Posted Nov 2, 2022, 7:36 PM
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Ham-burgher
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Hamilton
Posts: 7,397
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Quote:
Originally Posted by elly63
Glad you used that word, a million years ago, I learned in Communication class that using orientated wasn't proper usage. The English (British) do it all the time. Probably one of those words that has now become acceptable.
While I am ranting, why don't people say the(e) any more when the next word begins with a vowel ie on the(e) ice.
Also why do people use loose when they mean lose 98% of the time on the Internet. That never happened before then, we were taught the difference.
This rant brought to you by the letters A, C, and F.
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Also see a lot of "busses" (vs. the correct buses), "lightening" (uh, lightning) and I have a personal pet peeve against using "predominate" instead of predominant as an adjective.
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