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A HERETIC I AM
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Wed Dec-30-09 10:46 PM Original message |
10 words you need to stop misspelling - Funny! |
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greenbriar
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Wed Dec-30-09 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. I would LOVE to have this as a poster |
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A HERETIC I AM
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Wed Dec-30-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Check the bottom of the page I linked at the top |
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woo me with science
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
41. "Definately" incompletely drilled... |
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greenbriar
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:36 AM Response to Reply #41 |
48. wow, hum |
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TicketyBoo
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Thu Dec-31-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #48 |
162. Don't feel bad. |
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JDPriestly
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #41 |
88. I've never seen an "a" in definitely. How did I manage to miss that. |
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DireStrike
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Thu Dec-31-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #88 |
222. Usually, I before E. But "weird" is weird. |
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Fri Jan-01-10 03:34 PM Response to Reply #222 |
242. I speak German. In German weise is pronounced "v (long i) za). The |
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PatrynXX
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Thu Dec-31-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #41 |
226. get that right more than guarantee :P |
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katty
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
97. me too! great road map |
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Bonobo
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Wed Dec-30-09 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. Please add "Lightning" to that! |
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caraher
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Thu Dec-31-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #2 |
73. Amen |
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JDPriestly
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #73 |
90. caraher, maybe it was a weight-loss soccer team. |
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pink-o
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #73 |
186. Maybe the team actually wanted to illuminate the sport... |
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rebel with a cause
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
103. Okay, my spellchecker doesn't catch that one. lol |
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tavalon
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
182. But as any first time pregnant woman will tell you, |
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Bluebear
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Wed Dec-30-09 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. Love, love, love it! To funny! |
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CaliforniaPeggy
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Wed Dec-30-09 10:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. My dear Bluebear... |
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Bluebear
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Wed Dec-30-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Hence the smiley...an intended misspelling given the topic :) |
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CaliforniaPeggy
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Wed Dec-30-09 10:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Aha! Gotcha! |
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bluesmail
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Thu Dec-31-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
165. Me also. or is it too? |
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PSzymeczek
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
207. I'm with you! |
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Hawkeye-X
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Fri Jan-01-10 02:13 AM Response to Reply #8 |
232. Just for you, my lovely Peggy |
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vixengrl
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Wed Dec-30-09 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. This is the most brilliant thing ever. |
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A HERETIC I AM
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Thu Dec-31-09 05:14 PM Response to Reply #5 |
158. It is funny, isn't it? |
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leftstreet
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Wed Dec-30-09 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
6. LOL these are great |
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tabatha
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Wed Dec-30-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. These are the most common on DU. |
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mwb970
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
203. More people get "it's" wrong than right now. |
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tabatha
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Fri Jan-01-10 01:36 AM Response to Reply #203 |
229. yep and who and whom are also used incorrectly |
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patrice
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Fri Jan-01-10 01:02 PM Response to Reply #229 |
237. Everyone is screwing up pronoun cases. I hear it on TV and radio constantly. |
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femrap
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Wed Dec-30-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
9. Affect/Effect always |
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Iggo
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:04 AM Response to Reply #9 |
43. "...loosing screws..." |
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Caliman73
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
57. Just to be a little sadistic on New Year's Eve eve... |
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caraher
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Thu Dec-31-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #57 |
76. Quite true |
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caraher
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Thu Dec-31-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Just for kicks, all the combinations in one sentence... |
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PSzymeczek
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:19 PM Response to Reply #77 |
208. Bravo! |
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pink-o
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:16 PM Response to Reply #76 |
190. Here ya go,,, |
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sabrina 1
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Thu Dec-31-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
138. Just to be a pain in the neck |
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femrap
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #138 |
194. I will never |
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sabrina 1
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #194 |
204. Lol! |
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femrap
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:09 PM Response to Reply #204 |
206. I've never had an instance |
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struggle4progress
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Wed Dec-30-09 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
