I want to be a Baylor Kappa Kappa Gamma
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Houston Frog
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The one that gets me is "dominance" vs "dominant" vs "dominate". I understand their/they're/there, and I understand hear/here mixups... generally people are just typing fast and screw them up without even thinking. I definitely know the difference between all of those, but have caught myself screwing it up when I'm typing quickly and not checking my work.
BUT.... when someone writes, "player-x was dominate in today's game", I just don't understand it. They are completely different words that also sound completely different.
BUT.... when someone writes, "player-x was dominate in today's game", I just don't understand it. They are completely different words that also sound completely different.
Houston Frog
New Member
Exactly
Frog-in-law1995
Active Member
My list is far too long to type here, but I'll start with their/there/they're, it's/its, your/you're, and too/to (and sometimes "two," which blows my mind). Oh, and anytime someone adds an apostrophe just because the word ends with "s," I want to scream.
Rabble Rouser
New Member
You are right that it is a word but you are using it incorrectly, also it is not a synonym for supposedly.
http://www.kirkmahoney.com/blog/2008/01/supposedly-vs-supposably/
I hear “supposably” with increasing frequency when “supposedly” is the correct adverb.
Problem:
The adverbs “supposedly” and “supposably” are not synonyms.
Explanation:
The adverb “supposedly” means reputed or believed to be the case; purportedly.
The adverb “supposably” should be used only in the context of capable of being supposed, and this adverb is valid only in American English.
In a sense, most people who use “supposably” are lucky in that it is a “real word” (in American English). But these same people misuse “supposably” as a synonym for “supposedly” (which it is not!).
As I mentioned several days ago, here is an unorthodox but still fairly reliable method to determine which of “supposedly” or “supposably” is more likely to be the correct form: search Google separately for each of “supposedly” and “supposably”; the one with the dominant number of hits or matches is very likely the correct form (unless the language has fallen apart on the Web!).
For example, I just searched Google for “supposedly” and got about 2,770,000 matches; I searched for “supposably” and got about 66,200 matches. This nearly 42:1 dominance of “supposedly” over “supposably” is a very good indicator that “supposedly” is the correct form — at least, in most situations.
I believe that the misuse of “supposably” as a synonym for “supposedly” — especially in speech — is consistent with my “Devolution toward Simpler” hypothesis. It’s simpler to say “supposably” than to say “supposedly” because the first adverb’s ending is simpler to say than is the second adverb’s ending.
Solution:
Use “supposedly” when “purportedly” makes sense as a replacement adverb; use “supposably” only with an American English-speaking audience and only when the intended meaning is “capable of being supposed”.
Rabble Rouser
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2314@work
Contributor
Because attorneys wouldn't make those mistakes.
Also thought the good counselors of this board would get a chuckle out of that remark.
Bonner4Prez
KMA
Yeah I saw this a few weeks ago Maniac. Maybe not representative of the whole school, but easily better than any TCU Greeks.
Frog DJ
Active Member
Me too, doc.
The one that drives me nuts is "anyways." There simply is no such word.
It is "anyway," but its incorrect usage has become so common many educated people have accepted it.
I had to use a dictionary to convince my daughter "anyways" was wrong, but she finally stopped using it.
It really concerns me TCU students can pass freshman English without comprehending this fact.
Go Frogs!
2314@work
Contributor
You're a DJ. When did radio people ever care about grammar? :biggrin:
Frog DJ
Active Member
2314@work
Contributor
:laugh:
Dtx_Frog_Fan
Active Member
All of the sudden people are talking grammar. You're discussion should be moved to a whole nother thread
ChemicalArts
Member
Well played. Your right. Their getting on nerves.
Bonner4Prez
KMA
The best thing going for Baylor deserves better than grammar nazi trolls.
Deep Purple
Full Member
Nope. Greek housing is going to be moving, but not off-campus. That will never happen because keeping the Greeks on-campus allows TCU better oversight and, when necessary, control.
Also, there is no timetable, five years or otherwise.
gohornedfrogs
Tier 1
I could care less. It's a mute point. Their really is no excuse for this!
