Quote and quotation are not interchangeable. "Quote" is a verb. "Quotation" is a noun. You may quote a quotation. (Look it up, you'll find that this is the case.) My Speech teacher continually misuses the two words. I am very frustrated by this.
Also...
A person can only be humble if they are really good at something. There are lots of smart people who are humble. Stupid people, or people lacking skills, cannot be humble.
Furthermore...
If you have more than two options you cannot use the word "between" to describe them. I.E. "You may choose between apples, oranges, or pears." This is incorrect. The correct word would be "among."
Finally,
I have no idea how to spell intelligence without spell check. (In that sentence I spelled it "intellegence.")
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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Soooo.... grammar's a pet peeve? I think mine is something terrible, but honestly, it's probably a good thing to be good with. I'll admit that I use between when there are three items present :(
I don't really have pet peeves. I don't hold my friends accountable for their grammar...but teachers and public speakers and writers... I mean come on. Professionals should have this stuff down.
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