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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 04:34 PM
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My pet peeve of the day. Hint: it involves spelling
It is not "marshall" law; it is not a court "marshall".

Martial, people, MARTIAL!!!!
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 04:37 PM
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1. Unless, of course,
one is referring to the John Marshall School of Law.

But truly, if this is the most annoying thing in your life I hope you've the good sense to count your blessings. :hi:
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enigami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 04:57 PM
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2. It really doesn't matter how you spell it
when they kick down the door and stick a gun in your face.

Just a thought
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anarch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 05:08 PM
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3. ok, but is it "court martials" or "courts martial"?
and in a related question, is it "Whopper Juniors" or "Whoppers Junior"?

:popcorn:
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SiobhanClancy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 05:10 PM
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4. Courts martial..
it being the "court" which is pluralized,rather than the "martial". Attorneys general is another example. Whoppers? I like the round chocolate kind:)
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SouthoftheBorderPaul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 05:41 PM
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6. And should be change WMDs
to WsMD?
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 05:58 PM
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The plural of WMD
is WMD.

Same as the plural of RBI is RBI.



:popcorn:
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IA_Seth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 05:36 PM
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5. is this right?
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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 05:48 PM
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8. A+ and a gold star to you for correct usage!!
from your freendly neiborhood speeling nazi :hi:
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justabob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 05:49 PM
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9. :) yes nt
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tjwash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 05:45 PM
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7. What a "looser"
I hate it when some freeptard spells what they are wrong.
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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 05:52 PM
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11. I did that once in a post on a freep site
and the fact that I had mis-typed a word became their entire basis for deriding the facts I had presented. (That was before the war and I had the audacity to suggest there were no WMDs...or WsMD.)
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justabob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 05:50 PM
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10. marshall vs martial
Edited on Fri Jan-27-06 05:51 PM by justabob
is a big one for me too.... No idea why it bothers me so much more than other things, but it does. :shrug:

edit: punctuation :)
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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 05:56 PM
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12. A porno shop in my neighborhood for a while had a sign up
advertising their "martial aids". I never did take the opportunity to find out exactly what those were.
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justabob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 05:58 PM
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14. LOL probably a good idea nt
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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 05:58 PM
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13. What about
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