10. Another word you need to stop misspelling is "vicious" |
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A HERETIC I AM
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Oh shit! Thanks. Fixed. |
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struggle4progress
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:52 PM Response to Reply #15 |
36. Remember the spelling police motto! |
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A HERETIC I AM
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. I've pretty much given up on correcting anyone, primarily cause I'm such a doofus. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:05 AM Response to Reply #37 |
44. Now, see, you were supposed to ask me what the spelling police motto was, so I could say |
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A HERETIC I AM
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:27 AM Response to Reply #44 |
47. See? Told ya. |
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PatSeg
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Thu Dec-31-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #37 |
79. It seems to me |
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gratefultobelib
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. I was in my 30's before I realized "surprise" was not spelled "surprize!" College graduate I am! |
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nolabear
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:10 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. No Pullet Surprise for you! nt. |
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gratefultobelib
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Fri Jan-01-10 01:24 AM Response to Reply #83 |
228. Omigosh. I was taking a shower a little earlier tonight, and all of a sudden I "got" your pun! Duh |
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PatSeg
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #82 |
201. That must have been quite a "surprize"! |
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TicketyBoo
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #37 |
111. I diligently avoid correcting people |
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zeemike
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Thu Dec-31-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #37 |
176. I know what you mean. |
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tavalon
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #37 |
183. I'm a great speller despite my dyslexia |
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mascarax
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Wed Dec-30-09 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
11. K&R - excellent poster! |
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jmowreader
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Wed Dec-30-09 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
14. The eleventh word... |
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spartan61
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
16. And yet another mis-spelled word that really bugs me: |
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A-Schwarzenegger
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. There's a rat in separate. |
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Fla Dem
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Thu Dec-31-09 10:59 AM Response to Reply #19 |
72. Well there is in both spellings, but there is a PAR in separate. n/t |
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A-Schwarzenegger
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #72 |
105. There's "A RAT" only in the correct spelling. |
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Fla Dem
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Thu Dec-31-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #105 |
161. You're absolutely correct!!! I overlooked the small "a" in you 1st note. LOL Happy New Year n/t |
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johnaries
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. And that's one that Spell-check actually catches. |
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wellstone dem
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. That's it, seperate drives me out of my mind |
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greenbriar
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
52. I remember that as Se pa rate |
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polmaven
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Thu Dec-31-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
148. I am more than a little annoyed |
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johnaries
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
17. Bookmarked! And I know the first person I'm sending the link to. |
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A HERETIC I AM
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Have you been drinking Malt Liquor with a Panda by any chance? n/t |
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johnaries
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Worse. White Russians with a Pit Bull. |
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A HERETIC I AM
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. My Old Boston Terrier couldn't hold his liquor either. |
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GoCubsGo
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Thu Dec-31-09 09:59 AM Response to Reply #30 |
68. See the "How to Prepare Your Pet for War" link on that page |
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A HERETIC I AM
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Thu Dec-31-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
166. SO, johnaries....now that it's New Years Eve... |
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seabeyond
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. my pet's name is actually Dodger ............... bah hahha. pushed your button |
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TicketyBoo
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #17 |
112. No, no. |
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PSzymeczek
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:23 PM Response to Reply #17 |
209. That is |
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margotb822
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
20. One more thing: |
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seabeyond
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. huh?????????? lol. nt |
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bertman
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:50 AM Response to Reply #20 |
50. problem is, in the title bar the little dots have to be used because multiple spacer bar hits |
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Thu Dec-31-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #20 |
75. . . . . . . . . phooey. |
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TicketyBoo
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
114. Not sure how to do it |
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StarfarerBill
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
22. Thank you for this! K&R |
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seabeyond
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
24. mine is chose and choose. but my pet peeve. rediculous. it is RIDICULOUS> lol. nt |
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
26. These are great. I need serious help with thatery and the lie/lay |
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Ms. Toad
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:05 AM Response to Reply #26 |
54. As my MIL used to say, |
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EFerrari
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:18 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. LOL. But what does that mean?! |
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Ms. Toad
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:29 AM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Pretty much. |
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hootinholler
