grammer! #### common errors and pet hates.
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Seem to remember one,
"I like eating children and reading." Showing the importance of commas
"I like eating children and reading." Showing the importance of commas
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Brilliant! I wonder if I'll be allowed to use that in my extra English lessons next year.logic32 wrote:My DS was sent a brilliant birthday card which simply said
'GRAMMAR - the difference between knowing your s**t and knowing you're s**t'
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My darling son just reminded me of another horror, he deliberately uses 'those' incorrectly when speaking, because he enjoys watching the vein in my forehead get a pulse.
Those, not those ones.
These, not these ones.
Why in a society that insists on shortening words whenever they can, do some people feel the need to tag extra words on?
Those, not those ones.
These, not these ones.
Why in a society that insists on shortening words whenever they can, do some people feel the need to tag extra words on?
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, my Mum's pet hate!Those, not those ones.
These, not these ones.
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"panda bear eats shoots and leaves" always makes me smile and proving that sometimes, commas aren't always necessary .
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Affect and effect!
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loobylou wrote:Affefct and effect!
That is soooo hard to teach kids, no mnemonic that I know of?
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I taught mine that Affect is an Action that is done by someone/something (either because you are affected or something affects something else) whereas Effect was the rEsult of that. It doesn't quite hold up because obviously you can effect change but that's an unusual use of the word nowadays and so the "rule" works most of the time.
One of my colleagues uses effect instead of affect all the time and it drives me potty!
One of my colleagues uses effect instead of affect all the time and it drives me potty!
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ADVISE and ADVICE
I do not like seeing these two words incorrectly used, I have to stifle the need to reply to the email/letter asking if they wish to advise me or give advice, small/insignificant error to many but a little pet hate to me ... it's that OCD rearing its ugly head again
I do not like seeing these two words incorrectly used, I have to stifle the need to reply to the email/letter asking if they wish to advise me or give advice, small/insignificant error to many but a little pet hate to me ... it's that OCD rearing its ugly head again
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Practice
Practise
Even practicing practitioners get this wrong!
Practise
Even practicing practitioners get this wrong!