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Confession IHO grammar nazism

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I have to look up complimentary/complementary every.single.time.  Even if I'm right the first time (which I'm usually not), I think about until I am entirely uncertain.

I rarely misspell, but I sometimes misuse.
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  • baconsmombaconsmom member
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    edited December 2011
    I don't know the difference between farther and further. I know one is literal, for distance, and one is metaphorical distances, but I can't ever get them straight. 
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  • HeffalumpHeffalump member
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    edited December 2011
    I didn't know that one until I was studying for the GMAT, and I still have to think twice sometimes.
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  • chiwawachiwawa
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    edited December 2011
    I have trouble with "pursue."  I used to have trouble with "opportunity" and "available," but eventually I forced myself to memorize those. 
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  • zitiqueenzitiqueen member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_confession-iho-grammar-nazism?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:47Discussion:4eec9d7e-f497-4092-85e7-7058f84cceacPost:8276f7ef-6257-45b4-825c-34012f373285">Re: Confession IHO grammar nazism</a>:
    [QUOTE]I don't know the difference between farther and further. I know one is literal, for distance, and one is metaphorical distances, but I can't ever get them straight. 
    Posted by baconsmom[/QUOTE]

    Without looking it up, I would guess that "further" is the metaphorical one, right? "Doing XYZ will help further my career..."
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  • hmonkeyhmonkey member
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    edited December 2011
    yes.  farther refers to distance -- how far something is from you.

    dh is all about "less"  vs. "fewer."
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  • VarunaTTVarunaTT member
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    edited December 2011
    I just get nutty about the apostrophes.  I still want to commit grammar vandalism and scratch out the apostrophes on the store sign that has kayak's and canoe's for sale.

    I get more nutty about people not saying pen and pin or ten and tin as 2 distinct words.  I had someone get huffy when I told them sorry, I don't have a pin and they pointed to my pen holder and said I had lots.
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  • MinMMinM
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    edited December 2011
    Varuna - H would make you want to vomit. When he says feel it sounds the same as fill. He does this with other words, too. His students have complained.
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  • VarunaTTVarunaTT member
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    edited December 2011
    I can't tell you how many times I had to read that to make it work in my head.

    And ew!  ;)
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  • GBCKGBCK member
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    edited December 2011
    I am still pendantic about hung/hanged.
    Even knowing it can be wrong.

    And I use nasuous (SP) wrong on a semi-regular basis.

    And I know that all is hypocritical of me.
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  • chiwawachiwawa
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    edited December 2011
    I have an online friend who is very sweet, but it makes me crazy to read what she posts sometimes.  She uses ... instead of commas or periods, and she uses "of" instead of "have."  Like this:

    I would of gone to the store today...but my son was sick...and he could of thrown up in my car...

    *twitch*
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