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List:       web4lib
Subject:    Grrr
From:       ras () nimbus ! anzio ! com (Robert Rasmussen)
Date:       1997-10-31 14:12:03
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.3.93ras.971031105804.28087C-100000 () nimbus ! anzio ! com
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On Fri, 31 Oct 1997, Wayne Daniels wrote:

> That "their" should be "they're", of course.
> 
> Humbled,

I am pleasantly amused that you would correct yourself online. As a stickler
for writing accuracy, I notice a great many things in email messages, from
folks who can't be bothered with capitalization (although not on library
lists), to just plain sloppy typing, to usage errors. I rarely comment when
tempted, for fear of alienation, but you've giving me an opportunity to cite
my favorites:

   * Apostrophes, including people who, for fear of error, avoid them
     completely
   * It's vs. its
   * Alot
   * Complement vs. compliment
and my current favorite:
   * The past tense of "lead" (pronounced "leed") is "led" (pronounced
     "led"), NOT "lead" (pronounced "led"), which is a metal (though not
     a mettle or a meddle).
Ain't English grand?

Corrections humbly accepted.

Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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