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@happilyretiredgirl wrote:

I have heard the host say "and change" instead of the exact amount which bothers me....it like they are too lazy to do their job..along with saying "et cetera".


 

 

@happilyretiredgirl 

 

Gosh, using that 'term' has Nothing to do w/ being lazy!

 

It is a sales gimmick to have you 'hear' a lower price.

 

Lisa Roberts was the first I remember who started saying 'and change' years and years ago.

 

And change, right...2 more cents and it is a dollar more!   LOL

 

Sales tactic , Not laziness.  So they are 'doing their job.....

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Learn to speak!

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OP:  "More then 1 in anything has an S at the end."

 

 

The OP is incorrect by stating that an "s" or "es" is always added to a noun.

 

The list of these irregular plural nouns is almost endless:

 

child...children

 

man....men

 

mouse...mice

 

goose....geese

 

The examples go on and on......

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Re: Learn to speak!

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@VGfromMI  Do you really believe that your post is written in correct English?  Better look again!  It's not!

 

Have you posted anything positive yet? 

 

Four posts, all negative complaints!

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@happilyretiredgirl 

 

I've even heard them say $17 and some pennies or $17 and some change. How about $99 = less than $100 😂🤣 only 350 to go around so get yours while the getting is good. There is no auto delivery and these are fuh-lying out the door. What's that Sean? 100 to go around, 99 people on the phone line, .com and mobile app are your best choice..... jingle jingle jingle... cardinals appear when angels are near 🙃🙂☺️

 

 

I got carried away, I'm aware 

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It's amazing what people dwell on....!

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@Zhills wrote:

@VGfromMI  Do you really believe that your post is written in correct English?  Better look again!  It's not!

 

Have you posted anything positive yet? 

 

Four posts, all negative complaints!


@Zhills - When I first read @VGfromMI 's post, my immediate reaction was to get a "red pen" and make corrections.

 

I was taught correct grammar, punctuation and spelling, not to mention sentence and paragraph structure.

 

Casting stones at someone else, while making a myriad of mistakes yourself, is a bit arrogant, IMO.

"" A little learning is a dangerous thing."-Alexander Pope