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Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
From: "Adrian Bailey" <da...@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:26:13 GMT
Local: Mon, Aug 29 2005 4:26 pm
Subject: buy time (eggcorn)
Buying time is figuratively possible, but it seems to have infected the
expression "bide time"... "Buying time till I get approval" And other examples by googling eg. "buying my time until". Adrian You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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