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As my mother used to say, “before the AT” (ie, never finish a sentence or phrase with at.) That was her bugaboo. Mine is the incorrect use of ME and I. When referencing someone and yourself, you need to stop and think how you would finish the sentence without the other person. Me was going to town or I was going to town? Sally and me were going to town or Sally and I were. Everyone seems to think that I is the correct answer these days without thinking through the sentence. If you ever had to debate someone, in the old days, you got points off for that kind of incorrect grammar (showed you could not think through the sentence before you blurted it out).
Ok, that is it for my grammar bugs. We all know the answer, with or without the word “at”. It is absolutely democide and they have set it up so they won’t pay for it.
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My mother had a degree in English and the exact same things you mentioned are same here!! Surprising that near Austin is where I first heard the “at” more often. Doesn’t it drive you NUTS?!
Here’s another one: Starting a sentence with “So”. AAAAARGH! Notice The Fed govs do it constantly! These are educated people? Not even good at math!
The ultimate: “It’s like, you know, the dress that was like more red than like the other one like.” (Millie Weaver special)
Shoot NOW, puuulease!
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Yes when I hear someone speaking without proper grammar I am tuned in to tune them out. Me and so and so… ug.
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Let me get this straight:
The nazis are shooting healthy people right in front of you, of whom some “suddenly” and inexplicably die; you then shrug, and move on. Is that what Dowd is on about? [ “is that about which Dowd is on”, whilst grammatically correct, doesn’t sound quite right…]
BTW, I literally also would prefer if people would restrict the use of the term “literally” to literature, grammar and, if absolutely necessary, quotations…
I think you’re on the wrong website…
Here, a beaver!
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That beaver has got some moves 
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Speaking of bugaboos, my late husband was a MATH genius and when people talked about using math when they meant arithmetic, he went a bit loud. He also went a little crazy with the tautology: “this point in time”… it is either at this point or at this time, but saying “at this point in time” was saying at this time time.
We should be clinking a glass.
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No going on the carpet, you moron humans! Meanwhile, I can almost hear my African Grey in the background as he is supporting the noise he hears. Definitely a Grey. LOL
Yes, in addition to everything else, I have a Grey named Stanley, a few cockatiels, an Amethyst Starling male, and multiple species of Australian finches. Like the beaver lover (hard not to appreciate them if you have been a steward of their wetland), too many animals to count here.
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Thank you for that.
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The Canadians pronounce literally a lot differently than most Americans, more like lit-rally with a silent e.
What’s the right website for these kind of statements?
You didn’t need to delete your post WuWu, we’re not all beavers here!
I wish people could hear the inflection in post that the person posting meant in their voice, but, sometimes no!
IT WAS A JOKE!!! Considering a recent conversation I had on another thread. Deja vu.
@WuWu
I don’t know what you said on this thread, but your other was a doozy!! Loved it!