I'm sure you did but Alex has already got me down as Terry the prig (I've been called some names in my life but never that)

>I apologize. I meant it entirely in jest and good humour...
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>>Peter has asked me in the past to put him right on points of grammar so I wasn't being priggish but helpful (I hope). And the bit over "ones": Naomi made the comment about "its" so I just enlareged
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>>Anyway, I don't mind being accused of pedantry, but priggishness is a little insulting.
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>>>Your priggishness (in regards to the English language) is showing again... :o) How much would you charge to be a copy editor? :o)
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>>>>>>>>>PS "in all the years I've been present here" I'm sure you appreciate the English lesson :-)
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>>>>>>>>Are these the type of mistakes that only non-native writers make?
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>>>>>>>Mostly :) But non-native speakers rarely confuse it's and its as native often do :)
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>>>>>>That's true!
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>>>>>>Now how about "Ones"? Is it
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>>>>>>"I think it's ones duty to help those less fortunate..." or
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>>>>>>"I think it's one's duty to help those less fortunate..."?
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>>>>>I would vote for the second, but my English language knowledge is limited.
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>>>>Yes
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>>>>BTW what's wrong with this sentence.
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>>>>"Did you lost the details on the form?" ?