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quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
dudette
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Date: July 12, 2011 11:31PM
your = possessive - acceptable usage: your mom is hot. are those your donuts?
you're = contraction of "you are" - acceptable usage: you're cool. you're an idiot.
what other lessons need reviewing??
you're = contraction of "you are" - acceptable usage: you're cool. you're an idiot.
what other lessons need reviewing??
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
Andrew Ryan
()
Date: July 13, 2011 12:26AM
One thing that really grinds my gears is when "too" and "to" are misused...
Unacceptable uses...
"Too what end?"
"My iced tea is to cold!"
Really not that difficult, people...
"Andrew, come back, brah."
-Fuck_The_Northman
Unacceptable uses...
"Too what end?"
"My iced tea is to cold!"
Really not that difficult, people...
"Andrew, come back, brah."
-Fuck_The_Northman
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
Hotmens
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Date: July 13, 2011 12:36AM
Or "I like two have it so hard"
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
Rebecca
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Date: July 13, 2011 12:37AM
I'm always seeing people mix up 'there' and 'their'. Drives me crazy.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
agree totally
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Date: July 13, 2011 12:42AM
dudette Wrote:
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> your = possessive - acceptable usage: your mom is
> hot. are those your donuts?
>
> you're = contraction of "you are" - acceptable
> usage: you're cool. you're an idiot.
>
>
> what other lessons need reviewing??
What size stick is that up "you're" ass?
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> your = possessive - acceptable usage: your mom is
> hot. are those your donuts?
>
> you're = contraction of "you are" - acceptable
> usage: you're cool. you're an idiot.
>
>
> what other lessons need reviewing??
What size stick is that up "you're" ass?
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
tuttle on a hot tin roof
()
Date: July 13, 2011 03:46AM
Hotmens Wrote:
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> Or "I like two have it so hard"
Harry Tuttle is that you?
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> Or "I like two have it so hard"
Harry Tuttle is that you?
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
justsayin
()
Date: July 13, 2011 06:50AM
dudette Wrote:
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> what other lessons need reviewing??
Fairfax County topics vs everything else and where the "everything else" is posted.
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> what other lessons need reviewing??
Fairfax County topics vs everything else and where the "everything else" is posted.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
Shadow
()
Date: July 13, 2011 07:46AM
How about loose and lose.
As in...I need to loose weight. Which should be I need to lose weight.
And everyone screws up its/it's
Really It's not that hard, just stop and separate the contraction to see if you need the apostrophe. It's a chocolate donut. (It is a chocolate donut)
As in...I need to loose weight. Which should be I need to lose weight.
And everyone screws up its/it's
Really It's not that hard, just stop and separate the contraction to see if you need the apostrophe. It's a chocolate donut. (It is a chocolate donut)
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
justsayin
()
Date: July 13, 2011 08:02AM
I have noticed more and more people confusing the words "wary" and "leery", bastardizing and combining them into saying "weary". I want to punch people in the throat who do that. People even write it now.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
Raptured
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Date: July 13, 2011 08:11AM
I figure if yer paying to much attention to speling yer attention is in the rong direction.
If you can understand what the post is about, that is sufficient.
If you can understand what the post is about, that is sufficient.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
english prof
()
Date: July 13, 2011 08:38AM
(past/passed) what annoys me, is when people say "she past away"
she "passed" away, is correct.
why is it so hard???
also, the "irregardless" doesn't exist. the word is "regardless"
she "passed" away, is correct.
why is it so hard???
also, the "irregardless" doesn't exist. the word is "regardless"
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
why we have this
()
Date: July 13, 2011 08:50AM
Raptured:
You are wrong. These things make a difference because they signal level of education/concern for others/pride in oneself or lack of any or all of those items. The signal can cause you to lose a job or not get a job. It's kind of like having tattoos or not. Kind of like having a heavy foreign accent. Kind of like brushing your teeth or not. Kind of like wearing a bikini or not to your court date. It shouldn't matter, but it does. Subtleties matter whether you like it or not. The human brain has a hard time not responding to these things. I agree that they should not matter so much, but unfortunately they do. We should be able to put our elbows on the table, slurp and burp, and pick our noses in public.
