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On Nov 16, 2013, at 1:17 AM, Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> wrote:

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>=20
> However, that's just a side comment.  I wanted to mention my personal =
peeve...
>=20
> I notice it's surprisingly common for people who are native =
English-speakers to use 'to' in place of 'too' (to little, to late.), =
"your" in place of "you're" (Your an idiot!) and 'there' in place of =
'their' (a foot in there mouth.)  There are similar mis-usages, of =
course, but those three seem to be the most common.
>=20
> Now, I'm a 76-year-old curmudgeon and maybe overly sensitive, but I =
felt a need to vent a bit.
>=20
>     -=3D- Larry -=3D-
>=20

And my personal peeve -  using it's (contraction) when its (possessive) =
should have been used; occasionally vice-versa.

-Bill