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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 929 Views
Come on, man. Verbing weirds language. Ghavrel - 06/04/2017 01:21:17 AM 639 Views
The Oxford comma is an abomination. The other is called a greengrocer's apostrophe. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:00:57 PM 650 Views
Tell that to the First Circuit. *NM* Ghavrel - 07/04/2017 05:42:01 AM 342 Views
No, I'll let the Supreme Court smack their asses for it. Tom - 08/04/2017 01:28:11 AM 530 Views
I'm pretty carefree about language unless it becomes difficult to understand aerocontrols - 06/04/2017 01:42:29 AM 666 Views
Creative vocabulary can be funderfully great Tom - 06/04/2017 08:14:23 PM 574 Views
Bruh Larry - 06/04/2017 01:46:45 AM 637 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 683 Views
Not really Larry - 09/04/2017 07:28:27 PM 989 Views
Then you have throw in be like *NM* random thoughts - 06/04/2017 06:29:25 PM 314 Views
I don't believe I've ever heard either. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:14:49 PM 612 Views
You're lucky Larry - 09/04/2017 07:26:39 PM 1017 Views
Let's party damookster - 06/04/2017 02:02:19 AM 642 Views
That last one is a stylistic/usage error. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:03:26 PM 603 Views
I've never understood how it's an 'error' at all. Legolas - 09/04/2017 07:10:14 PM 675 Views
Sports commentators here do it all the time damookster - 09/04/2017 08:03:05 PM 587 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 315 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 374 Views
Fair enough. Legolas - 09/04/2017 08:21:50 PM 619 Views
There, their, they're. *NM* TyrReborn - 06/04/2017 03:28:16 AM 332 Views
Ugh *NM* Tom - 06/04/2017 08:16:48 PM 349 Views
I Tom all over the place when I see fewer/less botched. nossy - 06/04/2017 08:51:13 AM 590 Views
And further/farther Cannoli - 06/04/2017 03:03:49 PM 661 Views
I only mastered that recently. nossy - 06/04/2017 04:44:35 PM 651 Views
My husband too. Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:10:46 PM 646 Views
You know, I take that violation of my third example as a compliment. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:16:33 PM 553 Views
Saying "borrowed" instead of "lent" Belals Girl - 06/04/2017 04:13:21 PM 658 Views
Yikes, who says that?! nossy - 06/04/2017 04:47:31 PM 564 Views
Kill it with Fire. Cannoli - 06/04/2017 05:19:08 PM 628 Views
who the hell says that? random thoughts - 06/04/2017 06:31:17 PM 589 Views
Never heard that. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:17:40 PM 590 Views
I think it might be a Midwestern thing ßelals Girl - 06/04/2017 11:53:27 PM 591 Views
I lived for most of my early years in the Midwest and never heard that Tom - 08/04/2017 01:25:25 AM 587 Views
In the crick. *NM* nossy - 08/04/2017 03:48:09 PM 350 Views
Oh I've heard that Tom - 08/04/2017 11:09:16 PM 598 Views
Interesting. I always thought only non-native speakers made that mistake. *NM* Legolas - 09/04/2017 07:03:19 PM 349 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 652 Views
You keep doing that, sparky *NM* Tom - 06/04/2017 08:18:23 PM 315 Views
No worries Tommy *NM* random thoughts - 07/04/2017 07:29:53 PM 324 Views
Many rules are there for the sake of clarity. The Shrike - 06/04/2017 08:28:16 PM 638 Views
between you and me there is no lack of clarity random thoughts - 07/04/2017 07:35:09 PM 584 Views
I'm literally gobsmacked aerocontrols - 06/04/2017 06:31:10 PM 588 Views
It did. I mentioned it. *NM* damookster - 06/04/2017 07:02:33 PM 327 Views
shame on me! aerocontrols - 06/04/2017 07:03:55 PM 569 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 310 Views
Re: I'm literally gobsmacked ßelals Girl - 06/04/2017 11:58:08 PM 617 Views
Your first one is my top pick also. Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:01:00 PM 589 Views
The subjunctive is tricky at times. *NM* Tom - 06/04/2017 08:36:33 PM 340 Views
Using the word 'of' instead of 'have' is my biggest one these days. The Shrike - 06/04/2017 08:22:44 PM 769 Views
Yeah. Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:27:47 PM 591 Views
Now my non-edited post lives again. The Shrike - 06/04/2017 08:31:26 PM 539 Views
Well Sareitha Sedai - 06/04/2017 08:39:57 PM 588 Views
That's an awesome movie. Tom - 06/04/2017 08:49:11 PM 603 Views
I do like it a lot. The Shrike - 07/04/2017 07:06:49 PM 615 Views
One of my faves. nossy - 07/04/2017 10:57:53 PM 567 Views
Irregardless *NM* Jeordam - 06/04/2017 09:18:32 PM 381 Views
A few Aviendha - 07/04/2017 01:26:38 AM 611 Views
funny thing about being a noob *NM* random thoughts - 07/04/2017 07:27:26 PM 308 Views
Is that you keep making the same stupid mistakes years later *NM* random thoughts - 07/04/2017 07:28:01 PM 315 Views
In the latin alphabet jehovah begins with an i Roland00 - 09/04/2017 06:42:02 AM 587 Views
Your number one is my number one. Rebekah - 09/04/2017 10:52:23 PM 871 Views
I rarely see sentences with however joined with a semicolon, come to think of it. Larry - 09/04/2017 11:38:10 PM 1050 Views
It is not an error inasmuch as a stylistic choice Stephen - 13/04/2017 05:44:39 PM 647 Views
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