Lots of these bug me as well - though my own language is far sloppier
than it should be and I can't be too judgmental.
I really hate it when people drop "to be" from the verb.
"This needs to be washed"
becomes
"This needs washed"
Remember, though, that languages evolve - and does so fairly
quickly. The things we decry now may well be standard usage in 100 years.
-- Jim
At 12:39 PM 8/10/2009, you wrote:
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
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Bev Ayers-Nachamkin, Ph.D
Wilson College
1015 Philadelphia Ave.
Chambersburg, PA 17201
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-----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
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