quote/unquote

[Scot LaFaive]

> > The item below, from a Daily Telegraph article of today, _striked_ me as
>displaying an unfortunate use of talented.
>"Striked me"?! Surely, you jest!

I was curious about that as well. Is the difference between "striked" and
"struck" regional, age based, or otherwise? Or is Mr. Urdang starting a
trend here?


Scot LaFaive



>From: Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>Subject: Re: quote/unquote
>Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 16:38:13 -0400
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>On 6/4/07, Laurence Urdang <urdang at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> > Poster:       Laurence Urdang <urdang at SBCGLOBAL.NET>
> > Subject:      quote/unquote
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> > The item below, from a Daily Telegraph article of today, _striked_ me as
>displaying an unfortunate use of talented.
> >   L. Urdang
> >
> >   "The leading orchestra conductor, Robert King, has been jailed for
>sexually abusing five talented young musicians."
> >
>"Striked me"?! Surely, you jest!
>
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