Comments on: Pled v. Pleaded & Enormity Defined http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/definitions/pled-v-pleaded-enormity-defined/ The #1 Grammar & Punctuation Resource on the Internet! Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:14:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/definitions/pled-v-pleaded-enormity-defined/#comment-5704 Jane Wed, 25 May 2011 00:14:47 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=328#comment-5704 I stand by my original use of the word "exact" because it is an adjective. It modifies the noun "example." The word "exactly" is an adverb, and it would not seem to fit as well in this case. <em>The Merriam-Webster Dictionary </em>cites the following similar uses for "exact" used as an adjective: Those were his <em>exact </em>words. We don't know the<em> exact </em>nature of the problem. The police have an <em>exact </em>description of the killer. I stand by my original use of the word “exact” because it is an adjective. It modifies the noun “example.” The word “exactly” is an adverb, and it would not seem to fit as well in this case. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary cites the following similar uses for “exact” used as an adjective:

Those were his exact words.
We don’t know the exact nature of the problem.
The police have an exact description of the killer.

]]> By: John http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/definitions/pled-v-pleaded-enormity-defined/#comment-4998 John Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:21:17 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=328#comment-4998 Jane: saying "..this exact example..." is very poor grammer, and very commonly used. The correct wording is "..exactly this example...". I am appalled at the prevalent use of the term " the exact same thing" which we hear every day. The correct English wording is " exactly the same thing". Jane: saying “..this exact example…” is very poor grammer, and very commonly used. The correct wording is “..exactly this example…”. I am appalled at the prevalent use of the term ” the exact same thing” which we hear every day. The correct English wording is ” exactly the same thing”.

]]> By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/definitions/pled-v-pleaded-enormity-defined/#comment-4737 Jane Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:47:39 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=328#comment-4737 You're right. I just realized that I used this exact example on my Web site, <a href="http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp" rel="nofollow">Apostrophes, Rule 2,</a> and in my book, <em>The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation</em>. You’re right. I just realized that I used this exact example on my Web site, Apostrophes, Rule 2, and in my book, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation.

]]> By: Larina http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/definitions/pled-v-pleaded-enormity-defined/#comment-4715 Larina Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:44:39 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=328#comment-4715 Donn Rice: It would actually be Texas's. Singular possessive. For real. Texas' would be a plural possessive of people named Texa. Donn Rice: It would actually be Texas’s. Singular possessive. For real. Texas’ would be a plural possessive of people named Texa.

]]> By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/definitions/pled-v-pleaded-enormity-defined/#comment-4327 Jane Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:23:12 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=328#comment-4327 We don't always call people by professional names that are exactly accurate, do we? We don’t always call people by professional names that are exactly accurate, do we?

]]> By: Reginald Lawrence http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/definitions/pled-v-pleaded-enormity-defined/#comment-4325 Reginald Lawrence Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:45:46 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=328#comment-4325 If a painter paints, and a baker bakes, logically, what does a carpenter do? If a painter paints, and a baker bakes, logically, what does a carpenter do?

]]> By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/definitions/pled-v-pleaded-enormity-defined/#comment-4211 Jane Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:22:42 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=328#comment-4211 "I feel bad about the incident." With <em>sense</em> verbs, ask if the sense is being used actively. In this example, <em>feel</em> is not being used actively because no one is feeling with fingers. Therefore, an adjective follows, not an adverb. “I feel bad about the incident.” With sense verbs, ask if the sense is being used actively. In this example, feel is not being used actively because no one is feeling with fingers. Therefore, an adjective follows, not an adverb.

]]> By: james dean http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/definitions/pled-v-pleaded-enormity-defined/#comment-4210 james dean Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:29:19 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=328#comment-4210 Which is correct-- I feel badly about the incident. or I feel bad about the incident. Which is correct–
I feel badly about the incident.
or
I feel bad about the incident.

]]> By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/definitions/pled-v-pleaded-enormity-defined/#comment-4127 Jane Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:28:54 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=328#comment-4127 The word "between" is a preposition requiring an object of the preposition (objective case) following it. "Me" is the objective case pronoun, not "I." The word “between” is a preposition requiring an object of the preposition (objective case) following it. “Me” is the objective case pronoun, not “I.”

]]> By: Seth Florentino http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/definitions/pled-v-pleaded-enormity-defined/#comment-4123 Seth Florentino Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:04:00 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=328#comment-4123 "That is between Maxene and I." What is wrong with this sentence? “That is between Maxene and I.” What is wrong with this sentence?

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