Grammar! - Page 15

missourimary · #**141** 02-09-2010, 08:56 AM

Altar. Alter. The alter is a noun, like the bench people kneel and pray at.
Alter is a verb. It means change.

The altar may alter you. A before E.

But I still have to think about lose and loose, because of the sound variation in chose and choose. English is very confusing as a language.
Lose rhymes with choose
Loose rhymes with caboose.
Chose and lose don't sound anything alike. Now how does that make sense?

And I have trouble when typing its and it's. It's is a contraction of it is. I catch myself dropping the apostrophe daily.

Felicity · #**142** 02-10-2010, 05:23 AM

incidents .... incidence

People confuse these two words and often pluralize 'incidents' resulting in 'incidentses'.

incidences: yes

incidentses: no!

Sherri · #**143** 02-10-2010, 06:27 AM

Hi, Felicity!! Where have you been?

Timmy · #**144** 02-10-2010, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Sherri

Hi, Felicity!! Where have you been?

Recovering from some incidentses?

iceniez · #**145** 02-10-2010, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I still like that better than "You's guys!"

How about in Pittburgh they say Yins [ as in you ens sounds like yuns or yins ] same thing as y'all or yous guys.

rgcraig · #**146** 02-10-2010, 09:51 AM

I seen it.

Oh my word......please add the helping word.

I have seen it or I saw it.

TroubleMaker · #**147** 02-10-2010, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

I seen it.

Oh my word......please add the helping word.

I have seen it or I saw it.

Well, as someone just said, "The disciples done it wrong."

rgcraig · #**148** 02-10-2010, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by TroubleMaker

Well, as someone just said, "The disciples done it wrong."

Helping verbs or auxiliary verbs - please use them!

rgcraig · #**149** 02-10-2010, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by missourimary

Altar. Alter. The alter is a noun, like the bench people kneel and pray at.
Alter is a verb. It means change.

The altar may alter you. A before E.

But I still have to think about lose and loose, because of the sound variation in chose and choose. English is very confusing as a language.
Lose rhymes with choose
Loose rhymes with caboose.
Chose and lose don't sound anything alike. Now how does that make sense?

And I have trouble when typing its and it's. It's is a contraction of it is. I catch myself dropping the apostrophe daily.

LOL - - don't you mean altar?

Tina · #**150** 02-10-2010, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

Helping verbs or auxiliary verbs - please use them!

Barnes & Noble has some great grammar workbooks.