Commonly Misused Phrases
11-20-2017, 05:10 AM
#31
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Two phrases that really bug me. "I should have went"
And "Me and my friends"
I've even heard news anchors and talk show hosts incorrectly use these phrases.
I have to bite my tongue to keep from correcting people, especially since I know that my grammar isn't perfect either.
And "Me and my friends"
I've even heard news anchors and talk show hosts incorrectly use these phrases.
I have to bite my tongue to keep from correcting people, especially since I know that my grammar isn't perfect either.
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11-20-2017, 05:15 AM
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Two phrases that really bug me. "I should have went" (should be I could have gone).
And "Me and my friends" (My friends and I). I've even heard news anchors and talk show hosts incorrectly use these phrases.
I have to bite my tongue to keep from correcting people, especially since I know that my grammar isn't perfect either.
And "Me and my friends" (My friends and I). I've even heard news anchors and talk show hosts incorrectly use these phrases.
I have to bite my tongue to keep from correcting people, especially since I know that my grammar isn't perfect either.
11-20-2017, 06:42 AM
#34
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My high school English teacher went bananas every time a student said ‘I like that a lot’. She would say ‘A lot is a piece of land’. I used to read a blog every day that had so many spelling errors I would end up counting them, others suggested she use spell check but she said it was her blog and she didn’t care. She always referred to herself as an educator.
11-20-2017, 10:08 AM
#35
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Correctly spoken often ("offen" not off-ten) bothers me. Also the over-used word "that" wherein "this" is "offen" correct. "That" starts a parenthetical phrase supported by a complete sentence or thought. And "irregardless" is not a word.
11-20-2017, 10:32 AM
#36
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Except for legal documents and contracts -
does it really matter as long as the "hearer" gets/understands what the "speaker" meant?
However, I am more comfortable with "conventional/correct/precise" usage of words and "conventional" spellings of those words.
It is also helpful - to me, anyway - to have what an acronym means spelled out - at least the first time it's used.
The same set of letters can mean different things to different people.
Example: In a hospital setting - the diagnosis was Shortness of Breath - but it was not spelled out. As a newbie, I was wondering if this patient had an unpleasant temperament - and thought it was unusual for something like that to be on the Kardex (that's what they used back then) - although if that was so, it was good to be aware of that.
does it really matter as long as the "hearer" gets/understands what the "speaker" meant?
However, I am more comfortable with "conventional/correct/precise" usage of words and "conventional" spellings of those words.
It is also helpful - to me, anyway - to have what an acronym means spelled out - at least the first time it's used.
The same set of letters can mean different things to different people.
Example: In a hospital setting - the diagnosis was Shortness of Breath - but it was not spelled out. As a newbie, I was wondering if this patient had an unpleasant temperament - and thought it was unusual for something like that to be on the Kardex (that's what they used back then) - although if that was so, it was good to be aware of that.
11-20-2017, 11:11 AM
#37
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The ones I can't stand:
Supposably
should of (that one drives me Nuts!!)
haft to
One of my coworker's put's an apo'strophe next to every single 'S. Make's it difficult to read and comprehend. 'See what I mean?
question on something, instead of question about something
Supposably
should of (that one drives me Nuts!!)
haft to
One of my coworker's put's an apo'strophe next to every single 'S. Make's it difficult to read and comprehend. 'See what I mean?
question on something, instead of question about something
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 11-23-2017 at 06:30 AM. Reason: remove shouting/ all CAPS
11-21-2017, 06:51 AM
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This thread is reminding me of this cartoon, about the "Alot": http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.co...verything.html
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