Allow me to be a grammer nazi for a while

[darb85]

Ok now it doesnt happen much here but with my new office, I havent seen this much bad grammer in such a long time, SO! here are the big ones, feel free to add to the list:

Broke-Its broke. No its not its broken, you BROKE it.

Eye-talian- um no. You dont go to Eye-taly do you?

Seen-you didnt seen crap! you saw it. It can be seen, or it was seen, but you didnt seen anything

going along with that--nothing-as in I didnt seen nothing, first off you didnt seen ANYTHING and second off you did SEE anything. GRR

also abbrevations: useless ones. like Debit Card to DC. really? are you that lazy? l8tr--is this even a word? learn to type. I actually got a resume the yesterday, that had a cover letter on it. First line: 2 whom it may concern. wow...

alright so what bugs you?

[Whee]

Apparently, somebody's cell mate was not very kind to them:r

The internet and texting has led to this shortcut language. My daughter's drive me nuts with it.

[TXRebel]

I actually got a resume the yesterday, that had a cover letter on it. First line: 2 whom it may concern. wow...

alright so what bugs you?

:D :r

[SixPackSunday]

:D :r

:r

i have bad grammar... my bad.

[lightning9191]

Eye-talian- um no. You dont go to Eye-taly do you?



So you say it Eetalean? Maybe we should clear up the pronunciation of vagina and vaginal while we're at it:D

[BORIStheBLADE]

:r:r

[pnoon]

Ok now it doesnt happen much here but with my new office, I havent seen this much bad grammer in such a long time, SO! here are the big ones, feel free to add to the list:

Broke-Its broke. No its not its broken, you BROKE it.

Eye-talian- um no. You dont go to Eye-taly do you?

Seen-you didnt seen crap! you saw it. It can be seen, or it was seen, but you didnt seen anything

going along with that--nothing-as in I didnt seen nothing, first off you didnt seen ANYTHING and second off you did SEE anything. GRR

also abbrevations: useless ones. like Debit Card to DC. really? are you that lazy? l8tr--is this even a word? learn to type. I actually got a resume the yesterday, that had a cover letter on it. First line: 2 whom it may concern. wow...

alright so what bugs you?
People who don't realize it's grammar - not grammer. :hn

[lightning9191]

People who don't realize it's grammar - not grammer. :hn

Or they don't use apostrophes:r (I hope I spelled that right)

[zemekone]

People who don't realize it's grammar - not grammer. :hn

awesome, nice pete... :rolleyes:

[darb85]

meh its been a long day :D it was supposed to be the other day not the yesterday. and i wasnt saying spelling! just Grammar! :D

[icehog3]

Eye-talian- um no. You dont go to Eye-taly do you?



That would be pronunciation, not grammar. ;)

[potlimit]

Oh the irony when the grammar sheriff f's up.

[MedicCook]

I's hatin da bad gramma.

[Jbailey]

Oh the irony when the grammar sheriff f's up.

It ain't pretty.

[icehog3]

I's hatin da bad gramma.

Yo! :tu

[TXRebel]

meh its been a long day :D it was supposed to be the other day not the yesterday. and i wasnt saying spelling! just Grammar! :D

Just having a little fun, my grammar and spelling suck. :D

The old saying goes; "Understand what I mean not what I say."

[potlimit]

I'm not a youtube junkie, but here ya go darb...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tt-WIdmCVQ

[theonlybear4CORT]

Rofl

[skullnrose]

Classic thread ! Thank You for the laughs.

[WildBlueSooner]

Yes! I can't think of the times I have seen people complain about grammar, only spell words wrong, leave out punctuation, etc. Believe me it annoys me sometimes as well, but I would never start a thread about, at least without triple checking all of my "grammer" and spelling. :r

[goalie204]

people who say "Addicting" instead of "Addictive"

and also "Irregardless"

[Rockestone]

This hole stinkin' thread be funny!!!:r

[replicant_argent]

Indeed, Smithers.


