Posted on 09/28/2011 1:00:49 PM PDT by iowamark
somebody isn’t minding his p’s and q’s
here are some more:
hanged / hung
A picture is hung. A Democrat is hanged.
Flammable / inflammable
It’s the same thing.
Pitted / Unpitted
As best as I can figure, a prune that never had a pit is pitted, and a
prune that once had a pit that got taken out is unpitted.
Or, maybe its the same thing.
Sanction / Sanction
One is the opposite of the other. As in, “I don’t sanction the use of
sanctions.”
he / it
Depending on the context, he refers to a male person or to a person
who is either male or female. It refers to a person of unknown sex.
We also park on driveways and drive on parkways.
I agree. In regard to errors, it is that which bothers me most.
Most TV news readers do not know the difference between an adjective and an adverb. When asked how they are they say “I am good” when they should say “I am well.” I guess they don’t teach kids how to diagram sentences.
Also, big name news readers mispronounce words. I hate it when Britt Hume says “On Tuesdee the candidit said he would make an announcement on Thursdee.”
Then there’s INsure and ENsure.
I saw in a business letter a couple days ago something along the line of “.... long term care insurance would be a compliment to your existing employee benefits....”.
I think they should have used complement. ??
potato
“... That’s where I am at”
One that drives me beyond nutty is “Where you at?” It is like fingers nails on a chalkboard!
In today’s world, this is all mute and irrevalunt!
How about;
“Are you referring to two tutus too?”
Another pair that people confuse: “infer” and “imply”. Even Ronald Reagan used to get this wrong.
I’ve never seen “praps” (and I hope I never do), but “prolly” is one of the most annoying non-words I can think of.
Had adear cuban doctor friend who pluralized plural words. Would crack me up. I’d hear him tell patients...
“Ok, take all your closes (clothes) and shoeses (shoes) off and put both feets on the table.”
We had a pastor who, in his sermons, used as the plural possessive, “You and I’s”: “You and I’s lives”, “You and I’s families”. White guy. Drove me NUTS.
There are always refers to many.
"a lot" is one. One lot, git it?. Even if it is a lot filled with many objects. It is still a single thing. Therefore, There is a lot, not There are a lot.
(I know that there is many here (kidding) who'll disagree, citing examples from pieces by supposedly highly educated and literate people.)
One that always bugs me is when people write or say “try AND” do something. It should be “try TO” do something. I even see this in newspaper articles.
My per peeve is when a patient tells me he/she is “nauseous”. I usually tell them (with a really big smile) that , yeah , their face is making me want to vomit.
This pair got a lot of mention in the other article's comments section. If you're confused on this one, "then" refers to the passing of time, and "than" indicates a comparison. First you need to be better than she is, and then you can win.
If that's true, then isn't this sentence is incorrect?
Isn't "if, then" a comparison?
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