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'The word pedants' top 10 | It's specific, not Pacific...' blog discussion.
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John_Pierpoint wrote: »What is one minute past midnight?
24:01?
00:01?
The correct method of writing that would be 00:01. There is no 24:00.The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
How many times did you use the word "morning" in the paragraph I quoted? If that's conciseness, give me loquacity every time
Now, 12 a.m. or 12 p.m. annoys me- you can't have 12 in the morning, or 12 in the afternoon, it's either 12 noon or 12 midnight.
I used the word "morning" several times as an illustration of the repetition you favour (as I'm sure you are very well aware
). Loquacity is fine but is not the same as unnecessary repetition.
I'm with you on the noon/midnight thing though!Oh dear, here we go again.0 -
Actually, I prefer conciseness, but I don't consider tautology or repetition wrong when used deliberately, either for emphasis or dramatic effect.Eco Miser
Saving money for well over half a century0 -
What you are making is a "point of order," which is your opinion. However, there is nothing wrong, as far as I can see, with the grammar of that sentence.
I agree there's nothing grammatically wrong about the sentence.
However, this is a 'Word pedants' (or word pedant's") thread, which I took to mean incorrect grammar, spelling and poor use and arrangement of words.
He's done it again this week with another liberal sprinking of "for free"s in the newsletter... What's the point in making a claim to being a pedant of the English language, organising a discussion thread about it then leaving the drafting of your web pages to the illiterate?
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With the election on Thursday, many TV channels, including the BBC who are talking about the "AV vote". As AV means Alternative Vote, is "Alternative Vote vote" correct?If you find my post helpful please press the THANKS button.0
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With the election on Thursday, many TV channels, including the BBC who are talking about the "AV vote". As AV means Alternative Vote, is "Alternative Vote vote" correct?
Yes.
.........The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
kneelbeforezod wrote: »I agree there's nothing grammatically wrong about the sentence.
However, this is a 'Word pedants' (or word pedant's") thread, which I took to mean incorrect grammar, spelling and poor use and arrangement of words.
But if there is nothing wrong with the sentence, what is there to get pedantic about?The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
Thanks. I was unsure as I'm not to keen on "vote vote". I know there are plenty of occasions where a repeated word is correct, such as "had had", but I had not seen "vote vote" before.
The difference being, is that the Alternative Vote is the title of the vote taking place.The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0
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