Lessons in Grammar: WAS Lee Valley optical center punch
On 28-Dec-2003, LRod wrote:
But among my top annoyances is the misuse of your/you're, as well as
their/there/they're.
For me, it's less/fewer. Not even the journalists and editors
bother to get it right anymore.
People who can't spell (or type) worth a damn like to argue it doesn't
matter.
I met one of those once - a university English Literature professor!
She submitted an article to our club's newsletter and, after reading
it, I advised the editor to send it back to her for a rewrite.
Imagine what the students are learning from her!
Mike
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