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To: Standing Wolf

"Chomping" isn't a substitute for "champing."

The Grammarist disagrees. It's acceptable, and is now used more often than champing. Chomp derived from champ.

9 posted on 09/17/2013 6:49:08 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)

To: IYAS9YAS

The Grammarist disagrees.

The Grammarist is free to disagree, of course, but he or she is wrong.

10 posted on 09/17/2013 9:11:17 AM PDT by Standing Wolf (No tyrant should ever be allowed to die of natural causes.)

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