random Capitalization of things that Are Not proper Nouns

[Anonymous]

My big pet peeves these days are:

"graduated high school/college"
That translates into you giving a diploma to the institution. You "graduate from" or "was graduated from" (!!!!)

"real" good/bad/fast/etc...
Real is an adjective, NOT an adverb!

[Anonymous]

I'm saddened by the loss of the subjunctive tense. Even many educated people fail to use it, and it's often missing in commercial speech/media as well.

Makes me crazy to hear people say, "I wish I was..." rather than "I wish I were..." or "If I was..." rather than "If I were..."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm saddened by the loss of the subjunctive tense. Even many educated people fail to use it, and it's often missing in commercial speech/media as well.

Makes me crazy to hear people say, "I wish I was..." rather than "I wish I were..." or "If I was..." rather than "If I were..."

That makes you sad? Really?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm saddened by the loss of the subjunctive tense. Even many educated people fail to use it, and it's often missing in commercial speech/media as well.

Makes me crazy to hear people say, "I wish I was..." rather than "I wish I were..." or "If I was..." rather than "If I were..."

That makes you sad? Really?

Yes. I'm very sensitive.