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Thu Dec-31-09 09:43 AM Response to Reply #56 |
65. Lie with me because I want to lay you. |
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Bette Noir
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
104. "Lie" is something you do yourself. "Lay" is something you do to something else. |
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TicketyBoo
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #104 |
121. Confusing the matter |
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Pharlo
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Thu Dec-31-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #104 |
141. You think the 'Can you lend me a buck?' is bad, |
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tavalon
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:11 PM Response to Reply #141 |
184. Perhaps you have problems with it because the speaker sounds like a moron. |
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polmaven
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Thu Dec-31-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #26 |
150. "Thatery"??? |
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EFerrari
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Thu Dec-31-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #150 |
154. Thatery is described in #3: |
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
27. this is great, I hope the poor spellers pay attenshun |
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seabeyond
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:24 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. lol. nt |
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
29. Perhaps we can finally rein in those who don't realize that only monarchs reign. |
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Mariana
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #29 |
89. Yeah, that one is everywhere. |
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tavalon
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
187. Actually, they only reign in the rain |
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
32. Saving to print out and hang in my classroom |
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
34. I'm sorry-my brain was infected years ago...I before E except after C.... |
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Jim Lane
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
84. The expanded version of the rhyme might help. |
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TicketyBoo
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #84 |
119. Other exceptions… |
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Odin2005
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
35. I always get then/than confused. |
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
38. Noone will pay attention. |
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Bette Noir
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #38 |
106. What does the lead singer of Herman's Hermits have to do with anything? |
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Berry Cool
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:56 PM Response to Reply #106 |
135. I always love how people think poor Peter will do everything. |
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Bobbie Jo
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
39. LOL |
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
40. wonderful! KNR |
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Wed Dec-30-09 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
42. Can I request one I see here ALL the time? |
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A HERETIC I AM
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:07 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. That's not a misspelling. That's a Freeperism. n/t |
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tavalon
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:15 PM Response to Reply #42 |
189. Another freeperism you will see here all the time is using |
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jmondine
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:19 PM Response to Reply #42 |
192. Don't you mean, "all OF the time"? |
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Withywindle
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
46. All those drive me barking mad. My pet peeve: "Facist." |
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greenbriar
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
49. I am not a great speller. I don't take the time to edit my posts |
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bertman
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
51. Writeous, Dewd!! |
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Cowpunk
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
53. One more thing...OF is not a verb. |
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Ron Green
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
55. "Effect" as a verb and "affect" as a noun |
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:24 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. "Nothing gets a point across like a solid kick to the hemmies" |
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Thu Dec-31-09 03:14 AM Response to Original message |
60. Rather than being misspellings, a lot of them are just using the wrong word. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 03:39 AM Response to Original message |
61. I just get so "flustrated"... |
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TicketyBoo
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #61 |
123. Since it would be the past tense of a verb, |
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condoleeza
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Thu Dec-31-09 06:08 PM Response to Reply #123 |
172. That's my usual choice, though I still question it every time I use it. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #61 |
216. Your "flustrated" reminds me of a phrase my son |
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patrice
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Thu Dec-31-09 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
62. Ooooooo! That is SO bent!! Love it! and . . . |
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patrice
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Thu Dec-31-09 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
63. P.S. We need one of these on Subjective and Objective Pronoun Case!! |
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CBR
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Thu Dec-31-09 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
64. Guilty as charged with the word definitely... |
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TicketyBoo
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #64 |
125. I always remember that one |
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CBR
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Thu Dec-31-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #125 |
156. Good tip! Thanks! nt |
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TicketyBoo
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Fri Jan-01-10 02:00 AM Response to Reply #156 |
230. You're welcome. n/t |
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hootinholler
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Thu Dec-31-09 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
66. Can someone explain to me why |
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A HERETIC I AM
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #66 |
85. He is pissed off because he is stuck riding a Manatee to school while Randy |
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hootinholler
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #85 |
96. Effin DUH! |
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patrice
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #85 |
98. ROFL! ". . . just lay there and try to sweat." |
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Bette Noir
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #85 |
108. "Lie there." See multiple posts above. |
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A HERETIC I AM
