Has anyone addressed this before? The past participle of "swim" is "swum." "Swam" is the simple past. You can say, "I swam three times last week" or "I have swum in that pool many times," but you can never say "I have swam ..." It's simply not correct English.
Sorry to be persnickety, but as a former book editor, it drives me crazy every time I see it, and I see it increasingly more often now that I spend so much time here.:nono:
Here is another pet peeve of mine,saying "impacted" when you mean "affected".
Affected or effected? What really annoyed me about affected/effected is that MS word used to put a green underline under any sentence with "effected" in it. When you clicked to get the suggested change, it would say "consider using 'affected'". When you changed it, MS Word still underlined it. Clicking for the suggested changed would say "consider using 'effected'".:doh:
Affected or effected? What really annoyed me about affected/effected is that MS word used to put a green underline under any sentence with "effected" in it. When you clicked to get the suggested change, it would say "consider using 'affected'". When you changed it, MS Word still underlined it. Clicking for the suggested changed would say "consider using 'effected'".:doh:
You effect things,things affect you.
