It's "toe the line," people

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:11:45 again to report that my in-laws have had an engraved door knocker that reads, "Nelson's."

I so want to ask why Nelson feels the need to claim ownership of a stupid brass door knocker.

The door knocker should read Nelson or maybe even The Nelsons. No apostrophe!

Feels so good to get this off my chest.

This is my pet peeve. I want to ask, "The Nelson's what?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please do not insert "the" before a disease. "I got the diabetes."

Sure hope I don't get flu this season. It spreads like plague.

My dad is learning about the Google.

I've heard this from Latino and Asian immigrants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:11:45 again to report that my in-laws have had an engraved door knocker that reads, "Nelson's."

I so want to ask why Nelson feels the need to claim ownership of a stupid brass door knocker.

The door knocker should read Nelson or maybe even The Nelsons. No apostrophe!

Feels so good to get this off my chest.

This is my pet peeve. I want to ask, "The Nelson's what?"

house?

maybe the door knocker should say "mine"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:11:45 again to report that my in-laws have had an engraved door knocker that reads, "Nelson's."

I so want to ask why Nelson feels the need to claim ownership of a stupid brass door knocker.

The door knocker should read Nelson or maybe even The Nelsons. No apostrophe!

Feels so good to get this off my chest.

This is my pet peeve. I want to ask, "The Nelson's what?"

house?

maybe the door knocker should say "mine"

Or "Ours"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"for all intents and purposes" NOT "for all intensive purposes"

That always makes me smile, because sometimes the purposes actually are intensive, and sometimes they aren't.

[Anonymous]

Someone please school me on the proper use of:

"its" and "it's"

I'm in my mid 30's and can't get it right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone please school me on the proper use of:

"its" and "it's"

I'm in my mid 30's and can't get it right.

It's = it is

Contraction

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone please school me on the proper use of:

"its" and "it's"

I'm in my mid 30's and can't get it right.

It's = it is

Contraction

its is possessive.

Its doorknocker is marked with an error. (referencing the house above.

[Anonymous]

How about palette when what is meant is palate?

[Anonymous]

It is not "me and DH." Please, please, please for the love of God don't write or say this.

It is "DH and I."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is not "me and DH." Please, please, please for the love of God don't write or say this.

It is "DH and I."

Depends if you're the object or subject of sentence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is not "me and DH." Please, please, please for the love of God don't write or say this.

It is "DH and I."

Depends if you're the object or subject of sentence.

I meant subject. It is "DH and I disagree," not "me and DH disagree."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:11:45 again to report that my in-laws have had an engraved door knocker that reads, "Nelson's."

I so want to ask why Nelson feels the need to claim ownership of a stupid brass door knocker.

The door knocker should read Nelson or maybe even The Nelsons. No apostrophe!

Feels so good to get this off my chest.

This is my pet peeve. I want to ask, "The Nelson's what?"

house?

maybe the door knocker should say "mine"

Or "Ours"?

Our's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

I did not know this one. Thanks.

I don't this poster is right. It's chomping at the bit. Horses chomp on the bit when they are impatient and that's where this expression comes from. I grew up owning and raising horses so I know they chomp on the bit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:11:45 again to report that my in-laws have had an engraved door knocker that reads, "Nelson's."

I so want to ask why Nelson feels the need to claim ownership of a stupid brass door knocker.

The door knocker should read Nelson or maybe even The Nelsons. No apostrophe!

Feels so good to get this off my chest.

This is my pet peeve. I want to ask, "The Nelson's what?"

house?

maybe the door knocker should say "mine"

Or "Ours"?

Our's.

bahahah