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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: David C. Burns who wrote (2189)	3/21/1999 9:30:00 PM
From: Jack Clarke	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 4711

David: We see this mistake in the supermarket, where there are lines designated "10 items or less" instead of "10 items or fewer.">> Supermarkets are wonderful places to see what's going on with language evolution. As our written language diminishes as compared with our spoken one, we see instances of incorrect written forms which "sound" like the quickly spoken ones. For example: CAN VEGETABLES instead of "canned", or one of my favorites, seen on a roadside stand: BOIL PEANUTS Say the correct form rapidly, and you'll see how this is becomes written on a sign. Jack