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Re: I've Had It! The Grammar/Punctuation Hall of Shame Master Thread
« Reply #620 on: January 11, 2016, 07:33:34 PM »
Doesn't work.
Does it exceed $100?
Does it below $100? Does it lower than $100?
Is it below or lower than $100?
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Re: I've Had It! The Grammar/Punctuation Hall of Shame Master Thread
« Reply #621 on: January 11, 2016, 07:41:03 PM »
Is it below or lower than $100?
It gets the point across, but it's a different usage than exceed.
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Re: I've Had It! The Grammar/Punctuation Hall of Shame Master Thread
« Reply #622 on: February 03, 2016, 01:13:57 PM »
I can't stand people misspelling 'gourmet' as 'gormet'. Makes me thing of gormless worms. That's not something I want to associate with food.
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Re: I've Had It! The Grammar/Punctuation Hall of Shame Master Thread
« Reply #623 on: February 09, 2016, 02:43:09 PM »
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Re: I've Had It! The Grammar/Punctuation Hall of Shame Master Thread
« Reply #625 on: April 12, 2016, 12:54:10 PM »
Special shout out to Shia27.
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Re: I've Had It! The Grammar/Punctuation Hall of Shame Master Thread
« Reply #626 on: May 11, 2016, 06:32:43 PM »
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Re: I've Had It! The Grammar/Punctuation Hall of Shame Master Thread
« Reply #629 on: July 15, 2016, 06:08:30 PM »
It's not bad enough that they are google-spamming me on half the websites I visit but this Jewish Content Network makes me look at their ugly misspelling.

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Re: I've Had It! The Grammar/Punctuation Hall of Shame Master Thread
« Reply #630 on: July 15, 2016, 07:15:01 PM »
It's not bad enough that they are google-spamming me on half the websites I visit but this Jewish Content Network makes me look at their ugly misspelling.
What's the problem? Alot?
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Re: I've Had It! The Grammar/Punctuation Hall of Shame Master Thread
« Reply #631 on: July 16, 2016, 11:28:36 PM »
What's the problem? Alot?

Um, yeah. Alot.

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Re: I've Had It! The Grammar/Punctuation Hall of Shame Master Thread
« Reply #634 on: July 18, 2016, 09:40:09 AM »
Why such a sudden interest in Chief Operating Officers on Friday afternoon?
https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=coo&date=now%207-d&cmpt=q&tz=Etc%2FGMT%2B4
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You can modify your original post. The modify button is right next to the quote button.

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Re: I've Had It! The Grammar/Punctuation Hall of Shame Master Thread
« Reply #636 on: August 31, 2016, 01:29:54 PM »
what are the current value of UR?

I have a question.
The word "are" is used for a tangible number, such as the amount of jelly beans in a jar. "How many jelly beans are in the jar?" The word "is" is used for a non tangible number. "How much water is in the cup?"

In the example I quoted above, we know he's talking about points, a tangible number, but he doesn't mention the word points. Do I use "are" or "is"?
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Re: I've Had It! The Grammar/Punctuation Hall of Shame Master Thread
« Reply #637 on: August 31, 2016, 04:07:30 PM »
I have a question.
The word "are" is used for a tangible number, such as the amount of jelly beans in a jar. "How many jelly beans are in the jar?" The word "is" is used for a non tangible number. "How much water is in the cup?"

In the example I quoted above, we know he's talking about points, a tangible number, but he doesn't mention the word points. Do I use "are" or "is"?
The question is about the value - not the points. Points are worth $1, their value is $1.

The word are is used for plural, such as, "how many jelly beans are there in the jar."
The word is used for singular, such as, "what is the cost of UR points?"

I do not believe intangibles has anything to with it. For instance:
"Derek Jeter is the greatest baseball player to have ever lived."
Wait, you are right. Intangibles is everything

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Re: I've Had It! The Grammar/Punctuation Hall of Shame Master Thread
« Reply #638 on: August 31, 2016, 04:25:14 PM »
Does it matter that UR stands for "rewards" and not "reward"?
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Re: I've Had It! The Grammar/Punctuation Hall of Shame Master Thread
« Reply #639 on: August 31, 2016, 05:06:06 PM »
Regardless of whether UR is plural or singular, in the quote example he's inquiring about "value", which is singular.
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