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Monday, May 2, 2011

Poll Results 132

Here was the question:

Is there something wrong with this? "I grit my teeth and punched the wall again, hammering it over and over until my hand throbbed red."

Yes
57 (82%)
No
12 (17%)

Congratulations to 82% of you. The entire sentence is past tense, so "grit" should be "gritted."

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