You are wrong. These things make a difference because they signal level of education/concern for others/pride in oneself or lack of any or all of those items. The signal can cause you to lose a job or not get a job. It's kind of like having tattoos or not. Kind of like having a heavy foreign accent. Kind of like brushing your teeth or not. Kind of like wearing a bikini or not to your court date. It shouldn't matter, but it does. Subtleties matter whether you like it or not. The human brain has a hard time not responding to these things. I agree that they should not matter so much, but unfortunately they do. We should be able to put our elbows on the table, slurp and burp, and pick our noses in public.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
Raptured
()
Date: July 13, 2011 09:09AM
Nonsense.
When yer posting on an internet message board yer spelling doesn't mean anything - it is the message yer conveying that counts and only the message.
When you're submitting a resume somewhere or writing advertising copy or communicating with Someone Important In Your Life then you worry about things like spelling.
Otherwise, don't fret it - get the message out any way you want (if you WANT to be uber-correct in typing, go for it! But if yer like me wearing dirty glasses and having dys;lexic typing fingers while juggling a cup of coffee ... who cares!?).
When yer posting on an internet message board yer spelling doesn't mean anything - it is the message yer conveying that counts and only the message.
When you're submitting a resume somewhere or writing advertising copy or communicating with Someone Important In Your Life then you worry about things like spelling.
Otherwise, don't fret it - get the message out any way you want (if you WANT to be uber-correct in typing, go for it! But if yer like me wearing dirty glasses and having dys;lexic typing fingers while juggling a cup of coffee ... who cares!?).
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
Pinhead the Cenobite
()
Date: July 13, 2011 09:11AM
affect
effect
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"...your suffering will be legendary even in Hell!"
effect
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"...your suffering will be legendary even in Hell!"
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
theShadowToo
()
Date: July 13, 2011 09:20AM
Dictionaries have been around for 400 years now. The first (English) ones contained only the definitions as spelling hadn't yet been standardized. Over the next couple hundred years, spelling and grammar rules became standardized, so much so that folks who don't spell well or adhere to commonly accepted grammar rules (or who choose not to) are looked down upon as second class.
This thread is a perfect example of this.
This thread is a perfect example of this.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
Just Say No
()
Date: July 13, 2011 09:27AM
'swag' and 'schwag' are two different words, with nearly opposite meanings.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
tgbwc
()
Date: July 13, 2011 10:14AM
The Virginia Standards of Learning are known as the SOLs. There is no need to put an apostrophe: SOL's. It's plural, not possessive.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
wally pip jr.
()
Date: July 13, 2011 10:34AM
i likeee use improper grammar and spelting too to annoy poopyheads like u
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
Nozes
()
Date: July 13, 2011 10:54AM
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Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
MrMephisto
()
Date: July 13, 2011 12:43PM
Raptured Wrote:
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> Nonsense.
>
> When yer posting on an internet message board yer
> spelling doesn't mean anything - it is the message
> yer conveying that counts and only the message.
>
> When you're submitting a resume somewhere or
> writing advertising copy or communicating with
> Someone Important In Your Life then you worry
> about things like spelling.
>
> Otherwise, don't fret it - get the message out any
> way you want (if you WANT to be uber-correct in
> typing, go for it! But if yer like me wearing
> dirty glasses and having dys;lexic typing fingers
> while juggling a cup of coffee ... who cares!?).
The presentation of the message is just as important as the message. Sure, write like a hip-hop caveman if you want, but don't be upset when people immediately dismiss what you say. If someone's participating in a written discussion about politics but they can't write coherent sentences, how can anyone expect them to understand politics when they don't understand the basics of English as taught in the 4th grade?
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13 4826 0948 82695 25847. Yes.
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> Nonsense.
>
> When yer posting on an internet message board yer
> spelling doesn't mean anything - it is the message
> yer conveying that counts and only the message.
>
> When you're submitting a resume somewhere or
> writing advertising copy or communicating with
> Someone Important In Your Life then you worry
> about things like spelling.
>
> Otherwise, don't fret it - get the message out any
> way you want (if you WANT to be uber-correct in
> typing, go for it! But if yer like me wearing
> dirty glasses and having dys;lexic typing fingers
> while juggling a cup of coffee ... who cares!?).
The presentation of the message is just as important as the message. Sure, write like a hip-hop caveman if you want, but don't be upset when people immediately dismiss what you say. If someone's participating in a written discussion about politics but they can't write coherent sentences, how can anyone expect them to understand politics when they don't understand the basics of English as taught in the 4th grade?
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13 4826 0948 82695 25847. Yes.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
MrMephisto
()
Date: July 13, 2011 12:44PM
Nozes Wrote:
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> .
LOL
"Erriors."
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13 4826 0948 82695 25847. Yes.
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> .
LOL
"Erriors."
