>
> Sorry, this was sent before I finished yesterday, and that half-written,
> unsigned post was my Infamous #3 for the day:
> tedious phrases like:
> in and of themselves
> no way, shape or form
> words that don't need to be hyphenated, but students do anyhow:
> pre-occupied
>
self-esteem
bio-feedback
words that need to be hyphenated, but students don't:
mood-congruent memories
And my all-time least favorite:
"I could care less" when, of course, "I couldn't care less" is intended. Of
course, that's more a spoken phenomenon (though I saw it three times in a
novel I just finished), but it sets my teeth on edge. As does, "No
problem," when what's intended is, "You're welcome."
>
> Beth Benoit
> Granite State College
> Plymouth State University
> New Hampshire
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Beth Benoit <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Oftentimes when "often" workspreventative instead of preventive
>> can not instead of cannot
>> tedious phrases like:
>>
>>
>>
>
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