Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 08:02     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:I am good.

I am well.

Both correct. Hate when people correct, I am good.


In the usual context, only the second is correct. People are typically not asking if you are good or bad.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 08:00     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:Hopefully means 'in a hopeful manner' not 'I hope'.



The incorrect meaning has actually become so common that it was added to the AP stylebook a couple of years ago.

And I'll admit to using "drive safe" even though I know it's wrong. "Drive safely" just sounds oddly uptight (to my ear, at least) when you're saying goodbye to friends.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 08:00     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thank you.

No problem (arghhhhhhhh)

Thank you.

You're welcome.
I'm Jamaican, so I'm allowed to respond that way


I've always said "no problem" out of habit.(Indian) No problem, usually says "no big deal, I'm happy to help".
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 07:59     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:"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.



The poster always thinks he or she is correct. The posters always think they are correct.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 07:59     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
I am good.

I am well.

Both correct. Hate when people correct, I am good.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 07:56     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!


Just ask Larla or myself if that is correct!


Just ask Larla or me.

Only I ask myself.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 07:51     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
Another one. Striked instead of stricken.

The verbiage has to be stricken not "striked"
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 07:30     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:Hopefully means 'in a hopeful manner' not 'I hope'.



Guilty.

When people use except and accept interchangeably, I go crazy on the inside!
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 06:16     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Unique cannot be qualified. There is no such thing as "more unique."
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 06:12     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Hopefully means 'in a hopeful manner' not 'I hope'.

Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 06:05     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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!

My mother does that too. I might ask if you are my wife, but there is no way either of us would refer to my mom as "otherwise lovely" because she is a train wreck. Maybe "supposably" is a generational thing?

PP again. Interesting on the history of supposably. http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/07/supposably.html
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 06:00     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:
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!

My mother does that too. I might ask if you are my wife, but there is no way either of us would refer to my mom as "otherwise lovely" because she is a train wreck. Maybe "supposably" is a generational thing?
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 05:40     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Anonymous wrote:You ask for advice. Or you can say, "please advise me about this matter." You do not ask for advise. ADVISE IS A VERB!

There. I feel better now.


It's annoying but I think it is with an s in UK spelling.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 02:49     Subject: Re:It's "toe the line," people
"I could care less." drives me nuts!
It's "I couldn't care less." folks!
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2014 23:19     Subject: It's "toe the line," people
Really grating when I say, "excuse me" and the other person says, "oh you're good!"