Timothy

[Timothy @Timothy241910]

@GrammarTable Thank you for not saying which is the right way, but which is preferred.

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@GrammarTable I would tend to say 'taken'

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@GrammarTable Few sentences live in a vacuum. These sentences would be part of a ' conversation' - either written or spoken. This is where application of pragmatics can assist the confused pedant.

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@GrammarTable I cannot view one as 'correct' and the other 'incorrect'. I view them as preferences and regional, Continental, cultural, etc. differences.

The point I like to consider is: Is there confusion caused by the words chosen?

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@GrammarTable I would tend to say: Roll up the window.
But using a pronoun I would say: Roll it up.

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@GrammarTable Was this the film with Broderick Crawford?

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@GrammarTable While not 'incorrect', it is pretentious.

The sort of reply an apostrophe-watcher would make.

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@GrammarTable I occasionally use Oxford commas and do not put two spaces after periods.

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@madebygoogle 👍

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@GrammarTable I need a poll. Adds to scientific accuracy 😜 (Confirmed nerd here.)

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@GrammarTable From the opening lines of their mission statement: (They do not capitalize the word in question.)

"Founded in 1956, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) is an association of nonprofit independent colleges and ..."

https://t.co/bCwTyVSBxz

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@GrammarTable Thank you, my thoughts exactly. But it should not be just while on the Internet that we behave ourselves.

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@GrammarTable ɡˈa͡ɪsɚ and ɡˈiːzɚ

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@GrammarTable Prescriptivist baiting again? 😉

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@GrammarTable Whichever way is considered 'proper' I would use 'Who', since 'Whom' has been steadily dropping from daily speech. I would have no problem if 'That' were used. I have regularly heard the 'That'/'Who' exchange in regular speech.

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@GrammarTable Optional, neither desirable nor undesirable

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@GrammarTable I can say 'languages expert'

To me it is in the same pattern as 'maths expert '

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@GrammarTable One platypus
Two platypus
As in ...
One deer
Two deer

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@GrammarTable For me, it would depend on the purpose of the meeting:

Meet me - general purpose meeting

Meet with me - your job is on the line

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@GrammarTable He sprang.
He had sprung.