Grammar!

[Orthodoxy]

There's no way I'm going to read this whole massive thread, so I don't know what's already been posted, but here are a few of my pet peeves:

* Stuff like yat (stuff like that)
* Jesus is my all-and-all (Jesus is my all-in-all)
* Vil-i-gant (vig-i-lant)
* Snuck (sneaked)
* I feel nauseous (I feel nauseated)

Nauseous means "causing nausea," not "feeling nausea." So what they're literally saying is, "I cause nausea."

[OnTheFritz]

Originally Posted by Orthodoxy

There's no way I'm going to read this whole massive thread, so I don't know what's already been posted, but here are a few of my pet peeves:

* Stuff like yat (stuff like that)
* Jesus is my all-and-all (Jesus is my all-in-all)
* Vil-i-gant (vig-i-lant)
* Snuck (sneaked)
* I feel nauseous (I feel nauseated)

Nauseous means "causing nausea," not "feeling nausea." So what they're literally saying is, "I cause nausea."

Snuck is not incorrect. It's very American, but not incorrect.

[Orthodoxy]

Originally Posted by OnTheFritz

Snuck is not incorrect. It's very American, but not incorrect.

Well, I was just going by what my grammar textbook said.

[MawMaw]

Originally Posted by OnTheFritz

Snuck is not incorrect. It's very American, but not incorrect.

LOL, I'd rather say.......

I snuck out the door
than
I sneaked out the door

Just sounds better to me!


Although.........the past tense of "Sneak". ... "Sneaked" is the more formal version, but "snuck" is acceptable, at least in the US.

[OnTheFritz]

Originally Posted by Lacey

LOL, I'd rather say.......

I snuck out the door
than
I sneaked out the door

Just sounds better to me!


Although.........the past tense of "Sneak". ... "Sneaked" is the more formal version, but "snuck" is acceptable, at least in the US.

Indeed. We ain't British after all

According to Merriam Webster:

Main Entry: snuck
past and past participle of sneak

[dizzyde]

Originally Posted by Lacey

LOL, I'd rather say.......

I snuck out the door
than
I sneaked out the door

Just sounds better to me!


Although.........the past tense of "Sneak". ... "Sneaked" is the more formal version, but "snuck" is acceptable, at least in the US.

Speaking of American English, has anyone ever heard a British person say aluminum? It is REALLY funny!!! Of course they do spell it a little different (aluminium,) but still....