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NervousNell
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In lieu of....
In lieu of, in my mind, means instead of.
"In lieu of flowers the family is asking for donations to XYZ charity...."
Right?
Lately I have been seeing it used wrong- but not just by one person- I have seen it a few times used like this:
"In lieu of National Dog Day, here is a picture of my dog, Max!"
"In lieu of the first day of school coming up, here is a list of places that have great prices on school supplies"
Is it just that there a lot of people out there with no grasp of how to use this phrase?
Because now I am questioning myself!
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Posted 8/26/19 1:19 PM  |
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LuckyStar
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In lieu of....
Those people are idiots. In lieu of means in place of or instead of.
It’s not you, it’s them.
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| Posted 8/26/19 1:26 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: In lieu of....
Posted by LuckyStar
Those people are idiots. In lieu of means in place of or instead of.
It’s not you, it’s them.
LOL I thought so.
I even googled it to make sure I wasn't losing my brain.
I guess with the advent of social media you get to see people's misuse of the English language a lot more than you would in the past.
It's cringe worthy sometimes.
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| Posted 8/26/19 1:28 PM |
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Bonsai
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In lieu of....
Do they mean "in light of" ?
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| Posted 8/26/19 1:33 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: In lieu of....
Posted by Bonsai
Do they mean "in light of" ?
I am thinking that is what they are going for- and are just using the wrong phrase.
It's just strange because I have seen it a few times by different people.
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| Posted 8/26/19 1:39 PM |
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lightblue
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Re: In lieu of....
You're right. It is instead of. These people are idiots.
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| Posted 8/26/19 1:43 PM |
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LuckyStar
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In lieu of....
These stories crack me up. I rarely go on FB and when I do it’s fairly normal stuff like pics of vacations and babies. If I were FB friends with these other people I’d have to block all of them.
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| Posted 8/26/19 2:00 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: In lieu of....
Posted by LuckyStar
These stories crack me up. I rarely go on FB and when I do it’s fairly normal stuff like pics of vacations and babies. If I were FB friends with these other people I’d have to block all of them.
You don't know how tempting it is to reply with:
....do you mean "in light of"?
Especially on one of my really bitchy, bad mood days.
It's just fascinating the misuse of the English language that I see on a daily basis on social media
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| Posted 8/26/19 2:04 PM |
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SusiBee
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Re: In lieu of....
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by LuckyStar
These stories crack me up. I rarely go on FB and when I do it’s fairly normal stuff like pics of vacations and babies. If I were FB friends with these other people I’d have to block all of them.
You don't know how tempting it is to reply with:
....do you mean "in light of"?
Especially on one of my really bitchy, bad mood days.
It's just fascinating the misuse of the English language that I see on a daily basis on social media
Please do reply with the correct response.
Drives me nuts when the English language is misused.
Just yesterday I corrected DH when he said orthopedic instead of orthopedist. It finally got under my skin.
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| Posted 8/26/19 3:50 PM |
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shadows
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Re: In lieu of....
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by LuckyStar
These stories crack me up. I rarely go on FB and when I do it’s fairly normal stuff like pics of vacations and babies. If I were FB friends with these other people I’d have to block all of them.
You don't know how tempting it is to reply with:
....do you mean "in light of"?
Especially on one of my really bitchy, bad mood days.
It's just fascinating the misuse of the English language that I see on a daily basis on social media
Especially when they are trying to sound smart 
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| Posted 8/26/19 4:04 PM |
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Katareen
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In lieu of....
People are just getting dumber
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| Posted 8/26/19 6:34 PM |
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Mrs213
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In lieu of....
In lieu of dinner, I’m just gonna eat snacks tonight
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| Posted 8/26/19 6:50 PM |
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NervousNell
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Posted by Mrs213
In lieu of dinner, I’m just gonna eat snacks tonight
In lieu of punching someone in the face, I poured myself a glass of wine tonight. True story.
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| Posted 8/26/19 7:30 PM |
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klingklang77
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Oh man, it would be hard for me to shut my mouth on that one...
I actually got a complaint from a student that I corrected too much. A major part of the exam they were taking was speaking with correct grammar. It was the first complaint I got that said that. Usually they may complain about not enough correction. Oh well.
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| Posted 8/26/19 7:44 PM |
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StaceyWill
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In lieu of....
Omg, this is so funny. Do you see it on Facebook? I swear, if I had FB, I think it would just be for the comedy factor. Just laughing at how dumb people are.
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| Posted 8/26/19 7:53 PM |
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NervousNell
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Posted by StaceyWill
Omg, this is so funny. Do you see it on Facebook? I swear, if I had FB, I think it would just be for the comedy factor. Just laughing at how dumb people are.
Yep! Facebook.
It's quite entertaining, you are right!
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| Posted 8/26/19 8:16 PM |
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VickiC
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Re: In lieu of....
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by LuckyStar
These stories crack me up. I rarely go on FB and when I do it’s fairly normal stuff like pics of vacations and babies. If I were FB friends with these other people I’d have to block all of them.
You don't know how tempting it is to reply with:
....do you mean "in light of"?
Especially on one of my really bitchy, bad mood days.
It's just fascinating the misuse of the English language that I see on a daily basis on social media
I completely agree! A friend posted an ISO postcards for her daughter for a project her class was doing. I was appalled that this poorly written letter was done by the teacher, and I said so. I couldn't hold it in!! It was completely atrocious and if that was my kid's teacher, I would have been on the phone ASAP to them to demand an explanation.
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| Posted 8/27/19 3:19 PM |
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Kate
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Re: In lieu of....
Posted by LuckyStar
Those people are idiots. In lieu of means in place of or instead of.
It’s not you, it’s them.
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| Posted 8/27/19 4:01 PM |
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People are so dumb.
So dumb.
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| Posted 8/27/19 4:03 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: In lieu of....
I would be so tempted to respond with...
In lieu of your intelligence, here's your sign. 
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| Posted 8/27/19 7:20 PM |
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b2b777
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Re: In lieu of....
Posted by Katareen
People are just getting dumber
hahaha
I think that people have always been dumb. they just have a public platform now, and get to display it more easily by writing. People can get away with so much when just communicating verbally.
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| Posted 8/28/19 2:50 PM |
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