I can't take it anymore. (meaning, tense, speech, song)

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by PJSinger

It drives me nuts when retail stores' express checkout lanes have signs indicating the lanes are for those with "10 items or less."

I'm tempted to write the word "fewer" on a whole bunch of large Post-Its and stick them over the word "less" on each incorrect sign.

I've only seen one chain store's express lane signs written correctly. Menards' signs say, "10 items or fewer." Good for them.

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That's hilarious--I've wanted to do the same thing.

[PanTerra]

Originally Posted by Rubi3

Who's on second!

<private> No, Who's on first, What's on second and I Don't Know is on third. That's the bit. So when I say "What's on Second." You say "I don't know." Then I answer back, "third base." shhhh it'll be funny. hehe</private>

What's on second.

[CraigCreek]

"Do you let your kids trickertreat on Holloween?"

[suzy_q2010]

Originally Posted by PanTerra

<private> No, Who's on first, What's on second and I Don't Know is on third. That's the bit. So when I say &quot;What's on Second.&quot; You say &quot;I don't know.&quot; Then I answer back, &quot;third base.&quot; shhhh it'll be funny. hehe</private>

What's on second.

For those here who have never seen one of the greatest comedy routines ever

Abbott & Costello, Who's on first. - YouTube

[jtur88]

Originally Posted by Rubi3

Received a rep by someone correcting my English. How about helping me? "No one cared if I were embarrassed," is what I wrote. The correction says it should be "... if I was embarrassed."

I'm a little late finding this one.

If you said "no one cared", you're already committed to the indicative. You are saying they might have had a reason to care, but didn't, and therefore "I was embarrassed, and no one cared."

If you want to go with subjunctive, and throw the whole thing into an unreality world, then you would say "No one would have cared if I were embarrassed". Meaning you were not embarrassed, and even if you were, no one would have cared.

"If" in this case is not being used in a conditional sense, but rather as an idiomatic replacement for "that". "No one cared that I was embarrassed".

[KathrynAragon]

Originally Posted by CraigCreek

"Do you let your kids trickertreat on Holloween?"

Only if they promise not to put their candy in their chester draws.

Or worse yet - just their chester.

[in_newengland]

25 Coldest City's

Thread title. Sounds incomplete. Coldest city's low temperatures? Coldest city's tips for staying warm? Coldest city's----what?

[lizzyst]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

"If he asked the kernel, he could of found out."

I worked for a physician who wrote this spelling, "kernel," for an Air Force "colonel." When I told her this was incorrect, she gave me a bewildered look and asked, "What's wrong with it?"

[Rubi3]

Originally Posted by jtur88

I'm a little late finding this one.

If you said "no one cared", you're already committed to the indicative. You are saying they might have had a reason to care, but didn't, and therefore "I was embarrassed, and no one cared."

If you want to go with subjunctive, and throw the whole thing into an unreality world, then you would say "No one would have cared if I were embarrassed". Meaning you were not embarrassed, and even if you were, no one would have cared.

"If" in this case is not being used in a conditional sense, but rather as an idiomatic replacement for "that". "No one cared that I was embarrassed".

Well, hell, jtur. I thought for sure you were going to correct Suzy...

[old_cold]

The mention of erudite reminds me of something I was thinking of yesterday.
That is the incorrect but very common use of plural were instead of the singular was.
"If I were to do that.....", just sounds 'classier'. Or maybe snobbier is the better word