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Grammar pedants - help please.

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ChrisHB May 2020 10:45pm, 19 May 2020 19,276 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB indeed, conjunctions govern nothing!
Northern Exile May 2020 11:00pm, 19 May 2020 6,415 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile We agree on something then Chris 🙂
bree Jun 2020 8:39pm, 16 Jun 2020 5,955 posts	Quote Pin bree Your opinion on this, please, fellow pedants: "Looks like we are quorate ... ... and hopefully over quorate if K is available too"
macca 53 Jun 2020 8:43pm, 16 Jun 2020 27,818 posts	Quote Pin macca 53 I would say you either quorate or you’re not - it’s not a relative adjective.
um Jun 2020 8:46pm, 16 Jun 2020 2,685 posts	Quote Pin um Agree with Macca
LindsD Jun 2020 8:47pm, 16 Jun 2020 38,019 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Me too
bree Jun 2020 8:51pm, 16 Jun 2020 5,956 posts	Quote Pin bree So perhaps a meeting could be over its quorum, but not over quorate?
macca 53 Jun 2020 8:53pm, 16 Jun 2020 27,819 posts	Quote Pin macca 53 [you’re of course] “That was the quoratest meeting I’ve ever been to....😳”. I don’t think so....
macca 53 Jun 2020 8:59pm, 16 Jun 2020 27,820 posts	Quote Pin macca 53 It doesn’t matter Bree; if the quorum for your meeting is (for example) seven and 35 turn up it is still only quorate.
Columba Jun 2020 9:33pm, 16 Jun 2020 19,881 posts	Quote Pin Columba I agree with everyone.