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Old 11-02-2014, 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by NoelleR View Post
It's the supposedly highly educated folks that seem to tick me off from time to time; not on message boards, but irl.................: news casters; political pundits; ministers; and don't even get me started on college athletes...........lol

My lasts peeve is the misuse of the pronoun 'I' as in sentences such as...........:

"This is truly a blessing for my wife and I."

My wife and I......................? Really.............?

Whoops, I did it again..........................

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NoelleR
Hi Noelle,

Your post made me laugh. I would in no way consider newscasters or college athletes "highly educated." A few are, but not the majority.
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