User:Jnestorius/Underdepreciated solecisms
Unqualifying "depending"
[edit]"Depending" should explain a previously stated variance; it should not introduce variance into a thitherto absolute statement.
- The journey takes 5 or 10 minutes depending on traffic. Correct.
- The journey takes up to 10 minutes depending on traffic. Correct.
- The journey takes as little as 10 minutes depending on traffic. Correct.
- The journey may take 10 minutes depending on traffic. Correct. Context should establish the direction of variance, most likely "up to 10 minutes".
- The journey takes 10 minutes depending on traffic. Incorrect. This could mean any of the above.
Misplaced contrastive stress in numbers
[edit]Especially common when shops advertise a litany of sale prices.
- I'm thirty-three and he's thirty-five. Correct.
- I'm thirty-three and he's forty-three. Correct.
- I'm thirty-three and he's forty-five. Incorrect. It should be I'm thirty-three and he's forty-five