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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab
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To: Sowbug who wrote (973)3/31/1998 1:35:00 AM
From: Chuzzlewit  Read Replies (3) of 4711
 
Sowbug, here is one of my biggest annoyances. People routinely sacrifice good English for political correctness. I heard an ad on TV tonight that advised parents to "Send in your child's name and we will tell you whether they are a winner." Maybe I'm being picky, but I hear this error with annoying regularity from people who should know better -- people like school teachers and newscasters. You also hear the same error with the following words (which are all singular):

Everbody
Everyone
Every (anything)

Regards,

Paul
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