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Wednesday, July 18, 2007 12:00 AM

I hate buzzwords! It's not "carbon," it's "carbon dioxide"

And what about these stupid yellow ribbons everywhere? I hate that too!
By Cary Tennis

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  • Wednesday, July 18, 2007 10:00 AM

    ok here's mine

    When people think they're ALWAYS supposed to use "I," like:

    "Please send the report to Mary or I."

    WRONG!

    One uses whichever one would use if the sentence were singular. Since two people are mentioned, you mention yourself last, but you do not automatically use "I" just because 2 people are mentioned.

    so:

    "send the report to me." "Send the report to Mary or me."

    "I need the report." "Mary and I need the report."

    arrr, there's my pet peeve of the day.

    —Cosmic Mojo Read Cosmic Mojo's other letters

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