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #108 |
116. See my post #47 |
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TicketyBoo
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #66 |
126. Oops. |
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PSzymeczek
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:32 PM Response to Reply #66 |
210. There's another one! |
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Thu Dec-31-09 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
67. And can we stop saying gotten, oh fuck it. |
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patrice
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Thu Dec-31-09 10:00 AM Response to Reply #67 |
69. And ". . . could of . . . " |
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Unca Jim
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Thu Dec-31-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #67 |
81. Gotten O'Fuckit |
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #81 |
117. Or the name of a Leprechaun Rock and Roll band. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
70. Should be required reading. |
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Leftist Agitator
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Thu Dec-31-09 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
71. If you misspell any of these words, you're a fucking retard. |
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BrklynLiberal
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Thu Dec-31-09 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
74. Really funny and really smart. Great site. thanks for the headsup. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
78. Someone post that on FR quickly. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
80. Bought it! |
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
86. Just say 'no' |
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
87. Good reminders . . . |
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Jeff In Milwaukee
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Thu Dec-31-09 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
91. These are good rules, alright.... |
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
92. Funny! & good illustrations. There's also "are" for "our" & "should of" for "should have." |
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:22 PM Response to Reply #92 |
99. And plural "their" for singular "his or her" anything. |
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TicketyBoo
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #99 |
128. You know, |
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Thu Dec-31-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #128 |
142. I've seen it claimed that "their" is now standard usage in such cases |
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PSzymeczek
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:35 PM Response to Reply #142 |
211. Exactly |
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Karenina
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Thu Dec-31-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #128 |
144. It IS accepted usage. Usage trumps ALL. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #144 |
157. Well, I'll be darned. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #99 |
218. Like Facebook. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:46 PM Response to Reply #92 |
217. Oh yes! "Of" is not a verb! nt |
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
93. I still have the most trouble with affect/effect. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:14 PM Response to Reply #93 |
95. Glad you liked it! |
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
94. LOOSE s/b LOSE is my pet peeve |
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Arkansas Granny
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #94 |
130. My favorite misuse of those words is a tattoo that a former neighbor had that proudly proclaimed |
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Thu Dec-31-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #130 |
175. Dang. Get the dude some kaopectate. The industrial-size bottle. n/t |
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Fri Jan-01-10 12:59 PM Response to Reply #130 |
236. Could have been meant as a double entendre |
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Fri Jan-01-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #236 |
240. Naw, this guy wouldn't have known a double entendre if he had been formally introduced to one. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
100. I'd love to have a poster of this in my classroom |
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #100 |
107. "Accept" versus "Except" |
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TicketyBoo
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Thu Dec-31-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #107 |
163. My father is the only person |
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
101. Brilliant. |
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TicketyBoo
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Thu Dec-31-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #101 |
160. And imminence. |
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PSzymeczek
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:38 PM Response to Reply #101 |
212. It's "imminence." |
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Fri Jan-01-10 03:03 PM Response to Reply #101 |
241. A couple I hear on TV all the time.. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
102. Quick, an addendum for martial and marshal! |
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
109. Excellent |
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Thu Dec-31-09 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
110. K&R :) |
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #110 |
120. My pet peeve? |
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #120 |
132. Mine is when someone axes me a question. |
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Fri Jan-01-10 01:47 PM Response to Reply #132 |
239. I'm trying hard to be nice about that one; bugs the hell out of me, especially when I know that they |
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Fri Jan-01-10 07:28 PM Response to Reply #239 |
245. I don't correct people for their spelling or grammar. I simply stated on of |
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:57 PM Response to Reply #120 |
136. When advertisers started telling us that if we ordered from them we'd get a "free gift!" |
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Thu Dec-31-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #120 |
152. Probably just before "friend" became a verb. |
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polmaven
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Thu Dec-31-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #120 |
153. Probably just before "friend" became a verb. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
113. what's their/there/they're opinion of |
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
115. To Hell With You Spelling Nazis. I Use Spellchecker and |
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
118. Independent, not Independant |
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PSzymeczek
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #118 |
213. Happens to me |
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
122. Spell-checkers are awesome...everybody should use won. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
124. What about "ANYWAYS"? Its ANYWAY ....no "s" |
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
127. Whether. In Elements Of Style, Strunk and White state |
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nuxvomica
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Thu Dec-31-09 06:00 PM Response to Reply #127 |
170. Thank you |
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
129. People think I'm weird for preaching exactly what is on this poster. n/t |
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Arkansas Granny
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
