Friday, November 27, 2009

Oh, Crap

I am not the grammar police. I am not the grammar police. I'm not. I resigned when Brendan graduated from high school. But just occasionally, an error that usually skates right by me will drive me up the wall.

Such as, "9 AM in the morning." Think about that for a minute. Do you even know what "AM" actually means? "AM" stands for "Ante Meridian," or (in other words) "before noon." There is really no more redundant phrase spoken than "9 AM in the morning." When you say that, you are saying "Nine in the morning in the morning." Where is that bangs-head-on-brick-wall icon when you need it?

Normally, I couldn't care less...oops. Let's look at that phrase, too. "I COULDN'T care less." Meaning, "my capacity for caring about (whatever it is) is at its lowest ebb." If you say, "I COULD care less," it means that it is possible for you to...well...care less. If you COULD care less, then you obviously care more than the person who COULDN'T care less.

May Santa stuff your stockings with grammar textbooks!

7 comments:

  1. Oh stop it with your Canadian talk.

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  2. If to care is to be Canadian, we are in more trouble than I thought.

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  3. Sorry, I was joking. I should just delete my message, but then you would look silly for replying to a deleted message so I shall be the joke.

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  4. I think its "can-A-dia" talk. Haha! Just kidding. I share some of that same frustration, unfortunately, I don't catch my own errors very often! Hope you had a good Holiday! ...t

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  5. Here's one I love: ATM machine. I have another I hear all the time but it escapes me now. Or as some say, EXcapes. Now you have me going......

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  6. ECKcetera... ECKcetera... I know it's not grammar, it's mispronunciation, but AAARRRGGGHHH!!!

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  7. PS: Supposably. That drives me nuts too! Supposedly it is supposedly.

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