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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

use of "usurp"

I just read this on the BBC website: "...Facebook want to usurp people's pre-existing email identities with their own..." Has "usurp" been used in the correct context here?

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Hi, No. ( And I've never before seen 'Facebook' treated as a plural entity. ) Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, No.
  • ( And I've never before seen 'Facebook' treated as a plural entity.
  • ) Clive
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Hi,

No.

( And I've never before seen 'Facebook' treated as a plural entity. )

Clive
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