Ontarian1981 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 It's etc not ect. But pedantrick is OK? lol;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyboy Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 don't think there are many children who collect stamps nowadays. Less letters are posted and less stamps are used because of new technology, which has led to less Post Offices _______less instead of fewer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffRaff Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 "Contribute" is another one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRB Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 A mute point instead of moot point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontarian1981 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 A mute point instead of moot point. LOL I just love that one. It reminds me of he guy in Fawlty Towers , who was telling a joke to Sybil, that ended with "Pretentious Moi? " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRB Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 My MD said it repeatedly and I had to bite my tongue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffRaff Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 My MD said it repeatedly and I had to bite my tongue�� That reminds me about my ex-MD, who used the word 'differ' instead of 'defer'. Confused the hell out of the company bank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Also: 'how' It means 'by what method'. So one cannot really say 'How would Antarctica look if there was no ice?', as the BBC News Website did last week. Antarctica is a continent. It has ice but no eyes. so it cannot look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Also: 'how' It means 'by what method'. So one cannot really say 'How would Antarctica look if there was no ice?', as the BBC News Website did last week. Antarctica is a continent. It has ice but no eyes. so it cannot look. I wouldn't of noticed that. of?! The thing is though, if this is how people read things in media / papers / online, then how are people going to learn the correct way? I can't remember this type of thing at school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Also: 'how' It means 'by what method'. So one cannot really say 'How would Antarctica look if there was no ice?', as the BBC News Website did last week. Antarctica is a continent. It has ice but no eyes. so it cannot look. How narrow minded. The usage of 'how' as to the condition or quality of something is also a valid definition in the OED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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