correcting peoples grammar.

[skittles_of_SDC 0]

I thought this was very appropriate for people in this forum:

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White people love rules. It explains why so they get upset when people cut in line, why they tip so religiously and why they become lawyers. But without a doubt, the rule system that white people love the most is grammar. It is in their blood not only to use perfect grammar but also to spend significant portions of time pointing out the errors of others.

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/05/12/99-grammar/

Very funny website. Even if you don't like this one check out some of the other things "white people like".

[normiss 855]

oh the irony...

[JohnRich 4]

"peoples" should have an apostrophe.

[Andrewwhyte 1]

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"peoples" should have an apostrophe.

[Para_Frog 1]

If one more person says mute point instead of MOOT point...

...or...

error of their ways instead of ERR of their ways...

...they get a thumb in the eye.

Whew. Glad that's finally out there!

- Harvey, BASE 1232
TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA

BLiNC Magazine Team Member

[skittles_of_SDC 0]

See, the thing is, I really don't care. But thanks for demonstrating their point for me.

[FlyingJ 0]

Very little ever bothers me and I certainly make plenty of mistakes. The only thing I get frustrated with is the repeated use on this site of "would of" instead of would've. It's contraction people! Would've = would have.

Thanks, that's all.

Killing threads since 2004.

[akarunway 1]

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Very little ever bothers me and I certainly make plenty of mistakes. The only thing I get frustrated with is the repeated use on this site of "would of" instead of would've. It's contraction people! Would've = would have.

Thanks, that's all.

There, their or they're? Typos baby. Don't ya love em? How bout em or bout or thar. Are them thar words?

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

[shropshire 0]

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If one more person says mute point instead of MOOT point...

...or...

error of their ways instead of ERR of their ways...

...they get a thumb in the eye.

Whew. Glad that's finally out there!

Shouldn't that be "they will get" or "they'll get" because "they get" would be the wrong tense

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[christelsabine 1]

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If one more person says mute point instead of MOOT point...

...or...

error of their ways instead of ERR of their ways...

...they get a thumb in the eye.

Whew. Glad that's finally out there!

Shouldn't that be "they will get" or "they'll get" because "they get" would be the wrong tense

Nitpicker.

Couldn't you also say:

"....they'll look forward getting ..... into the eye?" or:
"....they're looking forward getting .. ..... " or:
"....they'll have to look forward getting ....."

Oh sh*t. I reached end of flagpole.

(Or: Am I going to reach end of ..... ??)

Just poke them into the eye. Period. that hurts.

What a language Back to German. It's much easier.

dudeist skydiver # 3105

[shropshire 0]

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Nitpicker

Who? Moi?

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[christelsabine 1]

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Nitpicker

Who? Moi?

*Still trying to get my brain moving into right direction*

Oui, mon coeur. Toi. But, Basil, it's not your fault: That American English is too complicate. It seems to be part of political strategy made by the US.

dudeist skydiver # 3105

[normiss 855]

Flagrant foul for repeated omission of the word "to"

Funny being human, isn't it?

[Lucky... 0]

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I thought this was very appropriate for people in this forum:

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White people love rules. It explains why so they get upset when people cut in line, why they tip so religiously and why they become lawyers. But without a doubt, the rule system that white people love the most is grammar. It is in their blood not only to use perfect grammar but also to spend significant portions of time pointing out the errors of others.

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/05/12/99-grammar/

Very funny website. Even if you don't like this one check out some of the other things "white people like".

Naw, I don't think it's a white thing, inferring whites are anal, just a anal thing. I see people who do it in posting boards as trying to gain some intellectual advantage by pointing it out, which is a false assumption. Some of the most brilliant people have poor grammar/penmanship skills; some of the best bullshitters have perfect grammar. As well, there is a difference between not knowing and just being lazy, and posting boards aren't term papers/legal docs.

[skittles_of_SDC 0]

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As well, there is a difference between not knowing and just being lazy, and posting boards aren't term papers/legal docs.

Hence the reason I don't care if i leave out an apostrophe or a comma or something along those lines. I really don't care if people don't use the proper punctuation or make small grammar mistakes. Though, it does annoy me when every other word is spelled wrong. I'm not taking about the occasional word or people who don't speak english as their first language. However when I see someone on these board whose profile says the are from the U.S and the person claims to be from the U.S and a majority of words in their post are spelled wrong it gets pretty annoying.

[Andy9o8 2]

Even for an insufferable pedant like me, the occasional grammatical or spelling mistake is really no big deal. That being said, I'll tell you this: when a person writes like a fucking moron, my presumption is that he's a fucking moron.

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Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

-Winston Churchill

[peek 21]

http://www.skydivestlouisarea.com/misused.htm

My idea was to point people to this when they make enough mistakes, but I haven't very many times.

Please help me expand on the list. I'm sure you have seen even funnier ones.

[shropshire 0]

Things that bug me -ish :-

People not capitalising proper names (e.g. british)

Mixing up - Their, There, They're.

Paragraphs that are too long to be readable.

Posts that are way too long; I can't be arsed reading them.

Things that I constantly get wrong -

Spulling.

The use of the apostrophe.

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Not enough boobies.

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[kallend 2,106]

Courtesy of William Safire:

Remember to never split an infinitive.
The passive voice should never be used.
Do not put statements in the negative form.
Verbs have to agree with their subjects.
Proofread carefully to see if you words out.
If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be by rereading and editing.
A writer must not shift your point of view.
And don't start a sentence with a conjunction. (Remember, too, a preposition is a terrible word to end a sentence with.)
Don't overuse exclamation marks!!
Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of 10 or more words, to their antecedents.
Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.
If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors.
Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their writing.
Always pick on the correct idiom.
The adverb always follows the verb.
Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; seek viable alternatives.

...

The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[peek 21]

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Courtesy of William Safire:

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Ah, yes, FumbleRules. I have the book. When I was a kid I hated studying English and such tedious things. Now it is quite a lot of fun.

The differences between US and UK English are quite fun to study too. Some of the UK expressions that people in the US are now using are incredibly descriptive and make a lot of sense.

"One-off" is a favorite one used in engineering now.

Oh, my, we are hijacking this thread aren't we?

[shropshire 0]

I'm jolly glad that you like to adopt some of our sayings. I just wish that we didn't adopt some of yours; "awesome", for example is a pile of poo, so you can have that back, with pleasure.

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[normiss 855]

Now don't go getting your knickers in a twist.

[shropshire 0]

Jolly good advice that

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Butters 0]

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...they get a thumb in the eye.

I hope you understand the error of your ways before it becomes a mute point.

"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

[Andy9o8 2]

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I'm jolly glad that you like to adopt some of our sayings. I just wish that we didn't adopt some of yours; "awesome", for example is a pile of poo, so you can have that back, with pleasure.

I find "bollocks" flows quite comfortably.
(Especially from the Right! )