Commit peccadilloes
Hi
I heard it in a film. Is the underlined natural English?
The truth is, we commit peccadilloes. Why single out John?
Thanks,
Tom
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= minor sin It's a borrowing from Spanish after the 16th century and it's still in use. org/wiki/pecadillo Merriam Webster's dictionary online always gives examples from the popular press, which I like; you will see that it's still used (two examples from as late as 2018). com/dictionary/peccadillo
- = minor sin It's a borrowing from Spanish after the 16th century and it's still in use.
- org/wiki/pecadillo Merriam Webster's dictionary online always gives examples from the popular press, which I like; you will see that it's still used (two examples from as late as 2018).
- com/dictionary/peccadillo
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= minor sin
It's a borrowing from Spanish after the 16th century and it's still in use.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pecadillo
Merriam Webster's dictionary online always gives examples from the popular press, which I like; you will see that it's still used (two examples from as late as 201
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