10 Common Grammar Mistakes Even Smart People Make

[timwinters]

I think Dylan started it "Lay lady lay" even earlier.

Yeah, one guy from Minnesota, the other a Brit, both saying Lay.

It can't be wrong! Eric uses the Queen's English after all!

Of course, then there is the fact that "cocaine" was the B side of "lay down sally".

So, maybe he was a tad foggy.

 

[kgruber]

Another of my pet peeves are writings that start with "So........"

 

[Matthew]

So, I found some award winning opening sentences. The 2013 Bulwer-Lytton winners:

http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/2013win.html

 

[timwinters]

Another of my pet peeves are writings that start with "So........"

Many people responding to interviewers these days begin that way also. Drives me crazy

 

[Clark1961]

Many people responding to interviewers these days begin that way also. Drives me crazy

so what'd ya want?

 

[FastEddieB]

OTOH, I predict that in 20 years or so M-W will have "loose" as a variant spelling of "lose".

I predict you're going to loose that bet!