I'm driven to distraction by students who use "amount" when they should use "number," as in, "There was a large amount of commercials that..."
In the same genre: "less" vs. "fewer", as in, "less people chose curtain one than curtain..." Another thorn: "That" when "who" is appropriate, as in, "Participants that were seated..." I even see students confuse "then" and "than," as in, "The pen is mightier then the sword." Maybe this will be the semester when I see none of these errors...uh-huh. Bev >>>>>>>>>@@<<<<<<<<< Bev Ayers-Nachamkin, Ph.D Wilson College 1015 Philadelphia Ave. Chambersburg, PA 17201 [email protected] [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Michael Britt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 1:00 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] word confusions Okay. I need a little venting too. Here's what bothers me: When people don't pronounce the "g" in recognize and it becomes "reconize" When people pronounce "resource" as if the word had a "z' instead of a "c". Okay. I'm done. Michael --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
