So glad you explained the right way to say it.

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Mar 23, 2019
8:38:18pm

smokymountainrain Troublemaker

So glad you explained the right way to say it.

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smokymountainrain

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Time

Minor grammar annoyance

fbguru

3/23/19 6:29pm

RE: Minor grammar annoyance

Slim

3/23/19 6:31pm

I didn’t want to say anything. I had already called him creepy.

The Dude Abides

3/23/19 6:37pm

Kinda like than vs then. Somewhat understandable since they sound similar. The one I can't understand for the life of

foofcoug

3/23/19 6:32pm

Someone recently sent an email on my behalf with this error.

BigEasyCougar

3/23/19 8:28pm

Is it a weird accent thing? Because they don’t even sound similar, so I have no idea how you confuse them

TCuz

3/23/19 8:31pm

I thought it was woulda coulda shoulda.

Florwood

3/23/19 6:32pm

Mine is loss, lose, & loose. Especially bad on a sports board.

soupie

3/23/19 6:34pm

So far I’m proud of everyone in this thread. You’re all good Americans.

The Dude Abides

3/23/19 6:39pm

That's not a minor mistake. it's embarrassing for anyone who does it.

CopperLix

3/23/19 6:41pm

That ain't right...well...add another one to the dictionary

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

3/23/19 6:43pm

Woulda, coulda, shoulda

HighHorse

3/23/19 6:46pm

Apart vs a part has bugged me recently. They’re basically opposites.

TCuz

3/23/19 6:46pm

Reminds me how much I hate the English language

HighHorse

3/23/19 6:47pm

Mine is then/than. People are stupid.

Mr. Belding

3/23/19 7:18pm

Mine is jibe vs. jive

AZ Coug

3/23/19 7:23pm

Sure. I think the thread was discussing examples that get used more than once per decade but I can see that.

The Dude Abides

3/23/19 7:26pm

Yeah, dude's a real jibe turkey.

foofcoug

3/23/19 7:31pm

I also get bothered by people saying "mute" when they mean "moot"

AZ Coug

3/23/19 7:26pm

“In other words” vs “another words”

run26

3/23/19 8:16pm

So glad you explained the right way to say it.

smokymountainrain

3/23/19 8:38pm

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