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6 Grammatical Errors That Need to Stop Now
July 09, 2015 | Jonathan Long

Posted on 08/30/2015 10:38:18 AM PDT by B4Ranch

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To: Drew68
Lose/loose/loser/looser

Yes!
41 posted on 08/30/2015 10:56:58 AM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media. #2ndAmendmentMatters)
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To: Fungi

Whenst duhze it evuh end?


42 posted on 08/30/2015 10:57:10 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Freedom_Fighter_2001

Less - fewer. Yes!!!

also

imply - infer

My favorite was when Obama said, “President Bush invited Michelle and I...” It was clear the man was not bright.


43 posted on 08/30/2015 10:57:10 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: B4Ranch

Thanks for #5, I am guilty on that one ;)


44 posted on 08/30/2015 10:57:14 AM PDT by Las Vegas Ron ("Medicine is the keystone in the arch of socialism" Vladimir Lenin)
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To: B4Ranch
Perhaps the biggest burr under my saddle is the use of ordinal vs. cardinal dates in professional communications/reports. I spend far more time following up on, and clarifying this than perhaps any other recurring issue. I will receive correspondence stating:

"I contacted X, and made an appointment to meet him tomorrow."

The problem is, I and others may not review this note for a day or more after the appointment when, "tomorrow," has become yesterday. It's much more precise to say, "I contacted X, and made an appointment to meet him in person on Monday, August 31, 2015."

45 posted on 08/30/2015 10:57:15 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: B4Ranch

It is hard to take this article seriously.

Two rules were violated with the very first character in the title.

First, counting numbers up to and including ten should be spelled out.

Second, numbers at the beginning of a sentence should be spelled out.

The first character of the title is “6”, violating two rules at once.


46 posted on 08/30/2015 10:57:32 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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47 posted on 08/30/2015 10:57:59 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: B4Ranch; Vendome

Did you know?? Hitler’s speeches were checked by a grammar Nazi.


48 posted on 08/30/2015 10:58:02 AM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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49 posted on 08/30/2015 10:58:27 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: FlJoePa

“I’ve always had a problem with #6. I understand the use of the apostrophe for the contraction of “it is” - but the non-use of it when dealing with possession has always puzzled me.”

An easy way to remember it is to think of an apostrophe as a missing letter. In “It’s” the apostrophe stands for the missing ‘i.’ If you say, “The dog licked it’s tail,’ you’re actually saying ‘The dog licked it is tail.”


50 posted on 08/30/2015 10:59:26 AM PDT by LydiaLong
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To: Drew68

“Lose/loose/loser/looser”

Dear God. If you knew how many times applicants to our production co. fail this simple grammar test. And some of them are even Ivy school grads’.

and I even caught some on FR within the past year.


51 posted on 08/30/2015 10:59:35 AM PDT by max americana (fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
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To: Vendome

It ended long ago only to begin again!


52 posted on 08/30/2015 10:59:45 AM PDT by Fungi
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53 posted on 08/30/2015 11:00:01 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: B4Ranch

Makes my day when somebody says “your an idiot.”


54 posted on 08/30/2015 11:00:41 AM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: B4Ranch

You might want to check your spelling. I think you will find that the word “choose” is not spelled “chose.”


55 posted on 08/30/2015 11:00:51 AM PDT by iching1
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To: Nep Nep

If you can’t figure out which of those to use, replace it with “impact” instead.


56 posted on 08/30/2015 11:01:04 AM PDT by Politicalkiddo ("No punishment...is too great for the man who can build his greatness upon his country's ruin."-G.W)
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To: B4Ranch

It does annoy me when people do this stuff. It’s not grammar nazi-ism, it’s just basic English. When I see people using improper words, I automatically assume I’m going to have to correct them on other things as well. Like facts. If you’re incapable of speaking/writing correctly, why would I think that you’re capable of doing anything else correctly?

The worst is professional emails (my boss has had several issues in his), or articles from news sources. More than half of the articles I read have some mistake/error in them. I can understand one every now and then, a mistype or something, but the sheer volume of problems shows either retarded authors, and a lack of editors. Or editors that don’t care, in which case I don;t know why any reputable publication would employ them.


57 posted on 08/30/2015 11:01:08 AM PDT by Svartalfiar
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To: B4Ranch

Apostrophes should only be used to show possession or a missing letter — not to make a noun plural.
(Former English teacher here.)


58 posted on 08/30/2015 11:01:23 AM PDT by Polyxene (Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
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To: B4Ranch

Woman/women. (This women?)
Have/of. (He should of?)


59 posted on 08/30/2015 11:01:54 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. ~ Þ)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Such ambiguity is a nuisance as well. It’s similar to when people use local terms, abbreviations, or initials and expect everybody has their local knowledge.
OC - Osceola County? Occupied California?, Ontario Canada?
Tri State Area - which 3 states?


60 posted on 08/30/2015 11:01:56 AM PDT by posterchild
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