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So is it pendantic to be very annoyed when DD and others insist on pronouncing FEBRUARY incorrectly?

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08/02/2008 11:21

aibu? to esent older ladies being so shallow minded ?

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07/02/2008 21:28

sian - from bbc breakfast - is one of us (poor bill)

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07/02/2008 16:38

on the weekend ?

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07/02/2008 14:48

I was reading a book with DS at parent reader morning today and.....

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07/02/2008 11:12

Hey pedants - this is a good link

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06/02/2008 19:02

Inappropriate correction

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06/02/2008 19:01

CALLING ALL PEDANTS! URGENT HELP NEEDED!

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06/02/2008 18:03

hahaha! spelling mistake in mumsnet header....

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06/02/2008 10:29

In the year that I turn 30 I think I have finally mastered the apostrophe

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06/02/2008 09:19

Just a huffy little rant

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05/02/2008 08:01

am i wrong?

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03/02/2008 22:28

Incorrect use of capitals in son's SAT's homework - please help

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03/02/2008 18:20

Am I being unreasonable to be irrationally irked when...

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03/02/2008 17:23

Question re: INexpensive

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02/02/2008 22:56

'You did great' on things like Dancing on Ice...

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02/02/2008 21:34

Well you wouldn't catch MNHQ being quoted like this, would you?

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01/02/2008 17:30

More apostrophe confusion

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01/02/2008 12:10

I really can't stand....

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31/01/2008 22:39

Incorrect grammar at school

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31/01/2008 20:24

"Auntie" or "Aunty" which is 'nicer'?

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31/01/2008 09:37

BAD Cbeebies Gormless Andy

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31/01/2008 09:14

sobs

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30/01/2008 19:53

The decline of standards in the pluperfect conditional

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30/01/2008 14:17

Pedant's Joke Book

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29/01/2008 13:39

My son is a little pedant [proud]

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28/01/2008 13:53

Apostrophe Catastrophe

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28/01/2008 11:42

HELP: Supper, dinner, tea dilemma

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27/01/2008 22:03

How do you pronounce Gio Goi?

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26/01/2008 18:20

I'm having an 'its' problem - Please clarify it for me?

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25/01/2008 22:09

Where do I put the apostrophe....

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24/01/2008 20:27

ooh oooh OOOOH i just though of another one -- and i don't think it has been discussed here before -- "is Jack there AT ALL?"

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24/01/2008 20:24

Why is everyone taking Umbridge on MN? Is it a full moon?

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23/01/2008 21:00

hi can any of you help me improve my english?

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23/01/2008 14:33

Come on braniacs, help me out

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22/01/2008 19:42

I before E except after C

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21/01/2008 23:08

Proper nouns deserve capital letters!

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21/01/2008 22:01

I have just telephoned a shop for the sole purpose of -

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21/01/2008 13:05

Difference between bought and brought please?

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20/01/2008 18:08

please help a non pendant

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20/01/2008 17:55

any willing pedants....

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20/01/2008 09:05

Obliviousness!!!!!

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19/01/2008 21:50

Just enjoyed some wine which, according to its label, "goes well with fish or anything chickeny"

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19/01/2008 21:44

Thread killer

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19/01/2008 20:52

I'm doing coursework - I need help it's not 'acting as' because I want them to 'be' it - what word do I need?

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19/01/2008 11:28

'I'm having a toilet'

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18/01/2008 19:54

How's this for unnecessary clarification?

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18/01/2008 13:58

for crimes against the apostrophe, i hereby nominate... AUSSIE SHAMPOO

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17/01/2008 20:59

Now a blooper on MN Homepage:

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17/01/2008 20:22

Can someone explain the definition of "post modern" to me?

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17/01/2008 17:07

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