Kestas
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I've recently read a few posts on this site that would qualify. I'm talking about stuff worse that "their/they're", and more of the "reframe/refrain" variety.
Some people just don't get it....
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When people would "just assume" rather than "just as soon".
RPM's
The minute is constant and therefore plural.
We are measuring revolutions per minute,
not revolution per minutes.
The minute is constant and therefore plural.
We are measuring revolutions per minute,
not revolution per minutes.
Some pet peeves from my military days.
1. Sirs. The plural of sir is gentlemen, not sirs.
2. Utilize. Do you really need to utilize utilize? Couldn't you use use?
3. Reoccurring. There really is no such word, the word is recurrent. (Apparently, reoccurring is in my spell check, but at least "back in the day" it wasn't a proper word.
1. Sirs. The plural of sir is gentlemen, not sirs.
2. Utilize. Do you really need to utilize utilize? Couldn't you use use?
3. Reoccurring. There really is no such word, the word is recurrent. (Apparently, reoccurring is in my spell check, but at least "back in the day" it wasn't a proper word.
Originally Posted By: asand1
RPM's
The minute is constant and therefore plural.
We are measuring revolutions per minute,
not revolution per minutes.
I meant to say singular.
RPM's
The minute is constant and therefore plural.
We are measuring revolutions per minute,
not revolution per minutes.
I meant to say singular.
I work for a company called Target Mobile. Sometimes we get RMAC transfers in and the package says "Target Mobil". I get a chuckle out of that.
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