THE end is definitely nigh if the BBC insists on using words such as "bested".
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Please BBC styleguide editors put a stop to this.
Craig,
It looks like Elizabethan English or primary school English.
However much it pains you it will become standard if it becomes common usage and theif the BBC are using it is almost there - they are the guardians of our language!
Posted by: Rob Artisan | February 17, 2007 at 11:57