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July 30, 2006

Living or staying in Scotland

Mary Latham emails from Glasgow: 'Jennifer Kavanagh (Eye 7 July on the inadequacies of the English verb to live) should come to Scotland. Here we have live and stay corresponding to the French vivre and habiter. So "where do you stay?" is the polite conversation opener – and quite unambiguous.'

July 30, 2006

Living or staying in Scotland

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