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Story: 20 more writing mistakes that make you look stupid
Again it all depends who you speak to.
I suggest a period in purgatory (or BBC4) for those who presuppose their education is the be all and end all of the rules on grammar. Julian Fellows for one would disagree with you both.
The last advice I was given (from English Professor) was "just don't bother with the apostrophe at all".
Grammar is a very moveable feast and my bottom line is that the sentence should make sense to the reader.
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Story: 20 more writing mistakes that make you look stupid
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Top Right-Hand Corner John Molloy -
asking for trouble iandelaney
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Actually matt loney
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off of ... 228922
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Its wagging it's tail 47894
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Thorny topic 67435
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Sorry, You're wrong 351668 -
I agree DaveH
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Again it all depends who you s... 67435 -
More errors 44997
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Spell checking - take care Mike P
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Marc Koltun 1000220092
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And even more errors! 1000309315
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Oh no it isn't! neil.haughton
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Tautology DaveH
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New word usage...? 1000010362
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Love it matt loney
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transitive and intransitive verbs DGH
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Grammar and meaning 351946
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Automation DaveH
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Heated temperatures 67835
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"Data is" or "Data are" ZorbaEisenhower
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Well, maybe... DaveH
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specifically vs pacificly? Gerry Mcgovern
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Strunk & White's "The Elements of Style" Greenheys
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Eats, shoots, leaves i8Spooky
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Get it right DaveH
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves matt loney
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One of these "errors" is not like the others DBL
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"e-Speak" of the Indian Subcontinent Destroying En... Kalki_Avatar
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Uesless words Michael Arbow
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Resilience matthew_w1000
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I actually didn't know a couple of those tips jervz
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Double meaning that causes arguments roger andre
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Eats, Shoots and Leaves... John Molloy
