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unsungunsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
edited July 2010 in A Moving Train
your = possession

you're = you are

You're welcome for your grammar lesson. Yes I am the grammar police.
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  • __ Posts: 6,651
    Hey, look! Something we agree on! ;)
  • unsungunsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    haha, just a friendly service announcement.
  • gundagunda Posts: 97
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  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    hahahah...i just got a note from my editor:
    Every now and then you will receive feedback from us on your articles.
    This will help you improve your writing as well as comprehend our evaluation.

    Our editor's comments:

    Avoid sentence fragments. Its=possessive. It's=It is.

    yeah, well...you know :?
    peace,
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  • __ Posts: 6,651
    gunda wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkO87mkgcNo
    :lol::lol:

    I'm going to have that song stuck in my head all night!
  • TriumphantAngelTriumphantAngel Posts: 1,760
    while we're on the subject...

    i-could-care-less.jpg

    thanks for listening, carry on.
  • __ Posts: 6,651
    TriumphantAngel wrote:
    while we're on the subject...

    i-could-care-less.jpg

    thanks for listening, carry on.
    :lol::clap::lol::clap::lol::clap::lol: :thumbup:
  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    that is FUCKING AWESOME. I have never understood how people fuck that one up!
    TriumphantAngel wrote:
    while we're on the subject...

    i-could-care-less.jpg

    thanks for listening, carry on.
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  • VINNY GOOMBAVINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,818
    While we're on it...


    There is no COULD OF!
    "could of" is really "could've," a contraction of "could have."

    "should of" is really "should've," a contraction of "should have."

    Who wants to explain "there/they're/their?"
  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,497
    I totally understand that and I still mess it up from time to time and have to correct my posts.

    No time to proof read though. ;)
    hippiemom = goodness
  • __ Posts: 6,651
    cincybearcat wrote:
    I totally understand that and I still mess it up from time to time and have to correct my posts.

    No time to proof read though. ;)

    I never made that mistake until I joined this board. I think y'all are corrupting me! ;)
  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    scb wrote:
    cincybearcat wrote:
    I totally understand that and I still mess it up from time to time and have to correct my posts.

    No time to proof read though. ;)

    I never made that mistake until I joined this board. I think y'all are corrupting me! ;)

    Scb, are you introducing another one? ...y'all?!
    hehe, you're not originally from the deep south, are you?! ;)

    and PS -- we might as well throw in to/too

    Props to y'all that are not native in English as well, these can get confusing I'm sure.
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  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Just for argument's sake, why is grammar so important? I never understood why the slightest misspelling or use of imperfect grammar sends some into a tailspin. I'm newly left-handed so I bet I have plenty of errors much of the time. I'd hope that it wouldn't be an issue. But I've never had a problem with lack of perfect grammar from anyone, as long as whatever someone writes is basically legible. ;)
  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    unsung wrote:
    your = possession

    you're = you are

    You're welcome for your grammar lesson. Yes I am the grammar police.

    You need a comma after yes.
    8-)
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Just for argument's sake, why is grammar so important? I never understood why the slightest misspelling or use of imperfect grammar sends some into a tailspin. I'm newly left-handed so I bet I have plenty of errors much of the time. I'd hope that it wouldn't be an issue. But I've never had a problem with lack of perfect grammar from anyone, as long as whatever someone writes is basically legible. ;)

    Surely we can set our standards a little higher, I mean, is it so wrong to at least attempt to appear educated?

    For the record (while I'm on the topic): The proper usage is "a lot", "alot" is not a word. And Godfather, it's "does" not "dose"; I keep thinking about acid when I read your posts.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Lizard wrote:
    unsung wrote:
    your = possession

    you're = you are

    You're welcome for your grammar lesson. Yes I am the grammar police.

    You need a comma after yes.
    8-)

    It's funny because it's true. :D
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  • unsungunsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    Perhaps, but I type really fast, therefore there is no pause. :)
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    unsung wrote:
    your = possession

    you're = you are

    You're welcome for your grammar lesson. Yes I am the grammar police.
    ok mr g police
    affect
    or
    effect
    ? proper usage
    without googling now
    (I had a hunch this am but looked it up to be sure, and I was right)
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    pandora wrote:
    unsung wrote:
    your = possession

    you're = you are

    You're welcome for your grammar lesson. Yes I am the grammar police.
    ok mr g police
    affect
    or
    effect
    ? proper usage
    without googling now
    (I had a hunch this am but looked it up to be sure, and I was right)

    Affect with an "A" = 'A'ction/verb. That's how I remember. Not looking it up either. Hope I'm not wrong...
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  • __ Posts: 6,651
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    scb wrote:
    cincybearcat wrote:
    I totally understand that and I still mess it up from time to time and have to correct my posts.

    No time to proof read though. ;)

    I never made that mistake until I joined this board. I think y'all are corrupting me! ;)

    Scb, are you introducing another one? ...y'all?!
    hehe, you're not originally from the deep south, are you?! ;)

    and PS -- we might as well throw in to/too

    Props to y'all that are not native in English as well, these can get confusing I'm sure.

