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I hate people who are really pompous...
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this has been bugging me since I was 7, I'm now 34 so I thought it would be a good time to ask
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Hooves and rooves
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Why is it "women bishops"?
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My head hurts...
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Capital letters in this situation?
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Help me with this petty problem.
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Disinterested is not the same as uninterested
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What's all this 'waitlist' bollocks on Amazon?
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multiplied by or times by
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Woman/women
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Is The Past Participle Past Saving?
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Era confusion
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People...you know the type... That use....all...the...sodding....time.
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National Trust Suffers Punctuation Meltdown.
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"going forwards"
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Thanks!
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Are they serious?
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that's us told, then...
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<sob sob> <wimper wimper> <stabby stabby>
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The rot goes all the way to the top
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Who or whom?
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Eeee-ther or eye-ther? Neee-ther or neye-ther???
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'An euphemism' or 'a euphemism'?
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Saw a great birthday card for a pedant yesterday...
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Formular
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ect or etc
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Help please! School and incorrect use of comma - am I correct before I complain?
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"Clearly"
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New apostrophe blunder
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Anyone else find subtitles can be distracting?
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Mumsnet App
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Can a stickler for grammar help me please?
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The AAAAR at the end of words
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How to remember lose/ loose?
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One or two spaces after a full stop?
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Lewis's or Lewis'
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The exclamation marks are wrecking my head (!)
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Does Skyfall really rhyme with 'crumble'...
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It's killing me...
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Computer mouses or mice?
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Fairisle related pedantry
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Capitalisation of company names starting with a lower case letter?
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How do I show I am sending a copy of a letter by e-mail?
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As a returning mumsnetter
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"Led the way" or "lead the way" ?
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Am I going mad here - surely the letter "x" is pronounced?
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Auntie/Aunty
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Please rephrase this sentence for me without the double negative.
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Like him or loathe him.
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