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Duane Hanselman wrote:
[...]
> The rules state that this is based on
> "the problem of wiring up printed circuit boards"
> 
> How does one "wire up"? Is it possible to "wire down" as
> well? Or perhaps "wire in" or "wire out"?
> 
> I'm just being picky. Terms such as "wire up", "connect up",
> etc. are not grammatically correct. The word "up" is not
> needed. Just drop it:
> 
> "the problem of wiring printed circuit boards"
> 
> This is similar to the phrase "In order to...", just drop
> the first two words "To..."

You think that's bad?  News anchor's favorite lines/words:

1. "...each and every..."            (how are they different?)
2. "...first and foremost..."      (can you have a 'last and foremost'?)
3. "...ramification..."                 (but not 'implication'?)
4. Everything has "impact", but nothing has "effect".
5. "...incredible!"                      (literal meaning, "not credible")
6. "...massive..."                       (while describing objects that 
do not posses mass)
7. "There's..."                          (contraction of "there is", for 
plural case)
8. 'behaviors', 'moneys', 'winds', 'rains', 'foods', 'fruits', 
'medicines', when all
of these are group nouns and don't change spelling for plural case.

And it gets better -- those people are in a profession that, you would
expect, demands above-average understanding and proper use of
English and commonly-known rules of grammar.

Go figure.
--
D. Ismay