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03-02-2016, 12:04 PM
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Double Negatives and Misplaced Quotation Marks
This is a great thread. Two of my pet peeves (although I'm sure I'm guilty from time to time) are the use of double negatives and the improper "use of quotation marks".
- I can't see nothing wrong with that card. - I haven't "never owed nothing" to no one. 
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03-02-2016, 12:13 PM
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Not much really bugs me, I make plenty of mistakes myself.
But the two that really get me are Mixing tenses - "That car needs restored" instead of "this car needs to be restored" (I forget the term for the "to be " that makes it right, but I know someone here will know. ) And the textspeak. Is it really 2 hard 2 type the extra few letters? Steve B
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03-02-2016, 12:51 PM
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03-02-2016, 02:24 PM
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I should have started this thread when I could have. Who would have thought that Pete would beat me to it?
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03-02-2016, 03:16 PM
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I thought my grade and high school teachers were stifling in their focus on grammar over substance. Personally, I've always considered myself a poor speller. Nevertheless, for some reason the frequent use of possessive form when the plural was intended always drives me crazy:
"T206's for sell"
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03-02-2016, 09:47 PM
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Definately Its my favorite.
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03-03-2016, 11:49 AM
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You see "then" and "than" used not so goodly all the time.
I'd rather do this than that. (instead of). I'd rather do this then that. (do one followed by the other).
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03-10-2016, 06:54 PM
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My big one is when people use 'r', 'u' and 'c' instead of 'are', 'you' and 'see'. I can understand if it's on Twitter, where they have the 140 character limit, but outside of that, use real words.
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03-10-2016, 08:00 PM
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It has already been mentioned, but it amazes me how many out there don't know the difference between your and you're. It seems so basic.
I really enjoy when someone tries to insult another person online, or even argue against their opinion, without proper spelling or grammar. It certainly doesn't add much credibility to their position.
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03-02-2016, 12:39 PM
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Many people in formal settings will use the wrong pronoun case for "I" and "me".
My wife purchased the tickets for my son and I. No! My wife purchased the tickets for my son and me. Watch the news for 10 minutes and you'll hear someone mess that up. Watching sports, I hear many athletes use "myself" incorrectly. I have to do what's best for the team and myself. No! I have to do what's best for the team and me. In writing, I hate when people use apostrophes on words that don't require them: Old photo's for sale. I just don't understand what people are thinking when they do this!
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03-02-2016, 12:46 PM
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