Both of those are becoming acceptable now...especially split infinitives where attempts to avoid them can result in even clumsier sentences. I was always told to avoid 'off of' because 'of' was redundant. I guess we are all trying to keep the grammar of our schooldays....however, language should always be clear and the abandonment of punctuation, especially on social media, can make sentences unreadable. The barest requirement for language is clarity.
You'll be ok...you passed the test in using the correct form of 'too' Though no need to have a capital 'K' in ok
I was being slightly ironic and I agree with your general point. Language, especially English which is the most widely-spoken language around the world, is constantly evolving, and we wouldn’t want to be like the Academie Française a few decades ago, who debated for years whether to permit the use of “le weekend”, ignoring the fact that it was already in common parlance. The correct use of colons and semicolons, or whether or not to use the Oxford comma, are probably things most of us don’t have a scooby about, but there has to be a minimum level of accurate punctuation below which written text becomes unintelligible, not to mention redundant apostrophes and the like. “Could of” is very annoying though, as although I can see why people do it it really doesn’t make any sense at all!
The errant apostrophe that annoys me the most is when people describe a decade like the 80s, the 90s etc. No apostrophe is needed as it is singular, no ownership being demonstrated and there are no letters missed out.
Semi-colon between the 2 related clauses? I know it's just a matter of preference before you loose it. And that was deliberate
Indeed. It was once pointed out (on bottles of OK Sauce, as I recall), that it stands for “Orl Krect.”
I call them greengrocer apostrophes...as greengrocers are more likely to make such mistakes than any other retailer. Vegetables must addle your brain.
It’s and its. Autocorrect has an awful lot to answer for. Excuse me, autocorrect has an awful lot for which to answer. Mind you, logically, his and hers should be hi’s and her’s.
Any interesting GoT talk? Ahhh just looked up Ron, he played Sir Rodrick, the master at arms at Winterfell until Theon Greyjoy went on a powertrip. Funny that he was only in season 1 and his son was introduced in season 2 and has been in the show ever since. I wonder if he got his son the gig.
