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A receint AP story used the sentence, "Cycling is a way of life in the pancake-flat Netherlands, and bike theft is endemic." I doubt that bycycle theft is native to the Netherlands. Is this an acceptable use of the word?
  

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" I doubt thatbycycle theft is native to the Netherlands. [/nq] Yes. Regards, John

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  • " I doubt thatbycycle theft is native to the Netherlands.
  • [/nq] Yes.
  • Regards, John
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[nq:1]A receint AP story used the sentence, "Cycling is a way of life in the pancake-flat Netherlands, and bike theft is endemic." I doubt thatbycycle theft is native to the Netherlands. Is this an acceptable use of theword?[/nq]
Yes.
Regards,
John
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[nq:1]A receint AP story used the sentence, "Cycling is a way of life in the pancake-flat Netherlands, and bike theft is endemic." I doubt that bycycle theft is native to the Netherlands. Is this an acceptable use of the word?[/nq]
It's in the dictionary to be found at m-w.com :
b : characteristic of or prevalent in a particular field, area, or environment

Best wishes Donna Rich
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[nq:1]A receint AP story used the sentence, "Cycling is a way of life in the pancake-flat Netherlands, and bike theft is endemic." I doubt that bycycle theft is native to the Netherlands. Is this an acceptable use of the word?[/nq]
It means "happens all the time" in this case. I personally wouldn't use the word 'native' in this context, because bike theft also happens all of the time in Americ
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[nq:2]A receint AP story used the sentence, "Cycling is a ... the Netherlands. Is this an acceptable use of the word?[/nq]
[nq:1]It means "happens all the time" in this case. I personally wouldn't use the word 'native' in this context, because ... bikes still get stolen in them. 'Endemic' can also mean "found constantly", as in "MRSA(1) is endemic in British hospitals".[/nq]
Well wo
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[nq:2]A receint AP story used the sentence, "Cycling is a ... the Netherlands. Is this an acceptable use of the word?[/nq]
[nq:1]It means "happens all the time" in this case. I personally wouldn't use the word 'native' in this context, because ... 100 people is larger in the Netherlands than in those other two counties, but bikes still get stolen in them.[/nq]
Bicycle ownership is apparent
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[nq:1]Bicycle ownership is apparently very high in Chicago (Third Largest City in America), at least until October 1st when December weather starts.[/nq]
I do hope you'll recount to us the pageantry of the great Bike Disposal Day. Do Chicagoans melt them down into a sculpture, or sell them to Hoosiers, or what exactly?
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[nq:1]A receint AP story used the sentence, "Cycling is a way of life in the pancake-flat Netherlands, and bike theft is endemic." I doubt that bycycle theft is native to the Netherlands. Is this an acceptable use of the word?[/nq]
They seem to have misspelled "widespread".

J.
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[nq:1]Best wishes Donna Richoux An American living in the Netherlands[/nq]
Got any Netherlandish insults to share? They probably like you, so you don't hear any.
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[nq:1]A receint AP story used the sentence, "Cycling is a way of life in the pancake-flat Netherlands, and bike theft is endemic." I doubt that bycycle theft is native to the Netherlands. Is this an acceptable use of the word?[/nq]
Interesting the way news propagates - I've been participating in this thread for a few days now, and the original only reached me 8 days later.

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