[Rhodes22-list] grammar

[L. Sailor]

Hadz,

AARGH! 

elle

--- Joseph Hadzima <josef508 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> hello Elle & bob
> 
> You can add the miss use of words such as "unique"
> by these
> commentators.  How many times have you heard them
> say
> something was "very unique", when they seem to mean
> exotic,
> or different, or out of the ordinary.
> 
> Next week's lesson: "irregardless", the humorous,
> redundant
> form of regardless.
> 
> I better get my butt to work today, because these
> sick days
> are not healthly!
> 
> happy FRIDAY!
> hadz.
> 
> 
> 
> --- Bob Fletcher <tfl4625 at blackfoot.net> wrote:
> 
> > elle,
> > 
> > While you are on the subject... what do you think
> of the
> > common practice, 
> > even among folks (like NPR commentators) who
> should know
> > better, of 
> > "singularizing" contractions involving "are."  I'm
> > thinking about phrases 
> > like, " There's three ducks on the pond." You
> wouldn't
> > say, "There is three 
> > ducks on the pond."  Think also, "There's too many
> people
> > at this party." 
> > So why is "there's" so commonly used where the
> > contraction "there're" would 
> > be appropriate if you want to shorten the phrase?
> > 
> > (Think of this as a diversion from the recent
> political
> > spats on the site.)
> > 
> > Bob Fletcher
> > 
> 
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