A bit off topic but still related:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091007/...annoying_words
They can add the word 'awesome' to the list too.
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10-08-2009, 01:00 AM #1
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11-02-2009, 09:01 AM #2
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11-02-2009, 09:26 AM #3
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Wonder what the payscale is?
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11-02-2009, 10:57 AM #4
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11-02-2009, 12:30 PM #5
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I dunno....they may have a pretty powerful union...
Originally Posted by maillotpois
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11-04-2009, 02:00 PM #6
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Affect vs effect: this is something that I correct in manuscripts all the time. Scientists seem to have our very own and special usage of the English language. I always thought it was completely unacceptable to use "we" in a formal paper, but "we" do it all the time in scientific journals.
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11-10-2009, 04:50 AM #7
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I can't believe no one posted a link to Bob's Quick Guide to the Apostrophy.
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