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To point out that it’s sliver, not slither

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Priminister · 10/06/2024 19:55

Sliver is a small slice of something.

Slither is what a snake does.

’I had a sliver of cake’, not ‘I had a slither of cake’.

’It’s a sliver of land’, not ‘It’s a slither of land’.

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CookieCrumbles23 · 10/06/2024 21:57

Priminister · 10/06/2024 21:46

Yes! Honestly, it’s all I think about. Well, that and the lyrics for Living on a Prayer and 99 in the shade.

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Hmmm..

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Sparklyhat · 10/06/2024 21:57

SLIVER not SILVER

as some people write, confusing!

LoreleiG · 10/06/2024 21:49

FawnFrenchieMum · 10/06/2024 20:58

I’m going to hold my hands up and say I actaully have no idea it was silver and not slither! I have now been educated.

Me either! And I am usually a bit of a pedant. So I fully appreciate being told this.

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Priminister · 10/06/2024 21:46

ASighMadeOfStone · 10/06/2024 21:36

In February. Only then, you'd seen it in a book.

Do you have some kind of obsession with the word?

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Yes! Honestly, it’s all I think about. Well, that and the lyrics for Living on a Prayer and 99 in the shade.

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Wotcher · 10/06/2024 21:42

Averse vs adverse

people saying “I’m not adverse to…”

🤦🏻‍♀️

AhBiscuits · 10/06/2024 21:39

Priminister · 10/06/2024 21:18

Because this is AIBU and apparently we can post whatever we like?

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No, because you're posting for traffic.

ASighMadeOfStone · 10/06/2024 21:36

Priminister · 10/06/2024 21:13

Funnily enough, I did previously post it in Pedants’ Corner!

I also find it FAR more annoying when people post in AIBU and blatantly say it’s for traffic without having an actual AIBU but here we are.

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In February. Only then, you'd seen it in a book.

Do you have some kind of obsession with the word?

ClareBlue · 10/06/2024 21:36

The earth was definitely slithering walking home from the pub on Saturday night. I only went over a sliver of land though unless all the land was slivering whilst slithering. Can something sliver before becoming a sliver or maybe excessive slithering creates slivers.
It's very rare you lose understanding of the sentence if the wrong one is used, so it really doesn't matter.

FawnFrenchieMum · 10/06/2024 21:35

IsItWickedNotToCare · 10/06/2024 21:05

Silver...sliver... now it's getting really confusing...

Oops typo!

SweetFemaleAttitude · 10/06/2024 21:26

Revelatio · 10/06/2024 19:57

Who are you pointing it out to? I think you need to do it at the time as it would look a bit odd if you randomly brought it up a week later.

😂😂

CallThatCloudy · 10/06/2024 21:23

I care. Keep posting OP.

stressedespresso · 10/06/2024 21:20

Priminister · 10/06/2024 21:18

Because this is AIBU and apparently we can post whatever we like?

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I’m going to make the bold assumption that you’re only posting on a higher traffic board because your original post didn’t get enough of a reaction since (shock horror) nobody cares.

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Priminister · 10/06/2024 21:18

stressedespresso · 10/06/2024 21:14

Then why the need to bore us all and post it again?

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Because this is AIBU and apparently we can post whatever we like?

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stressedespresso · 10/06/2024 21:14

Priminister · 10/06/2024 21:13

Funnily enough, I did previously post it in Pedants’ Corner!

I also find it FAR more annoying when people post in AIBU and blatantly say it’s for traffic without having an actual AIBU but here we are.

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Then why the need to bore us all and post it again?

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Priminister · 10/06/2024 21:13

AmelieTaylor · 10/06/2024 21:08

I find it FAR more annoying that some people can't post this shite in Pedants Corner.

my best friend is the most amazing person you could hope to meet, but SPaG is dreadful. She won't post on here because of threads like this.

Funnily enough, I did previously post it in Pedants’ Corner!

I also find it FAR more annoying when people post in AIBU and blatantly say it’s for traffic without having an actual AIBU but here we are.

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JanglingJack · 10/06/2024 21:11

You haven't tried my cakes!

RoseBucket · 10/06/2024 21:10

Yawn.

stressedespresso · 10/06/2024 21:09
Biscuit
AmelieTaylor · 10/06/2024 21:08

I find it FAR more annoying that some people can't post this shite in Pedants Corner.

my best friend is the most amazing person you could hope to meet, but SPaG is dreadful. She won't post on here because of threads like this.

username47985 · 10/06/2024 21:05

I've got a friend who says 'can you borrow me a tenner' rather than can you lend me. It's infuriating.

IsItWickedNotToCare · 10/06/2024 21:05

Silver...sliver... now it's getting really confusing...

EatCrow · 10/06/2024 21:03

Slugs slither certainly, especially over soil.

ASighMadeOfStone · 10/06/2024 20:59

Priminister · 10/06/2024 20:53

Given that I can’t even remember the thread title, it’s unlikely I’ll be identifying the poster.

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You might not remember, but she might.

FawnFrenchieMum · 10/06/2024 20:59

niadainud · 10/06/2024 20:58

Given that a lot of people can't tell the difference between "could have" and "could of", or "been and "being", I think you're probably fighting a losing (or more likely "loosing") battle.

I may not have got the slither / silver right but I know all of these and they drive me mad!

niadainud · 10/06/2024 20:58

Given that a lot of people can't tell the difference between "could have" and "could of", or "been and "being", I think you're probably fighting a losing (or more likely "loosing") battle.

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