Awkward words
07-12-2016, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Peckish
Nuclear. New-clear, not nuke-u-ler.
I always have to look twice when spelling "separate". I get it wrong nearly every time.
I always have to look twice when spelling "separate". I get it wrong nearly every time.
!Peggi, maybe the hint that "separate" is "apart" from something will help you remember that the word is se-par-ate.
My personal bugaboo is the lie/lay, laid, lain group. Must have missed that week in grade school -- probably with severe poison ivy, which happened several springs in a row!
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07-12-2016, 06:35 PM
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The one word that I see typed and then hear spoken that drives me crazy is "your" when "you're" is meant. I fear that the millennials truly believe that "your welcome" is what is said after "thank you" instead of "you're welcome".
07-12-2016, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by madamekelly
I do have one question. How do people diagram a sentence? I have heard the term, but have never known what it means.
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07-12-2016, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by dunster
Laid IS the past tense of lay, but lay is the past tense of lie. Oh, how confusing! I was so confused I lay down for a while, or maybe I laid myself down. I know I use those words incorrectly at least half the time.
Words that are often used incorrectly on this board - boarder instead of border, salvage instead of selvage/selvedge.
My DH was from NY, and he had a funny way of saying drawer. The kids used to try to get him to say it, because they thought it was funny. Now I have trouble saying the word too. (Try it - it's a hard word to say!)
Words that are often used incorrectly on this board - boarder instead of border, salvage instead of selvage/selvedge.
My DH was from NY, and he had a funny way of saying drawer. The kids used to try to get him to say it, because they thought it was funny. Now I have trouble saying the word too. (Try it - it's a hard word to say!)
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 wouldn't have to keep wiping the proverbial egg off my face.
07-12-2016, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by mojo11
This is a great thread! I really am educated, but I find myself using so many slang words and sentences. My DMIL used to say-- Don't tump that glass over. Not sure if it was dump or tumble. That bothered me. LOL We all have our own ways of talking but some times they sound ignorant. (sp) I really am enjoying reading these. I probably may several grammer errors in this. LOLOL 
Do you mean "grammar"? 😜
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