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Pastimes : Common Errors in (American)English -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Scott Wheeler who wrote (64)6/10/1999 2:08:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 228
 
I will admit that when I'm in relaxed company one of my favorite Americanisms is the replacement of "because" with the strangely ponderous and eurhythmic "on account of".

It makes for such grammatical syncopation.
"I won't try bungee jumping on account of I'm chicken."



To: Scott Wheeler who wrote (64)6/10/1999 2:32:00 PM
From: HighTech  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 228
 
Good List! How about "the reason I married her is because..." (instead of that).

HiTech



To: Scott Wheeler who wrote (64)6/10/1999 11:04:00 PM
From: ig  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 228
 
>"Impact" as a verb [aughhhhhhhhhh....!!]<

I have yet to meet a noun I cannot verb.

ig