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Bucky

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25. less than and fewer than are both acceptable

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Wed Apr 26, 2017, 11:02 AM

Apr 2017

depending on the circumstance

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PSA: "would of", "could of", "should of", "might of" are meaningless phrases. [View all] eppur_se_muova Apr 2017 OP

thanks! i must of got lost, somewhere down the line.... unblock Apr 2017 #1

Poetic license! WinkyDink Apr 2017 #58

And yes it does matter. Iggo Apr 2017 #2

Lol. cwydro Apr 2017 #3

Whenever I see "here, here," I'm tempted to reply with MineralMan Apr 2017 #22

I love that! cwydro Apr 2017 #35

+1 Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #31

I will oppose these malapropisms with the might of titans. Orrex Apr 2017 #4

Lol! I'm having a bad week, and this made me smile. Thx. spooky3 Apr 2017 #13

:) Orrex Apr 2017 #15

Should of known that. DetlefK Apr 2017 #5

And it's a Foreword at the beginning of a book, not a 'forward' Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #6

Sometimes that's a deliberate pun ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2017 #7

Do you read backwards in a book? n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2017 #8

Depends on the language the book is written in. Exilednight Apr 2017 #9

It must be great reading Japanese Mystery Novels, you always know who did it first. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2017 #10

Kind Of Sucks The Fun Out Of It ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #11

actually, some great mysteries unfold just this way. unblock Apr 2017 #54

You're right, Columbo was Japanese!... PoliticAverse Apr 2017 #63

Yeah, I Forgot About That ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #65

Lol! cwydro Apr 2017 #16

reltub eht? Bucky Apr 2017 #26

Rekop ecalperif a htiw moor gniward eht ni. PoliticAverse Apr 2017 #49

Yep. The written contraction is clear. The spoken contraction is ... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #12

- Bigredhunk Apr 2017 #14

less than and fewer than are both acceptable Bucky Apr 2017 #25

The circumstances to use one or the other are specific and EASY to remember. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #34

Heh. That one bugs me too, but maybe a little less. eppur_se_muova Apr 2017 #70

Thank you Bucky Apr 2017 #82

And don't forget "defiantly" instead of "definitely." subterranean Apr 2017 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #32

Those drive me crazy. Aristus Apr 2017 #17

Your rite. aidbo Apr 2017 #18

3...2...1... Bucky Apr 2017 #24

I'm pretty sure that's 'yore write'. Blanks Apr 2017 #55

The ones that make me crazy are 'breath' and 'breathe'. WillowTree Apr 2017 #19

I detest the Palinism "also too". BSdetect Apr 2017 #20

Reminds me of another one I hate..... LisaM Apr 2017 #39

sort of like "tiny little" shanti Apr 2017 #48

And while I'm at it BSdetect Apr 2017 #21

I saw "could of" last week in a BBC article. Seriously. Bucky Apr 2017 #23

Thank you! The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #27

There, their, they're. nt LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #29

+100! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #77

I am here, here in a lumber yard... beastie boy Apr 2017 #30

Those drive me crazy too but, Mr. Evil Apr 2017 #33

Ah! You beat me to loose and lose. LisaM Apr 2017 #37

Thanks! I'm often tempted to randomly mention some grammatical pet peeve.... LisaM Apr 2017 #36

If you like people, for the verb use "serve" for people and "service" for machinery Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #38

YES!!! You actually see it in highly acclaimed literary works. japple Apr 2017 #40

I saw a sign at the March for Science that said "Eppur se muova". I had to ask Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #41

Wow that one is obscure FakeNoose Apr 2017 #57

And I managed to misspell "si". eppur_se_muova Apr 2017 #71

Doesn't matter Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #75

Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda keithbvadu2 Apr 2017 #42

I came here to point out that it should be "have" in each case! Thanks! George II Apr 2017 #43

For all intensive purposes... True Dough Apr 2017 #44

I endorse this thread bigly. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #45

VIOLA! It's so simple once you pointed it out! ;-) BamaRefugee Apr 2017 #46

Pet Peeve: "defiantly" when, bless their little hearts, they mean "definitely" BamaRefugee Apr 2017 #47

Yes. Skidmore Apr 2017 #50

Thank you. Illiteracy: it's not just for Republicans any more Warpy Apr 2017 #51

It never was. It drives me nuts when people go troll hunting here Ms. Toad Apr 2017 #67

Don't forget "tow" the line. cwydro Apr 2017 #52

Or "should of went" and "could of did" Blaukraut Apr 2017 #53

Ugh, there are so many Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #56

That's probably my biggest pet peeve too... Blanks Apr 2017 #59

Think alphabetical. You Affect something in order to get an Effect. WinkyDink Apr 2017 #61

The tip that I read... Blanks Apr 2017 #66

Not much of a tip, then, eh? WinkyDink Apr 2017 #68

Actually, both can be either noun or verb. :) eppur_se_muova Apr 2017 #72

Actually, as a former English teacher, I know all the above. Clearly, the poster was not WinkyDink Apr 2017 #76

How to get "its" and "it's" right: NO Possessive Pronoun takes an apostrophe. We don't write "her's, WinkyDink Apr 2017 #60

and stop "begging the question" when you mean "raising the question" 0rganism Apr 2017 #62

dun Cowect muh Engels-isH, u eleetizst. YoungDemCA Apr 2017 #64

Wooda knever nown. NCTraveler Apr 2017 #69

The difference between PDittie Apr 2017 #73

All perfectly correct grammar--in Republicanese DFW Apr 2017 #74

Heh ... you had to mention the Simpsons: "Marge! I'm going over to the Flanderes's ! nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2017 #81

My biggest peeves lately SchrodingersCatbox Apr 2017 #78

Another is "responsible to" Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #79

Thank you. It is as grating as, "He done it". OnDoutside Apr 2017 #80