"yup the more i look into it i realize that I probably shouldnt have given consent, but I have never even been inside of a police station. An hoestly what was the harm? a little extreme ya, but hell i learned my lesson. haha

Live and learn i suppose next time(if there is a next time) Ill ask for a lawyer? meh "

[14holestogie]

Sure, my Grammer was German, but that Nazi thing?...never proven. :D

[icehog3]

people who say "Addicting" instead of "Addictive"

and also "Irregardless"

Or, "For all intensive purposes...." :r

[BlackDog]

I can be a bit of a spelling Nazi, the new texting abbreviations drive me nut sometimes. There's a fishing bulletin board on which I participate, and the abuse of the English language there would make my 7th grade English teacher cry.

[ade06]

Lol at the entire thread. I really mean; this entire thread is so funny that I find myself laughing out loud due to all of the grammatical discrepancies contained throughout the thread, which undermine the original poster's intention(s). :fu

[rizzle]

That would be pronunciation, not grammar. ;)

And dialect. If that matters.

[adampc22]

Or, "For all intensive purposes...." :r

u have a purpos ????? what u feed it ?????????? lol:wo

[replicant_argent]

u have a purpos ????? what u feed it ?????????? lol:wo

Adam, for being English, and your uh.... colorful... way of speaking, we should make Brad chat with you for an hour, by the end of the hour, you will either notice silence, or screams. Heck, I would buy a ticket for that, but can't afford it since I bought a new/used watch recently.

[adampc22]

Adam, for being English, and your uh.... colorful... way of speaking, we should make Brad chat with you for an hour, by the end of the hour, you will either notice silence, or screams. Heck, I would buy a ticket for that, but can't afford it since I bought a new/used watch recently.

there in lies the joke

[markem]

I hate it when people end a sentence with a preposition. What would they do that for?

[darb85]

I'm not a youtube junkie, but here ya go darb...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tt-WIdmCVQ

love it!

[croatan]

I hate it when people end a sentence with a preposition. What would they do that for?
That, my friend, is the sort of pedantry up with which I will not put. :)

[markem]

That, my friend, is the sort of pedantry up with which I will not put. :)

ooooo! I heard you had a dangling participle. :r

[loki]

I work at an inner city highschool....you name it, i've seen/heard it

[loki]

u have a purpos ????? what u feed it ?????????? lol:wo

minus whale just admit you made a mcsteak.

[Genetic Defect]

:r me laughing at this thread

[Hardcz]

I like chocolate

[ahc4353]

People who don't realize it's grammar - not grammer. :hn


True dat.

[adampc22]

True dat.

word

[loki]

True dat.

only if the balls touch

[ahc4353]

only if the balls touch

:r been a while since I herd that one. :r

[ade06]

I work at an inner city highschool....you name it, i've seen/heard it

Charlottsville has an inner city??? :confused:

[TXRebel]

I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt!

[loki]

Charlottsville has an inner city??? :confused:

I'm working in pittsburgh right now.

[ade06]

I'm working in pittsburgh right now.

That sucks, but I understand now. :D

[icantbejon]

I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt!

:tu

I've always loved reading things like this. It is amazing what the mind can process. I'm a bit a grammar Nazi myself. I drive my wife crazy because I'm forever correcting the spelling and grammar of her emails and text messages. I hate seeing l8tr, u, or any other "text" words. Typing Y-O-U isn't that much more work that just U.

[ade06]

I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt!

I actually understood your post. :sad

[loki]

:r been a while since I herd that one. :r

look tat that heard of buffalo!

[Garbandz]

Irregardless is legitimate..regardless means "without regard to" so irregardless means"Not without regard to"...do the math...there is a paperback book titled "Eats,Shoots,and Leaves",you will enjoy,on the cover is a Panda with a gun...the book is about the incorrect use of punctuation and syntax,,,,you will love it...

[potlimit]

I had a girlfriend who always seemed to find a way to mess up an idiom. Ex. "I'm in the boat right next to you."

[loki]

I had a girlfriend who always seemed to find a way to mess up an idiom. Ex. "I'm in the boat right next to you."

has she been watching boondock saints? I feel like such a post whore today

[ade06]

Irregardless is legitimate..regardless means "without regard to" so irregardless means"Not without regard to"...do the math...there is a paperback book titled "Eats,Shoots,and Leaves",you will enjoy,on the cover is a Panda with a gun...the book is about the incorrect use of punctuation and syntax,,,,you will love it...

According to Bryan A. Garner's "The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style"...

