"Whenever" and "Seen"

[Karen]

I went back to read this thread, it's actually quite informative and I think I've got most of it sorted out concerning "lay down and "lie" down. You "lie" down to have a rest, and he "lay" down to have a rest - or should that be he "laid" down to have a rest? No, I think it is: He "laid" the blanket on the bed, or he "laid" the table.

Now, if you lie to someone about something (not telling the truth), is it: "He lied to you" in past tense? And... he will never "lie" to you?

It would be he lied to you, that is the past tense. And he would never lie to a judge ... - anything about untruths is lie
He lied He lies He told a lie He will lie

[cassiesmom]

Sign on the street near where I work: "No parking on all village streets between 2 and 6 AM". Wouldn't it be "no parking on any village streets..."? #wordnerd

[pomtzu]

Sign on the street near where I work: "No parking on all village streets between 2 and 6 AM". Wouldn't it be "no parking on any village streets..."? #wordnerd

To me, either one could be correct/acceptable. It's not one of those blunders that screams "no way" at you, like "saw/seen", etc., but then, I'm no expert.

[Randi]

Cassiesmom, I tend to agree with you - in fact, I'm pretty sure you're right.

What happened in the schools the past 20 years?

[Taz_Zoee]

Ok, I'm sure this has already been covered, but I just saw it again on Facebook and it irritates me!
People using are for our. "You've been in are lives for a long time."
UGH!!!

[kaycountrygal]

Nov 13 2014
Using "there and their" and "it's and its" incorrectly bugs me.
There should be no problem.
Their dogs are very cute.

It's going to be cold tomorrow.
The dog ate its food.

I used to work with a woman who had a much better paying job than me but her grammar/spelling was terrible. I always proofread her work. I sure hope I do the examples correctly LOL.

She would say:

Get me a vanilla folder (manila)
Ring the buzzard on the door (buzzer)
Hang the pitcher on the wall. (picture)
My child had chicken[B] pops. (pox)
My clothes are in a chester drawer. (chest of drawers)
I made a lemon chest pie (chess)

[cassiesmom]

Pet peeve: "impacted" as a past tense verb. I heard it on the news again last night. "The company is unsure how its sales will be impacted by this incident." Uhmmm, I think the word you want is affected.

I don't mind "y'all" informally. "You" can be plural or singular. In Chicago I hear a lot of "you guys" or even "youse guys" - but again, that's informal. In a past position I had a manager who was from the South -- she would use y'all to address a small group and "all y'all" for a big group, like "all y'all go ahead and go home, the weather's really bad, but transfer the phones to the answering service before y'all leave.'