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    i often see, first come first serve basis... I think it should be first come first served basis...i'm not really sure. Oh wait, should it be hyphenated?coz i see hyphenated too.

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    Default Re: expression

    Yes, it should be served. That's one of my many grammar pet peeves. And it's more properly a comma after "first come," not a hyphen.

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    Default Re: expression

    oh i see...thanks a lot. You said you've got many grammar pet peeves, I like that...simple or common mistakes. Can you give me a good website that i can check? I know there's a lot online but I checked one before but my friend says it's not good.Thanks!

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