Now, how many ... (was careen vs. career)

[Wilson Gray]

I'd see "career," since it would motivate the semi-educated to attempt
to show off their erudition by correcting me.

-Wilson

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 6:52 PM, David Barnhart <dbarnhart at highlands.com> wrote:
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> How many would use _career_ over _careen_ in conversation, given the
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