Friday, April 20, 2007

A Common Slip (pun intended)

TERRIBLE TOP TEN
A List of Very Annoying Language Misuses

NUMBER 6
The child was not paying attention and fell off of the swing.

NUMBER 7
"The fact that she's a young person makes it that much more unique."
Star News Services, The Windsor Star, Thursday April 19, 2007
NUMBER 8
I am going to run across that busy street irregardless of the consequences.
NUMBER 9
I am extremely flattered; I don't hardly know what to say.
NUMBER 10
Yous are going to think this is hilarious, but it is really pathetic.

TODAY'S WORD

The word for the day is superfluous.
Define the word and use it in a sentence.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You cannot use OF directly after OFF; they are both prepositions. And I believe I used the semicolon properly.
The child fell off the swing.