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Does this include cursive ? Tetrachloride May 2020 #1
My fingers are crossed. elleng May 2020 #2
I've given up... targetpractice May 2020 #3
I'm not driven crazy by it exactly, but jmbar2 May 2020 #4
Hah... That reminds me of a quote from Designing Women... targetpractice May 2020 #6
My bugaboos are: me and him and just between you and I dhol82 May 2020 #8
mine is barbtries May 2020 #24
And no matter how many times you correct Codeine May 2020 #68
I tell my son all the time VarryOn May 2020 #5
I've thought about posting a short guide for common mistakes I see a lot. notdarkyet May 2020 #20
I'd vote for it, but I put a lot of weight on grammar and spelling... VarryOn May 2020 #31
then vs than Kali May 2020 #55
Less vs fewer JustABozoOnThisBus May 2020 #69
Have always felt the same. However, if fewer people don't know the difference between Hoyt May 2020 #28
Nope. I correct my children and grandchildren. dhol82 May 2020 #7
Thankfully, my children correct their children. elleng May 2020 #10
My grandchildren are in their 30's dhol82 May 2020 #14
My youngest daughter teaches English at a community college. Writing was important in our house. notdarkyet May 2020 #22
i don't know this, barbtries May 2020 #18
I think you are right drmeow May 2020 #26
t glottalization bugs the hell out of me. nocoincidences May 2020 #9
Boa'house Blues Heron May 2020 #12
Kih-un and buh-on is the glottal stop. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #15
Similarly annoying is the mispronunciation of "didn't" as "di-ent", Totally Tunsie May 2020 #43
Now that you mention it jmbar2 May 2020 #16
We seem to have shamed the fry Codeine May 2020 #67
Yes indeed jmbar2 May 2020 #71
Ed Sullivan: Beah-les. Back when I had New York City in-laws, they'd say boh-les. NBachers May 2020 #40
Bugs me too. Ron Obvious May 2020 #54
OMG I literally had this conversation Codeine May 2020 #66
I was a newspaper copy editor for 45 years. Jeebo May 2020 #11
I am mostly with you, but it is my understanding that the United States Post Office PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #21
Have you noticed how everyone takes pitchers with their cameras now? Jack-o-Lantern May 2020 #13
I seen that. tavernier May 2020 #51
When my sister and I had young kids, some 30 or so years ago now, PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #17
I try my best at using proper punctuation but sometimes I suck at it. Doreen May 2020 #19
Thank you for saying you would rather be corrected by a grammar cop. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #23
I like the "Ask the Grammer Nazi" idea. Doreen May 2020 #30
Ahhh, I need you. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #32
I don't think I have seen that word or I am not aware that I have. Doreen May 2020 #34
When I was a kid we had a neighbor who pronounced the flower "anemone" The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #35
I do happen to know the correct pronunciation of "anemone" PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #38
I once heard a guy order chablis wine as "chabliss." NBachers May 2020 #41
in-co-ate ... like the h isn't even there ... ttbomk anyway ... think accent is on CO but not sure mr_lebowski May 2020 #36
Ironically, Poindexter, I did that very thing a couple of hours ago Totally Tunsie May 2020 #44
What makes me want to scream wryter2000 May 2020 #25
When I become the Grammar Dictator of North America there will be SEVERE consequences PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #39
I'll vote for you wryter2000 May 2020 #49
Do Dictators Need Votes? ProfessorGAC May 2020 #60
My dad was a grammar cop starting when I was first learning to talk. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #27
It goes back a long time. Chaucer wasn't gud with it either. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #29
technically dweller May 2020 #33
Sadly I can't be tavernier May 2020 #52
People who use 'anymore' like it's synonymous with 'nowadays' drive me insane ... mr_lebowski May 2020 #37
I will confess to the uncontrollable urge to put an apostrophe in its, as in "Put in its place." NBachers May 2020 #42
Here's the best way I've ever come across to remember how to handle the "its" apostrophe: royable May 2020 #45
I am currently helping a nephew teaching online English classes with his eight year old malaise May 2020 #46
That drives me nuts, too. DFW May 2020 #47
I feel your pain. While I make plenty of typos, I do know basic grammatical and spelling rules. hlthe2b May 2020 #48
Work on your grandkids. It's a very worthwhile project. Paladin May 2020 #50
When my daughter was young, she would mis-hear words that she had never seen in writing. Tracer May 2020 #53
lighten up! nt USALiberal May 2020 #56
I love it. Iggo May 2020 #57
Unfortunately, one of the things that has crept up on me with age... LAS14 May 2020 #58
AND!!! Expensive signs, neon and such, which have apostrophe s all over the place, LAS14 May 2020 #59
Here's where an understanding of apostrophes is significantly important: Totally Tunsie May 2020 #61
A man says to his wife who is in labor: LeftInTX May 2020 #62
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-hahahahahahaha.......... Iggo May 2020 #64
If you hate being one. don't be one. Wolf Frankula May 2020 #63
Were they casual readers as kids? Codeine May 2020 #65
My oldest daughter is an RN, MSN and teaches nursing tavernier May 2020 #70
Considering how well they've done Codeine May 2020 #74
Excuse me but Aaaaaaargh has 7 A's lame54 May 2020 #72
Yes. tavernier May 2020 #73
Thanks. tavernier May 2020 #75
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