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    Old 03-15-2012, 02:00 PM
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    it is what it is.Do not like that phrase
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    Old 03-15-2012, 02:30 PM
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    The Man Upstairs - I think that shows a lack of understanding and reverence.
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    Old 03-15-2012, 02:32 PM
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    Using the word Aint just because my mother pounded that in my head and still does! When hubby uses it I cringe!
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    I notice when people do not make the effort to speak correctly. There are rules of grammer and speech just as there are for driving. People who would not drive on the wrong side of the road sometimes see no reason to use the correct form of noun and verb and other parts of speech." I be, him and me, we is, I seen him be doing that, Is you ok? duh? whaz happen? "I cringe to visualize some of these speech patterns in a job interview that is conducted in an office and is a step above asking about previous job experience.

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    Please prepay in advance.
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    Old 03-15-2012, 03:10 PM
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    It'snot I just love this one!
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    Old 03-15-2012, 03:13 PM
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    Apostrophes (') in words that are just plurals. For example, craft's as opposed to crafts. The first is possessive (i.e. the craft's instructions were difficult to understand.) the second is plural (i.e. more than one craft.) The misplaced apostrophe is my biggest grammatical complaint.
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    Someone said on the radio "He has created a false alternate reality." !!!
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    Old 03-15-2012, 03:15 PM
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    Originally Posted by karenpatrick
    Apostrophes (') in words that are just plurals. For example, craft's as opposed to crafts. The first is possessive (i.e. the craft's instructions were difficult to understand.) the second is plural (i.e. more than one craft.) The misplaced apostrophe is my biggest grammatical complaint.
    My second biggest complaint is "I seen" and "I done" instead of "I saw" and "I did". Both drive me crazy.
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    Originally Posted by karenpatrick
    Apostrophes (') in words that are just plurals. For example, craft's as opposed to crafts. The first is possessive (i.e. the craft's instructions were difficult to understand.) the second is plural (i.e. more than one craft.) The misplaced apostrophe is my biggest grammatical complaint.
    An apostophy is also used to connect two words, a contraction, and I am frequently guilty of mis- using the wonderful "A".
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