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The Oxford comma is an abomination. The other is called a greengrocer's apostrophe. Tom Send a noteboard - 06/04/2017 08:00:57 PM

I prefer the German term, however: Deppenapostroph, which means "Idiot's Apostrophe". And yes, Johnny Depp would translate into German literally as "Johnny Idiot".

The Oxford comma is itself an abomination. The debate over whether or not it actually constitutes an error will rage on.

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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Please share the grammatical and/or orthographic errors that most irritate you. Tom - 06/04/2017 12:20:27 AM 1098 Views
Come on, man. Verbing weirds language. Ghavrel - 06/04/2017 01:21:17 AM 787 Views
The Oxford comma is an abomination. The other is called a greengrocer's apostrophe. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:00:57 PM 806 Views
Tell that to the First Circuit. *NM* Ghavrel - 07/04/2017 05:42:01 AM 451 Views
No, I'll let the Supreme Court smack their asses for it. Tom - 08/04/2017 01:28:11 AM 681 Views
I'm pretty carefree about language unless it becomes difficult to understand aerocontrols - 06/04/2017 01:42:29 AM 816 Views
Creative vocabulary can be funderfully great Tom - 06/04/2017 08:14:23 PM 730 Views
Bruh Larry - 06/04/2017 01:46:45 AM 793 Views
Does anyone really address cousins or siblings by the relationship term? I hate that on TV & films Cannoli - 06/04/2017 05:21:25 PM 842 Views
Not really Larry - 09/04/2017 07:28:27 PM 1261 Views
Then you have throw in be like *NM* random thoughts - 06/04/2017 06:29:25 PM 436 Views
I don't believe I've ever heard either. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:14:49 PM 778 Views
You're lucky Larry - 09/04/2017 07:26:39 PM 1286 Views
Let's party damookster - 06/04/2017 02:02:19 AM 792 Views
That last one is a stylistic/usage error. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:03:26 PM 757 Views
I've never understood how it's an 'error' at all. Legolas - 09/04/2017 07:10:14 PM 833 Views
Sports commentators here do it all the time damookster - 09/04/2017 08:03:05 PM 738 Views
I can see how that would be annoying - just not how it's a grammar/vocabulary error... *NM* Legolas - 09/04/2017 08:11:18 PM 423 Views
which is why I preceded my original comment by stating it was not part of Tom's question *NM* damookster - 09/04/2017 08:14:25 PM 479 Views
Fair enough. Legolas - 09/04/2017 08:21:50 PM 785 Views
There, their, they're. *NM* TyrReborn - 06/04/2017 03:28:16 AM 438 Views
Ugh *NM* Tom - 06/04/2017 08:16:48 PM 459 Views
I Tom all over the place when I see fewer/less botched. nossy - 06/04/2017 08:51:13 AM 767 Views
And further/farther Cannoli - 06/04/2017 03:03:49 PM 820 Views
I only mastered that recently. nossy - 06/04/2017 04:44:35 PM 803 Views
My husband too. Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:10:46 PM 796 Views
You know, I take that violation of my third example as a compliment. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:16:33 PM 722 Views
Saying "borrowed" instead of "lent" Belals Girl - 06/04/2017 04:13:21 PM 823 Views
Yikes, who says that?! nossy - 06/04/2017 04:47:31 PM 720 Views
Kill it with Fire. Cannoli - 06/04/2017 05:19:08 PM 800 Views
who the hell says that? random thoughts - 06/04/2017 06:31:17 PM 750 Views
Never heard that. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:17:40 PM 745 Views
I think it might be a Midwestern thing ßelals Girl - 06/04/2017 11:53:27 PM 745 Views
I lived for most of my early years in the Midwest and never heard that Tom - 08/04/2017 01:25:25 AM 743 Views
In the crick. *NM* nossy - 08/04/2017 03:48:09 PM 450 Views
Oh I've heard that Tom - 08/04/2017 11:09:16 PM 751 Views
Interesting. I always thought only non-native speakers made that mistake. *NM* Legolas - 09/04/2017 07:03:19 PM 454 Views
I am annoyed by people who get upset with outdated rules and expect the rest of us to care random thoughts - 06/04/2017 06:28:33 PM 813 Views
You keep doing that, sparky *NM* Tom - 06/04/2017 08:18:23 PM 424 Views
No worries Tommy *NM* random thoughts - 07/04/2017 07:29:53 PM 443 Views
Many rules are there for the sake of clarity. The Shrike - 06/04/2017 08:28:16 PM 792 Views
between you and me there is no lack of clarity random thoughts - 07/04/2017 07:35:09 PM 742 Views
I'm literally gobsmacked aerocontrols - 06/04/2017 06:31:10 PM 748 Views
It did. I mentioned it. *NM* damookster - 06/04/2017 07:02:33 PM 426 Views
shame on me! aerocontrols - 06/04/2017 07:03:55 PM 727 Views
I've never liked that word. It sounds like someone savoring come from a blowjob. *NM* Tom - 06/04/2017 08:19:14 PM 415 Views
Re: I'm literally gobsmacked ßelals Girl - 06/04/2017 11:58:08 PM 770 Views
Your first one is my top pick also. Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:01:00 PM 743 Views
The subjunctive is tricky at times. *NM* Tom - 06/04/2017 08:36:33 PM 451 Views
Using the word 'of' instead of 'have' is my biggest one these days. The Shrike - 06/04/2017 08:22:44 PM 939 Views
Yeah. Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:27:47 PM 753 Views
Now my non-edited post lives again. The Shrike - 06/04/2017 08:31:26 PM 695 Views
Well Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:39:57 PM 767 Views
That's an awesome movie. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:49:11 PM 761 Views
I do like it a lot. The Shrike - 07/04/2017 07:06:49 PM 770 Views
One of my faves. nossy - 07/04/2017 10:57:53 PM 724 Views
Irregardless *NM* Jeordam - 06/04/2017 09:18:32 PM 515 Views
A few Aviendha - 07/04/2017 01:26:38 AM 777 Views
funny thing about being a noob *NM* random thoughts - 07/04/2017 07:27:26 PM 409 Views
Is that you keep making the same stupid mistakes years later *NM* random thoughts - 07/04/2017 07:28:01 PM 421 Views
In the latin alphabet jehovah begins with an i Roland00 - 09/04/2017 06:42:02 AM 790 Views
Your number one is my number one. Rebekah - 09/04/2017 10:52:23 PM 1170 Views
I rarely see sentences with however joined with a semicolon, come to think of it. Larry - 09/04/2017 11:38:10 PM 1316 Views
It is not an error inasmuch as a stylistic choice Stephen - 13/04/2017 05:44:39 PM 817 Views
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