About World History..

am202
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:43:53 +0000

I know I’m not answering his question… neither are you! “buy” is NOT slang for “by,” its just improper usage.

I understand that he may have trouble if he is an ESL student, but if you made a mistake in your target language wouldn’t you want it corrected?

And, finally, I’m not a snob at all, I just think people should try to use proper grammar when asking questions. I suppose you could say I am a grammar snob… I get worked up about the isles at the market saying “12 items or less” when of course it should be “12 items or fewer.”