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People who close their testimony "in the name of thy son....". Works for prayers, not for testimonies. But come to think of it, it's not such a big deal. Still....

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hawkwing wrote:your/you're, their/there/they're
Liar/lyre? bazaar/bizarre? faze/phase? a/eh? aerie/airy? isle/aisle/I'll? offal/awful?


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Descrepancy. Is a blatant one for me it's Discrepancy!
Blatent .... blatant
Ute board still makes fun of some cougar fan that misspelled beer... Bear. That's pretty funny.

There's anoder important one... Can't rimember.

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Schmoe wrote: "Our offense needs fixed." TO BE
My wife drops the infinitive like this all the time. The car needs washed, the floor needs mopped and it drove me NuTs!

Just so happens my grandma used to teach grammar at bgsu so I asked her and apparently, much to my chagrin, it's not wrong at all. I think it's an Idaho thing cause it still hurts my ears but what can I do?? Her whole family does it!

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CougarClaw wrote:
Schmoe wrote: "Our offense needs fixed." TO BE
My wife drops the infinitive like this all the time. The car needs washed, the floor needs mopped and it drove me NuTs!

Just so happens my grandma used to teach grammar at bgsu so I asked her and apparently, much to my chagrin, it's not wrong at all. I think it's an Idaho thing cause it still hurts my ears but what can I do?? Her whole family does it!

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I hate to disagree with your granny and BGSU, but I've taken advanced grammar and I'm 99% positive that it is not correct grammar.


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Schmoe wrote:
CougarClaw wrote:
Schmoe wrote: "Our offense needs fixed." TO BE
My wife drops the infinitive like this all the time. The car needs washed, the floor needs mopped and it drove me NuTs!

Just so happens my grandma used to teach grammar at bgsu so I asked her and apparently, much to my chagrin, it's not wrong at all. I think it's an Idaho thing cause it still hurts my ears but what can I do?? Her whole family does it!

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I hate to disagree with your granny and BGSU, but I've taken advanced grammar and I'm 99% positive that it is not correct grammar.
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"were you any good at a Spelling Bee?"

"Nope, I never one won."


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And to the DYSLEXICS of the board.....

UNTIE!!!


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CougarPeasant wrote:And to the DYSLEXICS of the board.....

UNTIE!!!
That's why I joined DAM!
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CougarClaw wrote:
Schmoe wrote: "Our offense needs fixed." TO BE
My wife drops the infinitive like this all the time. The car needs washed, the floor needs mopped and it drove me NuTs!

Just so happens my grandma used to teach grammar at bgsu so I asked her and apparently, much to my chagrin, it's not wrong at all. I think it's an Idaho thing cause it still hurts my ears but what can I do?? Her whole family does it!

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If anyone wants a fun and insightful read, try "Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies" by June Casagrande. If you thought grammar could not be fun, interesting, sexy and controversial, Casagrande will show you how wrong you are.


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