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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 1055 Views
Come on, man. Verbing weirds language. Ghavrel - 06/04/2017 01:21:17 AM 762 Views
The Oxford comma is an abomination. The other is called a greengrocer's apostrophe. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:00:57 PM 770 Views
Tell that to the First Circuit. *NM* Ghavrel - 07/04/2017 05:42:01 AM 433 Views
No, I'll let the Supreme Court smack their asses for it. Tom - 08/04/2017 01:28:11 AM 659 Views
I'm pretty carefree about language unless it becomes difficult to understand aerocontrols - 06/04/2017 01:42:29 AM 786 Views
Creative vocabulary can be funderfully great Tom - 06/04/2017 08:14:23 PM 699 Views
Bruh Larry - 06/04/2017 01:46:45 AM 767 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 810 Views
Not really Larry - 09/04/2017 07:28:27 PM 1227 Views
Then you have throw in be like *NM* random thoughts - 06/04/2017 06:29:25 PM 407 Views
I don't believe I've ever heard either. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:14:49 PM 738 Views
You're lucky Larry - 09/04/2017 07:26:39 PM 1251 Views
Let's party damookster - 06/04/2017 02:02:19 AM 763 Views
That last one is a stylistic/usage error. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:03:26 PM 727 Views
I've never understood how it's an 'error' at all. Legolas - 09/04/2017 07:10:14 PM 798 Views
Sports commentators here do it all the time damookster - 09/04/2017 08:03:05 PM 709 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 408 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 466 Views
Fair enough. Legolas - 09/04/2017 08:21:50 PM 746 Views
There, their, they're. *NM* TyrReborn - 06/04/2017 03:28:16 AM 424 Views
Ugh *NM* Tom - 06/04/2017 08:16:48 PM 447 Views
I Tom all over the place when I see fewer/less botched. nossy - 06/04/2017 08:51:13 AM 717 Views
And further/farther Cannoli - 06/04/2017 03:03:49 PM 788 Views
I only mastered that recently. nossy - 06/04/2017 04:44:35 PM 776 Views
My husband too. Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:10:46 PM 773 Views
You know, I take that violation of my third example as a compliment. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:16:33 PM 683 Views
Saying "borrowed" instead of "lent" Belals Girl - 06/04/2017 04:13:21 PM 780 Views
Yikes, who says that?! nossy - 06/04/2017 04:47:31 PM 686 Views
Kill it with Fire. Cannoli - 06/04/2017 05:19:08 PM 754 Views
who the hell says that? random thoughts - 06/04/2017 06:31:17 PM 718 Views
Never heard that. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:17:40 PM 714 Views
I think it might be a Midwestern thing ßelals Girl - 06/04/2017 11:53:27 PM 716 Views
I lived for most of my early years in the Midwest and never heard that Tom - 08/04/2017 01:25:25 AM 715 Views
In the crick. *NM* nossy - 08/04/2017 03:48:09 PM 441 Views
Oh I've heard that Tom - 08/04/2017 11:09:16 PM 724 Views
Interesting. I always thought only non-native speakers made that mistake. *NM* Legolas - 09/04/2017 07:03:19 PM 442 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 778 Views
You keep doing that, sparky *NM* Tom - 06/04/2017 08:18:23 PM 409 Views
No worries Tommy *NM* random thoughts - 07/04/2017 07:29:53 PM 428 Views
Many rules are there for the sake of clarity. The Shrike - 06/04/2017 08:28:16 PM 754 Views
between you and me there is no lack of clarity random thoughts - 07/04/2017 07:35:09 PM 709 Views
I'm literally gobsmacked aerocontrols - 06/04/2017 06:31:10 PM 716 Views
It did. I mentioned it. *NM* damookster - 06/04/2017 07:02:33 PM 416 Views
shame on me! aerocontrols - 06/04/2017 07:03:55 PM 694 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 403 Views
Re: I'm literally gobsmacked ßelals Girl - 06/04/2017 11:58:08 PM 748 Views
Your first one is my top pick also. Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:01:00 PM 711 Views
The subjunctive is tricky at times. *NM* Tom - 06/04/2017 08:36:33 PM 433 Views
Using the word 'of' instead of 'have' is my biggest one these days. The Shrike - 06/04/2017 08:22:44 PM 904 Views
Yeah. Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:27:47 PM 716 Views
Now my non-edited post lives again. The Shrike - 06/04/2017 08:31:26 PM 659 Views
Well Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:39:57 PM 715 Views
That's an awesome movie. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:49:11 PM 729 Views
I do like it a lot. The Shrike - 07/04/2017 07:06:49 PM 740 Views
One of my faves. nossy - 07/04/2017 10:57:53 PM 690 Views
Irregardless *NM* Jeordam - 06/04/2017 09:18:32 PM 489 Views
A few Aviendha - 07/04/2017 01:26:38 AM 749 Views
funny thing about being a noob *NM* random thoughts - 07/04/2017 07:27:26 PM 396 Views
Is that you keep making the same stupid mistakes years later *NM* random thoughts - 07/04/2017 07:28:01 PM 404 Views
In the latin alphabet jehovah begins with an i Roland00 - 09/04/2017 06:42:02 AM 740 Views
Your number one is my number one. Rebekah - 09/04/2017 10:52:23 PM 1136 Views
I rarely see sentences with however joined with a semicolon, come to think of it. Larry - 09/04/2017 11:38:10 PM 1288 Views
It is not an error inasmuch as a stylistic choice Stephen - 13/04/2017 05:44:39 PM 782 Views
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