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Post by cheapgenes on May 22, 2011 17:43:59 GMT -5
hookers - who cares
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Post by midjd on May 22, 2011 20:28:47 GMT -5
PrinciPAL (regarding loans), princiPLE (fundamental lesson).
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MN-Investor
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Post by MN-Investor on May 22, 2011 21:40:24 GMT -5
For the people having trouble with it's or its:
His, hers, and its are all possessives. None have apostrophes.
He's, she's and it's are contractions for he is, she is, and it is. All require apostrophes.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2011 8:01:33 GMT -5
Actually, this is normal. She is trying to make everything a regular verb. What we like to ignore is that English constantly evolves. Have you heard someone say, "So-and-so lighted the candles" or "Once again she has proved me wrong"? Both are "incorrect" but are frequently cited as proof that the language is slowly changing. I wonder if Phil remembers this rule. First person always required the word "shall" in everyday speech while second and third person used "will." In order to be emphatic, you reversed these: "I will" is supposedly more emphatic than "I shall" and "you shall" is supposedly more emphatic than "I will." The grammar rules you all are so fond of were really written by a bunch of 18th century mathematicians and are based on Latin. You should never start a sentence with "however," for example, because it can't be done in Latin.
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Post by seriousthistime on May 23, 2011 8:15:00 GMT -5
Much of my workday, and that of my coworkers, is spent writing. One coworker talked about a party that he and his fiancee were going to have. When he referred to it as "Shannon's and my's party" he stopped and asked if that was the right way to say it. I guess he gets points for questioning whether it was correct ...
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Post by steph08 on May 23, 2011 8:34:01 GMT -5
My 29 year old coworkers says "ambliance" instead of "ambulance." I about died the first time she said it. Really, it might have been cute when she was 3 or 4 or 5, but someone should have corrected that girl!
I hate there/their/they're, its/its, you're/your, were/where/we're, etc. It really isn't that hard to figure out!
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Post by Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ on May 23, 2011 8:34:38 GMT -5
There is an espresso machine here at work, and my co-worker and I grab one in the late afternoon. It's been a couple of years that we are here and he continuously calls the beverage: "expresso".
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Post by 8 Bit WWBG on May 23, 2011 8:43:38 GMT -5
Do you have to axe your co-worker to get an expresso, or do bofa-y'all just show up at da machine?
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Post by Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ on May 23, 2011 8:56:18 GMT -5
Do you have to axe your co-worker to get an expresso, or do bofa-y'all just show up at da machine?
That pronunciation of the word "ask" is widespread in Brooklyn. I was born and raised there. I am very conscious of this and make an effort to use the proper pronunciation.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 23, 2011 9:34:33 GMT -5
reading - Counsel and council. Counsel is advice and council is the group of people meeting (to provide the advice?) My grade school was Mother of Good Counsel and it really annoys me to see those two mixed up. Probably the result of 8 years of school there....
hearing - ax and liberry. There is not a liberry tree/bush that grows books anywhere on the planet...
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Post by CarolinaKat on May 23, 2011 10:30:12 GMT -5
I have discovered I am MUCH more forgiving when the phrase is spoken. If it is typed, I'm more critical of grammar. Many people resort to surrounding vernacular when they are in casual conversation (I seen) and when they are typing use it properly (I saw).
Okay that's a bad example. "I seen" anything drives me UP THE WALL when I hear it. But the it makes the point. I'm also forgiving of typos in texts, IMs and quick e-mails, not so much in reviewed documents
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Post by chiver78 on May 23, 2011 10:54:55 GMT -5
I had a friend whose mother instead of having a cataract had a cadillac in her eye my Nana used to talk about relatives with emphysem-i-a, and there was always the Italian way of referring to lunch - a sang-wich.
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Post by ontrack on May 23, 2011 11:57:24 GMT -5
All of these have been mentioned already, but I'll list the ones that rile me most (all of which I've seen misused here) :-P Advise instead of advice--the former is the verb, the latter the noun. Loose vs. loose more vs. fewer "The dog belongs to Sally and I"--saying I instead of me doesn't make you sound smarter when you're using it incorrectly.
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Post by swamp on May 23, 2011 11:59:35 GMT -5
My FIL has his chimily cleaned yearly, eats pasketti, and asked what a pinchon (pension) was.
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Post by doxieluvr on May 23, 2011 12:05:02 GMT -5
My coworker always says "i seen". She is the pet around here so i do not think it affects her career.
