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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Castigating aspersions

Is "castigating aspersions" acceptable to use in place of "casting aspersions?" Or do they really mean different things?
  

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" No. Anonymous Or do they really mean different things? The first means nothing.

— Mister Micawber

  • " No.
  • Anonymous Or do they really mean different things?
  • The first means nothing.
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AnonymousIs "castigating aspersions" acceptable to use in place of "casting aspersions?"
No.
AnonymousOr do they really mean different things?
The first means nothing.
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See, this is what I thought too-- that they're not interchangeable-- but someone keeps insisting (condescendingly, might I add) that it's right.
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