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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 1100 Views
Come on, man. Verbing weirds language. Ghavrel - 06/04/2017 01:21:17 AM 790 Views
The Oxford comma is an abomination. The other is called a greengrocer's apostrophe. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:00:57 PM 808 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 682 Views
I'm pretty carefree about language unless it becomes difficult to understand aerocontrols - 06/04/2017 01:42:29 AM 817 Views
Creative vocabulary can be funderfully great Tom - 06/04/2017 08:14:23 PM 732 Views
Bruh Larry - 06/04/2017 01:46:45 AM 794 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 844 Views
Not really Larry - 09/04/2017 07:28:27 PM 1263 Views
Then you have throw in be like *NM* random thoughts - 06/04/2017 06:29:25 PM 437 Views
I don't believe I've ever heard either. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:14:49 PM 781 Views
You're lucky Larry - 09/04/2017 07:26:39 PM 1289 Views
Let's party damookster - 06/04/2017 02:02:19 AM 793 Views
That last one is a stylistic/usage error. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:03:26 PM 760 Views
I've never understood how it's an 'error' at all. Legolas - 09/04/2017 07:10:14 PM 835 Views
Sports commentators here do it all the time damookster - 09/04/2017 08:03:05 PM 741 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 424 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 480 Views
Fair enough. Legolas - 09/04/2017 08:21:50 PM 787 Views
There, their, they're. *NM* TyrReborn - 06/04/2017 03:28:16 AM 439 Views
Ugh *NM* Tom - 06/04/2017 08:16:48 PM 460 Views
I Tom all over the place when I see fewer/less botched. nossy - 06/04/2017 08:51:13 AM 769 Views
And further/farther Cannoli - 06/04/2017 03:03:49 PM 824 Views
I only mastered that recently. nossy - 06/04/2017 04:44:35 PM 806 Views
My husband too. Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:10:46 PM 798 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 824 Views
Yikes, who says that?! nossy - 06/04/2017 04:47:31 PM 723 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 753 Views
Never heard that. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:17:40 PM 747 Views
I think it might be a Midwestern thing ßelals Girl - 06/04/2017 11:53:27 PM 748 Views
I lived for most of my early years in the Midwest and never heard that Tom - 08/04/2017 01:25:25 AM 745 Views
In the crick. *NM* nossy - 08/04/2017 03:48:09 PM 451 Views
Oh I've heard that Tom - 08/04/2017 11:09:16 PM 753 Views
Interesting. I always thought only non-native speakers made that mistake. *NM* Legolas - 09/04/2017 07:03:19 PM 455 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 814 Views
You keep doing that, sparky *NM* Tom - 06/04/2017 08:18:23 PM 425 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 795 Views
between you and me there is no lack of clarity random thoughts - 07/04/2017 07:35:09 PM 745 Views
I'm literally gobsmacked aerocontrols - 06/04/2017 06:31:10 PM 751 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 728 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 416 Views
Re: I'm literally gobsmacked ßelals Girl - 06/04/2017 11:58:08 PM 775 Views
Your first one is my top pick also. Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:01:00 PM 747 Views
The subjunctive is tricky at times. *NM* Tom - 06/04/2017 08:36:33 PM 452 Views
Using the word 'of' instead of 'have' is my biggest one these days. The Shrike - 06/04/2017 08:22:44 PM 942 Views
Yeah. Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:27:47 PM 756 Views
Now my non-edited post lives again. The Shrike - 06/04/2017 08:31:26 PM 698 Views
Well Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:39:57 PM 770 Views
That's an awesome movie. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:49:11 PM 764 Views
I do like it a lot. The Shrike - 07/04/2017 07:06:49 PM 771 Views
One of my faves. nossy - 07/04/2017 10:57:53 PM 726 Views
Irregardless *NM* Jeordam - 06/04/2017 09:18:32 PM 516 Views
A few Aviendha - 07/04/2017 01:26:38 AM 780 Views
funny thing about being a noob *NM* random thoughts - 07/04/2017 07:27:26 PM 410 Views
Is that you keep making the same stupid mistakes years later *NM* random thoughts - 07/04/2017 07:28:01 PM 422 Views
In the latin alphabet jehovah begins with an i Roland00 - 09/04/2017 06:42:02 AM 793 Views
Your number one is my number one. Rebekah - 09/04/2017 10:52:23 PM 1173 Views
I rarely see sentences with however joined with a semicolon, come to think of it. Larry - 09/04/2017 11:38:10 PM 1322 Views
It is not an error inasmuch as a stylistic choice Stephen - 13/04/2017 05:44:39 PM 820 Views
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