To: Monrose72
“With all DO respect”??? Come on, people. The phrase is “all DEW respect, “ meaning all the respect dew to someone. It’s sad to see errors like this every day in our media.
And don’t even try to teach writers the proper uses of “less” and “fewer.”
7 posted on
12/08/2019 7:26:33 AM PST by
txrefugee
To: txrefugee
Actually it’s with all “due” respect, not “dew” or “do”.
10 posted on
12/08/2019 7:28:30 AM PST by
dynoman
(Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
To: txrefugee
??? “dew” ???
Try “due” ...
To: txrefugee
“With all DO respect”??? Come on, people. The phrase is “all DEW respect, “ meaning all the respect dew to someone. It’s sad to see errors like this every day in our media. If you are going to correct someone’s grammar and English usage and spelling, not to mention the correct word, it does help if you, yourself, use the correct grammar and English usage and spelling, the correct word.
The correct word is “due,” as in “owing” something of value or justice to someone, whether it be money, respect, or justice, not “dew” which is moisture which accumulates when temperature changes in a overly water-saturated atmosphere or when there is high humidity.
16 posted on
12/08/2019 7:40:35 AM PST by
Swordmaker
(My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplophobe bigot!)
To: All
Mike Turner -”Alramed”?! Give me a break rino. Way to help the rats a-whole.
To: txrefugee
I agree with you on the woeful usages of “less” and “fewer.” Easy rule of thumb is if you can count it, use “fewer”, if you can’t count it, use “less.” I.e., “I have less gasoline in my tank, so there are fewer gallons of gasoline available to get me where I need to go.”
21 posted on
12/08/2019 7:44:45 AM PST by
Swordmaker
(My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplophobe bigot!)
To: txrefugee
These grammar and spelling issues are HUGH and SERRIOUS.
To: txrefugee
25 posted on
12/08/2019 7:51:33 AM PST by
TADSLOS
(You know why you can enjoy a day at the Zoo? Because walls work.)
To: txrefugee; dynoman; Repeal The 17th; Swordmaker; ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton; TADSLOS
Click on image to watch Weird Al's video anthem to all of us grammar nazis. (3:45)
32 posted on
12/08/2019 8:32:52 AM PST by
Maceman
(Trump Trumps Hate!!!)
To: txrefugee
Blame the “DEW” vs. “due” thing on Android auto-correct. Just about every time I try to write a carefully considered post using my tablet or phone that I am certain will impress my fellow freepers... Android auto-correct steps in and muddles it up. No red squiggly lines like the one I am seeing under "muddles" warn of the impending doom about to follow after tapping the "post" button.
To: txrefugee
“”And don’t even try to teach writers the proper uses of “less” and “fewer.””
And while we’re on the subject - don’t leave out:
BRING (brought) and TAKE (took).......
Did you bring your TV in for repairs or did you take it in for repairs?
Interesting what comes out of that. English is fun but not when people aren’t using it properly as we see here on a daily basis.
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