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1 posted on 08/30/2015 10:38:18 AM PDT by B4Ranch
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Oh, I was going to axe about that...


67 posted on 08/30/2015 11:04:58 AM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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The use of “concerning” when “disconcerting” should be used:
The state of the culture is concerning.

The use of “of” when “have” should be used:
I should of known the answer:

“That” thrown in for no reason:
She knows that there are books at the library.


75 posted on 08/30/2015 11:09:11 AM PDT by llmc1
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Is who/whom an advanced course or just something Yawn Kerry cares about?

I really haven’t learned the difference of those.

(Difficult when constantly hearing ‘how are you...good’)

aslongasImhereminirant...
Store check out: Did you find everything alright?
Customer: No
Store check out; Oh, I’m sorry
It’s SO difficult to reply, that’s it, that’s all, why did you ask?
however, I DID work retail and even had I not, I wouldn’t do that to someone who works checkout (depends on the store though)


76 posted on 08/30/2015 11:09:19 AM PDT by This_far (WHAT LAWS DO WE GET TO IGNORE?)
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It’s common now to hear, and even by our supposedly learned WH resident, improper usage as follows: “Well, between you and I.” These and other misuses of the object of the prep. are widely heard and will become accepted over time. Still, I have a hard time with it.


78 posted on 08/30/2015 11:10:20 AM PDT by Calpublican (Republican Party Now Stands for Nothing!!!!!(Except Conniving))
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There is to areas of concern hear. I two agree that to often we use improper spelling or grammar.


79 posted on 08/30/2015 11:10:36 AM PDT by tang-soo (Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
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I’m sorry, what did you Axed me?

Please gimme a dolla Woof-of-gas.

God Bless the school system, It’s working. Right?


82 posted on 08/30/2015 11:11:36 AM PDT by redshawk (0pansy is a Liar and Hates.........he just hates!)
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How about further and farther? That’s much more confusing to most people than it’s and its, isn’t it?


83 posted on 08/30/2015 11:11:46 AM PDT by euram
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“Grammer.” I see it all the time, from people attempting to correct someone else.


84 posted on 08/30/2015 11:12:06 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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#5 is the one that gets me.


87 posted on 08/30/2015 11:13:04 AM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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Your such a grammer nazi. May bee if you’re mother liked u to, than u wouldn’t be talking like that. Their, I said it.


92 posted on 08/30/2015 11:18:07 AM PDT by sagar
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This one is really just pure laziness rather than a grammatical mistake.

Or the fact that there are usually number-of-character limits on text messages. Abbreviations definitely help in squeezing in whatever u need to say =).
93 posted on 08/30/2015 11:18:21 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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In all seriousness, I deal with a lot of otherwise brilliant engineers who simple do not know basic grammar. Their inability to write clearly or even somewhat comprehensibly eventually becomes a serious impediment to their careers.

Now, I also know some brilliant engineers who write at least as well as many lawyers whom I know. Why do I compare those engineers to lawyers? Because most lawyers make their livings via the written word, so they tend to be pretty good writers.

Guess which engineers get the better promotions?

PS Most engineering schools require fewer English credits for engineering degrees than most nontechnical degrees. If the curriculum was up to me, the engineers would have to take more English credits!

95 posted on 08/30/2015 11:19:45 AM PDT by piytar (Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good.)
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The most widely used grammar solecisms involve the total inability to distinguish possessives and plurals and how to use apostrophes. Next is the ignorance of the use of pronouns in English or, in many cases, the conscious refusal to use them correctly.


96 posted on 08/30/2015 11:20:14 AM PDT by arthurus (It's true.)
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Your confusing spelling with grammer.


102 posted on 08/30/2015 11:22:29 AM PDT by libh8er
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103 posted on 08/30/2015 11:22:37 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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Me suck @ grammer.


107 posted on 08/30/2015 11:23:25 AM PDT by Leep (Cut the crap!)
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Hue/Hugh/Huge... I’m series.


109 posted on 08/30/2015 11:23:54 AM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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IRREGARDLESS:

10 years in federal penitentiary for that one.

Irrespective + regardless does NOT equal “irregardless”.


112 posted on 08/30/2015 11:25:30 AM PDT by gaijin
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With all due respect to the author and the poster, these errors really have little or nothing to do with grammar. They are simply incorrect spellings. Moreover, each example refers to the usage of a single word, whereas bad grammar normally involves a phrase.

So, here's an example of truly bad grammar:

Best Greetings from Hilary and I.

117 posted on 08/30/2015 11:27:58 AM PDT by Hawthorn
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Y’all is plural, not singular.


119 posted on 08/30/2015 11:30:19 AM PDT by eartrumpet
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