Well all be. I stand corrected.
For God’s sake people it’s spelled
Oligohydramnios!
Get it right. Sheesh.
“Should of” has already been mentioned. I’ve noticed this happening in several novels I’ve read over the last few years. I guess I don’t mind it in dialogue, but what’s the point, since “should’ve” sounds exactly the same as “should of.” Is it the author trying to make a point, or is the proofreader that stupid?
Unnecessary prepositions at the end of sentences drive me nutso. Examples:
“Where’s it at?” (“Where is it?”)
“Where are you going to?” (“Where are you going?”)
it’s simple. the apostrophe in “it’s” stands for the missing letter:
it’s = it is = it is sunny today.
its = its = the dog buried its bone.
More:
“populous”= having a large population
“populace”= the masses of common folk
So you don’t “make political promises to please the populous.” (Unless you are making political promises to the ambassadors from China and India, I suppose)
“humorous” = funny
“humerus” = bone in upper arm
“humerous” = neither!
Anyone for ‘as’ vs. ‘like’?
I got a notice from our apartment complex today asking us to please “reframe” from using the pool area during construction.
'til is the contraction for until.
Till is what a meth addict robs at the 7-11.
Our day care center has a sign saying:
“Booties must be worned at all times.”
One thing:
It’s not ‘i’, it’s ‘I’ for god’s sake!
Let’s not forget that homocide is different from homicide. Well, unless it’s a homohomicide.
And I still wonder why it’s so hard for you foreigners to spell traditional Finnish double consonant, ie spelling Kantalooppi with only one p, for example.
With all due respect, probably because we don’t speak, read, or write Finnish. How’s your Swahili?
It’s called Nickelodeon. <i>Nickelodeon.</i> <b>Nickelodeon.</b>
If you can’t spell that, just call it Nick.
Damnit! People who can’t code suck!
And fuck those jerks who don’t use preview!
From http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
Main Entry: till
Function: preposition
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English til; akin to Old Norse *til *to, till, Old English *til *good
Date: before 12th century
1 *chiefly Scottish *: TO
2 : UNTIL
(also listed as a conjunction)
There was no mention of 'til meaning until. Same result with my Webster’s New World Dictionary, 2nd College Edition, 1970 and my Shorter Oxford Dictionary, 1973.