Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 23:01     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people

Supposably instead of supposedly


Arrgh, I hate this one. And MIL--otherwise lovely--always says this. God help me, I have managed for five years not to correct her. Here's hoping for another five!
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:50     Subject: It's "toe the line," people

I read romance books and see this on some posts online as well as in Explicit: it's not 'I like dominate men/Heroes' but DOMINANT. Ugh.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:29     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people

"This is a picture of Larla and I"

NO!!!! "This is a picture of Larla and me!"

The funny thing is that the poster always thinks they are being grammatically correct. They think "This is a picture of Larla and me" is wrong. Dumb dumbs.

The others:

"ect. for etc." Are you really that dumb?

People who pronounce INTERnet and INTERnational as INNERnet and INNERnational. Please enunciate your T's.

YOU are back with that Chaucer "AX" business. No one "axes" a question unless they are ignorant.

Go on, I made it it about race. Want to make it NOT about race? Stop baiting and start speaking properly, defending people who use the word "axe" in terms of "ask" and referencing Chaucer.

Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:28     Subject: It's "toe the line," people

I borrowed her $50. She axed me so I borrowed it to her.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:22     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people

Anonymous wrote:I have a friend who says supposably instead of supposedly

Another one that gets me is when people say racked with guilt instead of wracked with guilt



You mean when people WRITE racked instead of wracked, right? Because it sounds the same when speaking.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:20     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people

Also it hate it when people use insure instead of ensure.

P
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:18     Subject: It's "toe the line," people

I hate when people say "try and [do something]". You are "trying TO" do something. Using "and" implies that it's separate from the effort of trying.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:18     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people

I have a friend who says supposably instead of supposedly

Another one that gets me is when people say racked with guilt instead of wracked with guilt
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:17     Subject: It's "toe the line," people

I am seeing a ton of this lately:

"must of"
"should of"
"could of"

Aaagggh!
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:16     Subject: It's "toe the line," people

Your/you're
Supposably instead of supposedly
Descrive instead of describe
Phased instead of fazed

And because I work for DoD, one that I hear every so often at work that drives me nuts - "weapons cache" (with cache pronounced "kashay" instead of "kash").
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:15     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people

Thank you for understanding the correct use of "trouper."
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:13     Subject: It's "toe the line," people

OP, you are a trooper to endure all of these errors.

In this context, I should write that OP is a trouper unless, of course, OP is a state trooper. Then, OP, a trooper, is a trouper for enduring all of these errors.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:11     Subject: It's "toe the line," people

LOL BOOM!!
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:11     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people

Also, the word is ellipsis.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 22:10     Subject: It's "toe the line," people

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:"Shoo in" NOT "shoe in"


STFU! no seriously. really? not that I say it that often....nor do I write it that often but still.


Oh dear! Where do we begin with this poster?

STFU! (okay)
No, seriously. (an incomplete sentence; first word not capitalized; no comma after no)
Really? (no capitalization)
Not that I say it that often....(no capitalization; an elipse consists of three periods. it does not appear you were trying to using an elipse and then a period to end the sentence.
Nor do I write it that often, but still. (no capitalization; comma between two separate thoughts)





Hey corrector--"ellipse" has two Ls.