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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago
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Not everyone has perfect conjugation, spelling, etc... even in their own language.
I make many mistakes  , one in particular is:
Maybe and may be.
I know one is the adverb etc... But every time I write it I have a doubt lol
What mistake do you often make when writing or speaking English even though you know the rule??
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The use of punctuation marks and all the rules I see little point in as long as a person can be understood alls good"
This 
apostrophes used to scare me 
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The use of punctuation marks and all the rules I see little point in as long as a person can be understood alls good"
The reason they exist is so that the written word can be CLEARLY understood.
And it's "all's", not alls. |
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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago
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"The use of punctuation marks and all the rules I see little point in as long as a person can be understood alls good
The reason they exist is so that the written word can be CLEARLY understood.
And it's "all's", not alls."
And so you can take a breath |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Hate the punctuation police...
Who cares....
I agree with kola
If you can understand the sentence that should be enough.
Although...txt speak makes my head hurt  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I hate bad spelling but I'd be the 1st to admit my punctuation is pretty poor and my use of words in the correct form is pretty crap too but as long as I'm generally understood all is good.
I find most people who come here from Europe or afar have a better grasp of my language than me. Some of that is down to my education and a large part laziness and the British arrogance of thinking everyone should be able to understand me . |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The use of punctuation marks and all the rules I see little point in as long as a person can be understood alls good
The reason they exist is so that the written word can be CLEARLY understood.
And it's "all's", not alls.
And so you can take a breath "
Would you correct me if I wrote in incorrect French? |
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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago
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"I find most people who come here from Europe or afar have a better grasp of my language than me. "
That's because it has been forced down our throat day in day out lol
Eat - Ate - Eaten
Understand - Understood - Understood
Oh I hated those classes lol |
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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago
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"The use of punctuation marks and all the rules I see little point in as long as a person can be understood alls good
The reason they exist is so that the written word can be CLEARLY understood.
And it's "all's", not alls.
And so you can take a breath
Would you correct me if I wrote in incorrect French?"
Only if I have my red pen with me  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The use of punctuation marks and all the rules I see little point in as long as a person can be understood alls good
The reason they exist is so that the written word can be CLEARLY understood.
And it's "all's", not alls.
And so you can take a breath
Would you correct me if I wrote in incorrect French?
Only if I have my red pen with me "
I asked a serious question
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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago
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"The use of punctuation marks and all the rules I see little point in as long as a person can be understood alls good
The reason they exist is so that the written word can be CLEARLY understood.
And it's "all's", not alls.
And so you can take a breath
Would you correct me if I wrote in incorrect French?
Only if I have my red pen with me
I asked a serious question
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Was it?!
I said that another reason for punctuations is for the reader to take a breath when reading a text.
What is me correcting you French got to do with it?  |
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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago
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"The use of punctuation marks and all the rules I see little point in as long as a person can be understood alls good
The reason they exist is so that the written word can be CLEARLY understood.
And it's "all's", not alls.
And so you can take a breath
Would you correct me if I wrote in incorrect French?
Only if I have my red pen with me
I asked a serious question
Was it?!
I said that another reason for punctuations is for the reader to take a breath when reading a text.
What is me correcting you French got to do with it? "
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"The use of punctuation marks and all the rules I see little point in as long as a person can be understood alls good
The reason they exist is so that the written word can be CLEARLY understood.
And it's "all's", not alls."
and I believe I almost gave a shit  |
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By *awty Max OP Woman
over a year ago
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"The use of punctuation marks and all the rules I see little point in as long as a person can be understood alls good
The reason they exist is so that the written word can be CLEARLY understood.
And it's "all's", not alls.and I believe I almost gave a shit "
And you can't start a sentence with 'and' lol
Oh dear! Time to take my coat and leave the thread lol as if  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The use of punctuation marks and all the rules I see little point in as long as a person can be understood alls good
The reason they exist is so that the written word can be CLEARLY understood.
And it's "all's", not alls.
And so you can take a breath
Would you correct me if I wrote in incorrect French?
Only if I have my red pen with me
I asked a serious question
Was it?!
I said that another reason for punctuations is for the reader to take a breath when reading a text.
What is me correcting you French got to do with it? "
English is my first language. I have spoken it all my life. I believe if it is your native language, you should be able to speak & write it properly. If I was a French speaker, and ignored the correct grammar and punctuation, you would correct me.
That is all I'm doing, along with anyone else who is irritated by slovenly language use. |
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"The use of punctuation marks and all the rules I see little point in as long as a person can be understood alls good
The reason they exist is so that the written word can be CLEARLY understood.
And it's "all's", not alls.
And so you can take a breath
Would you correct me if I wrote in incorrect French?
Only if I have my red pen with me
I asked a serious question
Was it?!
I said that another reason for punctuations is for the reader to take a breath when reading a text.
What is me correcting you French got to do with it?
English is my first language. I have spoken it all my life. I believe if it is your native language, you should be able to speak & write it properly. If I was a French speaker, and ignored the correct grammar and punctuation, you would correct me.
That is all I'm doing, along with anyone else who is irritated by slovenly language use."
perhaps correct your own. I seem to remember a few punctuation nazi posts from yourself that had incorrect grammar and punctuation. Elitist fools are my favorite type of fools |
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