They seen it around the front porch. Geez, this makes me crazy! Please - it's either they saw it or they have seen it. While I'm at it, another one that gets me, but is at least less noticeable is establishing the appropriate time to use between and among. Between the two, it was agreed that a 3 horned toad was seen jumping among the ferns that grew so profusely. Between = 2, among = at least 3 or more. I hope my students have seen this difference!
O.K. now I know how petty this sounds. Who cares what this difference was. Seen it or saw it - the meaning hasn't been changed. As far as among and between, I don't plan to make an issue of this either (but I still like to challenge myself to think about which one the grammarian would use - but I'll keep this to myself).
A statement I will take a stand on as being one I will not allow in my class is, "Shut Up!" and I am not talking about when it's used as humor. Telling someone to Shut Up, in my opinion is shutting that person down.
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