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grammar (was Re: Automation)

Subject grammar (was Re: Automation)
From Paul Smith <paul@mad-scientist.net>
Date 2013-11-16 12:02 -0500
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On Sat, 2013-11-16 at 10:11 -0500, Roy Smith wrote:
> In article <mailman.2714.1384611545.18130.python-list@python.org>,
>  William Ray Wing <wrw@mac.com> wrote:
> 
> > And my personal peeve -  using it's (contraction) when its (possessive) 
> > should have been used; occasionally vice-versa.

> And one of mine is when people write, "Here, here!" to signify 
> agreement.  What they really mean to write is, "Hear, hear!", meaning, 
> "Listen to what that person said".

The one that really irks me is people using "loose" when they mean
"lose".  These words are not related, and they don't sound the same.
Plus this mistake is very common; I typically see it at least once a
day.

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Automation Renato Barbosa Pim Pereira <renato.barbosa.pim.pereira@gmail.com> - 2013-11-03 14:19 -0200
  Re: Automation Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-11-03 23:32 +0000
    Re: Automation Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-11-04 11:39 +0000
    Re: Automation Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 20:18 -0800
  Re: Automation rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-11-03 20:25 -0800
  Re: Automation renato.barbosa.pim.pereira@gmail.com - 2013-11-13 19:56 -0800
    Re: Automation Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-14 17:10 +0000
      Re: Automation Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-11-14 20:03 +0000
        Re: Automation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-15 10:04 +1100
        Re: Automation Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-15 06:25 +0000
          Re: Automation Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-11-15 16:53 +0000
            Re: Automation Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-11-15 20:12 +0000
              Re: Automation Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-11-15 20:45 +0000
                Re: Automation Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-11-19 01:53 -0700
                Re: Automation Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-11-20 16:12 +0000
                Re: Automation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-19 20:26 +1100
                Re: Automation Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-11-19 02:37 -0700
                Re: Automation Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-19 09:44 +0000
                Re: Automation Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-19 09:54 +0000
                Re: Automation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-19 21:48 +1100
                Re: Automation Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-11-20 16:14 +0000
                Re: Automation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-21 03:19 +1100
                Re: Automation Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2013-11-20 16:28 +0000
                Re: Automation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-21 03:33 +1100
                Re: Automation Walter Hurry <walterhurry@lavabit.com> - 2013-11-20 16:59 +0000
                Re: Automation Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-11-20 21:34 +0000
                Re: Automation Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-11-20 17:58 -0500
                Off-topic: Aussie place names [was Re: Automation] Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-21 00:58 +0000
                Re: Off-topic: Aussie place names [was Re: Automation] Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-11-20 22:22 -0500
                Re: Off-topic: Aussie place names [was Re: Automation] Tim Delaney <timothy.c.delaney@gmail.com> - 2013-11-21 12:18 +1100
                Re: Automation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-19 21:50 +1100
                Re: Automation Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-19 13:50 +0000
                Re: Automation Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2013-11-19 13:55 +0000
                Re: Automation Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-19 14:07 +0000
                Re: Automation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-20 01:08 +1100
              Re: Automation Walter Hurry <walterhurry@lavabit.com> - 2013-11-19 11:53 +0000
                Re: Automation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-19 22:58 +1100
                Re: Automation Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-11-19 12:36 +0000
                Re: Automation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-19 23:52 +1100
                Re: Automation Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-11-19 13:00 +0000
                Re: Automation Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-11-19 12:59 +0000
                Re: Automation Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-11-19 12:59 +0000
                Re: Automation MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-11-19 15:06 +0000
                Re: Automation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-20 02:11 +1100
                Re: Automation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-21 02:44 +1100
                Re: Automation Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-11-19 13:00 +0000
                Re: Automation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-21 01:52 +1100
      Re: Automation Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-15 06:44 +0000
        Re: Automation Paul Rudin <paul.nospam@rudin.co.uk> - 2013-11-15 07:30 +0000
          Re: Automation Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-11-15 15:02 +0000
            Re: Automation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-16 02:12 +1100
              Re: Automation Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-11-15 15:52 +0000
            Re: Automation Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2013-11-15 22:17 -0800
              Re: Automation William Ray Wing <wrw@mac.com> - 2013-11-16 09:18 -0500
                Re: Automation Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-11-16 10:11 -0500
                grammar (was Re: Automation) Paul Smith <paul@mad-scientist.net> - 2013-11-16 12:02 -0500
                Re: grammar (was Re: Automation) Andrew Berg <robotsondrugs@gmail.com> - 2013-11-16 21:44 -0600
                Re: grammar (was Re: Automation) MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-11-17 04:07 +0000
                Re: grammar (was Re: Automation) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-17 15:16 +1100
                Re: grammar (was Re: Automation) Andrew Berg <robotsondrugs@gmail.com> - 2013-11-16 22:34 -0600
                Re: grammar (was Re: Automation) Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-11-17 12:48 -0500
                Re: grammar (was Re: Automation) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-19 04:13 +0000
              Re: Automation Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-11-18 12:17 +0000
                Re: Automation Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-11-19 19:23 +1300
                Re: Automation Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-19 07:09 +0000
              Re: Automation Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-11-18 16:49 +0000
                Re: Automation David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> - 2013-11-18 22:54 -0500
        Re: Automation Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-15 14:23 +0000
        Re: Automation Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-11-15 18:54 -0500
      Re: Automation Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-11-15 14:58 +0000
        Re: Automation xDog Walker <thudfoo@gmail.com> - 2013-11-15 13:43 -0800
        Re: Automation Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-11-15 19:28 -0600
        Re: Automation Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-11-15 21:01 -0500
        Re: Automation Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-16 11:42 +0000

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