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Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-16-2016, 07:12 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,951
Posted By zozee

Salmon with the "l" pronounced is an acceptable...

Salmon with the "l" pronounced is an acceptable pronunciation. While it may irritate you, to others it is pleasant.
Just as "pecan" can be "pe-CAN" or "pe-CON" - much depends on the geographical...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-15-2016, 04:54 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,951
Posted By zozee

Anyone else have trouble saying "rural"? I feel...

Anyone else have trouble saying "rural"? I feel like my lips are mushed and curled and my teeth are sticking out like a beaver's when I say it.
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-15-2016, 04:49 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,951
Posted By zozee

No, you're not! My sister (the only sister among...

No, you're not! My sister (the only sister among us 4 girls) emphasizes the "wh" and I tease her mercilessly. It sounds like the way broadcast journalists are trained --to put an "h" before the "wh"....
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-13-2016, 09:21 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,951
Posted By zozee

Don't get me started on fillers (um, ya know, you...

Don't get me started on fillers (um, ya know, you know what I mean?, like, aah, but-tum).
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-12-2016, 07:01 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,951
Posted By zozee

Do you mean "grammar"? 😜

Do you mean "grammar"? 😜
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-12-2016, 06:57 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,951
Posted By zozee

@@@@@@@@ Dunster, you are right again! Twice...

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Dunster, you are right again! Twice now you've caught my error . I'm kicking myself (and am embarrassed) that I'm writing before thinking; if I thought through each example three times, I...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-11-2016, 07:13 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,951
Posted By zozee

Other words and phrases that bug me : ...

Other words and phrases that bug me :

"supposively" should be "supposedly"

"very unique" (Can anything be very one-of-a-kind?)

"whenever" instead of "when" ( "Whenever I went to my mom's...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-11-2016, 06:13 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,951
Posted By zozee

How about "I got caught lying on the bed"? Was I...

How about "I got caught lying on the bed"? Was I stretched out, relaxed, when I shouldn't have been? Or was I telling an untruth? Or both?
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-11-2016, 06:10 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,951
Posted By zozee

I misuse lay/lie, but not because I don't...

I misuse lay/lie, but not because I don't understand the difference; I do. The reason is that my parents (although both sticklers for good grammar) both misused it all the time. When you grow up...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-11-2016, 05:58 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,951
Posted By zozee

Me, too! There is no such term as "could of." It...

Me, too! There is no such term as "could of." It doesn't even make sense. I understand that "could've" sounds like "could of," but it makes me grind teeth.

Another no-no I hear is the...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-10-2016, 09:22 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,951
Posted By zozee

I hate the word "moist" also. And panties. Can't...

I hate the word "moist" also. And panties. Can't stand that word.
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-10-2016, 05:52 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,951
Posted By zozee

One word I never get right the first time is...

One word I never get right the first time is "sarcophagus". It always comes out "car-sophagus"--like the love child of an automobile and an esophagus. Good thing it's not a part of my daily...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-10-2016, 05:42 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,951
Posted By zozee

You're right! I DID violate the rule. I knew it...

You're right! I DID violate the rule. I knew it didn't look right, but was thinking "give it to him" and I substituted "whom", forgetting that whom was in a dependent clause. Darn those dependent...
Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
07-10-2016, 01:31 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,951
Posted By zozee

Here's a helpful tip I always told my English...

Here's a helpful tip I always told my English students: use "whom" where you could use "him". Use "who" where you'd use "he" .

Examples:

1. To whom should I write this $5,000 check? To him?...
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