Saturday, March 07, 2015

Contact Is Not a Verb

39 Incorrectly Used Words That Can Make You Look Bad

6 comments:

Matthew said...

"Contact is not a verb" was actually used as a plot point in one of Donald Hamilton's Matt Helm books. Helm realized that the person he was talking to over the phone was not his superior because he used contact as a verb and Helm knew his superior would not do so.

Jeff Meyerson said...

RIP Bob Briney


Jeff

Deb said...

Well, they might get you "in trouble" if the person you're talking to knows you're using the words incorrectly. I gave up after receiving an email from an ENGLISH teacher that included the phrase, "Between you and I..."

/Yikes!

Unknown said...

I know an English prof who says "between you and I." She has a PhD from Rice.

Deb said...

Oh no! One of my daughters has her heart set on Rice!

RHovey, CA said...

Here here, Jeff. The quiet gentleman, Bob Briney.