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Re: Pet Grammar/Spelling Peeves
« Reply #120 on: July 10, 2016, 09:07:23 PM »
I used to catch myself writing "thay" instead of "they".
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Re: Pet Grammar/Spelling Peeves
« Reply #121 on: October 05, 2016, 03:07:24 AM »
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Re: Pet Grammar/Spelling Peeves
« Reply #122 on: October 05, 2016, 03:10:33 AM »
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Re: Pet Grammar/Spelling Peeves
« Reply #123 on: October 05, 2016, 05:04:04 AM »
  Probably an autocorrect issue, but so many people online seem to misspell "barely" as "barley."   :get: :lol2:
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Re: Pet Grammar/Spelling Peeves
« Reply #124 on: October 05, 2016, 08:48:06 PM »
My phone doesn't autocorrect, so I am glad I don't have to watch that. My Kindle does though, so any unusual words have to be watched because a number of times I have submitted a post only to see a "corrected" word that is totally wrong!
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Re: Pet Grammar/Spelling Peeves
« Reply #125 on: October 07, 2016, 10:48:17 PM »


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Re: Pet Grammar/Spelling Peeves
« Reply #126 on: October 08, 2016, 12:00:10 AM »
One of my pet peeves is using an adjective rather than an adverb when modifying a verb.  The PR has heard me complain and comment on this that she uses the adverb correctly. 
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Re: Pet Grammar/Spelling Peeves
« Reply #127 on: October 08, 2016, 12:29:49 AM »
Quote from: Queen Victoria on October 08, 2016, 12:00:10 AM
One of my pet peeves is using an adjective rather than an adverb when modifying a verb.  The PR has heard me complain and comment on this that she uses the adverb correctly.
I missed out on learning about adverbs, adjectives, etc. when I was in school as I changed schools as were starting to learn about them and the new school had finished covering them.

So could you please give me an example, QV?
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Re: Pet Grammar/Spelling Peeves
« Reply #128 on: October 08, 2016, 09:09:48 AM »
Quote from: renaeden on October 08, 2016, 12:29:49 AM
Quote from: Queen Victoria on October 08, 2016, 12:00:10 AM
One of my pet peeves is using an adjective rather than an adverb when modifying a verb.  The PR has heard me complain and comment on this that she uses the adverb correctly.
I missed out on learning about adverbs, adjectives, etc. when I was in school as I changed schools as were starting to learn about them and the new school had finished covering them.

So could you please give me an example, QV?

An adverb modifies a verb.  An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun. 

"I feel bad about that." bad is an adjective modifying the verb feel.  It should be "I feel badly about that."

Basically and general rule of thumb:  add -ly to the adjective when making it an adverb.

And, "This is me."  Wrong, switched around it becomes "Me is this."      Should be "This is she."  We won't even go into "Yup" "Wassup" "Yo."
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Re: Pet Grammar/Spelling Peeves
« Reply #129 on: November 27, 2016, 12:44:28 AM »
For once, someone got it right. The text at the bottom:
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Re: Pet Grammar/Spelling Peeves
« Reply #130 on: November 27, 2016, 03:38:56 AM »
Actually, it should be "try to," not "try and."
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Re: Pet Grammar/Spelling Peeves
« Reply #131 on: November 29, 2016, 09:00:30 AM »
Quote from: renaeden on November 27, 2016, 12:44:28 AM
For once, someone got it right. The text at the bottom:

those seats have the same covering as our bus seats.
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Re: Pet Grammar/Spelling Peeves
« Reply #132 on: December 01, 2016, 02:16:14 AM »
i would like a fresh and crispy schnitzel burger with extra crispy gravy

i will feed it to the next student who writes "comprised of"
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Re: Pet Grammar/Spelling Peeves
« Reply #133 on: December 01, 2016, 05:16:46 PM »
Quote from: WolFish on December 01, 2016, 02:16:14 AM
i would like a fresh and crispy schnitzel burger with extra crispy gravy

i will feed it to the next student who writes "comprised of"
What's wrong with comprised of?
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Re: Pet Grammar/Spelling Peeves
« Reply #134 on: December 01, 2016, 09:20:33 PM »
Quote from: WolFish on December 01, 2016, 02:16:14 AM
i would like a fresh and crispy schnitzel burger with extra crispy gravy

i will feed it to the next student who writes "comprised of"

Can I just get the gravy and an order of fries?

I have no grammar peeves. I dropped out of high school, so I refrain from passing judgement on proper grammar usage.

I will only pass judgement on you if you can't use spell correct.  :autism:
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