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Title: Because sometimes it's not a good time
Post by: rivka on December 05, 2007, 05:54:03 PM

Earlier today, in an email from a supposedly educated professional, a whole slew of plurals-with-unnecessary-apostrophes.

ack!


And it's often NOT "and I." Sometimes it's "and me."  >.<


Feel free to add recent (or not so) incidents of your own.

Title: Because sometimes it's not a good time
Post by: Jonathon on December 05, 2007, 06:02:31 PM

"Educated" doesn't really mean "excellent speller" or anything. But I do feel your pain. There's a thread on Hatrack right now with an incorrect "and I" in the title that made me mentally yell "and ME!"

Title: Because sometimes it's not a good time
Post by: Tante Shvester on December 05, 2007, 06:42:30 PM

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There's a thread on Hatrack right now with an incorrect "and I" in the title that made me mentally yell "and ME!"

From Niki and you?

Title: Because sometimes it's not a good time
Post by: rivka on December 05, 2007, 06:49:48 PM

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"Educated" doesn't really mean "excellent speller" or anything.

Well, that's hardly the only example of why I put "educated" in quotes regarding that particular individual. ;)

But you're right; my very well-educated and extremely intelligent father kills kittens regularly. :D

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But I do feel your pain. There's a thread on Hatrack right now with an incorrect "and I" in the title that made me mentally yell "and ME!"

You don't say?  :innocent:  

Title: Because sometimes it's not a good time
Post by: rivka on December 05, 2007, 10:02:19 PM

Toe the line.

*sigh*

Title: Because sometimes it's not a good time
Post by: theCrowsWife on December 06, 2007, 06:03:12 AM

That one always makes me laugh. I always wonder where, exactly, are they going to tow the line to? It kind of makes the phrase mean the opposite of what they meant.

--Mel

Title: Because sometimes it's not a good time
Post by: rivka on December 06, 2007, 07:20:15 AM

Exactly!

Another similarly confounding mis-cliche is "baited breath" (are we hunting wabbits?)
 

Title: Because sometimes it's not a good time
Post by: Jonathon on December 06, 2007, 07:54:09 AM

My department director sent out an e-mail yesterday referring to our upcoming Christmas party as a "chin-dig." :huh:  

Title: Because sometimes it's not a good time
Post by: Porter on December 06, 2007, 08:00:56 AM

That sounds painful.

Is Reese Witherspoon invited?

Title: Because sometimes it's not a good time
Post by: Jonathon on December 06, 2007, 08:10:01 AM

:lol: