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[noveldevice]

Dear Internet Malaprops,

If you "would just assume" followed by a dependent clause, it means that you are only taking it for granted in the subjunctive. If you "just assume" followed by a complementary verb, YOU DO NOT JUST ASSUME. YOU WOULD "JUST AS SOON".

Please get it right. You sound like a fool.

Signed,
Novel

Comments

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

I COULD OF told them that.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Here, here!

[drcuriosity]

Case and point.

[heatermcca.livejournal.com]

*locks and lodes*

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

It's a doggy-dog world out there.

[heatermcca.livejournal.com]

And that won't change: you can cuss bout it tell ewer read in the face.

[largecoffee.livejournal.com]

Sadly your intended audience COULD CARE LESS.

[greyhame.livejournal.com]

People...people actually write that? Really?

<dies a little inside>

[noveldevice.livejournal.com]

"People" might be a smidge broad, but yes. (http://community.livejournal.com/bad_service/2545933.html?thread=77192205#t77192205)

[greyhame.livejournal.com]

O Internet, why do you hate my brain?

Er...

[oursin.livejournal.com]

Shouldn't that be 'complementary' verb?

Re: Er...

[noveldevice.livejournal.com]

Heh...isn't that always the way. Thanks for that.