I wish I WERE dead; PALlette » Shar

Posted by beardedlady on April 27, 2002, at 6:35:13

In reply to Ohhhhhhhhhhhh » beardedlady, posted by Shar on April 27, 2002, at 1:06:51

Shar:
Yes, I'm anal when it comes to English, which doesn't mean I don't make a few mistakes. But I strangle myself for those mistakes, and I only berate others who make them!
WERE is the subjunctive mood, rather than past tense, which is WAS.
You know that patina you put on something to make it look like copper? It's PAT-in-uh. And when you say something's not your forte? It's FORT. (Many of these have been changed in the dictionary to reflect the mispronunciation.
That's all for today. See you next time on "The Anal Grammarian."
beardy : )>

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Okay, I've held my tongue for long enough. beardedlady 4/25/02
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Wrong Beardy. Two words is not alot, it's only two (nm) » beardedlady Ron Hill 4/26/02
Eyes cross, ears steam. (Okay, laughs come, too.) (nm) » Ron Hill beardedlady 4/26/02
Re: Wrong Beardy. Two words is not alot, it's only two » Ron Hill Krazy Kat 4/26/02
Oh now I see what you meant! Tks alot for tutoring (nm) » beardedlady Ron Hill 4/26/02
BL...I still don't get it. Could you splain? (nm) » beardedlady Shar 4/26/02
Its [sic] alot [sic] of work. Too much. (nm) » Shar beardedlady 4/26/02
Alot or A Lot? » Shar IsoM 4/26/02
What is it calling? (nm) » IsoM Zo 4/26/02
Nerves are very bad - loosens everything up (nm) » Zo IsoM 4/26/02
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh » beardedlady Shar 4/27/02
What's the hold up on the med delivery? » IsoM Ron Hill 4/27/02
Re: I had to ask. ;o) (nm) » IsoM Zo 4/27/02
I wish I WERE dead; PALlette » Shar beardedlady 4/27/02
Re: I wish I WERE dead; PALlette..Beardy colin wallace 4/27/02
Slow med delivery and results » Ron Hill IsoM 4/27/02
I wish I WAS sure... » beardedlady Kar 4/28/02
Amn't I? beardedlady 4/28/02
How about the substitution trick? » beardedlady Shar 4/28/02
substitutions beardedlady 4/28/02
...take out your pencil? (nm) » beardedlady IsoM 4/28/02
well, yes--if you're talking to them! (nm) » IsoM beardedlady 4/28/02
Grammar unique to this site » beardedlady Shar 4/29/02
Re: Grammar unique to this site » Shar beardedlady 4/29/02
Re: FORT » beardedlady Zo 4/29/02
You mean the foy-A? » Zo beardedlady 4/29/02

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