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find the shovel ? |
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:06 pm
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There are a number of words in the English language that disgust me. Words like "ain't," "y'all," "yet," and a huge number of others -especially those made common by pop culture- are included. Regardless of how much these stain the American (and English) lexicon, the worst, by far, is "got."
Examples: "I've got to go." "Have you gotten your e-mail set up?"
"Have Got" is the worst of these. If you "got" something, don't you have it ? The use of these two words, together, is not only redundant but makes the impression of a vast cavern located between the ears of the speaker. Regardless of this, unfortunately, it is one of the most commonly mis-used words in the English language.
I know most of you have your own literary pet-peeves. This one is mine.
-PFC Smith (FWIW), U.S. Army
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:45 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:56 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:31 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:56 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:59 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:10 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:21 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:29 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:42 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:13 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:19 am
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:28 am
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:46 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:58 pm
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