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Guest post by "Fairportfan" Quote from verias:
Interestingly, errors like that tend to come in two flavors, especially when dealing in dialogue. Option A: It's a legitimate grammatical error on the part of the writer, which, of course, does happen. Option B: It's a deliberate misspeak by the character, because in the real world, no one uses proper grammar when they speak 100% of the time, and as such, do actually make up words, misuse grammatical format, and even sometimes just ramble. I cannot speak to which option this is: I just tend to go with the flow. Yeah, i know. Apologies for being That Guy. However, since that is one of the things i DO get right most of the time (along with proper usage of "shall" and "will") despite how many others i get wrong (some of them intentionally, i must admit) it sets off a twitch. Another one that makes me twitch - especially because it's more often gotten wrong than right - is "chaise lounge". . |