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The most common grammatical mistakes I see on CN, other than typos, are:
its/it's confusion
there/their confusion
too/to confusion
me/myself/I confusion

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Don, a big mistake folks make on CN is typing "loose" when they mean "lose". I must have seen that at least 25 times.

(I used to proofread for a newspaper.)

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Two more:
Advice/advise confusion(first one is the noun, and you give it)
Your/you're confusion(first one is a possessive, and it belongs to someone)
A friend is a school teacher (12th grade) who grades papers frequently (English native language speakers, ostensibly) and sees all the errors we've mentioned plus a lot of others.
He said he might write a book with some of the funnier errors, but he's afraid no one would understand the humor. I told him to write it anyway--people who read for entertainment would get a good laugh (like George Carlin's new book--I almost hurt myself laughing so hard!).
Happy Holidays, everyone.

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Don Pensack
12.5" Truss Dob, 5" Maksutov
Sustaining Lifetime IDA member, TeleVue junkie


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Hi Don!

I warned you I used to be a proofreader


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OMG
Mea culpa. Mea culpa.
My Mother is spinning in her grave.
Egads!
Soooooo sorry.
Try to set an example, and look where it gets you.
Thanks, Gary.
I couldn't let it stay as it was--I edited the post (it was as if someone were scraping his fingernails on a blackboard).
Seasons greetings to all.

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Don Pensack
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Sustaining Lifetime IDA member, TeleVue junkie

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I have seen this typo, too.
But as I have been showed it is not polite to write it, I didn't say anything.

Now, is Gary polite?


Have a very nice Mary Christmas!

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Amalia, different cultures are hard to understand! You asked a good question.

Obviously, Don knew the correct word was "write", not "right". So normally I would have just ignored it because Don did not need any help from me!

In America, we like to cheer on the "underdog" (a person who needs a little help) more than cheer on the big winners (who don't need as much help.) Since Don was commenting publicly about other folk's errors, I decided to poke him a little and throw a bone to the "underdogs" Let it be known that I have commented on posting errors, too, so I'm "fair game" for correction when I make a mistake!

Actually, I don't mind being corrected. You have said the same thing. That clears up any issues of embarassment or sensitivity. Thus, I hope you appreciate it when I point out it's "Merry Christmas", not "Mary Christmas." Actually, I think you were making a joke!

(Did anyone notice that I intentionally made one spelling mistake in this post? Can you find it? )

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You found it, Amalia!

I realized after reading my previous post that identifying when a mistake is "obvious" is not easy for many people that don't speak english as a first language. So my explanation might do more to confuse than help. Sorry about that!

Let me try this again: *not* correcting mistakes is a good general rule in casual settings like CN. If you feel comfortable with a person who makes the same mistake more than once, maybe a private message would be appreciated.

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Have a nice happy Yule Beer!

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