Anonymous
10/28/2014 13:08
Subject: It's "toe the line," people
I love this thread. I'm from the very deep south and have had to consciously learn many of these rules.
I pause, for example, every time I say New-Clear.
I pause, for example, every time I say New-Clear.
Anonymous
10/28/2014 13:07
Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:Its "all right," not "alright," and "a lot," not "alot." And saying they're acceptable in society is being lazy.
It is not all right. The contraction for it is "it's" not "its" which is the possessive form of the noun it.
Not that you are wrong about it being all right.
Anonymous
10/28/2014 11:50
Subject: It's "toe the line," people
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.
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.
Anonymous
10/28/2014 11:45
Subject: It's "toe the line," people
What's wrong with this sentence, friend's?
Merry Christmas from the Brown's!
Love,
The Prescott's
Merry Christmas from the Brown's!
Love,
The Prescott's
Anonymous
10/23/2014 06:15
Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
It's testimonials not testimonies.
Anonymous
10/23/2014 00:00
Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:You don't want advise. It is advice. Please, please, please. This is a constant. It's not hard.
And it is advice, not "advices." I don't get that one at all.
Anonymous
10/22/2014 23:54
Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Don't take things personally, NOT "don't take it personal."
+1
NAILS on a blackboard when I hear this yet, I hear it more often said this way than the proper way.
Drive safe!
Aagh!
And every time I try to correct my DH on this, he thinks I'm wrong. Then again, he's from Texas and says NEW-Q-LER in stead of NEW-CLEAR
Your DH is right about the number of syllables in the word. Your wrong on that.
Why would you marry someone so ignorant?
Anonymous
10/22/2014 23:24
Subject: It's "toe the line," people
But I advise you that it makes me not give any advice. So could be working for you, ha.
Anonymous
10/22/2014 23:23
Subject: It's "toe the line," people
You don't want advise. It is advice. Please, please, please. This is a constant. It's not hard.
Anonymous
10/22/2014 23:10
Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
I was so mad and hurt, I was just balling!
(Basically every post on Babycenter.)
(Basically every post on Babycenter.)
Anonymous
10/21/2014 12:51
Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:However is not a conjunction, however people keep using it as one.
Correct alternatives:
However is not a conjunction; however, people keep using it as one.
However is not a conjunction. However, people keep using it as one.
"But" is often the better alternative, however you use it.
My English teacher went into a tirade if we used the word "but". We were to use although, however, though, still, or yet. Likely others BUT I've forgotten them.
Anonymous
10/21/2014 12:24
Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:Its "all right," not "alright," and "a lot," not "alot." And saying they're acceptable in society is being lazy.
Yes, I remember lots of people saying exactly that on London Medieval Moms and Dads when people started dropping case endings from nouns.
Anonymous
10/21/2014 12:18
Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Its "all right," not "alright," and "a lot," not "alot." And saying they're acceptable in society is being lazy.
Anonymous
10/21/2014 11:59
Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:Apple's ad campaign:
Think different.
always drove me nuts. Either they want you to
Think, "different."
or they wanted you to think differently.
I think they meant the former, but did not like the visual clutter of punctuation.
See also the magazine Real Simple. Is it "Really Simple" or "Real and Simple"?
Anonymous
10/21/2014 11:54
Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:However is not a conjunction, however people keep using it as one.
Correct alternatives:
However is not a conjunction; however, people keep using it as one.
However is not a conjunction. However, people keep using it as one.
"But" is often the better alternative, however you use it.