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€uromeinke, FEJ. and Ghoulish Delight RULE!!! NA abides. |
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Here's another one I've seen, lately. "Peak the curiosity." Pique, as in what I shall be in a fit of if you keep using the wrong word. Also, "queue line." It's a queue or it's a line, saying both tells me that you're getting in line to stand in line. Or on line if you're a Brit. And it's not cue line, that's what another actor says before it's my turn to speak onstage. I do tend to start sentences with ands and ors. My particular bad grammar habit. That, and apparently no predicates. I always think that spelling, punctuation, and word choice, indicates what the writer thinks of his audience, and what he wants to convey about himself. On line with friends, I'm casual. In business, I'm informed and trustworthy. When you know the rules, you can have more fun playing with the language. Or, as I'm sure happens to me occasionally, come off as a prig. But a smart prig. In high school, I remember one instance where I was watching ants on the floor of shop class. Another student asked me what I was doing, I explained that ants communicated through pheromones and that's why they were touching antennae. He gave me such a look of disgust, and said, "Can't you just say 'talk' like everyone else?" I didn't bother to tell him that ants can't talk, but it does illustrate why I got beat up a lot. Now I choose my words for my audience. One more thing, "lightening" is what you do to a cup of coffee by adding creamer. "Lightning" is what precedes thunder. I think words are important.
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Someone told me that that the use of "like" and "um" is a brain pause as your brain searches for the next word or phrase. |
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Thank you, this word has been alluding me for some time now - as the voice in my head dictates Pique my hands write Peak or Peek while my eyes know it to be wrong, none of the body parts could offer the correct solution. Look for this word in future posts.
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You've certainly piqued my interest!
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It will be among my peak accomplishments to have been of service to the eloquent and thoughtful Mr. €.
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Fcuk taht.
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Watching the Olympics I wonder what spelling and grammar issues the Chinese have
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Ah, Chinglish!
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Spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors drive me crazy. I have learned to accept a certain level of error in the online world, but I can't say I like it. I don't know if the poster is in a hurry, lazy, uneducated, or just doesn't care, or what, but I can't love the errors.
In public material, errors are worse. Published books, signs, etc, really need to be correct. Once or twice it's been so egregious I've written to the publisher offering my services as proofreader as they so obviously need it and don't have it. I can't accept errors in published material. There they come off as stupid or lazy and there's no excuse. Kevy, I'm with you in looking at a page and the errors JUMP out at me.
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