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Post by chiver78 on May 23, 2011 12:14:52 GMT -5
a big one in this area is "alls I gotta do.." or "alls you need is..." "all" is singular, there is no 's' at the end.
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Post by swamp on May 23, 2011 12:17:44 GMT -5
Waitress speak where I live: What can I get youse guys? Would youse like to start of with a drink. I can tell youse our specials.
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Post by thyme4change on May 23, 2011 12:18:27 GMT -5
My husband’s pet peeve is “since.” He says that only indicates passage of time, but people use it to show cause. Like “Since this happened, you should do that.” But he says really educated colleagues use it this way – so he is wonder if he is wrong. Does anybody know?
Gee – your children must be well behaved. Baby goats is a pretty good description of most of the kids I know.
We had a white, middle-aged, well educated vice president who use to use “Hundy” and “Fitty” instead of “Hundred” and “Fifty.” I thought it was kind of funny when we were just tossing numbers around. She knew I listened to rap music – so I thought it was just a little funny thing she was doing to keep it casual. Then I went to her formal presentation to the BOD, and she used it there, too. I was mortified for her. They fired her.
I have completely given up on these two. I just take a pick – I figure I have a 50/50 shot of getting it correct.
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Post by midjd on May 23, 2011 12:18:45 GMT -5
I hear "all y'all" and "all y'alls" around here a lot, but luckily for my sanity, haven't seen it in writing much
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Post by moneymaven on May 23, 2011 12:32:30 GMT -5
Waitress speak where I live: What can I get youse guys? Would youse like to start of with a drink. I can tell youse our specials.
My uncles in NY speak like this. How youse doing? Youse enjoying Colorado?
Drives me bananas.
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Post by swamp on May 23, 2011 12:33:55 GMT -5
Another common one is "Ownt Got" which is short for "I don't got." GAH!!!!
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Post by CarolinaKat on May 23, 2011 12:34:43 GMT -5
Another common one is "Ownt Got" which is short for "I don't got." GAH!!!! I don't think I could live in NY
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Post by moneymaven on May 23, 2011 12:35:55 GMT -5
I had a friend whose mother instead of having a cataract had a cadillac in her eye
Maybe it was my grandmother. She called me to announce she had Cadillacs in her eyes, so she had to get a new subscription. Bless her heart... she's old and English is her second language, so I can forgive.
Spoken mistakes are one thing - written offenses are another. I cannot stand poor grammar or punctuation in reviewed documents.
Poor email manners drive me crazy. Must you write everything in caps lock? Words have punctuation, so use it!
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Post by swamp on May 23, 2011 12:38:10 GMT -5
Another common one is "Ownt Got" which is short for "I don't got." GAH!!!! I don't think I could live in NY I don't live in NYC, this is rural linguistic homicide.
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Post by CarolinaKat on May 23, 2011 12:41:56 GMT -5
I don't think I could live in NY I don't live in NYC, this is rural linguistic homicide. Quote still stands
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Post by MN-Investor on May 23, 2011 12:43:58 GMT -5
My husband’s pet peeve is “since.” He says that only indicates passage of time, but people use it to show cause. Like “Since this happened, you should do that.” But he says really educated colleagues use it this way – so he is wonder if he is wrong. Does anybody know? Invest in a dictionary. I just looked in two different dictionaries that I have at home - a Merriam-Webster dictionary and an American Heritage dictionary - and both of them give "because" as a definition of "since." There is nothing unusual or slang about it. It is normal, accepted usage. Or just look it up on the internet. Go to Google and type: definition since. Look at their definition when "since" is being used as a conjunction.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2011 12:51:01 GMT -5
In writing, alot used instead of a lot. I see it here all the time.
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Post by Clever Username on May 23, 2011 13:14:12 GMT -5
You'd all love this. I've got a second grader. One of her weekly homework assignments is her DOL: Daily Oral Language They'll give her a muked up colloquial sentance. Her job, fix it. It's frightening how many times I blank when they put a fine point on something.
him and a panda are gunna eat shoots and leaves
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Post by thyme4change on May 23, 2011 13:25:31 GMT -5
There is a dirty joke about a panda who finds a prostitute who can cook, so he eats, shoots and leaves - or something like that.
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Post by gsbrq on May 23, 2011 13:35:53 GMT -5
a big one in this area is "alls I gotta do.." or "alls you need is..." "all" is singular, there is no 's' at the end. For reals.
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