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Re: Very short rant on 'me thinks' and 'close proximity'.
« Reply #25 on: April 10, 2014, 09:30:57 PM »
It ain't just sports talk. Corporate America is full of that phrase these days. Along with "leverage." And "calibrate" -- as if to understand a point of view or idea, we need to "calibrate."  :whatever:

If I get told one more time to drill something down, well.....I will just spit!
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Re: Very short rant on 'me thinks' and 'close proximity'.
« Reply #26 on: April 11, 2014, 04:47:21 PM »
I just saw another one in an online article, "must of".  Why must people use 'should of', 'would of', etc. rather than '... have'? Using 'of' really makes no sense at all.
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Re: Very short rant on 'me thinks' and 'close proximity'.
« Reply #27 on: April 12, 2014, 10:39:44 PM »
I just saw another one in an online article, "must of".  Why must people use 'should of', 'would of', etc. rather than '... have'? Using 'of' really makes no sense at all.
the proper terms are...
Shoulda
Woulda
Coulda (do not think of the Hemi homonym)
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Re: Very short rant on 'me thinks' and 'close proximity'.
« Reply #28 on: May 18, 2014, 03:49:54 PM »
irregardless of what you think, I'm glad you're proactive in your approach. Just saying.

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Re: Very short rant on 'me thinks' and 'close proximity'.
« Reply #29 on: May 18, 2014, 05:15:41 PM »
Let us not forget the use of the determiner, "an" before words that start with a vowel.  Most people, even seasoned Journalists, only use the determiner, "a" before words which start with a vowel any more.  :hammer: :hammer: :hammer:

Irregardless, my personal opinion is that these people need to be furled within a sail!! :p
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Re: Very short rant on 'me thinks' and 'close proximity'.
« Reply #30 on: May 18, 2014, 05:29:23 PM »
Has there, they're and their been covered yet?

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Re: Very short rant on 'me thinks' and 'close proximity'.
« Reply #31 on: May 18, 2014, 05:53:48 PM »
Has there, they're and their been covered yet?

Theiry're...... now it has!!  :p
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Re: Very short rant on 'me thinks' and 'close proximity'.
« Reply #32 on: May 18, 2014, 08:11:43 PM »
Add "very unique" and "most unique".

There are no degrees of unique.

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Re: Very short rant on 'me thinks' and 'close proximity'.
« Reply #33 on: May 19, 2014, 10:50:36 AM »
Add "very unique" and "most unique".

There are no degrees of unique.

How do you catch a unique rabbit, with a cleft palate ?
U neek up on him
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