In Defense of Grammar

[katbound]

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[EctoJohn]

Finally someone else bothered by the grammar of the internet being worse than a 4th grader's.

My grammar isn't perfect, and I'm far from being an expert, but some people seem to have forgotten everything they've ever learned in English class.

*sigh*
For something formerly known as the Information Super Highway, there's a lack of brain waves traveling.

 

[daus42]

grammar enlightenment

 

[kaycee217]

Pfff, I misspell that word, too.

I just can't get enough of "u."

 

[HornyExecutive]

Good grammar is hot.

 

[gunforhire]

in honor of opening day

 

[taborgirl]

Does bad grammar make anyone else a little ill? I always screw up then and than, I admit it, but how hard is it to put together a sentence. A noun and a verb make up a sentence. A person, place, or thing; and an action...

 

[peterthelicker]

The bills are DO! I guess this is DUE to the passage of time in monthly increments. It just won't DO to have the bills become over DUE.

 

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[kaycee217]

Does bad grammar make anyone else a little ill? I always screw up then and than, I admit it, but how hard is it to put together a sentence. A noun and a verb make up a sentence. A person, place, or thing; and an action...

Well, sometimes, people use one words sentences. for. effect.

Whatever gets you writing, right?

 

[peterthelicker]

Peter~ As long as we're on the subject of do, how about do to the fact as one of the wordiest most overused phrases?

Oh my dear lovely and beautiful kat..... you, too, have fallen into the grammatical trap. This thorn in your side is correctly written "DUE to the fact."

 

[daus42]

Oh my dear lovely and beautiful kat..... you, too, have fallen into the grammatical trap. This thorn in your side is correctly written "DUE to the fact."

thorn in the lion's paw?

 

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[nonimura65]

I posted this letter to the editor in another thread but felt some of you would have fun with it.

 

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[draconus_infernus]

I posted this letter to the editor in another thread but felt some of you would have fun with it.

Wow. That was horrendous! I guess this person never heard of capitalizing the first letter in a sentence.

 

[PutonaShow]

As an English major, I have to say that I'm a big fan of this thread. <3

Some additions:

Who's vs. whose.
I'd like to think that this is obvious, but apparently not.

Damn vs. dam.
I don't know what "dam" sexy is.
Sexy like a water blockade? No.

Vein, vane, vain.
I don't want to see the "vanes" on your cock. xD

And for heaven's sake, Lit members, please spell my name correctly--
Especially when I sign my PM with it. Kthxbyeeee. =P

P.S.: I'm not perfect, either.
A word that I always spell incorrectly is curiosity.
I always type/write curiousity. Whoops!

 

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[peterthelicker]

I was just instant messaging and guy tonight. With reference to his wife he wrote, "I hope you meat her." Now in his defense, he is trying to talk her into having sex with another man. However, given the rest of the conversation I am pretty sure it was NOT an intentional misspelling for affect.

 

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[peterthelicker]

Sorry for the delay in responding. You mean for effect?

It is humorous, especially if it was unintentional.

We really need to be careful with this stuff. I pointed out someone's blunder and wound up with egg all over my face.

 

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