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Bernardo de La Paz

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4. Writing/Editing going downhill badly when even Vanity Fair lets slip in first sentence

Reply to jodymarie aimee (Original post)

Thu Nov 16, 2017, 05:41 PM

Nov 2017

As federal investigators pour over the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia,

http://www.dictionary.com/e/pore-over-vs-pour-over/

When talking about carefully reading books, wills, or other documents, pore is the verb that you’re looking for. Pore means “to read or study with great attention.” You pore over books. Pour, on the other hand, means “to send flowing or falling,” as in He poured a cup of coffee.

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BREAKING: VANITY FAIR..The Ex-Spy Behind the Trump-Russia Dossier Left a Clue for Mueller [View all] jodymarie aimee Nov 2017 OP

I've always thought Putin had Trump compromised DeminPennswoods Nov 2017 #1

Very interesting. Points to Rybolovlev whose plane shadowed tRump's at 4 / 5 minor airports in 2016. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #2

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2017 #3

Writing/Editing going downhill badly when even Vanity Fair lets slip in first sentence Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #4

I so, so, really want to see Trump's House of cards... yuiyoshida Nov 2017 #5