In which register/s would you normally find "for ever and ever"?

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milky  #325522  Wed, 07 Feb 07 11:33 AM
In which register/s would you normally find "for ever and ever"?
  
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Feebs11  #325603  Wed, 07 Feb 07 02:38 PM
In churches.
  
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Clive Woodward  #325605  Wed, 07 Feb 07 02:43 PM
This thread will be moved to ... um...  (dang, we need an 'um' section) ...in five minutes. Please stand back!

O.K., I worked it out. Linguini and Linguisticals.
  
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nona the brit  #325629  Wed, 07 Feb 07 03:29 PM
Children and churches.
  
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Anonymous  #325643  Wed, 07 Feb 07 03:55 PM
Scientological cash register?
  
Anonymous  #325649  Wed, 07 Feb 07 04:05 PM
 Yeah, some cash registers and Scientologists give churches a bad name. Then again, some churches need no help.
  
milky  #325827  Thu, 08 Feb 07 12:36 AM

 Nona The Brit wrote:
Children and churches.

Love? The sweethearts' register?

  
Grammar Geek  #325925  Thu, 08 Feb 07 04:51 AM

It's also in "Say a little prayer for you."

Lord, Milky, let's not explore how sweethearts talk to each other. Okie-dokey, snuggle-wukkums?

  
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milky  #325951  Thu, 08 Feb 07 05:33 AM

<Lord, Milky, let's not explore how sweethearts talk to each other. Okie-dokey, snuggle-wukkums?>

Nothing is beyond the remit of Linguistics, GG, Cupcake.

  
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