Originally posted by DonM: Terry, proof-reading is a curse with me. I am an old Journalism grad
Don,
I suffer equally from your 'proof-reading'. As a former Grammar School boy, I have lifelong wanted to correct all mistakes. Thankfully, now in my 'senior days' , I have come to respect that language is all about communication and if one understands what we hear or see then that's magic! cheers
Registered: 12/06/99
Posts: 2133
Loc: Muskegon, MI
Hi folks,
I think the biggest most common mistake is the misuse of "good" an adjective, and "well" an adverb. None of us play good. My car doesn't run good. Uncle Dave you don't sing good. It's like fingernails on a blackboard when I hear someone say "you done good".
I have students at the college that will come up and say "teacher can I ax you something"? I tell them that if they ax me the police will be after them.
Yugo made a minivan version of their famous car. They named it Ya'll go.