aussiew Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 fingernails on a chalk board reading this stuff OVER and OVER and OVER. How anyone can get to the college level and not be able to grasp the difference is beyond me. There - meaning "over there" or in that place. They're - shortened form of THEY ARE Their - possessive - e.g. The Bills won their last game. Your - possessive - e.g. please study your English You're - shortened form of YOU ARE. After a year of reading these word misused on TSW, I just had to vent. So sue me.
aussiew Posted November 30, 2004 Author Posted November 30, 2004 That was for DC Tom to catch. Now you've stolen his thunder.
Indy Dave Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 Your one to talk about people and they're use of correct grammar.
Fixxxer Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 these post doesnt make any zense. your way of base whit tis one.
stevestojan Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 Oh common, its no big thang. 140113[/snapback] That's the one that kills me.... when people say "COMMON MAN!" when they mean "come on man"? I mean, that's not even close!
Dan Gross Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 That's the one that kills me.... when people say "COMMON MAN!" when they mean "come on man"? I mean, that's not even close! 140120[/snapback] It's a Wallism...kinda like stevestojan for sh*t
stevestojan Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 It's a Wallism...kinda like stevestojan for sh*t 140122[/snapback] Kind of like "why don't you f-cking blow me" for "oh, thanks, I get it now"?
Cugalabanza Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 News shocker headline: "SPORTS FAN WEBSITE MESSAGE BOARD NOT GRAMMATICALLY PERFECT"
Dan Gross Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 fingernails on a chalk board reading this stuff OVER and OVER and OVER. How anyone can get to the college level and not be able to grasp the difference is beyond me. There - meaning "over there" or in that place. They're - shortened form of THEY ARE Their - possessive - e.g. The Bills won their last game. Your - possessive - e.g. please study your English You're - shortened form of YOU ARE. After a year of reading these word misused on TSW, I just had to vent. So sue me. 140090[/snapback] Yeah, I know, and we spell color without the "u". Unfortunately it's not just here. I see it among some of the paid "journalists" out there.
Fezmid Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 I agree with you 100%. My biggest pet-peeve, however, is when people say, "Oh, I could write it correctly if I wanted to; I just didn't feel like it." Right... Like the things you listed should be something anyone consciously thinks about. CW
gantrules Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 I caught hell here when I thought "psyched" was spelled siked....oh well, I try to be accurate...
stuckincincy Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 We need not discuss the case of a pronoun in a subordinate clause, nor the agreement of said pronoun with it's antecedent. The agreement of a verb with it's subject died years ago...
Surfmeister Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 Congrats ! You got each one of them correct. I see the mistakes all the time. One problem is there is no spell checker on this board. But that wouldn't help the misuse of the correct words. Those nuns at Bishop Neumann High School must have beat them into me ...
Pete Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 I agree with you 100%. My biggest pet-peeve, however, is when people say, "Oh, I could write it correctly if I wanted to; I just didn't feel like it." Right... Like the things you listed should be something anyone consciously thinks about. CW 140156[/snapback] Agreed. I also hate when people type stevestojan like "R U gonna B there?"
KurtGodel77 Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 We need not discuss the case of a pronoun in a subordinate clause, nor the agreement of said pronoun with it's antecedent. The agreement of a verb with it's subject died years ago... 140175[/snapback] Funny thing, your post brings up another issue about grammar: the whole its/it's thing. It's: short for it is, it has, it was, etc. Its: the gender-neutral version of his and hers.
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