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06-02-2014, 02:54 PM
#31
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Location: Pennsylvania
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Originally Posted by maviskw
My son grew up knowing how to use seen and saw, but his good habits have gone by the wayside since his wife used it the other way. Sigh! I have heard that this "I seen" thing is much more prevalent in the Midwest; and even specific to central Wisconsin. I'm surprised to see it from Georgia.
My hypothesis is that they hear "I've seen" and didn't hear the "v". Irks me every time.
Really loved this post. But I think the sentence for the definition for illicit is incorrect. The sentence says to "illicit a response" I think a more correct way to say it would be to "elicit an illicit response". Elicit is to draw it out, and Illicit is something unlawful. Am I right?
My hypothesis is that they hear "I've seen" and didn't hear the "v". Irks me every time.
Really loved this post. But I think the sentence for the definition for illicit is incorrect. The sentence says to "illicit a response" I think a more correct way to say it would be to "elicit an illicit response". Elicit is to draw it out, and Illicit is something unlawful. Am I right?
06-03-2014, 10:34 AM
#35
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Ohio
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Originally Posted by Onebyone
What is so sad, the majority of the college graduates do not know grammar rules. I discovered this in the new hires when I was still working. They were letting spell/grammar checks do all the corrections.
06-03-2014, 04:48 PM
#36
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Location: Central Wisconsin
Posts: 4,391
Originally Posted by Trisher
A good book for grammar buffs is "Eats, Shoots & Leaves".
(Edited to correct poor grammar
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(Edited to correct poor grammar
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