grammer! #### common errors and pet hates.

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Re: grammer! #### common errors and pet hates.

Post by Tinkers »

Seem to remember one,

"I like eating children and reading." Showing the importance of commas
KS10
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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'
Brilliant! I wonder if I'll be allowed to use that in my extra English lessons next year.
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Post by southbucks3 »

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?
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Re: grammer! #### common errors and pet hates.

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Those, not those ones.
These, not these ones.
:lol: , my Mum's pet hate!
Stressed?Moi?
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Post by Stressed?Moi? »

"panda bear eats shoots and leaves" always makes me smile and proving that sometimes, commas aren't always necessary :D .
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Re: grammer! #### common errors and pet hates.

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Affect and effect!
southbucks3
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Post by southbucks3 »

loobylou wrote:Affefct and effect!

That is soooo hard to teach kids, no mnemonic that I know of?
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Post by loobylou »

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!
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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 :lol:
Heartmum x x x
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Re: grammer! #### common errors and pet hates.

Post by diamondgirl »

Practice
Practise
Even practicing practitioners get this wrong!
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