Tax return, the forms you fill out and send in, tax refund, the amount of your money you get back when .gov takes too much.

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Originally posted by Pyker:
Lose, not loose.

Unless the nut is not missing, but is not tight.

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Originally posted by iron chef:
e.g. = exempli gratia = Latin for "for example"

i.e. = id est = Latin for "that is"; use as a substitute for "in other words"

Both should have commas after them when used.

In keeping with the lighted nature of OP's gripe (as I perceived it), I was joking, which is why I started with "for example". Needing to follow them with a comma was good info though. Thank you.

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Originally posted by frayedends:

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Originally posted by rebut10:
You live "on" an island, not "in" island.
e.g. (or is it i.e.?) You live "on" the island of Oahu not "in" Oahu. You live "on" the island of Nantucket not "in" Nantucket.

I see your point on Oahu since the island has different cities. But Nantucket is a town and an island. I have friends that live in Nantucket. There also once was a man from Nantucket.

By the way, only loosers don’t know these grammar rules.

You're right Nantucket was a poor choice as an example. Thanks.

Toe the line, not tow the line.

You also do not pass mustard no matter how that ducktails with what you think you mean.

Unless you are ill of course.....

When I was teaching investigative report writing long ago I chalked this on the board as an example of why dictionaries were necessary to check meanings:
“Discreet: cautious, reserved.”
“Discrete: separate, distinct.”

But I don’t know how many people use either word today.

“Could of done …,” rather than “could have done …,” however, is extremely common. It evidently results from people writing what “could’ve” sounds like rather than the two words the contraction actually consists of.

^^^ "Discreet" is use very often. If you've ever used PayPal, especially for anything gun related, you would know.

And, that "could of" is a huge pet peeve of mine that annoys the heck out of me, whenever I see it written.

Edited for spelling error.

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Originally posted by frayedends:

By the way, only loosers don’t know these grammar rules.

Looser than what? A tight pair of shoes or a pair of jockey shorts or looser than a goose or what?

Then, on other hand, "canceled" and "cancelled", while spelled differently, have the same meaning, and are both correct.

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Originally posted by 12131:

Then, on other hand, "canceled" and "cancelled", while spelled differently, have the same meaning, and are both correct.

A similar pair, "dialed" and "dialled." Both forms are acceptable, but the single 'l' spelling is preferred for American usage, and the double 'll' spelling is the British preference. My (American) spell checker flags the double 'll' spelling.

A thing or an act?

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Originally posted by 12131:
^^^ "Discreet" is use very often. If you've ever used PayPal, especially for anything gun related, you would know.

And, that "could of" is a huge pet peeve of mine that annoys the heck out of me, whenever I see it written.

Edited for spelling error.

It's also very much used in the Electronics world.

Calvary = Where Jesus Christ was crucified.
Cavalry = Mounted troops useful for screening, reconnaissance, as a quick response force, and for exploiting breaches in the enemy lines.

You defuse a situation, not diffuse it.

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Originally posted by Flash-LB:

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Originally posted by frayedends:

By the way, only loosers don’t know these grammar rules.

Looser than what? A tight pair of shoes or a pair of jockey shorts or looser than a goose or what?

The looser at the Men's Wearhouse sold me pants that were too lose.

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Originally posted by egregore:
You defuse a situation, not diffuse it.

I can make a case for "diffuse" a situation. If you scatter everyone in a situation, tension immediately goes down.

Capital is the city that is the center of government. Capitol refers to the building itself.

Pasture vs Pasteurize.

I was in the grocery this afternoon and found a big pile of 1 dozen carton eggs.

The sign read "Pasture Raise Eggs" yes, a small error of the sign maker.

The carton label read "Equally Yolked Pasture Raised Eggs". Equally Yolked is the brand name.

A woman wandered up to the selection as I was grabbing one.

She frowned and asked me "Why would they pasteurize eggs?

I replied "They don't. The eggs are from chickens that roam a pasture. That's arguably better than cage raised chickens laying eggs".

She asked again WHY do they pasteurize their eggs?

I explained to again, rewording my answer. Pasture is a grassy field where various animals eat the grass. Pasteurize is to heat milk when bottling to supposedly make it safer for us to drink.

Woman just could not comprehend the difference between Pasture and Pasteurize as well as having the reading comprehension to grasp it.

I just smiled and wandered off.
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And, that "could of" is a huge pet peeve of mine that annoys the heck out of me, whenever I see it written.

Concur.

"Try and" vs. "try to" also rubs my fur the wrong way.