browninggold Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I do. I cannot abide poor grammar. It shows a lack of attention to detail and clarity of thought. Wish that's all i got to worry bout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I do. I cannot abide poor grammar. It shows a lack of attention to(both) detail and clarity of thought. I have inserted the missing "both" to reinforce your valid observation:hihi:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bypassblade Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 My grandma wasn't irritating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Absolutely no expert in grammer..... Or spelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptoad Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Surely it's, “I need to know of anyone what has not yet taken the exam” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Surely it's, “I need to know of anyone what has not yet taken the exam” Anyone not taken their exam yet? is a more colloquial approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Which is the more acceptable use of grammar: “I need to know of anyone that has not yet taken the exam” “I need to know of anyone who has not yet taken the exam” In short, should the word “anyone” be followed by the word “that” or “who”? It’s bugging me and really shouldn’t. Are we being biblical here? None of the lines above is acceptable. Give me a few seconds and I'll find my nit-picking tweezers: 1st line: "Which is the more acceptable use of grammar:" It is customary to end a question with a question mark, but other than that, no problem. 2nd Line : “I need to know of anyone that has not yet taken the exam” No you don't. What is your need? Were the people who took the exam little boys? Did you have a need for little boys? What is your 'need'? 3rd Line. "I need to know of anyone who has not yet taken the exam” This fixation with 'Needs' is somewhat disconcerting. 4th Line: "It’s bugging me and really shouldn’t" What, exactly, is 'bugging you and really shouldn't? I (like many others) do find biting insect annoying, but not so annoying that I would add them to a list of seriously irritating things. Have you considered discussing the things which seem to annoy you with a counsellor? (If you're thinking of talking it over with my friend Janey pi88 off - She's MY councillor and I don't want her talking to arseholes like you! Even though we live many thousands of miles apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 'anyone' = a person, therefore 'who'. if it was 'anything', then it would be 'which' (or 'that'). Yes, that seems accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 But why not just "I need to know who has not yet taken the exam"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 'anyone' = a person, therefore 'who'. if it was 'anything', then it would be 'which' (or 'that'). That = Object, can be a person too. Another one is, "You," which can be both singular and plural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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