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HeatherKay
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I can't hold the inner grammar cop back any longer. Sorry.  I see this so often now, it screams in my pedantic proof-reading head. The noise is becoming unbearable. There is no "a" in definite. It might sound that way when pronounced, but it's not correct. I blame David Gray.  That's it, rant over. Carry on. Thank you. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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Zippy
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I have so many "soapbox" rants about basic spelling and grammar it's always a bad idea to get me started.
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Linux_User
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+1 What also gets me is when people write "Here, here!" instead of "Hear, hear!" 
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jonlumb
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That's rather amusing, if a little more of a niche issue.
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John_Vella
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Unless, of course, it's a footballer indicating where he wants the ball passing to, in which case it's fine.  _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker Sorry I'll behave now. Promise
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brataccas
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I find it morsomt when foreign english type lazy and say words like "'ere" and "yh" instead of "yeah" and "init" instead of isint it, and "wot" instead of "what" etc  _________________
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John_Vella
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morsomt ... WHAT?!? isint = isn't Shouldn't English be spelt with a capital "E" ? I won't ask whether type should have an "S" at the end. _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker Sorry I'll behave now. Promise
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HeatherKay
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Don't encourage him. He's Scottish, you know. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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John_Vella
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No, he's foreign Scottish _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker Sorry I'll behave now. Promise
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Nick
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Very foreign.
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oceanicitl
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Any advances on foreign? How about alien?
I won't mention there and they're and your and you're....
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timark_uk
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 | | | | HeatherKay wrote: I can't hold the inner grammar cop back any longer. Sorry. I see this so often now, it screams in my pedantic proof-reading head. The noise is becoming unbearable. There is no "a" in definite. It might sound that way when pronounced, but it's not correct. I blame David Gray. That's it, rant over. Carry on. Thank you. | | | | |
And, once again, I say I love you. (8+) Mark
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paulzolo
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Their are just too many odd spellings in English, and its normal to get a few wrong from time to time.
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HeatherKay
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_________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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forquare1
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Rather than just pointing out the mistakes, could people perhaps help to educate as to proper usage? Personally, I want to make my posts as readable as possible, I know that I don't have the best written skills and have problems getting my point across when writing, but I think I'm getting better every year. I know I could go away and 'Google' it, but if an explanation was given for why I got something wrong, I'd be more likely to take note, and I'm sure others are the same. Many thanks 
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