It's "toe the line," people

[Anonymous]

But it IS a word.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But it IS a word.

[Anonymous]

And yet it is a word listed in the dictionary.

PS - you aren't an author if you self-published.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Champing at the bit," NOT "Chomping at the bit"

"Chomping at or on the bit" is perfectly fine. http://grammarist.com/usage/champing-chomping-at-the-bit/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am good.

I am well.

Both correct. Hate when people correct, I am good.

In the usual context, only the second is correct. People are typically not asking if you are good or bad.

+1. It's very hick to say "I'm good". You are "well".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:God, I need to drink another expresso before I read all of this thread.

But, hey, you spelled "expresso" correctly, which most people don't and constantly misprounce as "espresso". I'm impressed!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"flesh out" not "flush out"

Wrong. These are both legit phrases. "Flesh out" means to add detail; "flush out" means force to break cover. You flesh out the lies you make up for the cops; you flush out your enemies by throwing a grenade into their hiding place, whereupon you shoot them.

No shit. I meant in a business context. Obviously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"flesh out" not "flush out"

Wrong. These are both legit phrases. "Flesh out" means to add detail; "flush out" means force to break cover. You flesh out the lies you make up for the cops; you flush out your enemies by throwing a grenade into their hiding place, whereupon you shoot them.

No shit. I meant in a business context. Obviously.

I don't know. I have a lot of enemies in my office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:God, I need to drink another expresso before I read all of this thread.

But, hey, you spelled "expresso" correctly, which most people don't and constantly misprounce as "espresso". I'm impressed!

I'm sophistimicated

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She went to the mall with Larla and I.....AGH!!!!

No people. She went to the mall with Larla and ME! ME! ME!

This is my weakness. I don't know when it's appropriate to use 'Katie and I' vs 'Katie and me' vs 'I/me and Katie.'

Take away the other person. "Katie and me went to the mall." WRONG. If Katie didn't go to the mall with you, but you still went, you would say "I went to the mall," not "Me went to the mall." On the other hand, if you said, "That was a really good experience for Katie and I" take away Katie. "That was a really good experience for me"... NOT "I." "I" is usually when you are the direct object.

You did for me, what no one else could do. Help me understand, that is. I hope I can remember it.

You are more than welcome. Glad to be of service, especially if it results in one more person speaking correct English.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"That's a whole other..." or "that's another..." .
Not "that's a whole nother ..."

I also cringe at "I have a friend of mine..."

"A whole nother" is a perfectly acceptable American colloquialism. Or, at least, I find it acceptable. Evidently you don't.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

or ending any sentence with a preposition!

Where are you at?

This is the sort of nonsense up with which I will not put.

If you're making a joke, I don't know what you're laughing at. There's not much here to make fun of.

Not the PP, but "this is the sort of impertinence up with which I will not put."

You have shouted your ignorance, PP, one of the world's most important politicians/historians wrote this in the margin of book to his proofreader

Also, it wasn't Winston Churchill.

http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/001715.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am good.

I am well.

Both correct. Hate when people correct, I am good.

In the usual context, only the second is correct. People are typically not asking if you are good or bad.

+1. It's very hick to say "I'm good". You are "well".

It's very uneducated to not understand when "I'm good" is grammatically correct. You sound like a try-hard if you say "I am well" when you actually mean "I am good".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am good.

I am well.

Both correct. Hate when people correct, I am good.

In the usual context, only the second is correct. People are typically not asking if you are good or bad.

+1. It's very hick to say "I'm good". You are "well".

It's very uneducated to not understand when "I'm good" is grammatically correct. You sound like a try-hard if you say "I am well" when you actually mean "I am good".

I'm fine, thanks.

[Anonymous]

Ok teach me how to use 'affect' and 'effect'.