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Grammar! To be or not to be?
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meet_the_fockers
Oh good morning Admin, do you ever sleep?
I thought I was doing my usual, rambling to myself. Ohh had to backtrack then to insert comma.
I thought I was doing my usual, rambling to myself. Ohh had to backtrack then to insert comma.
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Lovers_For_Life
Good Morning, both - Mizz Focker, Mister Admin... (bows low)
I do prefer correct spelling and grammar. I can tolerate the odd typo... Or internet acronyn. I used to work in aerospace, which is full of TLA's (Three Letter Acronyms) and more. I even have my own set of letters, should I need them.....
I do prefer correct spelling and grammar. I can tolerate the odd typo... Or internet acronyn. I used to work in aerospace, which is full of TLA's (Three Letter Acronyms) and more. I even have my own set of letters, should I need them.....
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Nice cockAh, wakarimashita...... Domo sumimasen.....
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kopinov
:whipping:l fixed that for you.hehe x
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Definitely - I used to proofread as part of my job and I have what's known as the Proofreaders Curse. This means I see mistakes everywhere (except in my own stuff, Lol) but my true pet-hate is using the wrong word.
Your instead of You're.
Loose instead of Lose and the longer forms of Looser and Loser.
Probably biggest of all and I think this is criminal is Of instead of Have.
I have actually seen the grammar mistake in effect. I used to work in a pub and we used to have an area next to the washing area which we didn't want anyone to block. So we put up a sign that said "Please do not stand here and try and get served" but everybody did. Anyway one night when we were waiting to get the go-head to go and I happened to be standing near there. I looked at the sign, then I called a colleague over and said "What does that sign say?" He said "Please do not stand here and try and get served" I said "No, read it again" he read it out identically. I said "No, do it slowly," he then said "Please....do....stand....here" then it dawned on him there was no "not". It read "Please do stand here and try and get served" so no wonder we had problems. We were saying "stand here to get served." The next day we changed it and had more success from then on so even though we knew what it was supposed to say, others were reading it correctly. We just assumed it told people not to stand there.
And that's why grammar is important. As the joke says "Helping your Uncle Jack off his horse" is massively different to "helping your uncle, jack off his horse"
Your instead of You're.
Loose instead of Lose and the longer forms of Looser and Loser.
Probably biggest of all and I think this is criminal is Of instead of Have.
I have actually seen the grammar mistake in effect. I used to work in a pub and we used to have an area next to the washing area which we didn't want anyone to block. So we put up a sign that said "Please do not stand here and try and get served" but everybody did. Anyway one night when we were waiting to get the go-head to go and I happened to be standing near there. I looked at the sign, then I called a colleague over and said "What does that sign say?" He said "Please do not stand here and try and get served" I said "No, read it again" he read it out identically. I said "No, do it slowly," he then said "Please....do....stand....here" then it dawned on him there was no "not". It read "Please do stand here and try and get served" so no wonder we had problems. We were saying "stand here to get served." The next day we changed it and had more success from then on so even though we knew what it was supposed to say, others were reading it correctly. We just assumed it told people not to stand there.
And that's why grammar is important. As the joke says "Helping your Uncle Jack off his horse" is massively different to "helping your uncle, jack off his horse"
HUGE pet hates of mine!
Should of not should have... have is NOT of!
Your - you're
Too many.. to many
Too many to mention and I seriously get irritated by it! Dyslexia is one thing, poor grammar through being lazy is something else.
Smart phones, Facebook and the Internet are all too [sic] blame for this and it's like a damn epidemic.
Should of not should have... have is NOT of!
Your - you're
Too many.. to many
Too many to mention and I seriously get irritated by it! Dyslexia is one thing, poor grammar through being lazy is something else.
Smart phones, Facebook and the Internet are all too [sic] blame for this and it's like a damn epidemic.
Microsoft have a way of defaulting the language. So you can choose to have (English UK) or English US when you install Windows (or at least initially set it up first time).
Also speaking of Americanisation - the letter "z" is used in place of "s" a lot such as "Realize"
Just my two penny's worth
Another! I detest the Americanisation of so-called British English.
It's English, end of. There IS no American English. It's a mish mash version of English!
ooer - better slow down on the caffeine.. BP is increasing..
It's English, end of. There IS no American English. It's a mish mash version of English!
ooer - better slow down on the caffeine.. BP is increasing..
Another! I detest the Americanisation of so-called British English.
It's English, end of. There IS no American English. It's a mish mash version of English!
ooer - better slow down on the caffeine.. BP is increasing..
Well it's not just the language where Microsoft is concerned, it's keyboard layout too, but then it usually defaults to whichever language you choose for the library.
I also have an issue with missing "U's". Colour, Honour, Neighbour
My God me too.
Not just U's but also they drop double L's in other words;
Color - Honor, neighbor, splendor....
Traveling, idyl - idyll
Another - 'ED' instead of 'T'
Learnt - learned
Earnt - Earned
Skeptic - sceptic
Aluminum not aluminium
Tire - tyre
Finally - spelt - spelled..
This is triggering my OCD you know that Mr @Driftwood70
Not just U's but also they drop double L's in other words;
Color - Honor, neighbor, splendor....
Traveling, idyl - idyll
Another - 'ED' instead of 'T'
Learnt - learned
Earnt - Earned
Skeptic - sceptic
Aluminum not aluminium
Tire - tyre
Finally - spelt - spelled..
This is triggering my OCD you know that Mr @Driftwood70
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kopinov
Just one question to set the cat amongst the pigeons before I scarper to a safe distance:
.. should it be "forums" or "fora" ?
.. should it be "forums" or "fora" ?
Just one question to set the cat amongst the pigeons before I scarper to a safe distance:
.. should it be "forums" or "fora" ?
Did you run out then, or saunter?
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meet_the_fockers
I presume, you of course, mean people?I think a lot is tongue in cheek
Personally I am a grammar nut but won't lose sleep over it. I mean, we all make typos but full on grammatical errors in posts, messages or anything aimed towards gents/ladies/couples etc can be extremely off-putting.
My biggest one has to be your/you're and there/their/they're
or even
emphasise - emphasize!!
Criticise - critisize ?
Grr.. American English. Why don't peeps in the UK understand our own language and how to write it correctly?
Oops.... coffee time methinks
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meet_the_fockers
He dawdelledDid you run out then, or saunter?