Proofreading Service - Pain in the English
Proofreading Service - Pain in the English

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24-Hour Proofreading Service—We proofread your Google Docs or Microsoft Word files. We hate grammatical errors with a passion. Learn More

Proofreading Service - Pain in the English
Proofreading Service - Pain in the English

Your Pain Is Our Pleasure

24-Hour Proofreading Service—We proofread your Google Docs or Microsoft Word files. We hate grammatical errors with a passion. Learn More

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Hamish

Member Since

February 25, 2012

Total number of comments

3

Total number of votes received

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He was sat

  • February 25, 2012, 3:03am

There's no such thing as Standard English, and even so using sat like that is perfectly grammatical.

“Fine” as a complete sentence

  • February 25, 2012, 3:03am

It's an ellipsis, which means it's perfectly cromulent since the rest of the sentence is pragmatically implied.

“Literally” in spoken conversation

  • February 25, 2012, 2:50am

There are no words in the English language that can only be used in writing, and not spoken. Furthermore, suggesting that there's a rule that states that something is incorrect in a language when the meaning is transparent is a prescriptivist attitude, and therefore bad and dumb.