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22 Oct 2010

Quote by magnificent1rascal
To my knowledge, 'so long as' and 'leave it be' are both valid expressions.

'So long as' is not in SPEU hence I automatically assume its wrong. But I guess 'as...' can be used the same as 'for the duration' and 'so...' can be used as a conditional, like 'provided that'.

The verb of leave is 'to go away from', and let is to allow or permit. 'Leave it be' is a tautology, just like 'free gift' or 'the reason why'.

But I am no English professor and I guess its all in the context, so I stand corrected.

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22 Oct 2010

Never seen (or heard for that matter) anyone snoring in public and never done it myself, or at least I hope not :S

I have however, seen someone sleeping on the ferry with big strands of saliva running down their face and onto their shirt. Awkward at first until every one just flat out started laughing at him.

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22 Oct 2010

'Yin/yang', not 'ying/yang.'

'A whole other', not 'a whole nother.'

'As long as', not 'so long as.'

'Let it be', not 'leave it be.' Just like the Beatles song suggests.

Excetera...

Oh no wait, I mean, et cetera.

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