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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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now now, it's not minisculeit's minUscule
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rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 11:49,
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it's much more fun when he's upfar more painful
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rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 11:51,
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According to the OED, the first citation of the miniscule variant is from 1871, so this is a form that has been around quite a long time.(
MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 11:51,
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just because people have been misspelling it for 100 years doesn't stop it being WRONGgooglefinger
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rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 11:52,
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Language is fluid and moves with the times (
MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Wed 19 Mar 2014, 11:54,
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