[Rhodes22-list] grammar

[Joseph Hadzima]

hello Elle & bob

You can add the miss use of words such as "unique" by these
commentators.  How many times have you heard them say
something was "very unique", when they seem to mean exotic,
or different, or out of the ordinary.

Next week's lesson: "irregardless", the humorous, redundant
form of regardless.

I better get my butt to work today, because these sick days
are not healthly!

happy FRIDAY!
hadz.



--- Bob Fletcher <tfl4625 at blackfoot.net> wrote:

> elle,
> 
> While you are on the subject... what do you think of the
> common practice, 
> even among folks (like NPR commentators) who should know
> better, of 
> "singularizing" contractions involving "are."  I'm
> thinking about phrases 
> like, " There's three ducks on the pond." You wouldn't
> say, "There is three 
> ducks on the pond."  Think also, "There's too many people
> at this party." 
> So why is "there's" so commonly used where the
> contraction "there're" would 
> be appropriate if you want to shorten the phrase?
> 
> (Think of this as a diversion from the recent political
> spats on the site.)
> 
> Bob Fletcher
>