When someone says "I seen".
No, you saw. Or you have seen.
It's like nails on a chalkboard to me.
this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2023
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what gets me is when people interpret the use of different english dialects as a negative reflection on their character. demanding strict adherance to prescriptivist standards of grammar seem to me to be a sign of poor education.
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'emails'
'the ask'
'the spend'
Using less instead of fewer. Fewer is quantitative, Less is qualitative. Fewer rain drops, less rain.
Gotta ask: do you take issue with β10 items or lessβ signs?
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