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Topic: Grammar Pet Peeves
LexFonteyne Joined Thu 12/07/06 Posts: 32131	Tue 01/31/12 04:19 PM
People can write however they'd like. However, I can choose not to waste time trying to decipher what people are saying if it's written that badly. I've received emails on here where every word in a sentence were abbreviated. I just don't have the patience for that. As much as people would like to think that the way you write on here doesn't mean much, it does. It can make a good or bad first impression depending on how the person writes. I prefer making it easy for people to understand what I'm saying. Exactly. This is a written medium, so how else are you going to present yourself other than through your writing? When I see the texty-type, when I see the baffling abbreviations, when I see ubertypos in every other word, it gives me a headache. I really don't come here to get a headache. I take the time to make sure that whatever it is I'm saying is as clear as I can make it. Because I want people to understand what I'm saying....not confuse them....

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Tue 01/31/12 04:24 PM
I often see the excuse that this isn't school, so they don't have to type correctly. I wonder if those people type that way at work, too? We do a lot over email and IM at work. I've seen some absolutely horrible typing in that professional setting.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Tue 01/31/12 04:25 PM
English, unlike Latin, is a living language. Things change over time. If enough people do it, it becomes common. If it becomes common enough, it becomes acceptable. If it becomes acceptable, it becomes grammatically correct. Please provide some examples.

krupa Joined Thu 07/03/08 Posts: 18651	Tue 01/31/12 04:28 PM
Eye jist prufur two rite n eebonickx...taeks da preshure awf mi frum da speelig natsi's.

pyxxie13 Joined Wed 09/28/11 Posts: 3835	Tue 01/31/12 05:08 PM
I have to step up and say.. I am guilty of some of these lazy terms myself. I do know how to write..however, sometimes I slang it too. It bothers me when I have to try and figure out what somebody is trying to say as well. Guilty but I also understand the frustration.

motowndowntown Joined Wed 11/19/08 Posts: 21823	Tue 01/31/12 05:09 PM
English, unlike Latin, is a living language. Things change over time. If enough people do it, it becomes common. If it becomes common enough, it becomes acceptable. If it becomes acceptable, it becomes grammatically correct. Please provide some examples. School, ME scole, OE scol. Uncle OE eme Hath had Most good dictionaries will give a short history of the changes to English grammar over the years. There are also a great number of books written on the subject.

manOfewwords Joined Wed 10/22/08 Posts: 29908	Tue 01/31/12 05:15 PM
Top Ten Grammar Pet Peeves 1. It's "I couldn't care less." "I could care less" means that you actually do care. 2. An apostrophe is never used to form a plural. 3. "Literally" means it actually happened, not that it figuratively happened. 4. "Loose" and "lose" are two different words. 5. "You're" and "your" are also two different words. 6. "Their," "there" and "they're" are actually three different words. 7. "Nonplus" does not mean what you think it means. 8. "Affect" is a verb. "Effect" is a noun. 9. "It's" is short for "it is" and "its" means "belonging to it." 10. "Irregardless" is not a word. What are yours? most of the english language

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Tue 01/31/12 05:16 PM
English, unlike Latin, is a living language. Things change over time. If enough people do it, it becomes common. If it becomes common enough, it becomes acceptable. If it becomes acceptable, it becomes grammatically correct. Please provide some examples. School, ME scole, OE scol. Uncle OE eme Hath had Most good dictionaries will give a short history of the changes to English grammar over the years. There are also a great number of books written on the subject. Ah, so you're saying these new grammatically incorrect words people are using now will turn out like that? Interesting.

winterblue56 Joined Sun 12/12/10 Posts: 2465	Tue 01/31/12 05:26 PM
Actually I don't have any.........well except for one that is when others correct everyone on their grammer........ As long as I can read it or understand what they are saying I'm good.. Just because one can not spell as well as others does not mean they are not smart in many other ways.... Same here. I used to date a man who was a Supervisor for a big company. He couldn't spell worth a beans; but I always knew what he was saying. I never corrected him except when he asked me. He wasn't real bad; but sometimes he would come up with some crazy spellings. I thought it was kinda cute.

