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2011/02/27 - 7:21pm
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Does anyone know why there seems to be a rash of people using "in lieu of" incorrectly? For example: "in lieu of recent events" kind of thing. ( (had to edit post, sorry)

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2011/02/27 - 9:03pm
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If you mean using it when they should be saying "in light of", it's been going on for years now, and it's only because I'm such a spiritual person that there aren't a lot of people walking around with big slap marks on the backs of their heads.

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2011/03/02 - 2:51am
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I've never heard that. I'll keep my ears peeled.

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