OK. Just got to get this off my chest. There is no such thing as "first annual." It drives me insane when I see this.
An event must be held at least two consecutive years to qualify as "annual."
Here's an example:
Instead of this:
The Northeastern Senior Citizens will hold its first annual Jingle Bell Journey from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Say this:
The Northeastern Senior Citizens will hold Jingle Bell Journey from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. The group hopes to make it an annual event.
And thank you for listening to my rant. Have a marvelous Monday!
yeah, I think they write it that way cuz they're hoping it will be an annual event, in the future. But your way is definitely better :)
ReplyDeleteAmen!
ReplyDeleteHa, ha, ha, ha ...
ReplyDeleteIt's terrible, the way our fellow countrymen slaughter the English language.
I think your version sounds better, but theirs' tells it in less words.
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