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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/28/2007 6:41:23 AM
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"monies" which to me is a pluralization of a word that is already essentially plural. At least, I've never heard a reference to "a money." Besides, there is a perfectly good word that means the same thing and follows the normal rules for singular and plural forms: "funds."
Also, "hone in on." You can horn in or home in, but I can't picture how you would actually hone in.
All mixed metaphors.
Now that you've got me started, I'll be thinking of stuff all day.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 1/2/2008 7:33:13 AM
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font="Arial"]We certainly do not want to offend anybody but we do not achiev anything by "pussifooting"around all subjects we as Christians have to still take a firm stand on the side of Jesus.
I really gor sick this month by hearing nothing but "Season Greetings" and "Happy Holidays" - lets face it other religious groups don't hesitate to call their religious holidays by the name their religion gave those days - rhamadan or hanukka is just called that and no muslim or jew is worried if a Christian is offended!
I am for one am not offended when I hear those holidays or festivals are mentioned. In fact If I do not know what those holidays stand for I will ask - and perhaps that way get a chance to witness ... I really thing that we as Christians should really get back to the Church Calendar and hope that people from other religious persuations will ask us --- lets do what the song says ... Stand up for Jesus.[/font]
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 1/2/2008 8:36:40 PM
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Here is the one Phrase that is my pet peeve. After saying a sentence people around my area say, 'AND STUFF LIKE THAT" This phrase really drives me crazy. People cannot stop talking when a sentence is finished. They don't know what a period it for.
Here is another phrase that drives me up a wall. AH YA KNOW, A WELL YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, A WELL YOU KNOW. This is repeated over and over especially by sports players of all different sports. Really, we don't know!
What is happening to Proper English?
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 1/5/2008 12:48:02 AM
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"innocents" -- as in "Our troops in Iraq are killing innocents". It should be "innocent people".
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 1/5/2008 12:57:31 AM
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"unthaw" - if you "unthaw" something, would you be freezing it?
"hot water heater"
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 1/6/2008 5:48:26 PM
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amannoftruth
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"Only God can judge me"
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 1/7/2008 1:43:02 AM
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"We're just showing God's love in a practical way."
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 1/7/2008 5:44:32 PM
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I have a bunch that I hate and some of them I hate them because I am the one that uses them too much....
When I am writing, I always want to through "just" in there - I think that its from when I was a kid, whenever I heard someone praying there was too many "justs" in there (Lord, I just...Jesus just...and I just...) JUST say it already!
I know, right? That one is a little hard to explain but whenever someone says something that I agree with, I always say I know, right? We are in agreement so of course it's right for us....
Oh my gosh! (That's the third one! )
like - I live in Southern California so I have to say "like" in every conversation like 50 times or I have to move from the state...
kinda - Kinda is kinda like not even a word! (I'm good!  )
"That's so funny!" This one I use a lot and it bugs me because if it truly was funny I would be laughing not calmly stating "thats so funny."
Really? As in, It's been raining for four days here.
Really?
Nope, I am a compulsive liar. It hasn't rained in months.
and one more for my hometown - california/hawaii surfer dudes who refer to people as "braaa" - it went from brother to the shorter "bro" (not a favorite but I can deal with it) and now it is at braaa (which could be a shorter version of bro - minus the o?) but really, braaa (sounds a lot like bra - female undergarments)
and last but not least...
whatever! Really? That's all you can come up with... whatever??? Must really feel strongly about something if your best arguement is "whatever!"
I could probably think of more later, but it felt really good to get that out!
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 1/7/2008 8:44:30 PM
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How about when someone says something like, "You want fries with that or no?" Shouldn't it be, "You want fries with that or not?" I know a lot of people say it the first way, but it just doesn't sound right to me.
Shouldn't it be "Do you want fries with that or not?" 
LOL! You're right, of course. I was so focused on the "no" vs. "not" that I got a little careless on that and didn't point out the missing "Do"! I guess that doesn't grate on me as much as the "no", though you are right that it is not grammatically correct.
Since I read the first option I have been dissatisfied with the question.
It should be- Do you want fries with that? or better yet- Would you like fries with that?
I don't feel they need the choices spelled out that completely.
It is a yes or no question.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 1/8/2008 12:16:28 AM
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How about when someone says something like, "You want fries with that or no?" Shouldn't it be, "You want fries with that or not?" I know a lot of people say it the first way, but it just doesn't sound right to me.
Shouldn't it be "Do you want fries with that or not?"
LOL! You're right, of course. I was so focused on the "no" vs. "not" that I got a little careless on that and didn't point out the missing "Do"! I guess that doesn't grate on me as much as the "no", though you are right that it is not grammatically correct.
Since I read the first option I have been dissatisfied with the question.
It should be- Do you want fries with that? or better yet- Would you like fries with that?
I don't feel they need the choices spelled out that completely.
It is a yes or no question.
I'll go along with that too, as long as they don't end it with "or no?". And it is used in all kinds of questions other than the example I gave, so I hate to get too hung up on coming up with proper wording of that specific example. Maybe the solution, like you suggested, is just to leave the end off.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 1/8/2008 1:03:47 AM
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whatever! Really? That's all you can come up with... whatever??? Must really feel strongly about something if your best arguement is "whatever!"
Ohoh,Whatever is my favorite saying.I say it all the time.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 1/8/2008 3:57:51 PM
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"No problem" . . . when said after someone says, "Thank you." Ummmmm, guilty of this one. I'll try to remember not to use it at you. 
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 1/9/2008 3:53:07 PM
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There are several that get on my nerves:
"Old School"- as if older is always bad and newer is always better.
"Whatever"- I can't think of anything more rude
"We dialogued."- Dialogue is a noun, not a verb.
"You know?"- spoken after sentences that need no comment
"Say!"- spoken as a command when their question isn't answered quickly enough
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 1/9/2008 4:54:07 PM
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I am rofl My hubby says what ever at everything uuuuug
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 1/9/2008 5:07:10 PM
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Well fiddle. I still don't like it. LOL I really thought it wasn't a proper word. It seems like a double negative.
Lots of wrong grammar ends up as proper grammar in the dictionary. Our language is constanly evolving- and the rule we use evolved from Middle English and Old English with influence from many other cultures.
I just looked up some of my pet peeves and found that Buffalo is not wrong (bison are one type of buffalo) and dialogue was used as a verb at the end of the 16th century! Who knew?
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 1/9/2008 9:26:02 PM
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Somehow ordering Bison Wings just doesn't sound right.
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