This has always bothered me but I've been seeing it around a lot just lately and needed to say something about it. I'm not sure if it's technically grammatically incorrect but it still just bugs me.
A lot.
More than it should, probably.
But that's the kind of thing that fuels Grammarsaurus Wrecks.
Moving on.
"I forgot my book at home."
(I'll give you a moment to recover from the nails-on-a-chalkboard feeling.)
While this statement may technically be true—while you were at home you forgot about your book, thus leaving it there—it just SOUNDS better if you say "I left my book at home." Or even, simply, "I forgot my book." Both of these are clearer and more accurate versions of what happened.
And clarity and accuracy in language = very yes.
Okay, I'm done ranting. For the moment. Thank you for your time.
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