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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 06:53 PM Original message |
All-new grammar rant! First time on DU! |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. *sporfle* |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 07:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yeah, it's more of a spoken thing |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. Very. Good. |
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ZombieNixon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
4. Maybe they do it for the insurance money. |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
5. You had better go now. |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. On a related note, far too many people use past perfect tense (or something like it) |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 07:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I done did went off to the store |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Much better! |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:05 AM Response to Reply #6 |
27. The newscasters don't know about past perfect. They put -ed on all verbs. |
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Lionel Mandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:54 AM Response to Reply #27 |
43. That's plenty redundant enough for me. |
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piesRsquare (960 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 05:40 AM Response to Reply #43 |
48. In addition, I'm also redundant as well! |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 01:00 AM Response to Reply #27 |
44. I once asked one of the local teevee sports idiots |
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Lionel Mandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:51 AM Response to Reply #6 |
42. Do you prefer "I shouldn't of gone to the store" |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
9. I had the shit kicked out of me once. |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 08:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Why would you do such a thing willingly? |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 08:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Well, you know, |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. That's perfectly understandable... |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 07:12 AM Response to Reply #12 |
51. Ask anyone who HASN"T had shit happen |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:17 AM Response to Reply #10 |
34. You can't do this to me!! |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
13. I had my face chewed off. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Luxury. |
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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
14. All new isn't hyphenated and your use of the exclamation mark is excessive .... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Deleted message |
Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. hehe... |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 09:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I use them too |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 11:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. I DO... |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 11:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. My dear ZombyWoof |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 11:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. 'All-new' most certainly requires a hyphen |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:00 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. I vote with you on "all-new" |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:02 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Tank yew |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:11 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. nothing else |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:41 AM Response to Reply #20 |
39. I don't think you needed to use "a comma and 'and'." |
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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 01:30 AM Response to Reply #20 |
46. Impostor, call yourself a grammer nazi, |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 07:07 AM Response to Reply #14 |
49. All new is correctly hyphenated when used as an adjective, which it was. n/t |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
19. "We do water damage" sign at the local carpet cleaners |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 11:21 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Perhaps they were creating a market |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:06 AM Response to Reply #19 |
28. "Do it to me one more time"?????? |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-25-07 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
22. "I wanted to fix it first but" |
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RevCheesehead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
29. picky, picky, picky. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:14 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. I'm gonna stole YOU |
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RevCheesehead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:16 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Aww.... |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:20 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Shenanigans? |
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RevCheesehead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:21 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Uh-huh. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:33 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I do NOT shenanigate! |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
32. but "have" means to experience or undergo; it doesn't indicate willingness |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:29 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. 'To cause to do something, |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:43 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. "had my car stolen" is used as an example |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 12:50 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. to be subject to the experience of |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 01:04 AM Response to Reply #41 |
45. I don't see a difference |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 01:38 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. but one could endure [having] a car stolen |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
50. Too many people reading Junie B. Jones books to the kids |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-26-07 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
52. Stop. |
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