tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post115325096308440907..comments2024-01-28T03:35:51.182-05:00Comments on Reassigned Time: The Pet Peeves MemeDr. Crazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457967076373916629noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1153416248853969052006-07-20T13:24:00.000-04:002006-07-20T13:24:00.000-04:00Anastasia - I'll raise your "grow" with an "impact...Anastasia - I'll raise your "grow" with an "impact."<BR/><BR/>jo(e) - yep, I think that the "myself" thing is the cousin of the "with Susie and I" problem.Dr. Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457967076373916629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1153360304722547512006-07-19T21:51:00.000-04:002006-07-19T21:51:00.000-04:00How about people who think "myself" sounds more pr...How about people who think "myself" sounds more proper than "me" and stick it into places it doesn't belong?jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1153350891916065902006-07-19T19:14:00.000-04:002006-07-19T19:14:00.000-04:00how about using grow as a transitive verb?how about using grow as a transitive verb?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1153320034889646592006-07-19T10:40:00.000-04:002006-07-19T10:40:00.000-04:00Oh God, the whom thing. Yes. This was more of a ...Oh God, the whom thing. Yes. This was more of a problem with the students I taught in grad school, though, as the students I teach now tend just to use "who" for everything, which is it's own problem, but which I think bugs me less. Maybe it's wrong but at least it's not wrong and pretentious/proper - you know?Dr. Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457967076373916629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1153280455559885092006-07-18T23:40:00.000-04:002006-07-18T23:40:00.000-04:00The "I" thing bugs me, too. It's something my ear...The "I" thing bugs me, too. It's something my ear will always pick up - on tv, in music, during regular conversation. I'm sure I've used it incorrectly before from vocabulary laziness but it still irritates me when others do it.phd mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708857060614302495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1153273430321197712006-07-18T21:43:00.000-04:002006-07-18T21:43:00.000-04:00Do your students abuse "whom"? It's not nearly as...Do your students abuse "whom"? It's not nearly as prevalent as the "I" thing, but when someone does do it, it stands out like a sore thumb. "This is important information for the consumer, whom may be on a diet." Yuck! It's one of the few grammatical gramatical errors that I actually explain, rather than simply circling for them to figure out.USJoggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932505890003472392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1153265646043462152006-07-18T19:34:00.000-04:002006-07-18T19:34:00.000-04:00"...it's hard to have household pet peeves because..."...it's hard to have household pet peeves because it would mean that you're peeved with yourself. I'm not into that at all."<BR/><BR/>I kinda want to make this into a t-shirt. <BR/><BR/>P.S.<BR/><BR/>I dig the tiara.Loralee Choatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055102094371755499noreply@blogger.com