does anything about this sentence bother you?
"Back problems are one of the commonest reasons for time off
work and early retirement due to disability in the USA."
that grammatical gem was included in a health & well-being report from blue cross blue shield of illinois.
makes me wonder which is commoner: back problems or grammar problems.
... okay, i just looked on dictionary.com. when did "commonest" become a real word? and who didn't tell me?
3 comments:
oh dear, it's the decline of intelligence as we know it.
Fight idiocy!!!
I think Mom cursed us with grammatical perception. Most people don't notice or care about stuff like that, but Mom was always so persnickety about it that we're stuck noticing.
oh my! now, "persnickety" is a word i need to use more often!!
thanks!
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