Memekiller
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Wed Apr-15-09 05:59 PM
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| Teabaggers vs. Tea Baggers: Who's winning the grammar war? |
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http://www.examiner.com/x-1765-Underground-Examiner~y2009m4d14-When-is-a-Teabagger--a-Teabagger-or-just-a-plain-Tea-BagDepending on where you go, they're called "Tea-Baggers" or "Teabaggers" or "Tea Baggers". So which is it? In the Google race, "Teabagger" currently has 45,000 hits compared to 12,000 for "Tea Bagger". In Google news, numbers also tilt in the "Teabaggers" favor by 12 to 3, or 4 to 1. Any English profs care to weigh in?
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| polichick
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Wed Apr-15-09 06:01 PM
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| 1. It's a made-up word, so you can use whichever you like imo... |
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And let's not forget "teabaggee" :)
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| PetrusMonsFormicarum
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Wed Apr-15-09 06:01 PM
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| 2. It depends on if you've been there. |
| Lost-in-FL
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Wed Apr-15-09 06:52 PM
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| 3. There is a great divide between teabags. nt |
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