Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:10     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
I work in an elementary school and kids now say:

"Can I get ______?" not "may I please have_____?" when asking for something. Not in a situation like "can I get up and go get myself a pencil", more like when an adult is handing out something..."can I get a: cookie, snack, sticker?"

They don't even know it's wrong/rude, so my public service to the city is that I correct them each and every time. Why does this make me so crazy?


If I remember correctly, we also said this in elementary school in the early 70s.
Stay strong. You're doing the Lord's work.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:09     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Those small terry towels you might use to wash your face?

Wash cloths, not wash clothes.

And, it is incorrect to welcome everyone to the Harrison's home or sign your Christmas card or print an address label with a singular possessive family name like "The Brown's at 21 Lynn Lane."



Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:08     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people

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.


Whatever you do, don't cop out and say "myself." If you pick "I" or "me" at least you have a 50/50 shot. "Myself," as a substitute for "I" or "me," is always wrong.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:06     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
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.'


I is a subject and me is the object. The easiest way is to substitute we and us and see which sounds right. You'd say "WE went to the mall" so it's Larla and I.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:06     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
I work in an elementary school and kids now say:

"Can I get ______?" not "may I please have_____?" when asking for something. Not in a situation like "can I get up and go get myself a pencil", more like when an adult is handing out something..."can I get a: cookie, snack, sticker?"

They don't even know it's wrong/rude, so my public service to the city is that I correct them each and every time. Why does this make me so crazy?
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:05     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
"Felt badly" is when your fingertips are worn and you can't feel textures. That's the only reason to use it.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:04     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
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.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:03     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:You feel BAD for someone, not BADLY.


Unless you are bad at feeling for people.

Jeffrey Dahmer felt badly for people.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 21:58     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
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.'
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 21:54     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:Joe pleaded guilty not Joe pled guilty.


Legal editor here. Either is acceptable these days. Language evolves.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 21:51     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
Scot free, not Scott free.


I've never used this in writing, so the spelling (or etymology) never occurred to me. You learn something new every day.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 21:47     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Discrete vs. discreet. Completely different words and meanings.

Scot free, not Scott free.

It strikes a chord, not a cord, unless you're chopping wood.

Plus most of the above. "Phase" when "faze" is intended especially makes me cringe.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 21:41     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
My peeve is the whole affect/effect.
"That has no affect on me" .....but it really affects MY mood.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 21:39     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:Thank you.

No problem (arghhhhhhhh)

Thank you.

You're welcome.
I'm Jamaican, so I'm allowed to respond that way
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 21:36     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
Weird Al's Word Crimes video should be required watching for everyone. It drives me nuts when people use the contraction "it's" as a possessive, like "every dog has it's day." I also hate when people confuse the words palate and palette.