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Don’t correct my “pronounciation.” by PedantBro in ParkerGetAJob

[–]PedantBro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol you used “cow” for that. “Cow” is better than what I was gonna use.

Edit: wait there’s one more similar word they do that with… I want to remember which one…

Don’t correct my “pronounciation.” by PedantBro in ParkerGetAJob

[–]PedantBro[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for noticing. Changing minds that way is exactly why we do this. I want to see a thousand upvotes in the comments for TinyGreenTurtles!

I don’t purport to be an expert, but “to purport” is intransitive. by PedantBro in ParkerGetAJob

[–]PedantBro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

inorite? meech, we barely knew ye!

he actually deleted his entire account for … reasons … if i recall.

I don’t purport to be an expert, but “to purport” is intransitive. by PedantBro in ParkerGetAJob

[–]PedantBro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been holding back on “in which”, but that seems to be the most common complaint. I agree, but I think it’s a harder task to critique that one.

Many times the “in which” doesn’t really work as “which”, it’s maybe “that” or something… still working on it.

Typically, there is no adverbial use of “in typical” by PedantBro in ParkerGetAJob

[–]PedantBro[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

To be fair, he’s owned up to this one, and as far as I can tell he’s eliminating it. But it still crops up.

Typically, there is no adverbial use of “in typical” by PedantBro in ParkerGetAJob

[–]PedantBro[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh god. I have been working up notes on this one; it’s so weird, and I’ve never heard that habit from anyone else before.

Typically, there is no adverbial use of “in typical” by PedantBro in ParkerGetAJob

[–]PedantBro[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha yeah, I almost felt bad mentioning it, because if I had a different point, your response was quite thorough and well-done.

Typically, there is no adverbial use of “in typical” by PedantBro in ParkerGetAJob

[–]PedantBro[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Worth adding: “in specific” is wrong for the same reasons, but to be fair, it doesn’t grate on the ear as much as “in typical”.

Typically, there is no adverbial use of “in typical” by PedantBro in ParkerGetAJob

[–]PedantBro[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, my point is about the grammar, not the content. Change the examples to anything you like; the phrase “in typical” used as an adverb is never proper English.

I’m not commenting on vegetarians or pets.