What bad grammar in posts annoys you most?

Stijloor

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#81
But the Dutch also make zoute drop (dubbel zout rond is what I tried once in Curacao...once) which cancels out wonderful chocolate.

Are you an afficianado?
Scott, my friend, just mentioning "zoute drop" makes my mouth water. The zoute drop is a Dutch delight that I had my American friends taste to their great horror. If you're not used to that stuff.....:confused: Whoa! Hundreds of different flavo(u)rs and varieties are produced in Holland. The only drawback is that if you indulge in that stuff, it'll cause your blood pressure to go way up.

If you like that stuff, I can provide you with a source in the USA where you can buy it. That includes all Dutch delicacies.

Thanks for reminding me.

Stijloor.
 
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Benjamin28

#82
That description kinda reminds me of "seed" in Hawaii, they love it, but to me it tasted rather like putting a cube of salt and a nectarine in my mouth at the same time!:biglaugh:
 
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little__cee

#83
My pet peeve is not with posts, but concerns spoken conversation.

I often hear "orientate" when the word "orient" would be proper. This drives me nuts!!!
 
#84
My pet peeve is not with posts, but concerns spoken conversation.

I often hear "orientate" when the word "orient" would be proper. This drives me nuts!!!
And 'pacific' instead of specific.......'perifrial' instead of peripheral and (no thinks to the encumbent POTUS) 'neuculaer' when nuclear is the correct word.
 

Jim Wynne

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#88
Friends,

Principal - Principle :frust: confusion.

Stijloor.
I remember a mnemonic device a grade school teacher of mine offered in order to remember the difference--"A principal is a person, and a person can be a pal." That works for the noun form of the word, but "principal" is also an adjective ((The principal reason..."), while "principle" is only a noun. So remember the "pal" thing, and also that if the word is being used as an adjective, it's "principal."
 
#90
Mr. Simon Cowell, of American Idol fame, has one that really gets to me: using think in place of thing, as in everythink, somethink......:(
 
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