Commonly used bad grammar

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Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

I worked with a girl who thought it was clever to say, "I have no ideal". It drove me nuts but I wouldn't let on because, for all intensive purposes, it would encourage her.

An English professor told me the grammar book Eats, Shoots & Leaves has numerous grammar mistakes. He thought the mistakes were intentional.

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Ummmmmmm,

Was your mistake intentional?

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Originally Posted by Utopian

Ummmmmmm,

Was your mistake intentional?

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Yes. It was intentional. The second half of my post was a hint.

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Originally Posted by Utopian

Ummmmmmm,

Was your mistake intentional?

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I did notice that earlier but didn't have enough Ron-ness to point it out ☺

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Originally Posted by Utopian

Ummmmmmm,

Was your mistake intentional?

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However you have got me started now. I didn't think that your use of was required a capital w.

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Originally Posted by edhewitt

However you have got me started now. I didn't think that your use of was required a capital w.

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:)

That was due to laziness of not bothering to correct the auto capitalization.

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Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

Yes. It was intentional. The second half of my post was a hint.

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I assumed so, but wanted to make sure there was a joke in there.

The first grammar nazi.
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He was also the 95,345th person to fly the English Channel:)