I think 'round implies purpose and direction while 'around (and
around)' suggests aimless circling.
AndrewF
http://www.pbase.com/afildes
On 27/04/2004, at 6:21 AM, Moose wrote:
>
> Shouldn't it be "buzz 'round", given the context? Or have I just been
> reading too much of Lord Peter lately?
>
> Moose
>
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>>> On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 17:45:39 +1000, Andrew Fildes
>>>
>>>> ..............
>>>> And if you must buzz around the battlements in an underpowered
>>>> Morris
>>>> Minor of an aircraft................
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>> Puerile prosody and juvenile jingle, I thought!
>> AndrewF
>> (always my own worst critique)
>>
>>
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