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To: TigerClaws

"...managed to diffuse the situation"

So much for The Queen's English at the DM!

17 posted on 08/15/2017 2:53:50 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom

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To: ProtectOurFreedom

What? You expect them to proofread, or sumpin’?

43 posted on 08/15/2017 4:27:55 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)

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To: ProtectOurFreedom

What? You expect them to proofread, or sumpin’?

46 posted on 08/15/2017 4:51:21 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)

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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Actually yes. "defuse" would indicate the danger had been eliminated, which obviously was not the case. "diffuse" implies merely amelioration, possibly temporary.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/usage/diffuse-or-defuse

50 posted on 08/15/2017 6:09:18 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Winter is coming)

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