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Ok - so its not "Should of" its "Should've." I think most people have gotten past that.....

"All the sudden."

no....

"All of a sudden."

Please....please, don't make me lose more hair.
 
all the sudden i realized i should of payed more attention in high school.
 
That would be loose more hair...
 
SkyHog said:
Ok - so its not "Should of" its "Should've." I think most people have gotten past that.....
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Grrrrrrr... A friend of mine does this. She'll send me an IM saying something like "I should of done this" and I'll respond "Yes, you should've done that." I keep correcting her and she still does it. As a former elementary school teacher, this drives me NUTS! :rolleyes:

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/couldof.html

The there/their/they're thing drives me batty too. :blush:

I know I do things that drive people crazy too. LOL!
 
I prolly shouldn't be writing about this, but when I see you're post about this, I want to say, "These people- there grammar is so bad!"

If you dont like this, its time for me to say "my bad."
 
What is it with some people and contractions? :frown2:

Here's another one that makes me crazy: the "me, myself, I" confusion. :frown2:

Followed closely by the use of quotation marks for emphasis ... and the much-abused apostrophe... :mad3:

Dammit, now you all got me started... :frown3:
 
Our large newspaper -- Portland, Maine -- has the common online posters expounding upon the various news of the day. I cringe when I read the comments. My main concern is that the readers from other states -- and there are many -- must think Maine residents are ignorant. The posters seem to be the same core group on a daily basis. Every faux pas which has been mentioned in this thread is commonly apparent, and many other improprieties re the English language, grammar, structure, spelling, lousy punctuation and/or proper use of capitalization. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

HR
 
HeatherCFI said:
The there/their/they're thing drives me batty too. :blush:
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Its/It's bugs people for some reason too.

It's feelings are hurt. - bad
It's raining outside. - good

Personally I only use "its/it's" verbally to avoid this debate.
 
Pi1otguy said:
Its/It's bugs people for some reason too.

It's feelings are hurt. - bad
It's raining outside. - good

Personally I only use "its/it's" verbally to avoid this debate.
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It's is short for "it is". Its is possessive. There is no debate.:D
 
I find it particularly interesting that this has evolved since it isn't any shorter or faster to write Should of vs. Should've.

For that matter why is it suddenly ok to not us punctuation and capital letters when one is on the internet? I am as guilty as anybody of it, but still why do we do it?

Nick, some days the world needs somebody to pick at Grammar.
 
They're are alot of common grammar and speling mistakes that drive me nuts. i also dont like these txt-msg-age kids, there never capitolizing anything any more. their not even capitalizing lol anymore!

:vomit:
 
Okay, I'll admit to one thing I do totally wrong (no, it's not the only one).

I put the punctuation outside of the parentheses. ;) Too many computer programming and engineering classes! If it's in parentheses, it applies only to what's in the parentheses, in my mind. Same thing with quotes. I know it's wrong, but I do it anyway.

I also use parentheses too much.

But at least I can spell and, uh, grammarize or something. :rofl:
 
English is for communication. If you want elegance & grammar use French or something.
 
My pet peeve is using an apostrophe to make a plural. The others irk me, but " 's " to make a plural brings out the postal worker in me for some reason.
 
flyingcheesehead said:
I put the punctuation outside of the parentheses. ;) Too many computer programming and engineering classes! If it's in parentheses, it applies only to what's in the parentheses, in my mind. Same thing with quotes. I know it's wrong, but I do it anyway.
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Actually, that's "new-style" quoting, and becoming more and more accepted. I'll put punctuation outside the parentheses if it's not a complete sentence inside; if it is, the punctuation goes inside. (As in this example.)

SkyHog said:
Non! Le françois et pour les femmes! Anglais et pour les hommes!
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s/et/est/g
 
flyingcheesehead said:
I put the punctuation outside of the parentheses. ;) Too many computer programming and engineering classes! If it's in parentheses, it applies only to what's in the parentheses, in my mind. Same thing with quotes. I know it's wrong, but I do it anyway.

I also use parentheses too much.
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I make lots of mistakes when it comes to quotation marks and parentheses as well, and I could never figure out exactly why I had a tough time remembering. But that's totally what it is!
 
