tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827615651281332461.post8280112093226643574..comments2024-03-26T02:07:28.691-07:00Comments on Do You Hear Voices?: Most Annoying Grammar MistakesJoan Novarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01716095365855989255noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827615651281332461.post-27961942227770496672008-11-21T08:35:00.000-08:002008-11-21T08:35:00.000-08:00Ugh. And how about "different than" instead of "di...Ugh. And how about "different than" instead of "different from?" Or "the reason why is because" as opposed to "The reason is" or "This is because"? <BR/><BR/>Then there's "affect" vs. "effect" (don't get me started), though even correct usage will never redeem this old favorite from the fbi website: "It is the difference effected in the man who inquires of the activity of two stonecutters on the side of the road, and learns from one that he is cutting stone, and from the other, that he is building a church...."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947050059341612836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827615651281332461.post-58269602923903849432008-10-31T12:47:00.000-07:002008-10-31T12:47:00.000-07:00Email has lowered the standards for grammar. Stud...Email has lowered the standards for grammar. Students studying English as a second language learn who/whom used as an object are interchangeable. Fact is, most native English speakers from the US have no idea of a difference between the two, except perhaps that "whom" sounds "better".<BR/><BR/>Are you doing a Halloween blog today, Joan? Seems like your namesake would appreciate that...Goody 2 Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844979064149043398noreply@blogger.com