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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSomething that drives me nuts--reading in novel 'Bob, lay down!'and'he then laid down'. Proofreader?
wryter2000
(46,051 posts)Is it a self-published book?
yonder
(9,666 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,383 posts)Disaffected
(4,556 posts)using "lie" instead of "lay". Eg. you "lie" on a bed, not "lay" (unless that is you had something else in mind ).
TexasBushwhacker
(20,202 posts)Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)Together with "I could care less" and the wrong personal pronoun e.g. "he gave Mary and I a dirty look".
Actually, I have a long list of annoyances because I'm an old miseryguts who is grouchy all day and who enjoys irritating himself.
It helps pass the time.
Iggo
(47,558 posts)I'm a pronombulist from way back.
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)You really have to wonder!
hunter
(38,317 posts)"Bob, surrender your arms!" and he then surrendered his arms.
Surrendering your arms is a really bad thing if you are arguing with a Wookie.
Ninety percent of grammar is nonsense.
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)I hadn't thought about Ben Battle in decades....
Paladin
(28,264 posts)I find an error in practically every novel I read. Sic transit...
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)then no rules apply. C'est ce bon gracias vie gates...