THEN vs THAN review:
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Originally Posted by jamzwayne
I'm guilty of that....I think?
I think it's more of a "hurry up" thing, than an idiot thing.
I think it's more of a "hurry up" thing, than an idiot thing.
What is the speed difference between e and a?
Come on Jamzy...admit it you are still stuck on the your and you're.
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I know several people who use "ideal" for "idea". My co-worker drive me nuts when she does that. It all the time "I have no ideal how I did that." or "You don't have any ideal how long it took me to do this." Makes me want to choke her.
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I have then and than down mostly.
What I've been saying wrong for all my life was the phrase...
"For all intensive purposes."
I just found out today that it's really "For all intents and purposes."
Oh well.
What I've been saying wrong for all my life was the phrase...
"For all intensive purposes."
I just found out today that it's really "For all intents and purposes."
Oh well.
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Originally Posted by doctorD
another one that drives me nuts is MISCHIEVOUS
The correct pronunciation of this word is “MISS-chuh-vuss,” not “miss-CHEE-vee-uss.”
The correct pronunciation of this word is “MISS-chuh-vuss,” not “miss-CHEE-vee-uss.”
Originally Posted by Dictionary.com
—Pronunciation note Pronunciations of mischievous with stress on the second syllable: /mɪsˈtʃiviəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[mis-chee-vee-uhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation or, less commonly, /mɪsˈtʃivəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[mis-chee-vuhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, instead of on the first: /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[mis-chuh-vuhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, are usually considered nonstandard. The pronunciation /mɪsˈtʃiviəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[mis-chee-vee-uhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, with the additional syllable, occurs by analogy with such words as previous and devious.
What you said was true, but the other way is common too.
Last edited by 1969Mach; Aug 26, 2006 at 09:40 PM.
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"mis-chee-vee-us" would never fly in speech, english, or grammar class even though it happens to be the most widely used pronunciation...it is still not correct. Reread your own source...it clearly states at the end that 'mis-chee-vee-us' is by analogy which doesn't mean it's correct. I don't care for dictionary.com because it has nonexistant words like: irregardless, which is a commonly used adverb but it isn't even a word. Folks use that all the time and it's just like "ain't." You can find "ain't" on dictionary.com and "ain't" ain't a word either.
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Oh man, I have had this topic crammed in almost, well lets say places where light does not shine. You see, my wife is a school teacher, and I am just a hick, hillbilly, old carpenter, from the sticks in central Idaho. I am always getting corrected for using them thar improper nouns, pro-nouns and verbs in sentences! 
Especially after I have had a few beers! 
You see, my wife is a school teacher, and I am just a hick, hillbilly, old carpenter, from the sticks in central Idaho. I am always getting corrected for using them thar improper nouns, pro-nouns and verbs in sentences! Especially after I have had a few beers!
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I have to admit, I hate when people misuse words because I was always good in school with English and Spelling. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, but if I saw a post where I misused the word, I would go back and edit it because I can't stand to see that I was the one that posted it. I'll even do that if it's a few hours later, that I noticed.
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Originally Posted by lovetrucks
I have to admit, I hate was people misuse words. I was always good in school with English and Spelling. But everyone makes mistakes sometimes. If I see a post where I misused the word, I go back and edit it because I can't stand to see that I posted it. Even if it's a few hours later that I noticed.
