Correct Spelling and Grammar

ZiggyStar

My dad picks up split infinitives of mine every now and then. I really struggle with those....I just don't click that I'm doing it sometimes. :roll:

Dissidentman

HeavyHands wrote:

There's some real grammar love going on in here. May I offer a suggestion? When clarifying specific rules of grammar it would be helpful (for those of us who haven't been in an English classroom in over a decade, or those of us who don't pay attention in English class because we are too busy texting things like "2g2f... lulz") if we could give specific example sentences displaying the incorrect and correct usage of the rule.

Just a thought... Anyone else?

I agree. I need examples.

dunkman

HeavyHands wrote:

Just a thought... Anyone else?

It should be "Just a thought ... anyone else?"


:ugeek:

pearljgirl2010

dunkman wrote:

why does this thread title have a capitalised C, S and G yet the 'and' is in lower case?

LOL!! I was looking at it like a title or something :-) and I don't remember what a dangling participle is **goes to look it up**

Who Princess

dunkman wrote:

HeavyHands wrote:

Just a thought... Anyone else?

It should be "Just a thought ... anyone else?"


:ugeek:

:roll:

Now you're making me remember why I hated telling people that I was an English teacher. It was like saying you had an STD or just got out of prison. People would say things like, "Well! I guess I'll have to watch my grammar around you!" And I'd say, "Yeah, because I'm going to give a test in 10 minutes!" Or they'd say, "I always hated English. It was my worst subject in school." Apparently I was supposed to get all Freudian and help them recover from the memories of their 7th grade English teacher.

So I usually tried to throw in a few ungrammatical bits of my own to make people feel comfortable, let them think like my hick relatives: "All that book learning and not a lick of sense."

In other words, this is the Pit, people! I don't give a shit how you post stuff here! I'm talking about how people write business letters, reports, brochures, magazine articles, books! THAT'S when all this stuff drives me crazy! :!: :ugeek:

Speaking entirely for myself, of course.

j-bug

do you know what really pisses me off?people getting wound up about spelling and grammar on the internet.

ok,i dont get it.i'm dyslexic and the rules make NO sense to me.like none.people have tried again and again to explain things,but they dont stick.

although i wouldnt expect any of you to sit through a glaze technology lesson and understand whats going on.

Lizard

dunkman wrote:

why does this thread title have a capitalised C, S and G yet the 'and' is in lower case?

why do you spell capitalized with an "s"?

HeavyHands

dunkman wrote:

HeavyHands wrote:

Just a thought... Anyone else?

It should be "Just a thought ... anyone else?"


:ugeek:

Touche.

TravisTheSky

Lizard wrote:

dunkman wrote:

why does this thread title have a capitalised C, S and G yet the 'and' is in lower case?

why do you spell capitalized with an "s"?

Dunkman is in the UK, where English is spoken- Not American English.

Lizard

TravisTheSky wrote:

Lizard wrote:

dunkman wrote:

why does this thread title have a capitalised C, S and G yet the 'and' is in lower case?

why do you spell capitalized with an "s"?

Dunkman is in the UK, where English is spoken- Not American English.

I know all about the dunkman!!
I was trying to be funny..........obviously didn't work!!!

The Champ

Lizard wrote:

I know all about the dunkman!!
I was trying to be funny..........obviously didn't work!!!

Don't feel bad..as we all know, the dunkman also tries to be funny ..

dunkman

Lizard wrote:

dunkman wrote:

why does this thread title have a capitalised C, S and G yet the 'and' is in lower case?

why do you spell capitalized with an "s"?

I believe Scotland invented that word, so I'll spell it the proper way if you don't mind!

ZiggyStar

I heard someone today say ofTen. How do you pronounce it? I pronounce it with a silent T.

dunkman

ZiggyStar wrote:

I heard someone today say ofTen. How do you pronounce it? I pronounce it with a silent T.

ha's jus supid Ziggysar.

ZiggyStar

dunkman wrote:

ZiggyStar wrote:

I heard someone today say ofTen. How do you pronounce it? I pronounce it with a silent T.

ha's jus supid Ziggysar.

You're funny! I miss your humour at the other place....sometimes!



....and note the correct usage of both you're and your in a sentence for anyone unsure

Fifthelement

dunkman wrote:

ZiggyStar wrote:

I heard someone today say ofTen. How do you pronounce it? I pronounce it with a silent T.

ha's jus supid Ziggysar.

Dunk, you seem to be in a peculiar mood this morning. Did you watch too many episodes from your X-Files DVD box set last night?

By the way, I love your new sig. Had an excellent mental picture of the race. Could be because I watched Run Fat Boy, Run yesterday. :?

And Zig, really? You say ofen? What kinda English do you people speak down there?

ZiggyStar

Fifthelement wrote:

And Zig, really? You say ofen? What kinda English do you people speak down there? [/color]

You're supposed to say it like that....

http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mispron.html

ZiggyStar

I also went to a furniture store today and saw a sign for a stationary cupboard. Yesss, most cupboards are stationary!

I see that mistake a lot. My dad taught me when I was little E for ENVELOPE. I never forgot it.

ZiggyStar

Ohhhh I just saw another one on the Porch ....this one really annoys me and I do not understand AT ALL why people say it.

ANYWHO

wtf is anywho? Can someone please explain it to me?

pearljgirl2010

ZiggyStar wrote:

I also went to a furniture store today and saw a sign for a stationary cupboard. Yesss, most cupboards are stationary!

I see that mistake a lot. My dad taught me when I was little E for ENVELOPE. I never forgot it.

I"ll never forget "stationery" after losing a spelling bee in elementary school because of it!!

Speaking of elementary school, who here went to "kindagarden?"

(I say anywho...and i have NO idea why or where I got it from!!!!)