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#1 2015-02-27 11:59:24

Peter Forster
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From: UK
Registered: 2006-09-06
Posts: 1258

'after words' for 'afterwards'

Apparently AmEnglish favours the essless version, afterward, so this may be a BrEnglish thing. While it is possible to read an eggcornish interpretation into this variant, other variants ending in word/words just seem strange:

So lets ge tthe bridge built and then after words we can build a tunnel too!

do take birth control pills but about six days ago me & my boyfriend & my son went out to eat then after words we went to the park & while we …

Also, my 90 offroader seems to have decent brakes when going front words, but when it gets on any sort of an angle backing up I lose them completely.

... much excited and started sucking her more vigorously than I started exploring her body and started going down words and kissed her navel …

Norma and i did many all nights trips to Casino Rama concerts ,slots and yes had to stay for breakfest and then home word bound.

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#2 2015-03-01 11:25:19

burred
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From: Montreal
Registered: 2008-03-17
Posts: 1112

Re: 'after words' for 'afterwards'

After words makes a nice bookend, return-tripper for foreward<<foreword.

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