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Slide green 964 Posted 6 years ago
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are the phrases "intrigues me" and "Intriguing to me" interchangable

  

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" The OED calls this use of the verb "intrigue" a "modern gallicism". Funny, but even after a hundred years, it stills sounds like that. Avoid it.

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  • " The OED calls this use of the verb "intrigue" a "modern gallicism".
  • Funny, but even after a hundred years, it stills sounds like that.
  • Avoid it.
  • Please use capital letters and punctuation on this forum.
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I'd be willing to bet that the reason you aren't getting an answer is that everybody is tired of saying "Please use capital letters and punctuation on this forum."

The OED calls this use of the verb "intrigue" a "modern gallicism". Funny, but even after a hundred years, it stills sounds like that. Avoid it.

Please use capital letters and punctuation on this forum.

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