It is Definitely not Definately

[Carolina Kiltman]

I have had a problem all my life with this. . . . I was schooled, up to age 12 by Irish Jesuits. . . . Then into the US Midwest public schools, and three US Universities.

I think I'll quote G. Nathan, the "Times" drama critic. He said at the start of a seminar, that we must keep in mind that writing a bad play is not a hanging offense.

The same can be said about grammar, spelling (all varieties of English) and some really creative mergers of other languages and English. Not to mention different names for the same item (spanner and wrench for example) I too have some pet peeves, sound to my ears like fingernails on a slate chalkboard! I won't post them here.

So let's keep this in the spirit of light hearted fun.

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I certainly hope that I did not cause offense to anyone by my post. It was meant to point out a pet peeve of mine in the general world, and was not directed at any poster on this site. As many have stated we have such a (thankfully) diverse group here, many of whom to which English is not their native language. English is hard enough to write (or speak) properly for those of us who speak it as our native tongue that I can't begin to imagine the hardship it must be for those who don't. Again, appologies to anyone whom I might have offended by my post.