Grammar, was RE: Work In KC Area?

From: ghldbrd_at_ccp.com <(ghldbrd_at_ccp.com)>
Date: Wed Aug 6 10:02:00 2003

The lastest ones are "have gotten" and "enthused", which have become
commonplace in our English.

May Edwin Neumann have mercy on our fractured words.

Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph, MO


> My pet peeve is the use of "I've got..", "You've got...", "They've got..",
> etc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Sissel [mailto:James.Sissel_at_labone.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 9:19 AM
> To: kclug_at_kclug.org
> Subject: RE: Work In KC Area?
>
>
> My pet peeve is people who don't know the difference between your and
> you're.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Monty J. Harder [mailto:lists_at_kc.rr.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 8:42 PM
> To: kclug_at_kclug.org
> Subject: Re: Work In KC Area?
>
>
> "Steven Elling" <ellings_at_kcnet.com> wrote:
>
>> I wish I would of known that before I went to DeVRY. I would of just
>> went
>> to Goodland VoTech and saved a bunch of money in tuition and living
>> expenses. Plus, I would of been better off.
>
> I suggest that a bit broader education, which includes some English to
> go
> along with the technical classes, would _have_ served you better yet.
> You used the word 'of' four times above, and three of (heh) them should be
> 'have':
>
> 'would have known'
> 'would have just gone' (not 'went')
> 'would have been'
>
>
>
> There. I'm the freaking Grammar Nazi.
Received on Wed Aug 06 2003 - 10:02:00 BST

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