Irregardless, a semiliterate Portmanteau Word from irrespective and regardless, should have been stamped out long ago. But it's common enough in speech that it has found its way into all manner of print sources--e.g.: "Irregardless of the Big Ten outcome, Knight said he is gratified with IU's improvement over last season" (Louisville Courier-J.). Althought this widely scorned NONWORD seems unlikely to spread much more than it already has, careful users of language must continually swat it when they encounter it.

[Hardcz]

so when I say tomorrow and tomarrow which is right?

[potlimit]

LOL, I wish it were that easy... she messed them ALL up.. another example (describing our crazy ex-neighbor) "that guy's got a screw too tight."

[ade06]

so when I say tomorrow and tomarrow which is right?

You can use spell check for that one. :D

[loki]

so when I say tomorrow and tomarrow which is right?

you just shouldn't talk dan

[goalie204]

Irregardless is legitimate..regardless means "without regard to" so irregardless means"Not without regard to"...do the math...there is a paperback book titled "Eats,Shoots,and Leaves",you will enjoy,on the cover is a Panda with a gun...the book is about the incorrect use of punctuation and syntax,,,,you will love it...

I don't care if people use it, it's a stupid word.

from wiki:

The prefix ir- means 'not' (as it does with irrespective), and the suffix -less means 'without,' irregardless is a double negative."[1] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Irregardless was first acknowledged in 1912 by the Wentworth American Dialect Dictionary as originating from western Indiana. Barely a decade later, the usage dispute over irregardless was such that, in 1923, Literary Digest published an article titled "Is There Such a Word as Irregardless in the English Language?"[2]

[cigarusmaximus]

Here is another common one: "The article said....".

[chippewastud79]

Thanks for the advise :D

People seem to get that one wrong all the time. :hm

[icantbejon]

According to Bryan A. Garner's "The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style"...

Irregardless, a semiliterate Portmanteau Word from irrespective and regardless, should have been stamped out long ago. But it's common enough in speech that it has found its way into all manner of print sources--e.g.: "Irregardless of the Big Ten outcome, Knight said he is gratified with IU's improvement over last season" (Louisville Courier-J.). Althought this widely scorned NONWORD seems unlikely to spread much more than it already has, careful users of language must continually swat it when they encounter it.

Well done!! :dance:

I hate seeing irregardless. It is definitely one of my English pet peeves.

[BC-Axeman]

When is the spelling and punctuation Nazi thread going to start? :D

[replicant_argent]

When is the spelling and punctuation Nazi thread going to start? :D

Lumped in here, I think. We (speaking in the Royal Sense, of course), wouldn't want to clog up the Nuthouse with too much superfluous banter. ;)

[Tio Gato]

"Whats your watch say?" (Meaning what time is it please?)

"How many corns do you want?" (Meaning how many ears of corn would you like me to cook for you?)

"Can I see the remote?" (Meaning please pass me the remote.)

"We don't got no more Extra Grispy" (Meaning I'm sorry, we're sold out of Extra Grispy chicken at this time.)

I love Massachusetts!

[rizzle]

"Whats your watch say?" (Meaning what time is it please?)

"How many corns do you want?" (Meaning how many ears of corn would you like me to cook for you?)

"Can I see the remote?" (Meaning please pass me the remote.)

"We don't got no more Extra Grispy" (Meaning I'm sorry, we're sold out of Extra Grispy chicken at this time.)

I love Massachusetts!
Sounds like Bama to me. I'm sure spoken differently but still.

[galaga]

FYI: Grispy: A term used to describe ones goofy, but Krispy looking clothes , shoes, hat etc. Usually complementing someones ridiculous freshness and/or good looks. Combining Goofy and Krispy gets you Grispy.

[BC-Axeman]

Lumped in here, I think. We (speaking in the Royal Sense, of course), wouldn't want to clog up the Nuthouse with too much superfluous banter. ;)
What superfluous banter. Most of it is barely fluous.:hf

[Garbandz]

I am totally gruntled with that...irregardless of the superfluous ambiguity inherent in this extraneous redundancy.

[hotreds]

Heil!

http://themissamandamae.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/grammar_nazi.jpg

[TheRiddick]

Is it grammEr or grammAr? Strange post heading...

