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| View Poll Results: Is your money at the bank | |||
| in your account at the bank |
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15 | 60.00% |
| on your account at the bank |
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0 | 0% |
| something else (please let me know) |
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3 | 12.00% |
| what is this "money" of which you speak? |
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7 | 28.00% |
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still says videotape
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 26,813
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I've heard the "on account" construction for debt.
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I hear them call the tide
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Perpetual Chaos
Posts: 30,852
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me too. if you get something on account, it means you owe them.
So.... just got in from the hockey and was reminded that the announcer says "That's X's third goal on the season" instead of "third goal of the season. Is that the usual construction here, or is he just weird?
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