Irrational Hatred
People who say "less" when they mean "fewer" ought to be turned into soup, the soup fed to baboons and the baboons fired into an active volcano. What has you grinding your teeth with rage, and why?
Suggested by Smash Monkey
( , Thu 31 Mar 2011, 14:36)
People who say "less" when they mean "fewer" ought to be turned into soup, the soup fed to baboons and the baboons fired into an active volcano. What has you grinding your teeth with rage, and why?
Suggested by Smash Monkey
( , Thu 31 Mar 2011, 14:36)
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Using the words "we would ask"
Generally at supermarkets, as in:
"In the interests of hygiene, we would ask customers to xyz"
( , Sun 3 Apr 2011, 14:44, 4 replies)
Generally at supermarkets, as in:
"In the interests of hygiene, we would ask customers to xyz"
( , Sun 3 Apr 2011, 14:44, 4 replies)
I suspect it is because if you dont sound uber-deferrential most customers get uptight
"You cant tell me what to do......blah blah blah"
So the idiotic grammer is placate idiots
( , Sun 3 Apr 2011, 17:33, closed)
"You cant tell me what to do......blah blah blah"
So the idiotic grammer is placate idiots
( , Sun 3 Apr 2011, 17:33, closed)
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