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Re: Words and Grammar and Stuff
« Reply #470 on: October 27, 2009, 07:12:17 PM »
Who and whom are often said and written wrongly.

Even more, lie and lay are almost always written and said wrongly.  I can prove to you that you do not use these verbs correctly.  When was the last time you uttered "have lain"?
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Re: Words and Grammar and Stuff
« Reply #471 on: October 27, 2009, 07:32:31 PM »
Even more, lie and lay are almost always written and said wrongly.  I can prove to you that you do not use these verbs correctly.  When was the last time you uttered "have lain"?

Yes, lie/lay are misused even more frequently. I know the difference, and yet I still have to think hard when choosing which to use. Correct usage doesn't come naturally.  :(

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Re: Words and Grammar and Stuff
« Reply #472 on: October 28, 2009, 12:33:15 PM »
Hey, nice marmot!

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Re: Words and Grammar and Stuff
« Reply #473 on: October 28, 2009, 02:15:35 PM »
Who and whom are often said and written wrongly.

Especially by our new moderator:
This was my first viewing and I can say with complete confidence I have no idea who killed who and why but I dont care!

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Re: Antichrist (Lars von Trier, 2009)
« Reply #474 on: October 28, 2009, 05:58:36 PM »
Do you still spell it as "alot" even when doing formal writing or are these emails informal?

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Re: Antichrist (Lars von Trier, 2009)
« Reply #475 on: October 28, 2009, 06:00:51 PM »
Do you still spell it as "alot" even when doing formal writing or are these emails informal?

It's all informal. I would not use alot in a formal context.

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Re: Antichrist (Lars von Trier, 2009)
« Reply #476 on: October 28, 2009, 06:06:57 PM »
Do you still spell it as "alot" even when doing formal writing or are these emails informal?

It's all informal. I would not use alot in a formal context.

But, if you would use it in formal context would you still spell it that way?

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Re: Antichrist (Lars von Trier, 2009)
« Reply #477 on: October 28, 2009, 06:09:01 PM »
Do you still spell it as "alot" even when doing formal writing or are these emails informal?

It's all informal. I would not use alot in a formal context.

But, if you would use it in formal context would you still spell it that way?

I think the correct way is a lot rather than alot. It's just me being too informal. I am going to move this discussion though.

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Re: Antichrist (Lars von Trier, 2009)
« Reply #478 on: October 28, 2009, 06:25:38 PM »
Do you still spell it as "alot" even when doing formal writing or are these emails informal?

It's all informal. I would not use alot in a formal context.

But, if you would use it in formal context would you still spell it that way?

I think the correct way is a lot rather than alot. It's just me being too informal. I am going to move this discussion though.

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Re: Words and Grammar and Stuff
« Reply #479 on: October 28, 2009, 08:08:08 PM »
This is my basic rule

Use who if the answer is he or she or they. (Who did it, he/she/they did)
Use whom if the answer is him, her or them.  (To whom should I speak, speak to him/her/them)

right?
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