Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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He gestured at me and him. He gestured at her and me. Both of those sentences are grammatically correct. |
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You can't know how little I care (to paraphrase Monte Walsh).
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I also hate to hear children say, “Yep” or “Yeah” instead of “Yes”. I usually correct them or say, “Pardon me?” or, “Is that a Yes?”
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It may be petty to some, but I thank the OP for mentioning this. It is my top language pet peeve and seriously grates on my nerves. Do they not teach proper grammar any more? It's bad enough when it is coming from a child, but adults should know better.
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LOL I guess I'll need to redouble my efforts, in looking for simple humor in today's world.
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"I don't really care! Do you?"
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I'm with Rhett Butler "Frankly, I don't give a damn"
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Language
The main purpose of language is communicating to others what you mean. If there’s ambiguity, communication suffers. I think “I could care less” has become common usage because it is easier to say than the correct version and everybody knows what you mean.
I could bore you for hours with discussions about other grammar errors where meaning is not compromised (do good/do well, number/amount, would have/had, and many others.) There is one very common error that does cause ambiguity, though, and that is “all .... are not” instead of “not all .... are.” If you say “all lawyers are not scoundrels” you are saying no lawyer is a scoundrel. Is that what you really meant? |
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(Former Beta-reader for online fiction writers.)
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You are correct and most people get this wrong all the time but I couldn't care less to correct them about it.
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I doubt that I could care less. I definitely couldn't care more. Therefore, I couldn't care less.
Someone must be bored.
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That’s a good one. When that word is appropriate, I like to start slowing saying ‘irre...’ and then finish with ‘...spective’, just to see if the listener starts to cringe just a little.
Last edited by Polar Bear; 08-30-2020 at 03:28 PM. |
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Regardless! |
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Therapy fee
There's a new bridge in town
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