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<blockquote data-quote="muttmeister" data-source="post: 200959" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>When I first posted this, I didn't realize it was going to blossom into such an interesting discussion; I thought I was just venting. LOL</p><p>While we're on the subject, a few more of my pet peeves: suddenly people don't know the difference between "bring" and "take." I first encountered this while teaching and the first time a kid used it wrong it took me a minute to even figure out what he was talking about. At that time it was a mistake you very seldom heard. Now, I hear it everywhere. </p><p>Also, around here if you do something unintended, the phrase has always been that you did it BY accident. Now, all of a sudden, everybody says they did it ON accident. I think that is one of those things that could be a colloquilaism but it is hard on old people like me when something like that changes.</p><p>Isn't it wonderful that I've reached a point in my life that I have time to be bothered by things like that instead of going to bed and worrying that a difficult child might murder me in the middle of the night or burn the house down or God knows what? I guess that's progress.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muttmeister, post: 200959, member: 135"] When I first posted this, I didn't realize it was going to blossom into such an interesting discussion; I thought I was just venting. LOL While we're on the subject, a few more of my pet peeves: suddenly people don't know the difference between "bring" and "take." I first encountered this while teaching and the first time a kid used it wrong it took me a minute to even figure out what he was talking about. At that time it was a mistake you very seldom heard. Now, I hear it everywhere. Also, around here if you do something unintended, the phrase has always been that you did it BY accident. Now, all of a sudden, everybody says they did it ON accident. I think that is one of those things that could be a colloquilaism but it is hard on old people like me when something like that changes. Isn't it wonderful that I've reached a point in my life that I have time to be bothered by things like that instead of going to bed and worrying that a difficult child might murder me in the middle of the night or burn the house down or God knows what? I guess that's progress. [/QUOTE]
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