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Common Errors in (American)English

An SI Board Since June 1999

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Emcee: Elmer Flugum	Type: Unmoderated

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203	AugustWest, Palindrome? Where's the palindrome?	starfish	-	8/11/1999
202	grub. as in post grub. as in grubaholic. grub, as in palindrome. as in this	AugustWest	-	8/7/1999
201	uh, expound please	starfish	-	8/7/1999
200	<b>grub</b> is often misinterpreted.	AugustWest	-	8/7/1999
199	sounds fine to me. starfishandchips	starfish	-	8/6/1999
198	Thanks for the input. At the time, I decided to use "that." Best w	Investor2	-	7/30/1999
197	Actually I make that mistake...sometimes, I am in too big a hurry to type corre	Elmer Flugum	-	7/30/1999
196	Dear Mark, You're right!;) That one drives me crazy too! I enjoyed yo	starfish	-	7/30/1999
195	I go with "which" in "that" sentence. starfishandchips	starfish	-	7/30/1999
194	Christopher, <Void> Who's on first? :) starfishandchips	starfish	-	7/30/1999
193	Does one stand <i>in</i> line or <i>on</i> line? Was w	Elmer Flugum	-	7/17/1999
192	len It's interesting that as many errors that there are here on SI, we al	wiz	-	7/17/1999
191	I go with "that". The building is not listed in the databases that w	Tom C	-	7/16/1999
190	That is a coin toss for me.	Elmer Flugum	-	7/16/1999
189	Should "which" or "that" be used? 1. The building is not l	Investor2	-	7/16/1999
188	But his complaint was quite the opposite -- using math instead of arithmetic.	The Philosopher	-	6/19/1999
187	<< Stylistically you may not like it >> Fair enough, but technical	Scott Wheeler	-	6/19/1999
186	Not necessarily. An offer to sell something or do something may be legal in s	The Philosopher	-	6/18/1999
185	Isn't it redundant to say an offer is void where prohibited?	Elmer Flugum	-	6/18/1999
184	Commercial for "Hooked On Phonetics" has the young girl, at the end o	Elmer Flugum	-	6/18/1999
183	math is an accepted shortened form of mathematics. Random House Webster's	The Philosopher	-	6/18/1999
182	adding to my linguistic "irksome pet peeves" list: "math"	Scott Wheeler	-	6/18/1999
181	I cannot imagine any military maneuver that does not target or employ some spe	Jacques Chitte	-	6/13/1999
180	There seems to be a tendency for folks to use the word <i>antiseptic</	Elmer Flugum	-	6/13/1999
179	<<<Summer of 1972, Boston Common, Canned Heat, free! >>> Wow	SteveJerseyShore	-	6/12/1999

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