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Avatar Image   Started by notscarlet notscarlet has 10,272 Grupie Points 1 year ago         Comments Add a comment

What used to be incorrect grammar, but is now acceptable? Ending a sentence with a preposition? Double negatives? Give me an example in the form of a sentence.

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I'm thinking that's a no.

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The cult is comprised of pig-fuckers.

Wrong! The cult comprises the pig-fuckers! Or so it was in the good old days, when people had proper etiquette..

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People saying "should of"

instead of 'should've' or 'should have'. Ignorant fuckers - pisses me off no end.

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Irregardless

Irregardless of its inappropriateness, irregardless seems to (at least in Missoula) be an accepted part of the vernacular. Annoyin... [show more]

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That vs. Who

It bothers me when somebody says "She is the person that did it" rather than "She is the person who did it." ... [show more]

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Basically...

Using 'Basically' to begin a long, drawn-out explanation. That's not 'basic'. That's something else. And, Good Night, ktink!... [show more]

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Hopefully, he asked her out.

In the past, adverbs modified verbs. This sentence would mean - He asked her out while hoping that she would say yes. Not- I hope... [show more]

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The use of "over" as a universal preposition

This drives me up the wall, but is more and more prevalent, and I regularly see it in newspaper headlines. The most recent and ... [show more]

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Beginning a sentence with a conjunction

A conjunction joins two parts of a sentence. They shouldn't start them. It drives me nutty, but apparently it's "acceptable".... [show more]

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The demise of the word "fewer"

People use "less" for everything and it makes me cringe!

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Sure, I'd love to, NOT!

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There's lots of mistakes made every day.

There's vs There're.
Singular contraction in place of plural contraction.

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Where your warrant at?

Cop: Behind that preposition. Sugar Bear: What? Cop: Didn't you go to school? You can't end a sentence with a preposition. Suga... [show more]

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This topic was started by notscarlet notscarlet has 10,272 Grupie Points on January 11th, 2007. 28 grupies have voted on one or more of the 14 answers.

Tags: english, grammar, proper, words

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