Correct Grammar and Spelling

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GandalfTheWhite

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Oooh don't get me started...

proof and prove

too and to

safe and save

for somebody with a different first language than English it can be complicated :p
 
GandalfTheWhite

GandalfTheWhite

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My big booboo the other day

now instead of know ;)

I am so frustrated with myself sometimes...
 
Reborn

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GandalfTheWhite said:
Oooh don't get me started...

proof and prove

too and to

safe and save

for somebody with a different first language than English it can be complicated :p
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Tru dat.

Or

There is truth to that.

Prolly

Or

Probably.
 
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3Scoreand10

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I always felt sorry for those who only know one way to spell a word!:cool:
 
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jennymae

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Are we allowed to say "aint"?
 
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Galahad

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Utah said:
Definitely than; just like you said earlier, its comparative. :)
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Utah, what do you mean?

Here's my question: Which of the two comparative phrases is correct?

I like this car...,

a) more than I like that car.

b) more than that car.

Does "I like" need to be included in the comparative? If "I like" is omitted, then the sentence seems to be comparing my personal preference to another's personal preference. And in this instance, it's the personal preference of car!

Hey, I thinks I gots it. Watch.

I like this tree more than the birds. (That's no help.)
I like this tree more than that tree. (Same.)
I swim faster than a fish. (Helps a little.)
I swim faster than the fastest guppy in the pond. (Better.)

Oh, that reminds me, "Who can...leap tall buildings...who's (contraction of who is. Not same as whose.) faster than a speeding bullet?"

That's it!

If Superman is faster than a speeding bullet, then I can like this car more than that one.

And so I don't need to write, I like this car more than I like that one.
 
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I like grammar. Yes I do. I rated EXCELLENT to this thread.

I'm going to read posts in other threads and look for errors in grammar. Than I will return and post and show corrections. :rolleyes:
 
Utah

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Galahad said:
Utah, what do you mean?

Here's my question: Which of the two comparative phrases is correct?

I like this car...,

a) more than I like that car.

b) more than that car.

Does "I like" need to be included in the comparative? If "I like" is omitted, then the sentence seems to be comparing my personal preference to another's personal preference. And in this instance, it's the personal preference of car!

Hey, I thinks I gots it. Watch.

I like this tree more than the birds. (That's no help.)
I like this tree more than that tree. (Same.)
I swim faster than a fish. (Helps a little.)
I swim faster than the fastest guppy in the pond. (Better.)

Oh, that reminds me, "Who can...leap tall buildings...who's (contraction of who is. Not same as whose.) faster than a speeding bullet?"

That's it!

If Superman is faster than a speeding bullet, then I can like this car more than that one.

And so I don't need to write, I like this car more than I like that one.
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Exactly. You do not have to include "I like". The statement without those words is clear enough. It's like saying, the dress was red in color. "In color" is redundant and not necessary. :)
 
Utah

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Galahad said:
I like grammar. Yes I do. I rated EXCELLENT to this thread.

I'm going to read posts in other threads and look for errors in grammar. Than I will return and post and show corrections. :rolleyes:
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I think you zigged when you should have zagged. :p
 
Willie-T

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One that almost everyone goofs up is, "I have over three years here." or "I have over five dollars."

It should always be: "I have more than......"
 
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Galahad

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Willie-T said:
One that almost everyone goofs up is, "I have over three years here." or "I have over five dollars."

It should always be: "I have more than......"
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Why is that? Can't OVER be used adjectively? I like your example. I just don't know why OVER is incorrect.

What if HERE was omitted from the sentence? As in: I have over three years experience in sales.

Not challenging you. I like learning English grammar.
 
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Galahad

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Utah said:
I think you zigged when you should have zagged. :p
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Very good! Spotted the error.

Utah, I agree with your OP. Very much so.
 
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jennymae

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Galahad said:
Why is that? Can't OVER be used adjectively? I like your example. I just don't know why OVER is incorrect.

What if HERE was omitted from the sentence? As in: I have over three years experience in sales.

Not challenging you. I like learning English grammar.
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The word HERE made me think of the phrase "this here"...now, where I'm from we were using this phrase, but I later learned that it was incorrect...is it?
 
Reborn

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Did someone cover a and an?

That one always gets me.
 
Willie-T

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Reborn said:
Did someone cover a and an?

That one always gets me.
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Almost always, "a" comes before a word beginning with a connsonant, and "an" comes before a word beginning with a vowel. (This is a bit tricky, because it is more the "sounds" than the actual letters.)
 
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Utah said:
I hate affect and effect.

I'm 50 years old and need to look it up every time I want to use one of those words.

Arrrggghhh!!! :mad:
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Yeah. . .that's the one that separates "the men from the boys."
 
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Galahad said:
Were We're

Were you at the store?

We're on our way. [/quote

We're - a contraction of we are.
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The one I see most: would've, would of

He would've (contraction of would have) gone with his mother, not he would of gone with his mother.

Can't think of anytime "would of" would be correct.
 
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