    Haha... don't knock the y'all now! (I know everyone in the South spells it ya'll, but since it's a contraction for you all, I changed my spelling several years ago.) Actually, I am originally from the South, but more the Mid-South (Arkansas, Texas, & Tennessee) than the Deep South - though I do have plenty of cousins in Mississippi, Louisiana, & Florida! :D

    And I wholeheartedly agree with the props to the non-native-English-speakers! I'm immeasurably impressed by them! :thumbup:
  • __ Posts: 6,651
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Just for argument's sake, why is grammar so important? I never understood why the slightest misspelling or use of imperfect grammar sends some into a tailspin. I'm newly left-handed so I bet I have plenty of errors much of the time. I'd hope that it wouldn't be an issue. But I've never had a problem with lack of perfect grammar from anyone, as long as whatever someone writes is basically legible. ;)

    Generally speaking, I think grammar (and punctuation and spelling) is important so people can understand what a person is trying to say. There really are posts that I have to read several times just to figure out what is being said. (I'm sure people sometimes feel the same way about my posts too.)
  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Just for argument's sake, why is grammar so important? I never understood why the slightest misspelling or use of imperfect grammar sends some into a tailspin. I'm newly left-handed so I bet I have plenty of errors much of the time. I'd hope that it wouldn't be an issue. But I've never had a problem with lack of perfect grammar from anyone, as long as whatever someone writes is basically legible. ;)

    Surely we can set our standards a little higher, I mean, is it so wrong to at least attempt to appear educated?

    For the record (while I'm on the topic): The proper usage is "a lot", "alot" is not a word. And Godfather, it's "does" not "dose"; I keep thinking about acid when I read your posts.

    hahahhaaaa..acid is all you can think of when you hear the word "dose"? too funny, man, too funny :lol:
    peace,
    jo

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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    edited July 2010
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Just for argument's sake, why is grammar so important? I never understood why the slightest misspelling or use of imperfect grammar sends some into a tailspin. I'm newly left-handed so I bet I have plenty of errors much of the time. I'd hope that it wouldn't be an issue. But I've never had a problem with lack of perfect grammar from anyone, as long as whatever someone writes is basically legible. ;)

    since the predominate form of communication on the internet is through the written word, it helps to have proper grammar and spelling...honestly, some of the people that post here are either poorly educated or extremely lazy or both...and those posters i generally skip and don't read because i have no idea what they are talking about...in fact, there are people here whose first language isn't english that write better than americans who have lived here their whole lives

    now, i know i don't capitalize and overuse ellipses but i try to have every word spelled correctly and have proper punctuation...i still make mistakes and am glad when someone points it out :D

    on a side note, when i first joined here, i corrected someone and got my very first pm...from hippiemom who wanted to tell me that in my post correcting someone i had an error :shock: :lol: i miss her :(
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  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    norm wrote:

    on a side note, when i first joined here, i corrected someone and got my very first pm...from hippiemom who wanted to tell me that in my post correcting someone i had a error :shock: :lol: i miss her :(

    "an" error, not "a" error.

    Just here to help!!
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Lizard wrote:
    norm wrote:

    on a side note, when i first joined here, i corrected someone and got my very first pm...from hippiemom who wanted to tell me that in my post correcting someone i had a error :shock: :lol: i miss her :(

    "an" error, not "a" error.

    Just here to help!!

    see? :lol::lol:
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    Punctuation is my nemesis.
    comma vs semi-colon ?
    hyphen vs colon ?

    that vs which always makes me think, too...and I think I often get it wrong.

    lol @ Vinny - 'could of' drives me nuts!
    I know someone who always says "landed up" instead of "ended up". As in, "I landed up not going" :?
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Drowned Out wrote:
    I know someone who always says "landed up" instead of "ended up". As in, "I landed up not going" :?

    that doesn't make any fucking sense! :?
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    norm wrote:
    Drowned Out wrote:
    I know someone who always says "landed up" instead of "ended up". As in, "I landed up not going" :?

    that doesn't make any fucking sense! :?
    :lol::lol:
    I actually deleted the line "tell me how the FUCK that makes ANY sense??" in order to cut down on my profanity. Thanks for saying it for me :)
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Drowned Out wrote:
    norm wrote:
    Drowned Out wrote:
    I know someone who always says "landed up" instead of "ended up". As in, "I landed up not going" :?

    that doesn't make any fucking sense! :?
    :lol::lol:
    I actually deleted the line "tell me how the FUCK that makes ANY sense??" in order to cut down on my profanity. Thanks for saying it for me :)

    i'm here for ya bro! but really, is this Canadian thing? ;):lol:
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    norm wrote:

    i'm here for ya bro! but really, is this Canadian thing? ;):lol:
    Probably. We're not too bright. I also know someone who adds a 'K' in place of the 'G' in words with the "ing" suffix, and eats colD slaw.
    EverythinK is good with colD slaw. :?

    Wait...you mean a Canadian thing?
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