6 Aug
2003
6 Aug
'03
6:02 a.m.
The lastest ones are "have gotten" and "enthused", which have become
commonplace in our English.
May Edwin Neumann have mercy on our fractured words.
Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph, MO
My pet peeve is the use of "I've got..",
"You've got...", "They've got..",
etc.
-----Original Message-----
From: James Sissel [mailto:James.Sissel@labone.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 9:19 AM
To: kclug(a)kclug.org
Subject: RE: Work In KC Area?
My pet peeve is people who don't know the difference between your and
you're.
-----Original Message-----
From: Monty J. Harder [mailto:lists@kc.rr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 8:42 PM
To: kclug(a)kclug.org
Subject: Re: Work In KC Area?
"Steven Elling" <ellings(a)kcnet.com> wrote:
I wish I would of known that before I went to
DeVRY. I would of just
went
to Goodland VoTech and saved a bunch of money in tuition and living
expenses. Plus, I would of been better off.
I suggest that a bit broader education, which includes some English to
go
along with the technical classes, would _have_ served you better yet.
You used the word 'of' four times above, and three of (heh) them should be
'have':
'would have known'
'would have just gone' (not 'went')
'would have been'
There. I'm the freaking Grammar Nazi.