Posted on 12/22/2004 9:32:13 AM PST by georgiadevildog
FReepmail, then, please? On bended knee I beseech you!
Ungh. Done. Sort of.
And, of course, it is pronounced "dater"...:)
Got you!
I believe it's rooted in an uneasy relationship with God-as-Father, reflecting a pervasive dishonesty in the association with their own parents. I base this conclusion on my children's use of "just," either in petitions, "Could I just check my messages on the computer for a few minutes?" or in excuses, "I was just trying to see if Tom could really breathe underwater." Take it or leave it :-).
Just like Yoda so I can be, your ping list I want on.
It's even worse than that here in California. When people pray, they punctuate every sentence with "just". When they speak to other people, they randomly sprinkle "like" into everything, often quite liberally.
"I was like so bummed when she didn't call, and so I was like 'Why didn't you call?' and she was like 'As if, like I'd really want to call you!'".
Please add me to your verbal mayhem ping list.
Here, here" as a gesture of agreement... How about "Hear here!!"? Thanks! You're both added to the Typso list. It's located at the bottom of the Tax-chick profile page, if you ever want to use it!
My pet peeve is the use of "that" and "which" to refer to people (instead of who/whom).Do you have any links about where to place commas? This is my downfall. I always think I'm using too many or too few.
Champing/Chomping at the bit
Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never be used. Do not put statements in the negative form. Verbs have to agree with their subjects. Proofread carefully to see if you words out. If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing. A writer must not shift your point of view. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction. (Remember, too, a preposition is a terrible word to end a sentence with.) Don't overuse exclamation marks!! Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of 10 or more words, to their antecedents. Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided. If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is. Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors. Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky. Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their writing. Always pick on the correct idiom. The adverb always follows the verb. Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; seek viable alternatives.
Standing on line.
Having a coffee.
Dungarees
Handbags
But I especially hate when people say:
"He was hoisted on his own petard." A "petard" being a bomb, not some boat equipment. Sheesh.
( P ) Pronunciation Key (p
-tärd
)
ditum, from neuter past participle of pdere, to break wind. See pezd- in Indo-European Roots.] Word History: The French used pétard, “a loud discharge of intestinal gas,” for a kind of infernal engine for blasting through the gates of a city. “To be hoist by one's own petard,” a now proverbial phrase apparently originating with Shakespeare's Hamlet (around 1604) not long after the word entered English (around 1598), means “to blow oneself up with one's own bomb, be undone by one's own devices.” The French noun pet, “fart,” developed regularly from the Latin noun p
That's the one I see the most often on FreeRepublic. The kicker is when someone has "Looser" in the thread title.
"No one"/"noone" drives me up a wall, personally. Who is this Noone fellow?
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