[bksvol-discuss] Re: questions about quotes
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:34:48 -0700
Hi Sue,
I agree then for than is absolutely annoying and indicates near illiteracy
to me.
Mayrie
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My pet peeve is seeing then used instead of than in writing, and I have seen
it in some books. Example, "I have more then you do."
Also, "exact same". We used to have a teacher who used those two words and
we made fun of her. Now I am seeing it in books.
Sue S.
Sue S.
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From: Ixchel, Jackie
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 7:11 AM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: questions about quotes
Hi,
I am in full agreement with you. I have seen people misuse to and too.
I get so mad when people say "me and my friend" or when people (including
teachers) use your for you're instead of the right one. I agree with what
you said about the immigrants.
Jackie
On 3/19/12, Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Well, actually, Gary, you're right in one way. Publishers and authors
> are scattered in their ways of dealing with dialogue. However, I got
> the impression that she asked because either the paragraph marks in
> her book had been munged somehow and she was trying to recreate them,
> or she wanted to know what the standard is.
>
> You're right that as proofers we can't correct stuff in a book that is
> printed there, even if it is nonstandard usage. However, if you're in
> a position to insert paragraph marks, then you do need to know
> something about how it's done. the standard will at least give you a
> yard stick by which to measure any major corrections of this type.
> Besides, Gary, I had a lot of fun writing that dialogue. It just
> piqued my crazy sense of humor.
>
> Seems most things are nonstandard in grammar and usage any more. The
> numbers of times I've heard people misusing I and me is astonishing.
> These are people who should know better! Used to be that it was "me"
> that got musused. Now it's "I". People say, "There are two doughnuts
> in that bag, one for you, and one for I." I'm serious! Is it any
> wonder immigrants have a hard time learning English if we can't figure
> out what's right ourselves?
>
> Ann P.
>
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