Anyway, it's our GOD given right to screw up the already screwed up English language - we'll all be forced to speak espanol pretty soon if the current regime gets their way.
mark to snag that pic
lol. thanks for the post!
OMG this is hugh!
And then there are the philistines who confuse Brie with Camembert, and Burgundy with Beaujolais.
Bfl, thanks for posting.
One definition of "moot" in Websters is: "deprived of practical significance : made abstract or purely academic"
I'm not sure I get the difference.
Not only do most people misuse “moot”, but many of them misspell/pronounce/misunderstand it as “mute”.
As in, "I got to carry my father to the doctor this afternoon."
GR8 POST!
But will those who need it, read it?
Very good. Perhaps we could send some FReepers to grammar boot camp.
Actually, I can excuse people who are typing a quick response in a post, but I want to tear my hair out at what passes for journalistic writing in more than I few of the articles I see in a day. And what comes out of the mouths of the idiot pundits makes me scream at my TV quite frequently.
How about “nother” as in “That’s a whole nother thing”? Aack!
bfl
I’d have gotten further in life if I knew these simple rules :-)
I two try too abide by these rules. Also the issue between these to words - their and they’re. There important.
It annoys me when someone uses anxious instead of eager to describe their feelings of excitement over an upcoming event. I also try, but often fail to not end a sentence with a preposition. Also, I feel guilty using the word “got” as my 7th grade teacher taught that there is always a better word to use then the word “got.” A rule like that really makes you think about what you are actually saying as “got” can be used to substitute for many other words. Think about it next time you use the word “got” there is a more appropriate word that you could use.
“Continue on” is my favorite. The “on” is redundant.
Myriad (preceded by the word “a” or followed with the word “of”)is one of the most misused words. If you can’t literally replace it with “many” without the sentence sounding awkward, you are probably misusing it.
Mixed metaphores. Doncha luv those? Here’s one from a concurrent thread (context obvious):
“Orly is our Joan and we will not throw her to the wolves.”
English is a difficult language up with which we must all put.