Perfect Pedant
Joined: August 7, 2011
Number of comments posted: 25
Number of votes received: 8
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“Under urgency”
“Under urgency”? I recently came across this phrase for the...
“hone in” vs. “home in”
Why does sports media persist in the use of the phrase “hone...
Recent Comments
on: “Bring” vs. “Take” differences in UK and American English
@Hairy Scot English has become like Aussie Rules football...
on: Word in question: Conversate
OH DEAR! So English is to be just like Aussie Rules Footb...
on: Pronouncing “mandatory”
Forvo.com, which is a good source for checking pronunciation...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
@D.A.W I have in the past carped about the length of your...
on: “Anglish”
@Jayles @Gallitrot I am indeed sceptical and I was neith...
on: Use of “their” as a genderless singular?
@goofy Other languages?...
on: Use of “their” as a genderless singular?
@Jasper Your use of "In regards, to English ... " certa...
on: Pronouncing “gala”
Percy, I guarantee that if you go a few miles north to th...
on: “Anglish”
Anglish is probably a diverting hobby for those who are inte...
on: “get in contact”
I suppose a lot depends on the context. For standard everyd...
on: Molotov Cocktails
@D. A. Wood "Despite the fact that I specifically mentioned...
on: Pronouncing “début”
"but" in French is closer to 'bew' than 'boo', so it would b...
on: Correct preposition following different?
Extract from http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-dif1.htm :-...
on: Correct preposition following different?
Previous post didn't do to well with tabs. But the figures ...
on: Correct preposition following different?
The Collins Cobuild Bank of English shows choice of preposit...
on: Difference between acronyms and initials?
Definition of ACRONYM : a word (as NATO, radar, or laser) f...
on: Difference between acronyms and initials?
@DAPster There is a world of difference between acronyms,...
on: Word in question: Conversate
@AnWulf Those of us who hold that the OED is the ultimate a...
on: What is the word for intentionally incorrect spelling?
I think that Hairy Scot got it right with "cacography", and ...
on: -age words
Apparently some of these words do have a distinct meaning of...
on: that vs. if and whether
Nice one Rachel!...
on: “hone in” vs. “home in”
"It came to public attention and gained some notoriety when ...
October 10, 2012, 3:18pm • 0 vote
on: “Bring” vs. “Take” differences in UK and American English
I think the hirsute Caledonian makes a some very good points...