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Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style, by Benjamin Dreyer

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The periodically encountered use of “jive” to mean “jibe” (“I’m so pleased that our plans for the weekend jive”) is unsupportable, etymologically or any other -ly.
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Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
by Benjamin Dreyer
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