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Re: Annoying use of prepositions

by {R} <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Apr 4, 2008 at 10:43 PM

In uk.culture.language.english on Fri, 4 Apr 2008 20:49:48 +0000 (UTC),
tony@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Tony Mountifield) wrote:

}Yes, "stand down" can be used in the sense of releasing someone from
}a state of readiness to serve (e.g. military, fire service, etc.).

The opposite of "stand to" :)

{R}




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Annoying use of prepositions
 martin_pentreath@[EMAIL P  2008-04-03 17:18:00 
Re: Annoying use of prepositions
 David <nospam@[EMAIL P  2008-04-04 09:35:27 
Re: Annoying use of prepositions
 Bob Cunningham <exw6sx  2008-04-04 10:09:37 
Re: Annoying use of prepositions
 ADPUF <flyhunter@[EMAI  2008-04-04 22:00:35 
Re: Annoying use of prepositions
 tony@[EMAIL PROTECTED] (  2008-04-04 20:49:48 
Re: Annoying use of prepositions
 {R} <nospam@[EMAIL PRO  2008-04-04 22:43:12 
Re: Annoying use of prepositions
 ADPUF <flyhunter@[EMAI  2008-04-04 23:59:53 
Re: Annoying use of prepositions
 Peter Duncanson <mail@  2008-04-04 23:25:14 
Re: Annoying use of prepositions
 Einde O'Callaghan <ein  2008-04-05 02:12:10 
Re: Annoying use of prepositions
 ADPUF <flyhunter@[EMAI  2008-04-05 19:00:26 
Re: Annoying use of prepositions
 Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-04-06 10:55:00 
Adverbs not prepositions [was: Re: Annoying use of prepositions]
 Einde O'Callaghan <ein  2008-04-06 20:09:38 
Re: Adverbs not prepositions [was: Re: Annoying use of prepositi
 Einde O'Callaghan <ein  2008-04-06 22:12:02 
Re: Adverbs not prepositions [was: Re: Annoying use of prepositi
 Molly Mockford <nospam  2008-04-06 19:16:45 
Re: Annoying use of prepositions
 "John Briggs" &  2008-04-07 22:44:19 
Re: Annoying use of prepositions
 Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-04-07 21:22:22 
Re: Adverbs not prepositions [was: Re: Annoying use of prepositi
 Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-04-07 21:24:53 

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