Comments on: Worrying opinion poll rumour http://www.stopboris.org/blog/2008/04/28/worrying-opinion-poll-rumour/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:37:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Mr. Stop Boris http://www.stopboris.org/blog/2008/04/28/worrying-opinion-poll-rumour/#comment-644 Mr. Stop Boris Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:28:49 +0000 http://www.stopboris.org/blog/2008/04/28/worrying-opinion-poll-rumour/#comment-644 You had me worried there for a moment (I do like to get these things correct), but my Chambers 2003 edition CD-ROM (as seen in the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqxFcJMPzEM" title="Boris Johnson, London's Mayor - YouTube" rel="nofollow">Cure-based video</a> ;) ) has, under its entry for 'bet': <blockquote><strong>better</strong> <em>n</em> a person who bets (also <strong>bettor</strong>).</blockquote> So we're both right, but I certainly wouldn't want to suggest the other meaning :D So yours wins on the grounds of removing ambiguity. I noticed you were wondering whether you should cast a vote against Boris on your blog the other day. I hope my gracious defeat in this battle of the agent nouns encourages you to do the right thing ;) You had me worried there for a moment (I do like to get these things correct), but my Chambers 2003 edition CD-ROM (as seen in the Cure-based video ;) ) has, under its entry for ‘bet’:

better n a person who bets (also bettor).

So we’re both right, but I certainly wouldn’t want to suggest the other meaning :D So yours wins on the grounds of removing ambiguity.

I noticed you were wondering whether you should cast a vote against Boris on your blog the other day. I hope my gracious defeat in this battle of the agent nouns encourages you to do the right thing ;)

]]> By: QuestionThat http://www.stopboris.org/blog/2008/04/28/worrying-opinion-poll-rumour/#comment-643 QuestionThat Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:18:53 +0000 http://www.stopboris.org/blog/2008/04/28/worrying-opinion-poll-rumour/#comment-643 Political bettOrs, surely. Not betters. Unless you're implying something ;-) Political bettOrs, surely. Not betters. Unless you’re implying something ;-)

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