Assume v. Presume

[Black Hole]

Apparently the adjective 'unwanted' is now also a noun (as per Vintage Cash Cow adverts). "Unwanteds". Triple ugh.

 

[EEPhil]

Unwanteds

Perhaps we could send them Balls and Vaizey - The Unwant Eds. (Hmm, unwant a bit dubious but the best I could do)

 

[Luke]

train station

Yes we've been here before.

You've been to a "train station"?

 

[EEPhil]

You've been to a "train station"?

It depends which bus I catch. Some go to the railway station, others claim to go to the train station. (Based on destination boards and stop announcements/displays on the bus).

 

[prpr]

A single AI query can consume between 10 to 50 milliliters

Stupid AI - it's between...and not between...to

 

[Black Hole]

I speak and write the language the way it is used where I grew up.

"Whose" and "who's" are homophones, so it is easy to write the wrong one without realising the error. I did it for years (until recently in fact) with "lead" and "led". That was purely my own misunderstanding.

I'm sure you understand the difference between "its" and "it's"; "whose" and "who's" is the same and follows the same rules. Using "who's" as the possessive rather than the contraction is just plain wrong – a transcription error, if you like.

 

[Owen Smith]

"Whose" and "who's" are homophones, so it is easy to write the wrong one without realising the error. I did it for years (until recently in fact) with "lead" and "led". That was purely my own misunderstanding.

I'm sure you understand the difference between "its" and "it's"; "whose" and "who's" is the same and follows the same rules. Using "who's" as the possessive rather than the contraction is just plain wrong – a transcription error, if you like.

Thanks for the clear explanation.