131. I'm surprised that "to" and "too" didn't make the list. |
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jmondine
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #131 |
191. Actually, it's "to" "too" "two" and "2" |
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
133. This is great. I want a poster of it. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
134. I never have a problem with any of those words, except "weird." |
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Thu Dec-31-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #134 |
139. Uh oh. Another Dolphin just got whacked. n/t |
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Thu Dec-31-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #139 |
140. Oh well, |
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Thu Dec-31-09 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
137. Till is *not* a preposition |
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nuxvomica
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Thu Dec-31-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #137 |
171. Actually, it is a preposition |
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Thu Dec-31-09 06:09 PM Response to Reply #137 |
173. It is in the UK. |
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Fri Jan-01-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #137 |
238. Until and Till are two different (albeit synonymous) prepositions |
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AsahinaKimi
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Thu Dec-31-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
143. Thanks so much for these |
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Thu Dec-31-09 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
145. nice! |
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BlancheSplanchnik
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Thu Dec-31-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
146. as a grammar nazi |
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Thu Dec-31-09 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
147. I always have to pause with "chose" / "choose" and "manner" / "manor." nt |
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Thu Dec-31-09 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
149. This seams to be a waist of thyme! |
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Thu Dec-31-09 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
151. Lose up to 40 pounds, or more! |
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Midlodemocrat
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Thu Dec-31-09 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
155. Hey, you! Happy Holidays!! |
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Thu Dec-31-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #155 |
164. AWWW!! Thanks, sweetheart!! You too! |
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PSzymeczek
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:44 PM Response to Reply #164 |
214. It's fuck's sake. |
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A HERETIC I AM
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #214 |
220. May a cranky Manatee... |
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Thu Dec-31-09 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
159. whell awlright |
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Thu Dec-31-09 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
167. TO ALL OF YOU who have commented and glanced at this thread... |
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Thu Dec-31-09 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
168. Poeple who mssspell are jest a bunch of sillys. nt |
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Thu Dec-31-09 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
169. Brilliant! Thank you. |
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Rosa Luxemburg
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Thu Dec-31-09 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
174. Seperate - separate |
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Thu Dec-31-09 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
177. If you don't mind, may I offer this little memory aid? |
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Tx4obama
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Thu Dec-31-09 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
178. List of homophones |
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Tab
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Thu Dec-31-09 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
179. Agree fully - and one addition |
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mzmolly
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Thu Dec-31-09 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
180. Guilty |
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ProudDad
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Thu Dec-31-09 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
181. A puppy dies of a heart attack... |
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
185. I guess this poster wouldn't be appropriate |
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
188. I love it! |
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
193. If it's an 800 pound bottlenose dolphin, it could really screw up your jet ski. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
195. Do not use run-on sentences you just look stupid. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
196. Oh, and incomplete sentences. |
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Fri Jan-01-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #196 |
234. Unless you're Cormac McCarthy, or some other such talent |
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
197. Do not make redundant statements that say the same thing twice. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
198. Don't double post. |
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KamaAina
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
199. Mormon. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
200. Don't double post. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
202. "Less" vs "fewer" |
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
205. Do you have a link for one with commas |
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
215. I realize it's not actually a word, but this one drives me crazy. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
219. You elitist basturd. |
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Thu Dec-31-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #219 |
221. Hardly. The only reason I posted this in the first place... |
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Thu Dec-31-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #221 |
223. So that's how you spell casserole. nt |
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Thu Dec-31-09 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
224. This is brilliant. How about agreement between subjects and predicates?- |
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Thu Dec-31-09 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
225. Don't try to get me to spell Guaranty please |
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Thu Dec-31-09 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
227. And learn how to use "lie" and "lay"... |
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Fri Jan-01-10 02:06 AM Response to Reply #227 |
231. Someone else |
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Fri Jan-01-10 12:57 PM Response to Reply #227 |
235. The problem there is that the spelling of the present tense, lie, is counter-intuitive and |
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Fri Jan-01-10 02:40 AM Response to Original message |
233. This graphic keeps the info handy for most of these! |
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Fri Jan-01-10 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
243. kick for any who might have missed this wonderful piece |
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Fri Jan-01-10 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
244. hahaha |
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