Comments on: English: Precision Matters http://danielmiessler.com/blog/english-precision-matters grep understanding Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/english-precision-matters/comment-page-1#comment-257507 Daniel Miessler Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:51:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1045#comment-257507 <p>Thanks for the correction. I'll add it to my grammar post. :)</p> Thanks for the correction. I’ll add it to my grammar post. :)

]]> By: Adara http://danielmiessler.com/blog/english-precision-matters/comment-page-1#comment-257506 Adara Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:48:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1045#comment-257506 <p>Another common misuse these days is rein/reign/rain. In your post, "A Real Solution to the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict," you say that "Palestinians should have free reign of the entire country." I suspect you meant, not that they should freely rule (reign) Israel, but that they should be allowed to go anywhere within it (rein).</p> Another common misuse these days is rein/reign/rain. In your post, “A Real Solution to the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict,” you say that “Palestinians should have free reign of the entire country.” I suspect you meant, not that they should freely rule (reign) Israel, but that they should be allowed to go anywhere within it (rein).

]]> By: Atticus Stount http://danielmiessler.com/blog/english-precision-matters/comment-page-1#comment-244714 Atticus Stount Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:56:59 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1045#comment-244714 <p>Starting a paragraph with "but" is not the most dazzling sign of proper grammar.</p> Starting a paragraph with “but” is not the most dazzling sign of proper grammar.

]]> By: Atticus Stount http://danielmiessler.com/blog/english-precision-matters/comment-page-1#comment-244322 Atticus Stount Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:56:59 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1045#comment-244322 <p>Starting a paragraph with "but" is not the most dazzling sign of proper grammar.</p> Starting a paragraph with “but” is not the most dazzling sign of proper grammar.

]]> By: Tim http://danielmiessler.com/blog/english-precision-matters/comment-page-1#comment-20050 Tim Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:32:12 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1045#comment-20050 <p>I often get annoyed at people that mix up lay (transitive verb, as in setting something down) and lie (intransitive verb, as in to lie down). The only really tricky part is that the past tense of "lie" is "lay" (I lay in bed yesterday).</p> <p>Charlie's been hurt. Lay him on the bed. Lie down, Charlie. Charlie now lies on the bed where I lay sleeping last night.</p> I often get annoyed at people that mix up lay (transitive verb, as in setting something down) and lie (intransitive verb, as in to lie down). The only really tricky part is that the past tense of “lie” is “lay” (I lay in bed yesterday).

Charlie’s been hurt. Lay him on the bed. Lie down, Charlie. Charlie now lies on the bed where I lay sleeping last night.

]]> By: Tim http://danielmiessler.com/blog/english-precision-matters/comment-page-1#comment-246590 Tim Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:32:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1045#comment-246590 <p>I often get annoyed at people that mix up lay (transitive verb, as in setting something down) and lie (intransitive verb, as in to lie down). The only really tricky part is that the past tense of "lie" is "lay" (I lay in bed yesterday).</p> <p>Charlie's been hurt. Lay him on the bed. Lie down, Charlie. Charlie now lies on the bed where I lay sleeping last night.</p> I often get annoyed at people that mix up lay (transitive verb, as in setting something down) and lie (intransitive verb, as in to lie down). The only really tricky part is that the past tense of “lie” is “lay” (I lay in bed yesterday).

Charlie’s been hurt. Lay him on the bed. Lie down, Charlie. Charlie now lies on the bed where I lay sleeping last night.

]]> By: Zhasper http://danielmiessler.com/blog/english-precision-matters/comment-page-1#comment-17169 Zhasper Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:15:54 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1045#comment-17169 <p>I'd have added your/you're(/yaw/yore) as well. Also, the fact that 've is short for have, not of (eh, should've = should have, not should of).</p> <p>But yes, the two you highlighted are the two most annoying.</p> <p>Well, those, and butcher's apostrophe's.</p> I’d have added your/you’re(/yaw/yore) as well. Also, the fact that ‘ve is short for have, not of (eh, should’ve = should have, not should of).

But yes, the two you highlighted are the two most annoying.

Well, those, and butcher’s apostrophe’s.

]]> By: Zhasper http://danielmiessler.com/blog/english-precision-matters/comment-page-1#comment-246589 Zhasper Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:15:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1045#comment-246589 <p>I'd have added your/you're(/yaw/yore) as well. Also, the fact that 've is short for have, not of (eh, should've = should have, not should of).</p> <p>But yes, the two you highlighted are the two most annoying.</p> <p>Well, those, and butcher's apostrophe's.</p> I’d have added your/you’re(/yaw/yore) as well. Also, the fact that ‘ve is short for have, not of (eh, should’ve = should have, not should of).

But yes, the two you highlighted are the two most annoying.

Well, those, and butcher’s apostrophe’s.

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