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13 4826 0948 82695 25847. Yes.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
SoylentGreen
()
Date: July 13, 2011 01:59PM
justsayin Wrote:
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> I have noticed more and more people confusing the
> words "wary" and "leery", bastardizing and
> combining them into saying "weary". I want to
> punch people in the throat who do that. People
> even write it now.
Are you sure you aren't just cautious, skeptical and tired?
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> I have noticed more and more people confusing the
> words "wary" and "leery", bastardizing and
> combining them into saying "weary". I want to
> punch people in the throat who do that. People
> even write it now.
Are you sure you aren't just cautious, skeptical and tired?
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
SoylentGreen
()
Date: July 13, 2011 02:02PM
Shadow Wrote:
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> How about loose and lose.
>
> As in...I need to loose weight. Which should be I
> need to lose weight.
>
>
> And everyone screws up its/it's
>
> Really It's not that hard, just stop and separate
> the contraction to see if you need the apostrophe.
> It's a chocolate donut. (It is a chocolate donut)
(pssst. If you needed to lose the weight and actually did, your clothing would then be loose wouldn't it?)
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> How about loose and lose.
>
> As in...I need to loose weight. Which should be I
> need to lose weight.
>
>
> And everyone screws up its/it's
>
> Really It's not that hard, just stop and separate
> the contraction to see if you need the apostrophe.
> It's a chocolate donut. (It is a chocolate donut)
(pssst. If you needed to lose the weight and actually did, your clothing would then be loose wouldn't it?)
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
SoylentGreen
()
Date: July 13, 2011 02:09PM
Raptured Wrote:
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> Nonsense.
>
> When yer posting on an internet message board yer
> spelling doesn't mean anything - it is the message
> yer conveying that counts and only the message.
>
> When you're submitting a resume somewhere or
> writing advertising copy or communicating with
> Someone Important In Your Life then you worry
> about things like spelling.
>
> Otherwise, don't fret it - get the message out any
> way you want (if you WANT to be uber-correct in
> typing, go for it! But if yer like me wearing
> dirty glasses and having dys;lexic typing fingers
> while juggling a cup of coffee ... who cares!?).
I'm almost with you, Raptured.
Pasion and fervor can sometimes contribute to "mistakes" in messages. However, in this day and time when texting moves more and more into the day to day lives of everyone, learned shortcuts are everywhere. Most of which are based on incorrect spelling to begin with.
Add that to those that are graduates of the FCPS and you've got a recipe for complete nonsense that occasionally hurt to read.
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> Nonsense.
>
> When yer posting on an internet message board yer
> spelling doesn't mean anything - it is the message
> yer conveying that counts and only the message.
>
> When you're submitting a resume somewhere or
> writing advertising copy or communicating with
> Someone Important In Your Life then you worry
> about things like spelling.
>
> Otherwise, don't fret it - get the message out any
> way you want (if you WANT to be uber-correct in
> typing, go for it! But if yer like me wearing
> dirty glasses and having dys;lexic typing fingers
> while juggling a cup of coffee ... who cares!?).
I'm almost with you, Raptured.
Pasion and fervor can sometimes contribute to "mistakes" in messages. However, in this day and time when texting moves more and more into the day to day lives of everyone, learned shortcuts are everywhere. Most of which are based on incorrect spelling to begin with.
Add that to those that are graduates of the FCPS and you've got a recipe for complete nonsense that occasionally hurt to read.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
SoylentGreen
()
Date: July 13, 2011 02:12PM
Just Say No Wrote:
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> 'swag' and 'schwag' are two different words, with
> nearly opposite meanings.
How would you refer to a gift of a light fixture attached to a chain?
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> 'swag' and 'schwag' are two different words, with
> nearly opposite meanings.
How would you refer to a gift of a light fixture attached to a chain?
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Posted by:
Alias
()
Date: July 13, 2011 02:13PM
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/05/2012 06:25PM by Alias.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/05/2012 06:25PM by Alias.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
Raptured
()
Date: July 13, 2011 02:15PM
> ...Pasion...
Giggle.
Giggle.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
SoylentGreen
()
Date: July 13, 2011 02:19PM
Raptured Wrote:
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> > ...Pasion...
>
> Giggle.
What can I say? Proof positive before your very eyes.
(actually I meant to do that..no I didn't..yes I did, shut up..no, you shut up first)
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> > ...Pasion...
>
> Giggle.
What can I say? Proof positive before your very eyes.