One's :))) that bug me:

loose/lose
there/their/they're
to/too/two
its/it's
you all/y'all/y'alls/youse alls :)
could care less :dunno:
 
ReverendSlappy said:
I make lots of mistakes when it comes to quotation marks and parentheses as well, and I could never figure out exactly why I had a tough time remembering. But that's totally what it is!
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Yeah, something about spending an all-nighter sitting at a terminal when it turns out the problem was a misplaced semicolon or a missing equal sign will do that to you! :yes: :yikes:
 
So a question for our southern bretheren.... what is the plural of y'all anyway??? All y'all? Y'alls? All y'alls?????
 
vontresc said:
So a question for our southern bretheren.... what is the plural of y'all anyway??? All y'all? Y'alls? All y'alls?????
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Regardless of what anyone says, in real use, it is "Y'all" for every form.
 
vontresc said:
So a question for our southern bretheren.... what is the plural of y'all anyway??? All y'all? Y'alls? All y'alls?????
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"Y'all" is the plural of "you". "All y'all" is either addressing a large group or else the same as "all of you".
 
SkyHog said:
Regardless of what anyone says, in real use, it is "Y'all" for every form.
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I've heard that but, my experience is that ya'll is plural (for 'you all' or 'all of you') and you is the singular (frequently pronouced 'chew'). ex: "What chew doing here Billy Bob? I though ya'll were goin' to tha beach"
 
Dart said:
I've heard that but, my experience is that ya'll is plural (for 'you all' or 'all of you') and you is the singular (frequently pronouced 'chew'). ex: "What chew doing here Billy Bob? I though ya'll were goin' to tha beach"
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Single: "Where are you going?"
Two: "Where are y'all going?"
Group: "Where are y'all going?"

Never heard "all y'all" except from a yankee making fun of a southerner.
 
flyingcheesehead said:
They're are alot of common grammar and speling mistakes that drive me nuts. i also dont like these txt-msg-age kids, there never capitolizing anything any more. their not even capitalizing lol anymore!

:vomit:
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COLLEGE Profs are getting papers written in LOL OMG. We're gonna see some fun court brief filings soon.
 
I guess common English usage doesn't cut Nick's particular brand of mustard.
 
mikea said:
I guess common English usage doesn't cut Nick's particular brand of mustard.
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What do you mean? I'm fine with slang, its downright improper words that bug me.

For example, how does "All the sudden" even make sense?
 
Well I guess this yankee learned a couple, two tree tings (sic) from y'all :D
 
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What do you mean?
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"Cut the mustard" is one of mine. I maintain it's "cut muster" but I even heard it on Top Gear in the U.K.

I brought it up on a radio talk show on the topic with college profs and they hadn't heard my theory. I will fight the crusade until my dying breath! :mad3:
 
mikea said:
"Cut the mustard" is one of mine. I maintain it's "cut muster" but I even heard it on Top Gear in the U.K.

I brought it up on a radio talk show on the topic with college profs and they hadn't heard my theory. I will fight the crusade until my dying breath! :mad3:
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Ahh, yes, I missed that reference. It most certainly is "muster" not mustard. How does one cut mustard?

Dick Vitale says something similar....something like "Break out the hot dogs, get out the ketchup, a little mustard, this kid's cutting the mustard!"

And it makes me squirm.
 
cut the mustard? is that like cutting the cheese?
 
gprellwitz said:
One's :))) that bug me:

loose/lose
there/their/they're
to/too/two
its/it's
you all/y'all/y'alls/youse alls :)
could care less :dunno:
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I'd add the misuse/improper substitution of the words much and many.

i.e. How much cups of sugar do I put in?

I find I'm always correcting my step-kids.
 
Found memory of high school English class:

Teacher: ... and don't copy or plagiarize either. I know each of your writing styles.
Student: But, Ms Campbell. I write good.
 
Speaking Of Capitalization (Or Lack Thereof), What In The World Is Up With An Apparent Trend To Capitalize Every Leading Letter Of Every Word In A Sentence?

Man, that was painful - much easier to :s/\<[a-z]/\u&/g
 
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