Thanks for the laugh, first moot and mute and now backtracking on what you said, nice play "sport".
Please return the Tascarella
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Thanks for the laugh, first moot and mute and now backtracking on what you said, nice play "sport".
Did you check your post?
As a verb, "He was regularly pilloried..."
Pillory is still a noun, despite the bitter complaints from the peanut gallery.
All the best,
WW
First, you clearly stated that
Then you also stated,
So clearly you thought pillory was only a noun, then you changed your story to "
So is Pillory only a noun?!?
Because when I look on these dictionary sites they say it's a verb and also use it as a verb in example sentences.
Then you also stated,
So clearly you thought pillory was only a noun, then you changed your story to "
So is Pillory only a noun?!?
Because when I look on these dictionary sites they say it's a verb and also use it as a verb in example sentences.
Lou definitely has scoreboard if thats what ur asking....
No, read more carefully. I was referring to Jimmy's post on Pillorize, not Pillory.
Look above.
All the best,
WW
It's basically fun; trust me, he's got a much bigger scoreboard on John's 626 run.
So maybe someone will clarify is "we do not want to pillory people without cause." grammatically incorrect?
Brethren in Pool,
Please note the next-to-the-last example at the bottom.
pillory
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
pil‧lo‧ry1 /ˈpɪləri/ verb (pilloried, pillorying, pillories) [transitive]
if someone is pilloried, they are publicly criticized by a lot of people, especially in newspapers etc
The education secretary was pilloried by the press for his latest proposals.
Grammar
Pillory is usually passive.
→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
pillory
• Middleton suffered the ultimate humiliation of being pilloried by his colleagues in front of the television cameras.
• Carter was pilloried for his military policies.
• Harper was pilloried in the press after his team's sixth consecutive defeat.
• We do not want to pillory people without cause.
• They were clearly on the lookout for a second opening to pillory their headmistress.
Please note the next-to-the-last example at the bottom.
pillory
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
pil‧lo‧ry1 /ˈpɪləri/ verb (pilloried, pillorying, pillories) [transitive]
if someone is pilloried, they are publicly criticized by a lot of people, especially in newspapers etc
The education secretary was pilloried by the press for his latest proposals.
Grammar
Pillory is usually passive.
→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
pillory
• Middleton suffered the ultimate humiliation of being pilloried by his colleagues in front of the television cameras.
• Carter was pilloried for his military policies.
• Harper was pilloried in the press after his team's sixth consecutive defeat.
• We do not want to pillory people without cause.
• They were clearly on the lookout for a second opening to pillory their headmistress.
My Jackpot Cue Is Not A Tascarella...
...but she has some beautifully figured ebony
IMG_20200102_193358 by Ray Burgoyne, on Flickr
IMG_20200102_193352 by Ray Burgoyne, on Flickr
IMG_20200102_193242 by Ray Burgoyne, on Flickr
...but she has some beautifully figured ebony
IMG_20200102_193358 by Ray Burgoyne, on FlickrIMG_20200102_193352 by Ray Burgoyne, on FlickrIMG_20200102_193242 by Ray Burgoyne, on Flickr
Well played. I hope.