[WildBlueSooner]

I believe everyone in here needs to practice on their grammar skills...http://www.kwarp.com/portfolio/grammarninja.html

[pnoon]

Is it grammEr or grammAr? Strange post heading...
see prior post. :)
People who don't realize it's grammar - not grammer. :hn

[VirtualSmitty]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3096/3141634432_ddab8be8b9.jpg?v=0

[Fumes]

Spelling and grammar in a resume are crucial. In a forum like this, not so much. But I still hate it when people talk about their "pallets" in reference to cigar flavor. If you have a pallet in your mouth you should probably see a doctor. Or a dock worker maybe?

[Starscream]

I be's a ninth grade grammer teecher, but I hates using me some proper grammer when I talk. I's gots me a Southern dialect and is proud of it.
I do use proper grammar when talking in many situations, (such as when speaking in a professional setting, church, and in business matters) but I turn the dialect back on when I'm around friends and family. I guess that makes me bi-dialectal.

BTW, if Eye-talian is the way that Archie Bunker says it, then it must be the correct usage.

[chippewastud79]

^^^the key is t o just tpye as fast s u can withot punctution or spleling and hope people can figuer it out :tu

[Starscream]

^^^the key is t o just tpye as fast s u can withot punctution or spleling and hope people can figuer it out :tu

That's drunk dialect. I guess this makes me tri-dialectal!:D

[ucla695]

It's = it is. :)

[chippewastud79]

That's drunk dialect. I guess this makes me tri-dialectal!:D

Thats just the way some people seem to type around here. No capitals and no attention to spelling or what they are actually writing, makes it worthless to try to follow some folks posts. :2

[Starscream]

While we're on the subject, I know most teachers tell us that "aint" is not a word. "Ain't" is a word; it's a contraction made up of the words "am" and "not". Amn't just doesn't sound right. "Ain't" is not proper grammar but it is a word.

[huero71]

It annoys me when a person says "more better". :r

[theonlybear4CORT]

i cane beleve dis thred is stil goin.

[alley00p]

I'm starting to worry about posting now... :D

:r :r




:dance:

[Starscream]

It annoys me when a person says "more better". :r

That's right, the proper way to say it is "betterer".:tu:D

[ade06]

mor better blues baby

[BC-Axeman]

It annoys me when a person says "more better". :r
mo'betta :tu

[TheRiddick]

Spelling and grammar in a resume are crucial. In a forum like this, not so much. But I still hate it when people talk about their "pallets" in reference to cigar flavor. If you have a pallet in your mouth you should probably see a doctor. Or a dock worker maybe?

You should see some wine boards, I can never explain how people spending hundreds of dollars on a bottle of wine can't tell the difference between palate and pallet.

[replicant_argent]

You should see some wine boards, I can never explain how people spending hundreds of dollars on a bottle of wine can't tell the difference between palate and pallet.

Because being able to spend/spending hundreds on a bottle of wine doesn't require intelligence?

[huero71]

That's right, the proper way to say it is "betterer".:tu:D

Exactly! :r

[TheRiddick]

Because being able to spend/spending hundreds on a bottle of wine doesn't require intelligence?

Thread drift.

Actually, intelligence IS required, IMO. Price has nothing to do with quality. Same as with cigars and any other consumer product.
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.
Back to the thread now.

[Genetic Defect]

Here we go again

[theonlybear4CORT]

fo rizel?

[icehog3]

Where's Legend? :)

[TheRiddick]

Where's Legend? :)

In his mind... :D

[Gargoyle]

mo'betta :tu

My brother likes to talk about his "most favoritest <insert topic here>". I like to think/hope that he is just doing that to annoy us, but I'm not sure.

[marge796]

Does it really have to matter in a forum such as this one?


:confused:

[skibumdc]

Believe me, I'm there with the OP. Poor grammar is just rampant, and not just in schools.
Ask a High School teacher...it's BAD.

Even at work I see people TYPE just as they speak. No difference. As a result, work from our office can seem completely unprofessional.

Don't people know you write in a different manner than you speak?
Of course ideally we should all speak proper grammar...something I have started to attempt.
Some people think it makes you sound pompous....I prefer the term "educated"

[mikeyj23]

I was thinking of what to post, and went through a list in my head.
A) Nope.
B) Nope.
C) Nope.
D) Nope.
E) Ugly.
Therefore, I will not post in this thread. (Except for this one recounting my dilemma. :tu)

[Starscream]

Does it really have to matter in a forum such as this one?


:confused:

Yes and no.

