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People who constantly point out grammar mistakes are pretty much jerks, scientists find
sciencealert.com ^
| March 31, 2016
| FIONA MACDONALD
Posted on 04/06/2016 1:20:07 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
1.Affect vs. effect. The easiest way to remember the difference between the two is affect means to influence. So if youre going to influence something, you will have an affect. If its the result of something, its an effect.GIBBERISH!!!
The author has not noticed that he has switched from discussing the VERB "to effect" to discussing the NOUN "effect."
To: William Tell
Sometimes “mix-up” is correct, and sometimes “mix up” is correct.
Where you see “login,” 99.99% of the time, it should be “Log in.” Same with “signup.”
To: Lazamataz
To: Arthur McGowan
Not incorrect.You're sentence is a double negitave.
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posted on
04/06/2016 4:32:42 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around.)
To: humblegunner
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posted on
04/06/2016 4:34:50 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: forgotten man
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posted on
04/06/2016 4:35:48 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Morgana
There are only a few lazy mistakes that me cringe. The worst offense is when people say, “Me and my friend.” It sounds like fingernails on a black board.
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posted on
04/06/2016 4:36:20 PM PDT
by
Vermont Lt
(Ask Bernie supporters two questions: Who is rich. Who decides. In the past, that meant who died.)
To: SpinnerWebb
Just got a new phone, and can’t do a thing with it.
To: Fantasywriter
“Unless and until Windflier weighs in, the thread is pretty much pointless.”
That’s a pass on your grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Well done, fellow English speaker!
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posted on
04/06/2016 4:37:36 PM PDT
by
Windflier
(Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
To: Lazamataz
No it isn’t a double negative.
It’s a litotes.
To: Arthur McGowan
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posted on
04/06/2016 4:39:58 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around.)
To: Windflier
From you, that is high praise indeed!
:)
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posted on
04/06/2016 4:40:00 PM PDT
by
Fantasywriter
(Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
To: livius
“I never correct people.”
You’re better than me. I correct gutter English all the time.
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posted on
04/06/2016 4:40:31 PM PDT
by
Windflier
(Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
To: Morgana
Us posters at FR practice good grammar.
To: moose07; Tax-chick
Thanks for the Ping, Mister Moose. But if I had a tendency to correct people’s grammatical errors to an excessive degree, I would communicate with you much more than I do, and you would likely communicate with me much less than you do.
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posted on
04/06/2016 4:55:56 PM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
(If you can't do something well, you won't do anything good.)
To: Morgana
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posted on
04/06/2016 5:04:35 PM PDT
by
ZinGirl
(kids in college....can't afford a tagline right now)
To: Morgana
No wonder everyone avoids me. I’m an editor!
In fairness, there is something musically beautiful about proper language. It just sounds right!
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posted on
04/06/2016 5:07:33 PM PDT
by
MoochPooch
(I'm a compassionate cynic.)
To: Inyo-Mono
I’m going to order one, too.
:-)
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posted on
04/06/2016 5:13:00 PM PDT
by
pax_et_bonum
(Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless America)
To: MoochPooch
Hmmm. Perhaps, "It sounds correct"? Haha
😊 Couldn't resist! My daughter and I LOVE catching each other in grammar errors! (We are poor and not able to afford real entertainment. 😊)
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posted on
04/06/2016 5:16:29 PM PDT
by
ZinGirl
(kids in college....can't afford a tagline right now)
To: Morgana
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posted on
04/06/2016 5:16:47 PM PDT
by
38special
(For real, y'all.)
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