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The {{tag|verb}} you use when the foundational verb of the English language — the very bedrock from which [[Descartes]] derived our existence as intellectual beings — won’t do.
The {{tag|verb}} you use when “to be” — the foundational verb of the English language — the very bedrock from which [[Descartes]] derived our existence as intellectual beings — won’t do.


Usage: if “this is not financial advice” seems woolly or ambiguous try ''“this material does not [[constitute]] financial advice.”''
Usage: if “this is not financial advice” seems woolly or ambiguous try ''“this material does not [[constitute]] financial advice.”''


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Revision as of 10:15, 4 March 2019

The verb you use when “to be” — the foundational verb of the English language — the very bedrock from which Descartes derived our existence as intellectual beings — won’t do.

Usage: if “this is not financial advice” seems woolly or ambiguous try “this material does not constitute financial advice.”


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