[BC-Axeman]

Compared to the dirt bike forum I sometimes read, this forum seems populated by English language professors.

[germantown rob]

Thats just the way some people seem to type around here. No capitals and no attention to spelling or what they are actually writing, makes it worthless to try to follow some folks posts. :2

r u shure tis how theyd wight tit, or tis tit wut theyd wight.?!

I think my grammar and spell checker just died. :ss

[Da Klugs]

epiphany time for the punctuation challenged here im giving up on all attempts at punctuation its obvious that trying is not enough for many and the pain involved for those of us who are challenged in this area who try our best is just too great in the face of the lack of understanding by those blessed with the ability to just know when to use commas colons semi colons etc
freedom thank you its like a great weight has been lifted

[Whee]

Some good ol' Hoosier Hillbilly speak that drives me nuts...

"I warsh my clothes in the crick."

No r in wash and a crick is what I get in my neck.:mad:

[Whee]

epiphany time for the punctuation challenged here im giving up on all attempts at punctuation its obvious that trying is not enough for many and the pain involved for those of us who are challenged in this area who try our best is just too great in the face of the lack of understanding by those blessed with the ability to just know when to use commas colons semi colons etc
freedom thank you its like a great weight has been lifted
OMGROTFLMAO that is 2 funny! i guess; we should try to type better, but I Will work. On this l8r? My grammer aint 2 good: but try2 do gooder for u doodz who get. MAd!

I think I just heard someone's head explode...:r

[replicant_argent]

Thread drift.

Actually, intelligence IS required, IMO. Price has nothing to do with quality. Same as with cigars and any other consumer product.
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.
Back to the thread now.
Nope, anyone can spend any amount on any product, once the seller agrees upon a minimum level. For instance, some here have gone to college and still are quite incapable of using rudimentary English forms. Imagine that, graduating from an institution of higher learning, and simple, standard conventions are not a matter of course, or even habit. Two, four, six, or eight years in higher education and the result is still as if the elementary or high school education hasn't even made any lasting impact. Simply because one can write a check is no guarantee of performance, or quality, or for that matter, appreciation. (Please reference, Gurkha, conversely 1492, institutional learning facilities of your choice with illiterate athletes).
While informal language may be an acceptable thing, within reason, it's fairly obvious why our society seems to be sinking to the lowest common denominator.


As Emily Litella once said... "Never mind."

[GKitty]

OMGROTFLMAO that is 2 funny! i guess; we should try to type better, but I Will work. On this l8r? My grammer aint 2 good: but try2 do gooder for u doodz who get. MAd!

I think I just heard someone's head explode...:r

It was mine.

I'm both appalled and amused by this thread. While I try to rule my own grammar and spelling with an iron fist, I do my best to let others set their own composition standards. However, this post crossed the line and a little piece of me just died.

[Whee]

It was mine.

I'm both appalled and amused by this thread. While I try to rule my own grammar and spelling with an iron fist, I do my best to let others set their own composition standards. However, this post crossed the line and a little piece of me just died.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/smilies/giverose.gif

[Da Klugs]

noitautcup fo pot no txet esrever tuoba woh ytimroms ytimrofnoc

http://www.textreverse.com/

[BC-Axeman]

noitautcup fo pot no txet esrever tuoba woh ytimroms ytimrofnoc

http://www.textreverse.com/
noitautcnup!
:r

[Da Klugs]

noitautcnup!
:r

the only words not reversed :D

[mikeyj23]

http://ep.yimg.com/ip/I/yhst-37025177803217_2054_10252487

[replicant_argent]

http://ep.yimg.com/ip/I/yhst-37025177803217_2054_10252487

I didn't know Frasier had his own police.

[icehog3]

Everytime I see one or to of these threads, I get two upset too sleep.

[Genetic Defect]

I didn't know Frasier had his own police.

with a head that big you would have to.

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[icehog3]

Perry is now "Dildo Free!".....New and Improved! Sweet!! :D

[Genetic Defect]

nah, not new and nor am I improved. it would be nice to be though.



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[icehog3]

nah, not new and nor am I improved. it would be nice to be though.





Hard to improve on perfection, Fratello.

[Genetic Defect]

Hard to improve on perfection, Fratello.

I almost had that, then I did my usual :bh

I am the farthest there is from perfect but grazie mille :)

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