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Common Errors in English Usage

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Misfit
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Common Errors in English Usage

Post by Misfit » Sat December 17th, 2011, 3:39 am

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Post by fljustice » Sat December 17th, 2011, 4:32 pm

Thanks, Misfit!
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Post by Ken » Sat December 17th, 2011, 5:46 pm

GOOD/WELL, IF WORST COMES TO WORST, I WOULD HAVE NEVERMIND, HAD OUGHT (THOUGH/THOUGHT/THROUGH) WORSER THAT/THAN THESE KIND 0F UGLY AMERICAN ENGLISH! TO LIKE, CUT LONG STORY SHORT, I MIGHT HAS WELL HAD MORE OF A PROBLEMS THAN THIS HERE/THAT THERE KIND OF TONGUE-AND-CHEEK MASH POTATOES KINDERGARDEN KIND OF ENGLISH/BRITISH!!!!
I/ME/MYSELF ABJECT TO THIS LAXADAISICAL TWO TO TANGLE APPROACH TO A WHOLE ’NOTHER WAY OF SPEAKING.
YOU KNOW/KNOW WHAT I’M SAYIN’? :confused: :confused:

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Post by LoveHistory » Sat December 17th, 2011, 6:00 pm

[quote=""Ken""]GOOD/WELL, IF WORST COMES TO WORST, I WOULD HAVE NEVERMIND, HAD OUGHT (THOUGH/THOUGHT/THROUGH) WORSER THAT/THAN THESE KIND 0F UGLY AMERICAN ENGLISH! TO LIKE, CUT LONG STORY SHORT, I MIGHT HAS WELL HAD MORE OF A PROBLEMS THAN THIS HERE/THAT THERE KIND OF TONGUE-AND-CHEEK MASH POTATOES KINDERGARDEN KIND OF ENGLISH/BRITISH!!!!
I/ME/MYSELF ABJECT TO THIS LAXADAISICAL TWO TO TANGLE APPROACH TO A WHOLE ’NOTHER WAY OF SPEAKING.
YOU KNOW/KNOW WHAT I’M SAYIN’? :confused: :confused:[/quote]

ROFL, Ken!

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