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Uborrow-Upay
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It's "and", not "an"!

Justs bugs me no end when I read something like, "Joe an I went shopping, an we bought some clothes."

 

I read a hard news item this morning which referred to the housing market in "the 1970s an 80s".  It put me over the edge on this.

 

Am I the only one on the planet who gets annoyed with this? 

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MidnightVoice
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Re: It's "and", not "an"!


@Uborrow-Upay wrote:

 

Am I the only one on the planet who gets annoyed with this? 


No.  I too am a grammar nazi  Smiley Very Happy

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llecs
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Re: It's "and", not "an"!

An how!

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Uborrow-Upay
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Smiley Very Happy

 

(llecs...I was waiting for that one...)  An you didn't disappoint me!

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haulingthescoreup
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It's not the same thing, but the autocorrect or autofill or whatever the heck it is on my iPhone makes me nuts sometimes.

 

It defaults to "it's" when I type "its", and that is my favorite personal grammar Nazi target. "Its" is possessive. "It's" means "it is" or sometimes "it has." Even before the iPhone and its (<-- not "it's"!) friends, this had to be one of the most frequently misused words.

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Uborrow-Upay
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Re: It's "and", not "an"!

 


@haulingthescoreup wrote:

It's not the same thing, but the autocorrect or autofill or whatever the heck it is on my iPhone makes me nuts sometimes.

 

It defaults to "it's" when I type "its", and that is my favorite personal grammar Nazi target. "Its" is possessive. "It's" means "it is" or sometimes "it has." Even before the iPhone and its (<-- not "it's"!) friends, this had to be one of the most frequently misused words.


 

Irregardless.

 

Most unique.

 

I could care less.

 

 

(Just thought I'd add to the word/grammar/phrase annoyances list).  Smiley Very Happy

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fused
Moderator Emeritus

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No problem, your welcome!!!!!!!Smiley Tongue

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Imhotrodcrazy
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Re: It's "and", not "an"!


@Uborrow-Upay wrote:

Justs bugs me no end when I read something like, "Joe an I went shopping, an we bought some clothes."

 

I read a hard news item this morning which referred to the housing market in "the 1970s an 80s".  It put me over the edge on this.

 

Am I the only one on the planet who gets annoyed with this? 


Hey buddy,

AN your point is???  Smiley Very Happy

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Shogun
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An I bought and apple.   Smiley Happy

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Anonymous
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Re: It's "and", not "an"!

Wow... This grammar thing is really effecting you guys. You've got to losen up! There are more important things to worry about then grammar! Its' like what, my Grandmother, was always, eluding too, theirs an myriad of ways to communicate.

 

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