Grammar Discussions

[JessicaTam]

Unley Primary School - where correct spelling is optional.

 

[Julesmac]

Perhaps you meant my grumble for the night

Nup.

 

[Beano]

Nup.

Definitely should be "my grumble" . 'me' is first person singular used as an objective pronoun, i.e. a pronoun which is the object of a sentence as in "He gave it to me".
"My" on the other hand is a possessive (belonging to) adjective, as in "This is my book". On the other hand you could say "This book belongs to me", in which case it is the first definition. After all this is a "Grammar" thread!
On the other hand colloquially "me" has been used as a replacement for 'my'
Look no further than Australian Frequent Flyer threads for solecisms!

Picked this up in another place; eat your heart out grammarians! (my BOLD).

"The object of the preposition with is a non-finite clause, and as you know, there are two potential versions of that clause.

One with the genitive pronoun as subject: "my presenting a final thesis".

And one with the accusative pronoun as subject: "me presenting a final thesis".

In today's English, both versions are grammatical, though the my version is probably a little more formal. But I would advise you to go with the one that sounds most natural to you. Since the pronoun immediately follows a preposition, me will probably be preferred by most speakers."

 

[AuSammy]

Not really grammar/spelling, but related to reading /comprehension habits

 

[AuSammy]

I dare not comment

 

[DejaBrew]

I dare not comment

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[AuSammy]

Seems they are real bullies

 

[AuSammy]

You would think on a multi million dollar aircraft they might work hard to get it right

 

[Happy Trails]

Asian menus are a perennial source - I dare say similar has been previously posted.

 

[Beano]

Asian menus are a perennial source - I dare say similar has been previously posted.

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Yeah, those french words can be difficult at times!

 

[Hvr]

 

[VPS]

Grammar rules

 

[Beano]

Grammar rules

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Depends which school you went to! Ah, the split infinitive too! Reserve judgement on 3.

 

[anat0l]

Grammar rules

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Rule not learned by the author of this poster: It's  singular, not sinoular.

#19 is ardently, objectively correct, but the way I was brought up as well as at school, I think using "less than" has become one of a list of grammatical violations people have come to accept even formally. Probably doesn't help when you think a lot like a mathematician or programmer either.

 

[Beano]

Rule not learned by the author of this poster: It's  singular, not sinoular.

#19 is ardently, objectively correct, but the way I was brought up as well as at school, I think using "less than" has become one of a list of grammatical violations people have come to accept even formally. Probably doesn't help when you think a lot like a mathematician or programmer either.

I think that to some degree rule 19 is mostly followed when used without the "than".