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06-02-2014, 04:40 AM

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Yooper32

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My bugaboo is "anyways". When did the "s" get tacked on that one? and, why?

06-02-2014, 04:52 AM

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quilter1

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Very good article, I plan to pass it on. While we are on the subject- how about spelling errors! 'congradulations' grrr, 'there and their' oh my.

06-02-2014, 05:02 AM

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tessagin

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When I was up north last year, my son's girlfriend was telling us how she "seed" a few deer in their backyard the day before. My son got "As" in English. He tried to correct her by saying in a low toned voice that she "saw" the deer. Seed is a small grain to plant and grow. She got very upset but he was right. She continued her bad grammar usage. Some things you just can't fix.

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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?

06-02-2014, 05:44 AM

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bearisgray

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"Seed" does seem like a logical past tense for "see" - even though I cringe when I hear it.

The ones that I still have trouble with are "lie" and "lay" . "Lie" - as in an untruth, I get.

"Except and accept" - I've seen this more often than I wanted to: "I except PayPal"
"If you agree to this ___, you've excepted the terms and conditions ...."

And I still don't know where to put the second quotation mark(s?) -

06-02-2014, 07:09 AM

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matraina

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Originally Posted by youngduncan

I taught sophomore English for more years than I sometime care to remember. Guess what? Almost all of my students had difficulty with these words back then. I sometimes think that I am the only one who cares anymore about "proper" grammar and syntax. It is good to see that there are those out in the world who still do care.

Me, too. Can't stand to see a grammar, spelling, or this type of error in anything.

06-02-2014, 07:29 AM

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Trisher

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I am really trying not to let imperfect grammar bother me... but deep down, it does. Bring versus take? I cringe when I hear television commercials misusing these words.

ps. Obviously incomplete sentences don't bother me.

06-02-2014, 08:09 AM

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Jan in VA

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One spelling error that often appears here on the Board is "boarder" (someone who pays rent to live with you) and "border" (in our case, the finishing edge of a quilt).

Maybe we could differentiate between these by remembering that we often do not apply just "a" border (whereas "boarder" has that "a"), we often apply more than "a" "border"(as in more than one).

Jan in VA

06-02-2014, 09:41 AM

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kellen46

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One of my main irritants is saying "ideal" instead of "idea" An ideal is a value you hold, an idea is a thought you have. I can't tell you how many times I have heard someone say "I have an ideal that should work"....arrrg. The other one is to say irregardless. People this is not a word. Regardless is the way that idea is expressed. Ideally we would use proper words to express our ideas.

06-02-2014, 01:14 PM

#29

NUBQ

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I'm guilty of saying "I've got" and know as soon as I say it.. No! it's "I have"...I have seen "for sell" more than I ever want to, instead of "for sale..."Maybe it's being too picky, but if the younguns want a decent paying job, perhaps they should think about a good grasp of the English language.. There's a lot of texting language going on out there.
"It couldn't hurt"..

06-02-2014, 02:42 PM

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maviskw

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bearisgray

"Seed" does seem like a logical past tense for "see" - even though I cringe when I hear it. The ones that I still have trouble with are "lie" and "lay" . "Lie" - as in an untruth, I get.

"Except and accept" - I've seen this more often than I wanted to: "I except PayPal"
"If you agree to this ___, you've excepted the terms and conditions ...."
And I still don't know where to put the second quotation mark(s?) -

A book that is a delight to read is: "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner.
She says: "To lay is to place something; there's always a "something" that's being placed. To lie is to recline. If you're not feeling well, lay your tools aside and lie down."
But I don't always remember this.

To accept something is to take it or agree to it. Except means exclude or leave out or other than. I never accept presents from men," said Lorelei, "except when we've been properly introduced."

Amazon accepts all credit cards except Discovery. (Probably not a true statement.) They accept PayPal. You accept their terms.

I love this kind of thing. Thanks for bringing it up.