JERMANICUS Joined Sat 01/28/12 Posts: 597	Tue 01/31/12 05:31 PM
Grammar=BFD

motowndowntown Joined Wed 11/19/08 Posts: 21823	Tue 01/31/12 05:34 PM
English, unlike Latin, is a living language. Things change over time. If enough people do it, it becomes common. If it becomes common enough, it becomes acceptable. If it becomes acceptable, it becomes grammatically correct. Please provide some examples. School, ME scole, OE scol. Uncle OE eme Hath had Most good dictionaries will give a short history of the changes to English grammar over the years. There are also a great number of books written on the subject. Ah, so you're saying these new grammatically incorrect words people are using now will turn out like that? Interesting. New words and new ways of saying things enter the language all the time, especially in the technical field. That's what a living language is all about. The winners of wars write history. The people who are in the majority change languages.

winterblue56 Joined Sun 12/12/10 Posts: 2465	Tue 01/31/12 05:34 PM
Pea and pee are two different words...

Seakolony Joined Fri 11/07/08 Posts: 11968	Tue 01/31/12 05:35 PM
English, unlike Latin, is a living language. Things change over time. If enough people do it, it becomes common. If it becomes common enough, it becomes acceptable. If it becomes acceptable, it becomes grammatically correct. Please provide some examples. School, ME scole, OE scol. Uncle OE eme Hath had Most good dictionaries will give a short history of the changes to English grammar over the years. There are also a great number of books written on the subject. Ah, so you're saying these new grammatically incorrect words people are using now will turn out like that? Interesting. Actually, he is correct about the English Lexicon and the verbiage between the pages. One such example is the word "ain't". I remember when Webster's dictionary added it as a word. My parents still wouldn't allow me to use the word.

1SOPHIAIUX Joined Sun 10/09/11 Posts: 881	Tue 01/31/12 05:39 PM
I have non. I'm just hapyedtest when someone averred thoughts in whatever language. Of choice! I have zzzzzo Mach 2laern. No purrrrfekten here! This is with profound respect. PEACE.

winterblue56 Joined Sun 12/12/10 Posts: 2465	Tue 01/31/12 05:43 PM
English, unlike Latin, is a living language. Things change over time. If enough people do it, it becomes common. If it becomes common enough, it becomes acceptable. If it becomes acceptable, it becomes grammatically correct. That's very true...and...usually the West Coast <California> are the "new word makers"

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Tue 01/31/12 06:40 PM Edited by singmesweet on Tue 01/31/12 06:40 PM
English, unlike Latin, is a living language. Things change over time. If enough people do it, it becomes common. If it becomes common enough, it becomes acceptable. If it becomes acceptable, it becomes grammatically correct. Please provide some examples. School, ME scole, OE scol. Uncle OE eme Hath had Most good dictionaries will give a short history of the changes to English grammar over the years. There are also a great number of books written on the subject. Ah, so you're saying these new grammatically incorrect words people are using now will turn out like that? Interesting. Actually, he is correct about the English Lexicon and the verbiage between the pages. One such example is the word "ain't". I remember when Webster's dictionary added it as a word. My parents still wouldn't allow me to use the word. I'm not saying he's not correct. I just have a hard time believing some of these lovely text speak or incorrectly spelled words are going to be accepted as grammatically correct. Then again, refudiate made it.

sweetestgirl11 Joined Fri 09/12/08 Posts: 30087	Tue 01/31/12 06:51 PM
Actually I don't have any.........well except for one that is when others correct everyone on their grammer........ As long as I can read it or understand what they are saying I'm good.. Just because one can not spell as well as others does not mean they are not smart in many other ways.... find something of substance to worry about?

oldhippie1952 Joined Mon 03/14/11 Posts: 22693	Tue 01/31/12 07:52 PM
#10 is wrong. I see grammer and spelling errors, and make my share, all the time. As long as I can understand it. Does it mean something other than regardless? No idea I don't use it. Dictionary said use regardless instead.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Tue 01/31/12 07:59 PM
#10 is wrong. I see grammer and spelling errors, and make my share, all the time. As long as I can understand it. Does it mean something other than regardless? No idea I don't use it. Dictionary said use regardless instead.

boredinaz06 Joined Sun 10/15/06 Posts: 22764	Tue 01/31/12 09:07 PM
ir·re·gard·less adv \ˌir-i-ˈgärd-ləs\ Definition of IRREGARDLESS nonstandard: regardless Usage Discussion of IRREGARDLESS Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that “there is no such word.” There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead. Examples of IRREGARDLESS I told them that irregardless of what you read in books, they's some members of the theatrical profession that occasionally visits the place where they sleep. —Ring Lardner, The Big Town, 1921 Origin of IRREGARDLESS probably blend of irrespective and regardless First Known Use: circa 1912 Browse Next Word in the Dictionary: irregenerate Previous Word in the Dictionary: irreg All Words Near: irregardless Seen & Heard What made you want to look up irregardless? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless