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adventious
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A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
-- Oscar Wilde
The difference between the almost right word & the right word is really a large matter--it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.
- Letter to George Bainton, 10/15/1888
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Non Sequitur
Joined: 23 May 2010
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Using the communicative approach. As long as the readers 'got it' that's the main task achieved.
If some only see it as a chance to pedantically correct for textual accuracy, their classes must be hell. |
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JamesD
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
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Location: "As far as I'm concerned bacon comes from a magical happy place."
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Dang!! Lighten up, people; this isn't a classroom.
I'm a big fan of the piece and was just making small talk. Does everything have to be taken as serious criticism?
A friend of mine often says, "Jim and me are ...". I correct him and he understands that it's friendly banter regarding an informal communication style, not an attack on his language skills.
We REALLY need a tongue-in-cheek emoticon. |
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Non Sequitur
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A  would suffice.
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