Help me out here. if you watch commercial tv, watch the commercials. yes, i know it hurts, but do it for me, just for a day or two, depending on how much tv you generally watch. if you watch a fair amount, one day will be fine. watch the damned commercials. write down every instance of someone's saying "two times" instead of "twice." you can write down when someone says "twice" too -- but your screen/page/napkin will be blank. report here what you find. i think it's deliberate. there is a conspiracy against the word "twice." if you like a challenge, write down whenever someone avoids a comparative or superlative and instead says "more good" and the like instead of "better."

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