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Gripe of the Day (3)
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15/06/2005 20:00:34
 
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Politics
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Thread ID:
01022750
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>Your right! ;)

You are going to drive him crazy!

>
>>"Comprising" being mistaken for "composing" and used in the in a similar way.
>>e.g.
>>
>>"The team comprises of eleven men" rather than "The team is composed of eleven men" or "The team comprises eleven men"
>>
>>I've even heard the infallible and omniscient Anne (Weakest Link) Robinson use it thus.
>>
>>
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>>THIS IS MY PET HATE:
>>The use of apostrophes for plurals and, now I'm seeing more and more, third person singular verbs.
>>e.g.
>>
>>"Tea's and coffees served all day" (and note it's not consistant. Why should "Tea" have it but not "coffee"?)
>>"he like's what he sees" (again - inconsistant)
>>
>>Terry
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