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John of Melbourne
The Ghost of George Stephenson
Joined: Jan 30, 2003
Last Visited: Oct 16, 2007
Location: Melbourne suburbs
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:11 am
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| Jason R wrote: | | ...the use of a hyphen where a dash is indicated (although John of Melbourne notably persists with the correct use!)... |
I"m glad someone appreciates it! I've got quite used to holding down the Alt key and typing 0-1-5-1 (or 0-1-5-0) on the numeric keypad.
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Valvegear
Deputy Commissioner
Joined: Dec 07, 2007
Last Visited: Dec 2, 2008
Location: Norda Fittazroy
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:17 am
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Unfortunately spelling and punctuation, important as they are, do not help people to use the correct word.
Recent examples:-
your & you're
there & their
formerly & formally
edition & addition
were & we're,
witness's & witnesses ( singular possessive turned into plural noun )
A move is afoot to resume the teaching of grammar in Victorian schools; I hope it happens soon.
Cynic - a man who smells flowers and immediately looks for the funeral.
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dasher
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Dec 22, 2005
Last Visited: Dec 1, 2008
Location: Within the NSWGR
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:08 pm
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Or my old favourite: correct usage of the words "affect" & "effect".
I didn't come here looking for trouble, I just came to do the RP shuffle... break it down...
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Valvegear
Deputy Commissioner
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:14 am
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Add to these, principle and principal.
Cynic - a man who smells flowers and immediately looks for the funeral.
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TheBlacksmith
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Joined: Oct 23, 2004
Last Visited: Dec 1, 2008
Location: Ankh Morpork
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:33 am
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And 'dribble', where the term is actually 'drivel'.
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