As I grow older I am less willing to forgive

AZ Jim

AZ Jim

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what I call stupid errors. Two in particular are:

(1) "I could care less." This means you COULD care less.

(2) "I am a looser" when the speaker means Loser. There is difference (just as the man who knows). There are others but I am not trying to declare war on anyone.

(3) Don't even ask about the to, too, two problem.

What do I know though I only have a high school education.:playful:
 

[h=1]Dictionary.com Word FAQs[/h]Dictionary.com » Word FAQs » Grammar/Usage/Style
[h=3]Which is correct: I could care less or I couldn't care less?[/h]The expression I could not care less originally meant 'it would be impossible for me to care less than I do because I do not care at all'. It was originally a British saying and came to the US in the 1950s. It is senseless to transform it into the now-common I could care less. If you could care less, that means you care at least a little. The original is quite sarcastic and the other form is clearly nonsense. The inverted form I could care less was coined in the US and is found only here, recorded in print by 1966. The question is, something caused the negative to vanish even while the original form of the expression was still very much in vogue and available for comparison - so what was it? There are other American English expressions that have a similar sarcastic inversion of an apparent sense, such as Tell me about it!, which usually means 'Don't tell me about it, because I know all about it already'. The Yiddish I should be so lucky!, in which the real sense is often 'I have no hope of being so lucky', has a similar stress pattern with the same sarcastic inversion of meaning as does I could care less.
 
I can forgive, just take it in stride, lots of folks make these common errors. BTW, HS only here too. I have to disagree with #1. I couldn't care less is what I've always said, and means exactly what I wanted it to mean. That I could not care less. People who say they could care less, means they must care to some degree, because they could care less.

My shoelaces are loose, and winners never lose. I agree with this one, many times people write loose instead of lose.

The to, too, two is basic...but there are many times people write the incorrect form of the word.

What about irregardless, instead of regardless?
 

Come on Josiah, don't paint us all with a broad brush. I'm a woman who does not fit many of the negative stereotypes out there, and always admit when I've made mistake, both online and in real life.
 
I forgive easily now and sometimes do not mean it. As I have aged and especially after death of my husband, I feel so vulnerable and dependent. I am going thru a scare right now with a retinal tear in my eye. I had to have laser surgery. I have nightmares thinking about losing eyesight in that eye.
 
I have to say the "to" and "too" one gets to me also. I have however read again e mails I've sent when I'm tired and they are filled with mistakes.

Several times at work I've asked people to quote someone in their charting and they have absolutely no idea how to do it. I don't get it.

I'm not the best speller. Love computers with auto spell check.
 
We Brits have always been confused by the American ''could care less'...when it's clearly ''Couldn't care less''...so I'm pleased that not all Americans say it.

Lose/loose..drives me to distraction as does the use of ''Of'' in place of have... I should ''of '' instead of I should have..
 
Back to grammar.. I wonder what in the world is so difficult about contractions for some people.. The Apostrophe means a letter has been omitted. SO if you know you want to say "You ARE" why would you write "Your" instead of "You're" ? That's what a contraction means... the words "You are" are "contracted" by using an apostrophe in place of the letter "A" Same with "They are" and "They're" Can not .. Can't is not.. isn't
 
AZ Jim said:
what I call stupid errors. Two in particular are:

(1) "I could care less." This means you COULD care less.

(2) "I am a looser" when the speaker means Loser. There is difference (just as the man who knows). There are others but I am not trying to declare war on anyone.

(3) Don't even ask about the to, too, two problem.

What do I know though I only have a high school education.:playful:
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I, too, find it frightening how proper use of the English language seems a lost art. Technology is somewhat at fault when we are texting on phones and schools are no longer even teaching cursive writing skills. Written communication is soon going to be something of the past. Everything will be digital... exist for a short time... and be lost forever. That's what the younger generations refer to as progress.

Oh... Would you refrain from using the word "looser" in your posts. This is a "senior" forum where most of use have attained the age where we no longer can trust a fart. :)
 
Georgia Lady said:
I forgive easily now and sometimes do not mean it. As I have aged and especially after death of my husband, I feel so vulnerable and dependent. I am going thru a scare right now with a retinal tear in my eye. I had to have laser surgery. I have nightmares thinking about losing eyesight in that eye.
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Ma'am, our bodies have attained an age where many of the parts need a "tune up"... or even replacement. We've grown through times where any necessary surgery or severe medical issue caused considerable angst. One of the blessings of today, however, are the miracles of modern medical technology. We are so blessed to live in a time where medical research has given us a chance at extended life and quality of life our forefathers could never dream of. That doesn't mitigate the aprehension we still feel when "going under the knife".

My wife had a hole in her macula repaired a few months ago. Plasma from her blood was used to close the hole in her eye. Sheesh! Just the description of the procedure made me shudder. It was 100% successful and she has her full vision restored. I am scheduled for catarac surgery later in February. I had a complete knee replacement in 2009. When something fails, we just go to the "repair shop" and expect it to be fixed... and, in most cases, it is!

We will all be thinking of you when you do undergo the procedure to repair the retinal tear. If I didn't live so far away, I'd be there to hold your hand that day in an attempt to bolster your confidence. Keep your spirits up!!!
 
Two bad your not willing too forgive bad grammar. their are a just two many people who don't no they're proper grammar. Oh well, that's there problem.
 

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