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Wrong answer
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Jan 6, 2009
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Some people have a tendency to give wrong answers in casual conversation. Not like Person 1: Who did you vote for?
Person 2: John McCain.
Person 1: Wrong answer! More like Person 1: Hey, what's new?
Person 2: Pretty good.
Person 1: Wrong answer. It usually happens because of a miscommunication or a misunderstanding. But sometimes it's also because people get nervous in social situations. For me, it only happens when I talk to specific people, who, for whatever reason, make me nervous. I keep seeing this one guy in a social setting (I don't know how to make that sound less gay) and I keep saying the wrong things. This was our most recent conversation: Guy: Hey Dave, how was your holiday?
Me: Hey, you too. I thought he said, "Have a good holiday." It was more of a conversation-in-passing, and once I realized my answer didn't match up with his question, it was too late to go back to him and say, "I misheard what you said. My holiday was great. How was yours?" Sometimes you just need to give the wrong answer and move on. #psychology
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Less vs. fewer
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Jan 6, 2009
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The checkout lines that say "10 items or less" are grammatically incorrect, and the people who know of this like to point it out with much grandeur and pomp. Less should be used with things you measure (less coffee, less talking, less annoying) while fewer should be used with things you can count (fewer items, fewer baby-eaters, fewer exploding M&M's). Oddly enough, the opposite of both less and fewer is more, thus adding to the confusion. #language
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