his rivals...."
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> > This is at least the third time this year that I've seen "slew"
> > replaced in print by "slayed." Language change in progress?
> > (I'm ignoring "walked onstage" vs. "walked onto the stage.")
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> > -Wilson Gray
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