Friday, April 27, 2007

The Coup de Grace

TERRIBLE TOP TEN(continued)
A List of Very Annoying Language Misuses

NUMBER 1
Hey yous guys, yesterday me and John seen that kid hit the old ball so hard that he knocked the cover off of it, irregardless, I couldn't hardly believe he still smashed it further than anybody else.
There are, at least, eight errors in this entry. I suggest there are more.

NUMBER 2
"Thanks to Borders for inviting my mother and myself for a book signing."
NUMBER 3
"You will start to see less workers."
NUMBER 4
He practiced and learned to throw the javelin further and further.
NUMBER 5
Usually, I lay on my right side.

TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is erudition.
Define the word and use it in a sentence as a noun and as an adjective.

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