SD-1 Refugees #3
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i have had grammar books and dictionaries from both oxford and longman since kindergarden and it was always the longman-another publishing company- dictionaries that had the american pronounciation alongside the british..older oxford ones..at least the the ones i used never made a hint to that...it always seemed to me that they were more of the old school that preffered the british way all the way...so to see a newer book in my highschool years make that distinction and put an appendix on it. it seemed new but a welcome change to me
time for lunch...:run:
octoberfirst
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I think my biggest grammar pet peeve is when people type "alot" instead of "a lot". "Your" and "you're" is right up there, though.
I began teaching the homonym lesson in 1st grade. There, they're and their are probably the most frequent mistakes that people make! I find another is bear and bare.
Har Yup= Tredder- The next few days will be busy. Rob is on his way home from school right now. He should get here around 6pm. hugs!
Har Yup= Tredder- The next few days will be busy. Rob is on his way home from school right now. He should get here around 6pm. hugs!
5x5
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spymaster said:Have to admit I nitpick about grammar and spelling too. Especially when people type "your" instead of "you're".
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octoberfirst said:
tredder said:I'm doing fine, Har!
Grammar pet peeves: there, their, and they're. Need I say more?
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Har said:
AHHHH! I
you all! You've all made me so very very happy. Now I know what I've always suspected: someone besides me cares! :lol: To add to the list: "too" and "to."
5x5 said:AHHHH! I
To add to the list: "too" and "to."
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:lol: Now we know how to keep 5x5 happy!
5x5 - how is Lil 5x5 feeling now? :ill:octoberfirst
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I have to admit, I often misuse "its" and "it's". That's always been tricky for me. Its kind of like numbers that add up to 11. I've always been good at simple math but 8+3 and 7+4, I have to use a calculator! :lol:
:lol:It's and its are difficult, because they break the basic rule regarding possessives. I usually have to think about which I actually want to use. Affect vs. Effect is another that many people get wrong.
5x5 - Did I ever tell you that I was once speaking with a coworker who was having a bit of a rant regarding the behaviour of another coworker, and he told me "I really resent his condensation!"? :lol: :rotfl: :lol: This is my all-time favorite malaprop!!!
5x5 - Did I ever tell you that I was once speaking with a coworker who was having a bit of a rant regarding the behaviour of another coworker, and he told me "I really resent his condensation!"? :lol: :rotfl: :lol: This is my all-time favorite malaprop!!!
5x5
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It's true! :lol:tredder said::lol: Now we know how to keep 5x5 happy!
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Lil 5x5 is okay. It's just a cold, so she sounds bad and needs a tissue constantly. She asked for naptime today. :shocking:
Know how I learned to remember that one? "Dessert" has two s's like strawberry shortcake. :lol: Wow, that looks really dumb written out, but back in the fifth grade, it stuck!nsspense said:
:lol: Well, "its" is used the same way "your" is. And "it's" means "it is."octoberfirst said:I have to admit, I often misuse "its" and "it's". That's always been tricky for me. Its kind of like numbers that add up to 11. I've always been good at simple math but 8+3 and 7+4, I have to use a calculator!
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mousemontana
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Hi ldhi:, cyberfamily!! Have we heard anything yet of the temporary western migration of the Prime-ettes?
ldhi:, cyberfamily!! Have we heard anything yet of the temporary western migration of the Prime-ettes? octoberfirst
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Have a wonderful time nsspense!
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