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Up to More than the Limit
Many a late-night infomercial and women’s magazine hawk products that promise we can lose up to 50 pounds or more, save up to 100 dollars or more, and cut housework by up to 2 hours or more. I don’t buy … Continue reading
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See, Saw, Seen: See the Difference?
I seen (or he seen, she seen, you seen, they seen, or we seen) is substandard grammar. Do not use seen as the past tense of the verb to see. The past tense is saw, as in the old movie … Continue reading
Pardon the Interruption
A recent Internet headline read Bear Interupts Live TV Broadcast. I had planned to read the article, but I got interrupted—and sidetracked—by that headline. If it had been possible, I would have interrupted the site editor before he or she … Continue reading
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No One Ever Graduates College
It’s true. You can’t graduate a college—-or a high school—–or any other institution of learning. It isn’t possible. The preferred usage of the verb graduate is the following: The local high school graduated 300 students this year or He was … Continue reading
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If You Think This Is Correct, Then…
Which is correct: If you think that you’re going out of the house in those ripped jeans, then you have another thing coming or If you think that you’re going out of the house in those ripped jeans, then you … Continue reading
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A Frequent Redundancy
A “business expert” guest on a popular news channel boldly suggested that new business owners trying to impress clients should take them to restaurants that they frequent a lot. Is there an echo in here, or do I need to … Continue reading
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Presently Is Not Now
A commonly misused word that I’ve come across more and more lately is presently. I think the reason that I’m seeing it more frequently is this indisputable need we seem to have developed to try to use longer, and sometimes … Continue reading
Fun with Pronouns: you and me, you and I, him and me…
Nominative pronouns are pronouns that can be used as subjects of clauses or sentences. The nominatives are I, he, she, we, they, who, whoever. Objective pronouns are pronouns that can be used as objects. The objectives are me, him, her, … Continue reading
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Comprised of Errors
I don’t know when or how it started, but comprise and composed of have somehow become intertwined, resulting in the use of comprised of. Well, unfortunately, comprised of is a faulty construction. Comprise means include, as in Haydn’s Piano Sonata … Continue reading
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Who/Whom Needs It!
Who/whom usage is one of the most common grammar errors in the English language. Some people, and even some grammarians, believe that whom should be cast out of the language forever. Perhaps they’re right, but for now, for those of … Continue reading
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