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There is great debate about which variety of sump pump is better.
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ugh. i'm all of these basically https://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cg...e&sortb=Quality
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Korra_%28The_Legend_of_Korra%29&offset=20141220000000&limit=100&action=history i think my fav thing here is the person fixing minor typos with "please keep your edit wars orderly"
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In English, numerous grammatical constructions are in dispute.[by whom?] Examples The following are disputed usages in Standard English: Generic you – e.g. "Brushing your teeth is a good habit." as opposed to "Brushing one's teeth is a good habit"[citation needed] Split infinitives – e.g. "To boldly go where no one has gone before." as opposed to "To go boldly where no one has gone before"[citation needed] Conjunction beginning a sentence – e.g. "But Mom said not to jump on the bed!"[citation needed] Double genitive – e.g. "a friend of theirs" as opposed to "a friend of them" or "their friend"[1] Gender-neutral language in English[citation needed] Me mistaken for I[citation needed] The use of like as a conjunction – e.g. "Like I said," as opposed to "As I said,"[citation needed] The validity of aren't as a negative First Person Singular conjunction for to be in interrogative uses – e.g. "Aren't I the one you were talking about?"[citation needed] Whether to use the subjunctive mood – e.g. "I wish I were/was a better man."[citation needed] Whether to use who or whom in various contexts[citation needed] Whether to use the active voice or passive voice in various contexts[citation needed] The use of less or fewer with count nouns[citation needed] The use of whilst, amidst, and amongst[citation needed] The following are non-standard[vague] English usages, which are nonetheless popular: Double negatives – e.g. "We don't need no education."[citation needed] Certain double modals – e.g. "You might could use it."[citation needed] The use (spoken and written) of the word ain't and other similar constructions.[citation needed] Factors in disputes
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Tayter Swift posted:Certain double modals – e.g. "You might could use it."[citation needed] this and "why don't you go get you a [whatever]" are the worst
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Tayter Swift posted:Certain double modals – e.g. "You might could use it."[citation needed] is this some kind of joke
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Sham bam bamina! posted:i've never seen or heard this before, it looks impossibly stupid I've heard it from Boston people
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They aimed to make a project more relevant and satirical than their previous films while retaining toilet humor.[12]
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Blue Train posted:this and "why don't you go get you a [whatever]" are the worst actually the worst is "your shirt needs washed" or "my lawnmower needs fixed", i don't know how that one didn't get up there maybe because it's not controversial at all and only imbeciles in pennsylvania use it
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Sagebrush posted:actually the worst is "your shirt needs washed" or "my lawnmower needs fixed", i don't know how that one didn't get up there idgi
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Sagebrush posted:actually the worst is "your shirt needs washed" or "my lawnmower needs fixed", i don't know how that one didn't get up there it's at least logically consistent if inelegant, unlike "i could care less" which is the dumbest loving thing
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yospos > pyf language peeve mine is people who say "grammar" when they mean spelling or semantics
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goddamnedtwisto posted:it's at least logically consistent if inelegant, unlike "i could care less" which is the dumbest loving thing oh didn't you know? that one is not an error, it's deliberate sarcasm. when someone says "i could care less" they aren't being a moron. they're deliberately sarcastically implying that they could not care less, a la "oh, suuuuure, i deeeffffffinitely could care less than thiiiisssss" literally something someone told me once and just aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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how the hell did "b/c" ever catch on be or cause
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posting in the pendant thread
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Sham bam bamina! posted:how the hell did "b/c" ever catch on w/e
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Sham bam bamina! posted:how the hell did "b/c" ever catch on its from 1920s secretary typewriter code
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Sham bam bamina! posted:how the hell did "b/c" ever catch on w/r/t yr complaint and posting in general i feel that they are not very good
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Sagebrush posted:oh didn't you know? that one is not an error, it's deliberate sarcasm. when someone says "i could care less" they aren't being a moron. they're deliberately sarcastically implying that they could not care less, a la "oh, suuuuure, i deeeffffffinitely could care less than thiiiisssss" i'm fairly certain it's some smug fucker who went "heh you can't have double negatives" and "corrected" it
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Sagebrush posted:actually the worst is "your shirt needs washed" or "my lawnmower needs fixed", i don't know how that one didn't get up there it was like the loving matrix to me when I was told about the Pennsylvania dropped infinitive
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Nintendo Kid posted:its from 1920s secretary typewriter code
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The end result of keyboard goop.
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RZApublican posted:The end result of keyboard goop. i wish my keyboard grew cress
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The name "Oh Internet" is meant to convey "Oh, Internet, you are so crazy!"[52]
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Aleksei Vasiliev posted:The name "Oh Internet" is meant to convey "Oh, Internet, you are so crazy!"[52]
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people went there to make fun of it for being bad
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Sham bam bamina! posted:did anyone ever deliberately go there or was it all encyclopædia dramatica redirects a family friendly ed~ lmao
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Sham bam bamina! posted:the gold factory it's fairly obvious that i gave up on the analogy about half of the way through
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lol at the people having trouble with the english language itt if you can understand it, it's valid in conversational speech. deal.
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duTrieux. posted:lol at the people having trouble with the english language itt sometimes im anxious about posting because my english is kinda sketchy 
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ANIME MONSTROSITY posted:sometimes im anxious about posting because my english is kinda sketchy i have never noticed. what's your native language?
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Panty Saluter posted:i have never noticed. what's your native language? she polish
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Panty Saluter posted:i have never noticed. yeah me neither
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ANIME MONSTROSITY posted:sometimes im anxious about posting because my english is kinda sketchy same
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duTrieux. posted:it's fairly obvious that i gave up on the analogy about half of the way through you made a funny post and i thought "the gold factory" was the best part, i don't get why you're miffed that i pointed it out 
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ANIME MONSTROSITY posted:sometimes im anxious about posting because my english is kinda sketchy literally the only time I've noticed you making a distinctively non-native word choice is when you used the term "tip box" for one of these things. but that's a pretty subtle shade of meaning (a "box" has more volume), and I had to guess at the actual word when I was googling for pics just now (apparently it's a "tip tray"?) so idk I think you do aight
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PleasingFungus posted:literally the only time I've noticed you making a distinctively non-native word choice is when you used the term "tip box" for one of these things. but that's a pretty subtle shade of meaning (a "box" has more volume), and I had to guess at the actual word when I was googling for pics just now (apparently it's a "tip tray"?) preemptive 
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