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Damn the subjunctive. It brings all our writers to shame. - Mark T

Damn the subjunctive. It brings all our writers to shame. – Mark Twain

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Its good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. – Mark Twain

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If the English language had been properly organised by a businessman or Member of Parliament, then there would be a word which meant both “he” and “she”, and I could write, “If John or Mary comes heesh will want to play tennis”, which would save a lot of trouble. – A.A. Milne

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You can be a little ungrammatical if you come from the right part of the country. – Robert Frost

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The serial comma is sexy, smart, and useful. – Author unknown

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From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put. – Sir Winston Churchill

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