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Old 02-14-2007, 01:52 AM
bobman0330 bobman0330 is offline
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Default Re: Grammatical Error In Forum

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Executive Summary: If you understand what someone is trying to say, its enough... and if you don't, grammer, proper or improper, isn't going to help you.

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I may not be able to count, but I know that this is obviously false, particularly as regards the website of a publishing company. (Although this issue would not be in the top 100 of 2+2 grammatical errors.)

Skip,

It can't be a good sign that you've pegged me as a grumbling old curmudgeon muttering about "those darned kids" when I'm only 23. I'd agree that the rule of "he" as a gender-neutral pronoun is dead, if it ever existed, but singular "they" is the worst replacement. Ick.
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