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By Dream_chaser   Comments: 24034, member since Thu Jul 26, 2001On Thu Jan 26, 2012 05:39 PM
And mine, too!!! 5 Replies to Grandma's Pet Peeves |
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By schuhplattler  Comments: 2212, member since Sat Dec 23, 2006On Thu Jan 26, 2012 06:35 PM
Yes, but to correct grammar without first resolving the subject being discussed is a red herring up with which I shall not put.
Incidentally, from Microsoft Encarta College Dictionary:
effect, vt to succeed in making or doing something (formal) - They effected their escape through a rear window. |
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By Tansey Comments: 1453, member since Fri Mar 27, 2009On Thu Jan 26, 2012 07:06 PM
Love it! I worked as a proofreader while in college and these things drive me crazy. I agree with all of it, except for #7. Nonplus means exactly what I think it means! |
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By Martha_Cecille  Comments: 1114, member since Sun Oct 12, 2008On Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:48 AM
having english as a foreign language makes you learning these things over and over and over again, happy to see that native speakers have these troubles, too 
I myself had a hard time to learn to use except and accept at the right time ^^ |
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By Merfi Comments: 3059, member since Wed Jan 18, 2006On Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:42 PM
I think "I could care less" might be an American thing, I've never seen it outside of American TV programmes.
All of these annoy me no end. I'm often surprised by the number of my fellow English majors who make these mistakes. |
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By wickedangelclare Comments: 38, member since Mon Jan 16, 2012On Tue Feb 21, 2012 07:18 AM
my pet peeve too!!! Im always correcting the children! |