(actually I meant to do that..no I didn't..yes I did, shut up..no, you shut up first)
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
496
()
Date: July 13, 2011 02:22PM
Loser and looser.
Misery is a fucking loser.
Coney's pussy is looser.
Misery is a fucking loser.
Coney's pussy is looser.
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Posted by:
Alias
()
Date: July 13, 2011 02:51PM
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/05/2012 06:27PM by Alias.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/05/2012 06:27PM by Alias.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
SoylentGreen
()
Date: July 13, 2011 04:38PM
Alias Wrote:
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> english prof Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > (past/passed) what annoys me, is when people
> say
> > "she past away"
> >
> > she "passed" away, is correct.
> >
>
> I wish people would just say, "she died".
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> english prof Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > (past/passed) what annoys me, is when people
> say
> > "she past away"
> >
> > she "passed" away, is correct.
> >
>
> I wish people would just say, "she died".
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
hoocoodanode
()
Date: July 13, 2011 05:05PM
dudette Wrote:
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> your = possessive - acceptable usage: your mom is
> hot. are those your donuts?
>
> you're = contraction of "you are" - acceptable
> usage: you're cool. you're an idiot.
>
>
> what other lessons need reviewing??
I would like a lesson on the future perfect continuous verb tense. Or is that tence.
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> your = possessive - acceptable usage: your mom is
> hot. are those your donuts?
>
> you're = contraction of "you are" - acceptable
> usage: you're cool. you're an idiot.
>
>
> what other lessons need reviewing??
I would like a lesson on the future perfect continuous verb tense. Or is that tence.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
FUNdamental
()
Date: July 13, 2011 06:42PM
It is "20 or fewer," not "20 or less."
The word as you know it, "forte," is pronounced fort, not fort-ay.
How are you?
I am "well." (not "good")
The word as you know it, "forte," is pronounced fort, not fort-ay.
How are you?
I am "well." (not "good")
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
Ut videam
()
Date: July 13, 2011 08:08PM
FUNdamental Wrote:
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> The word as you know it, "forte," is pronounced
> fort, not fort-ay.
Maybe 50 years ago.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/forte
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> The word as you know it, "forte," is pronounced
> fort, not fort-ay.
Maybe 50 years ago.
Quote
Both the one- and two-syllable pronunciations of forte are now considered standard.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/forte
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
SoylentGreen
()
Date: July 13, 2011 08:25PM
hoocoodanode Wrote:
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> dudette Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> I would like a lesson on the future perfect
> continuous verb tense. Or is that tence.
Will you be dressed as a school girl once I've arrived?
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> dudette Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> I would like a lesson on the future perfect
> continuous verb tense. Or is that tence.
Will you be dressed as a school girl once I've arrived?
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Posted by:
Alias
()
Date: July 14, 2011 05:39AM
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/05/2012 06:29PM by Alias.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/05/2012 06:29PM by Alias.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
hoocoodanode
()
Date: July 14, 2011 09:12PM
SoylentGreen Wrote:
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> hoocoodanode Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > dudette Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
>
> >
> > I would like a lesson on the future perfect
> > continuous verb tense. Or is that tence.
>
>
> Will you be dressed as a school girl once I've
> arrived?
Nah, those days are behind me.
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> hoocoodanode Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > dudette Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
>
> >
> > I would like a lesson on the future perfect
> > continuous verb tense. Or is that tence.
>
>
> Will you be dressed as a school girl once I've
> arrived?
Nah, those days are behind me.
Re: quick grammar lessons
Posted by:
SoylentGreen
()
Date: July 15, 2011 05:20AM
hoocoodanode Wrote:
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> SoylentGreen Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > hoocoodanode Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > dudette Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I would like a lesson on the future perfect
> > > continuous verb tense. Or is that tence.
> >
> >
> > Will you be dressed as a school girl once I've
> > arrived?
>
> Nah, those days are behind me.
(um...that's sad however what I wrote was an example of future perfect continuous verb tense..........okay, AND a form of sexual innuendo)
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> SoylentGreen Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > hoocoodanode Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > dudette Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I would like a lesson on the future perfect
> > > continuous verb tense. Or is that tence.
> >
> >
> > Will you be dressed as a school girl once I've
> > arrived?
>
> Nah, those days are behind me.
(um...that's sad however what I wrote was an example of future perfect continuous verb tense..........okay, AND a form of sexual innuendo)
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Posted by:
Alias
()
Date: July 15, 2011 05:34AM
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/05/2012 06:23PM by Alias.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/05/2012 06:23PM by Alias.