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To: econjack

My pet peeve: improper use of “that” instead of “who”. Example:

He was the man that robbed the store.

It should be:

He was the man who robbed the store.

I hear this one butchered fairly regularly on the evening news.

I TOTALLY agree. It is one of my pet peeves as well.


31 posted on 07/09/2015 12:07:27 PM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Mollypitcher1
I hear this one butchered fairly regularly on the evening news.

Lots of robberies in your area?...................

38 posted on 07/09/2015 12:12:01 PM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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