Matt's spelling thread
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From: Philly (Narberth)
Editing Corner OK, you forced me to do it. Here's one from Matt on the 'Relocation Places' thread....
We are planning on taking the wondering route.
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From: EstesPark/BocaRaton
Originally Posted by laster
On a slightly more esoteric note, effect and affect are a real problem...
But I'll just have to deal with burnt toast, I guess. Can't expect the little people to be up on such esoterica.
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You guys'll love this article by William Safire of the NY Times. Safire writes about language. My mom is the woman mentioned in the "Went with the Wind" section of this... http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/magazine...wln_safire.html
"would have went..." That kind of misuse really bugs her. Me too. Apparently, Safire agrees!
"would have went..." That kind of misuse really bugs her. Me too. Apparently, Safire agrees!
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From: Philly (Narberth)
Like Mother, like Son 
And where is LB on this query?
"I would have wished nothing better, that, when the subpoenas were issued in August 2004, witnesses testified then. . . .No one would have went to jail."
"Really, is this the way an educated attorney speaks?" demands Eve Suffin, of Holden, Mass.
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I will confess that one of my vices is watching sporting events on TV, and many of the better color commentators now are ex-jocks.
These guys try, but they have lots of trouble with their past tenses and plurals. It's actually pretty pathetic, even for jocks. HPH
These guys try, but they have lots of trouble with their past tenses and plurals. It's actually pretty pathetic, even for jocks. HPH
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As if "would have went" is not bad enough, I have to listen to "would OF went" on a regular basis at work. Speaking of commentators, has anyone here ever listened to the Nascar commentators on the FOX network? OMG! 
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From: Randolph, NJ
Originally Posted by laster,Dec 17 2005, 11:40 PM
Speaking of commentators, has anyone here ever listened to the Nascar commentators on the FOX network?
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Originally Posted by silvershadow,Dec 17 2005, 11:29 PM
I LOVE this thread.
P.S. It seems that my careless typing and spelling comes in handy sometimes, at least this time no one can call me a thread killer on this thread.
and prosper 