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20 Common Grammar Mistakes That (Almost) Everyone Makes
LitReactor.com ^
| January 31, 2012
| Jon Gingerich
Posted on 02/01/2012 12:47:25 PM PST by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition
Oh my gosh, thank you for posting that one!!!
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posted on
02/01/2012 12:49:26 PM PST
by
NoGrayZone
(Jim "Firebrand" Robinson endorses Newt...with EPIC call to action!!)
To: Daffynition
I would also add advice and advise. I myself have to read that one over and over again to make sure I get it right!
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posted on
02/01/2012 12:50:50 PM PST
by
NoGrayZone
(Jim "Firebrand" Robinson endorses Newt...with EPIC call to action!!)
To: martin_fierro; Tax-chick
To: Daffynition
The one that drives me crazy is when on the news I see them say ‘a honest’ instead of ‘an honest’.
To: Daffynition
The mistake that I see the most is people using the verb contraction “it’s” (that is short for “it is,” when they really mean the possessive “its.”
To: Daffynition
I aint gonna forget to come back and read this post.
To: Daffynition
While we're at it...
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posted on
02/01/2012 12:55:05 PM PST
by
Drew68
To: Daffynition
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posted on
02/01/2012 12:55:10 PM PST
by
babygene
(Figures don't lie, but liars can figure...)
To: Seeing More Clearly Now
prolly loose and lose; and, of cors apostrophizing every “s” ya kin fine!
Semper Watching!
*****
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posted on
02/01/2012 12:55:11 PM PST
by
gunnyg
("A Constitution changed from Freedom, can never be restored; Liberty, once lost, is lost forever...)
To: Daffynition
To: Daffynition
Like dude like why do we even like worry like totally about like minutia when like the government skool indoctrinated like totally can't like speak anyway?
To: Daffynition
Love the pic!
The one that bugs me is mixing up than and then.
Ex: They are appreciated more then they know.
Arrrrrgghhh!
Not that my grammar is perfect...
:)
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posted on
02/01/2012 12:58:08 PM PST
by
Jane Long
(Soli Deo Gloria!)
To: Daffynition
Left out the most obvious one: well v. good.
To: All
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posted on
02/01/2012 12:58:30 PM PST
by
patriot08
(TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
To: Daffynition
seriesly ▼
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posted on
02/01/2012 12:58:44 PM PST
by
ßuddaßudd
(7 days - 7 ways a Guero y Guay Lao << >> with a floating, shifting, ever changing persona)
To: Daffynition
Now discus censor vs. sensor vs. censer vs. censure.
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posted on
02/01/2012 12:59:00 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Herman Cain: possibly the escapee most dangerous to the Democrats since Frederick Douglass.)
To: Daffynition
“May” implies a possibility. “Might” implies far more uncertainty. “You may get drunk if you have two shots in ten minutes” implies a real possibility of drunkenness. “You might get a ticket if you operate a tug boat while drunk” implies a possibility that is far more remote. Someone who says “I may have more wine” could mean he/she doesn't want more wine right now, or that he/she “might” not want any at all. Given the speaker’s indecision on the matter, “might” would be correct.
Also "may" and "might" have a temporal element for their use: "I am staying home in order that you may go out tonight" versus "I stayed home in order that might go out last night."
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posted on
02/01/2012 12:59:03 PM PST
by
aruanan
To: Daffynition
your right...just kidding.
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posted on
02/01/2012 1:00:08 PM PST
by
brivette
To: KarlInOhio
Now discus censor vs. sensor vs. censer vs. censure.
How about discus versus discuss first?
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02/01/2012 1:00:14 PM PST
by
aruanan
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