tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post7098753764796732700..comments2023-11-03T06:32:14.034-07:00Comments on ClassicAndCozy: Grammar and Usage Pet PeevesSofie Couchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11702484708743477860noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-97143793141614232018-07-13T13:15:17.843-07:002018-07-13T13:15:17.843-07:00For me, it's "would have went." That...For me, it's "would have went." That one is like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. Every time I hear it, I am screaming in my head, "Gone!! You would have GONE to the store!" So glad to know I'm not the only one who has grammar pet peeves!<br />Dawn Kline, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347998636270416563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-57173432679432595682018-06-27T07:01:05.236-07:002018-06-27T07:01:05.236-07:00I don't know how it got replaced but the first...I don't know how it got replaced but the first time I heard "no problem" was at least 30 years ago. I'm not sure if it's a generation thing or what. Deborah M. Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267288250424093883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-6744278727288819842018-06-27T07:00:01.574-07:002018-06-27T07:00:01.574-07:00Thanks for your comment, Sandy!Thanks for your comment, Sandy!Deborah M. Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267288250424093883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-24604010148508364772018-06-26T10:55:41.414-07:002018-06-26T10:55:41.414-07:00Hi Deborah--
You had me laughing at your response ...Hi Deborah--<br />You had me laughing at your response to the expression, "no problem" Your appropriate thought is, “who said there was a problem? I just said thank you!” How did "you're welcome" get replaced by "no problem?"<br />Victoria--Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16343013250523711764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079931541460049406.post-23625343440362977862018-06-25T13:13:11.963-07:002018-06-25T13:13:11.963-07:00I nodded in recognition as I read this, Deborah. T...I nodded in recognition as I read this, Deborah. The words we choose to express our thoughts sometimes reveal more us than the thoughts they are intended to convey. I can't think of any particular grammar pet peeves, though I often cringe at over-used expression - and I'm sure I often make others cringe.Sandy Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824301408180614516noreply@blogger.com