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DrEntropy said:
...and you talk funny, too. :devilgrin:

But seriously:
. Mickey's is N.O. pure. It's the lack of knowing what the so-called
"professionals" are actually SAYING that kicks my "HUH?!?" button.
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<span style="color: #660000">I don't know, Doc. Our Spanish speaking only waiter
had no trouble understanding Mickey's..............

"una mas vino tinto" </span> :thumbsup:
 
The possessive stuff drives me nuts too.

I was helping a guy set up a portrait studio one time - he was sinking a nice chunk of change into a decent looking storefront. While I was working on installing the equipment the window painter came in.

I sat there and watched him paint "Portraits", "Family's", "Kid's", and "Seniors" on the windows.... the guy couldn't even be WRONG consistently.

I brought the owner out and had a pow-wow with the painter... (because I'm just not smart enough to keep my big mouth shut). They both looked at me like I was from mars when I suggested that they wanted to use plurals instead of possessives.

I gave up.

His business managed to tank in only two years.
 
I'll revert an' start usin ~'tis~ then.

:jester: :devilgrin:
 
well, I ~did~ that, din't I? :smirk:
 
jsneddon said:
I sat there and watched him paint "Portraits", "Family's", "Kid's", and "Seniors" on the windows.... the guy couldn't even be WRONG consistently.
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I am always amazed by sign errors. The Blue Rocks promotion signs in the 70's were painted on the side of barns throughout the rural areas. One of them said "Natur's Wonder". They must have told the painter to go back and add an e because soon there was on that said "Naturee's Wonder". And now when I just checked their web site, it says "You’ll find our awe inspiring Blue Rocks glacier deposit to be astonashing." I guess their spelling has not improved.
 
And as long as we're pickin' nits...

It's "It must be I!"

OK, I feel better now!
 
"It must be me" - "It must be I"....hmmmm

I was always taught that you inject either the "I" or "me" into a sentence & whichever works is correct.

"I must be it." "Me must be it."

hmmmmmm.....
 
"Untied We Stand!"


:devilgrin:
 
tony barnhill said:
"It must be me" - "It must be I"....hmmmm

I was always taught that you inject either the "I" or "me" into a sentence & whichever works is correct.

"I must be it." "Me must be it."

hmmmmmm.....
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Nope - see Rule 2 ...and note the remark about teachers that have "given in"...

The other one that bugs me:

"Joe gave Jim and I a ride home." Or , "Just between you and I..." I hear this kind of error all the time. The easy question to ask yourself to test is, would you say "Joe gave I a ride"? Sounds silly, doesn't it?

See, if we spent more time on this kind of egregious behavior, it would take our minds off the inconsequential stuff like the economy, politics, etc... :devilgrin:
 
And watch those dangling prepositions and participles.

Up with that we will not put!

:devilgrin:
 
It is alright for those of you who have English as your first language to be talking about "dangling Prepositions". Some of us have difficulties with prepositions,dangling,or otherwise. :devilgrin:

And,I feel your pain,Steve. :jester:

Stuart. :cheers:
 
A preposition is a bad thing to end a sentence with.

I am bothered by the increasing use of, "Myself and Joe are...." instead of, "Joe and I are...."
 
Good ole boy from Alabama got a scholarship to Harvard. One day he was walking down a sidewalk looking for the building in which his next class was to be held.

Another student was approaching him so he stopped the guy and asked, <span style="font-style: italic">"'Scuse me. Can you tell me where Hinsdale Hall is?"</span>

The very sportily clad Harvard-ite quitely replied, <span style="font-style: italic">"Here at Ha-vard, we don't end sentences with prepositions, my dear fellow."</span>

To which the Alabama boy retorted, <span style="font-style: italic">"Sorry 'bout that. Can you tell me where Hinsdale Hall is, a$$hole?"</span>
 
Actually Mickey, they are teaching in school it's almost always me now.
Why, have no idea.
 
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