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09-13-2007, 08:56 PM | #46 |
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I used to be hideously guilty of making its "its'" when it's a possessive of it. (For example, Its' Hour Come 'Round at Last.) I could have sworn that I learned it that way once upon a time. Today, though, I believe that somehow I managed to dream that I was taught it, and "learned" it by using it incorrectly.
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09-14-2007, 07:06 AM | #47 |
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Well I confuse it's/its you're/your their/they're when I'm tired. I'm also dyslexic so I have an excuse. Plus English is my second language. I do know and understand the rules though.
My pet peeve, while we're on the subject, is 'would of' instead of would've. I see this often on the interweb. By native speakers. It's so....I have no words for it. |
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09-14-2007, 03:24 PM | #48 |
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09-14-2007, 03:35 PM | #49 |
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Much, much better.
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09-16-2007, 03:07 AM | #50 |
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This is a favourite of mine - used as an example on a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course a few years ago...
How is this pronounced? GHOTI Most people (me included at the time) go for "goatee" or "gottee" or some such. Actually, it's "FISH" GH = F - as in rough O = I - as in women TI = SH - as in addition Makes your head spin, sometimes |
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