tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post2274300139486115467..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Things That Annoy MeClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-21583755147123765702011-02-21T09:54:24.794-07:002011-02-21T09:54:24.794-07:00You're not hopelessly pedantic. For those of ...You're not hopelessly pedantic. For those of your students who want or need to become precisionist writers it's worth pointing out this distinction.ThatWouldBeTellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910231314995266781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-38585928997305065512011-02-21T09:32:55.236-07:002011-02-21T09:32:55.236-07:00I think that serious pendants would say the senten...I think that serious pendants would say the sentence should be, "The teenager looked at the Camaro <i>as though</i> it was his girlfriend." :-)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01821859289068517078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-27491017689374401962011-02-21T08:55:18.905-07:002011-02-21T08:55:18.905-07:00Some say like should be used where the phrase coul...Some say like should be used where the phrase could be "like unto" to draw the comparison.<br /><br />Reminds me of the i.e. and e.g. confusion in common use.<br /><br />If you decide to crusade about any usage I'd like to see a discussion of decimate which I find meaningless in common usage. I take decimate to mean specifically decreased by 10% or thereabouts. The usage seems to be damaged or decreased by some unspecified amount likely a level of damage impressive to the speaker.clark myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087642063181620051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-63503633982457870942011-02-20T20:08:02.962-07:002011-02-20T20:08:02.962-07:00How about, like such as the Iraq?How about, like such as the Iraq?Barb the Evil Geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635449477605703171noreply@blogger.com