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We all know grammar Nazis. What incorrect grammar are you completely in defence of? (sopuli.xyz)
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As in, doesn't matter at all to you.

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[โ€“] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

It's not a grammar mistake per se, but I feel like sharing it and it is close enough so here we go.

As a non-native English speaker: How can you have mopb and vacuum the floor but not broom the room?! I know it doesn't exist, but I don't care. If we have to phrase it as a grammar mistake: I use verbalisations where they are uncommon.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago

    While "broom the floor" isn't common, "sweep the floor" is. Of course, why we use the tool name as a verb in the case of "mop" or "vacuum", but not in the case of "broom", is another case of English being English. But, you shouldn't expect consistency out of English. It's not really a language, it's several languages dressed up in a trench-coat pretending to be one.

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