jkwilliams Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 I was thinking the same thing but you said it more better then I could of. Oh, that is one of the worst. It was the use of "could of" in my patriarchal blessing that started me on the road to apostasy. 1
Thinking Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 Oh, that is one of the worst. It was the use of "could of" in my patriarchal blessing that started me on the road to apostasy. I'm proud of the way I put those last six words together.
jkwilliams Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 I'm proud of the way I put those last six words together. Yes, its you you should be proud of. 1
Stargazer Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 Cool, glad I could provide that I'll go read it again! The two words that are at times difficult for me to remember their correct usage are : Affect & Effect Tragically, I have become knowledgeable of the difference between "affect" and "effect". It is tragic, because nearly everyone misuses them, and it causes me great psychic pain each time. Ignorance was bliss.
Stargazer Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 Oh, that is one of the worst. It was the use of "could of" in my patriarchal blessing that started me on the road to apostasy. Oh, you. You're a scream. Maybe I am easily amused, but when I read that I nearly laughed my hind end off. I best try to avoid re-reading my patriarchal blessing in the future. Though I do believe that MY patriarch knew how to speak English properly, being a Brit and all.
Scott Lloyd Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 (edited) Yes, but it's the "usually, but not always" part that can be confusing And, I know one is a verb and the other usually a noun but I can't always remember which is which!! Thanks for the correct usage though.Been thinking about this, and I've come up with a key to help you remember which is a verb and which is a noun. The word <the> can always precede a noun but never a verb; if you try, it makes no sense. <The> ends with the letter <e>. Ask yourself which of our two words begins with <e>, <affect> or <effect>. The answer is <effect>. That's the noun. It may take a period of mental exercise to get used to this, but you'll get it. Edited September 11, 2015 by Scott Lloyd
Scott Lloyd Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 Oh, that is one of the worst. It was the use of "could of" in my patriarchal blessing that started me on the road to apostasy.Ugh, I hate that one. But it could have been the fault of the patriarch's wife who typed the transcript. (I almost wrote "could of been," but I was afraid some here wouldn't get the joke.) 1
Scott Lloyd Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 (edited) Hmmm... Arrogant outsiders calling a group by a name other than the one they prefer?Kind of like using the term SSA. Gay and lesbians have been clear on the term they prefer and yet, as those dang anti-Mormons who use the word "Utahan", arrogant outsiders continue to use SSA. Amazing.Nope. Won't work. Reverse provincialism and defiance of political correctness are not the same thing. And use of "Utahan" has nothing to do with anti-Mormonism. But you already knew that, right? Edited September 11, 2015 by Scott Lloyd
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