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To: lee martell
"...until our berthing area caught on fire at 3am. Berthing Area means sleeping area. "

My inner grammar nazi is in touch with a pet peeve of mine. Things are set on fire or catch fire, they do not catch on fire.

10 posted on 09/26/2013 3:32:58 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
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To: muir_redwoods

it’s a midwestern thing

my MIL used to make me cringe when she would say she was going “to the grocery” instead of “the grocery store”


20 posted on 09/26/2013 6:46:22 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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