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To: chichipow

“No one likes the grammar police. :)”

Some people do. Look at the sales for “Eats, Shoots & Leaves.” However, even if they don’t, I don’t care. This fad of using adjectives as nouns annoys me, and it must be stopped.


15 posted on 02/18/2011 2:21:19 PM PST by Tublecane
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To: Tublecane
Some people do. Look at the sales for “Eats, Shoots & Leaves.” However, even if they don’t, I don’t care. This fad of using adjectives as nouns annoys me, and it must be stopped.

For me, it's newswriting done in the present tense. It drives me NUTS.

16 posted on 02/18/2011 2:28:32 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("It's hard to take the president seriously." - Jim DeMint)
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To: Tublecane

It’s the new annoy....


21 posted on 02/18/2011 4:38:54 PM PST by Cyber Liberty (Win The Future = Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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