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Brian Miller
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| Posted: 11 April 2026 at 1:04pm | IP Logged | 1
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Man, I used to LOVE to diagram sentences.
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Robbie Moubert
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| Posted: 11 April 2026 at 2:43pm | IP Logged | 2
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One that I've noticed in recent years is people using are instead of our.
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Doug Centers
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| Posted: 11 April 2026 at 4:39pm | IP Logged | 3
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A favorite sentence to recite ;
"Are our hour glasses ready?"
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 11 April 2026 at 4:58pm | IP Logged | 4
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This was a punctuation test:Tom had had while Bob had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher
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Brian ONeill
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| Posted: 11 April 2026 at 8:45pm | IP Logged | 5
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That that is is that that is not is not is that it it is.
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James Woodcock
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| Posted: 11 April 2026 at 11:06pm | IP Logged | 6
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I used to know one about a sign maker
Please remove and and and and add and not and and and
I knew a friend from Ghana whose mother drilled into him ‘I ask for an axe,
not axe for an axe’.
Edited by James Woodcock on 11 April 2026 at 11:07pm
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Steven Myers
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I don't mind "no problem", but I don't like being told "have a good one" by store and restaurant employees. Seems too casual. Am I getting old??
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John Byrne
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I occasionally counter “have a good one” by suggesting the speaker say “hope you have a good one.”Less pressure.
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Brian ONeill
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Memo to self: Say 'Hope you die in a fire', if I ever meet that Mar A Lago guy...
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Josh Goldberg
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I believe it was George Carlin who said that when people tell you to have a nice day, they're putting all the pressure on you.
I avoid saying "no problem" instead of "Thank you". Instead, I try to say, "any time" or "a pleasure".
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Edward Aycock
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I will probably never get lay/lie. Even when explained, I still don't get it.
But years ago, somebody explained who/whom in the easiest terms:
who = he/she whom = him/her
And as for the less/fewer debate, if it's countable, it's "fewer." So yes, most express checkout line signs are incorrect.
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John Byrne
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If there are four glasses of water, and one is emptied, there is less water. If one is removed, there are fewer glasses.
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