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Kasdeja · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:38 am Post subject:

No love for the "there, their, they're" issues. Sigh. Woe is me.

Mirage · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:49 am Post subject:

* You should definitely spell definitely definitely.
* A lot is 2 words. Allot means to distribute.
* Your throws of ecstasy send me into throes of amusement.
* I before E except after C or when sounding like A as in neighbour and weigh. Unless it's weird.
* Rouge is a colour. Rogue isn't.
* Et cetera does not abbreviate to ect, ecc, or ec. It is etc.
* You can defuse a bomb, but diffusing it might be a bad idea.
* Thru is only a word if you're referring to getting a hamburger in your car.
* Per se means of itself, per say is only how you pronounce it.
* E.g means for example, I.E means that is. I.E, always be correct.
* Yours is not mine. You're means you are.
* Fire is fierty. Burns all misspellings.
* If you had a D, you wouldn't deserve congratulations.
* Never enter your pin number on an ATM machine, you could get HIV virus.
* "Your stupid!". My stupid what?
* If you did have a baited breath, you would smell rather fishy.
* A horde is a large group, often unruly. To hoard is to gather and often references dragons.

(copied from another forum, where we have a huge stickied thread just about grammar issues Very Happy

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S is for Summer · Lonely Fan Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 223

Mk guess I misunderstood the the feeling behind it. Smile

Thanks for clarifying, guys.
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Woo · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:08 am Post subject:

I always strive to write (right Wink

) everything on the internet with the correct SPAG.

However, on some forums I regularly post on if someone writes something incorrectly (be it a grammar error or a typo) other users jump on them and make them feel stupid, which is both boring and irritating!

I loathe when people use "text speak" in forums; fair enough in text messages, you are limited to 120 characters and need to cram as much information in as possible; on forums there are no limitations and so your use of the language should flow and be expressive!

A few grammar or spelling errors are OK though, noone's perfect, sometimes people make mistakes even if they know what the right grammar or spellings are!

*frantically checks post for spelling, punctuation and grammar errors!*

dictionary.com and thesaurus.com are everyone's friend Very Happy

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Nora Volkova · Enthusiastic Fan Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 332

Welll....... perhaps the gentleman in the photo is merely disgruntled about the illkempt lawn of his neighbors, Aleister and Lucy Moran?

Mirage · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 11:08 am Post subject:

Nora Volkova · Enthusiastic Fan Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 332

Why, thank you! Likewise, totally.

SuspiciousMind · Suspiciously Absent Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 12

Look, the point of my original post is that those who should know better ought to write better. I give everyone else a free pass.

I highly recommend we observe these basic rules:

1. Remember to never split an infinitive.

2. A preposition is something never to end a sentence with.

3. The passive voice should never be used.

4. Avoid cliches like the plague.

5. No sentence fragments.

6. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction.

Kasdeja · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:06 pm Post subject:

Gah, I started posting here because I was sick of grammar nazi's on the poetry site I also belong to. There, I understand it a bit, but here...

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Kasdeja · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:39 pm Post subject:

Woo · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:49 pm Post subject:

Way2Curious · Enthusiastic Fan Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 408

I had a post thought out and written, however, I decided to keep it short and sweet!

"Nothing kills creativity like being overly cautious of grammatical errors."

-Way2Curious

(as far as I know this is an original quote)

In my opinion this is why writers have editors.......... Laughing

gogo · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 2:03 pm Post subject: Grammar

I have to say that it is refreshing to hear people talk about grammar at all. Grammar is like etiquette for words. It is useful for clarity and understanding.

If someone comes to my fancy-shmancy dinner party and uses the wrong fork, good etiquette (and my conscience) tells me not to point it out. I don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings. I can still be horrified, disillusioned, shocked, up all night wondering how he/she could have made such a dreadful mistake.

But I should keep it to myself.

Now to lighten the mood:

toadlguy · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 2:15 pm Post subject:

Now that's a keeper Smile

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