Not exactly etiquette, but c'mon...

cac7777 · May 2011

Is this bugging anyone else?

they're = they are

their = 3rd person possessive

there = as opposed to here

whose = possessive for who

who's = who is

fiance = groom to be

fiancee = bride to be

And seriously... if people are old enough to get married, they are old enough to know how to spell.

achiduck · May 2011

I totally agree with you, but this IS the internet and as annoying as it is some people don't care and some people honestly don't know the difference.

cac7777 · May 2011

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[QUOTE]I totally agree with you, but this IS the internet and as annoying as it is some people don't care and some people honestly don't know the difference.
Posted by achiduck[/QUOTE]

<div>Yep, I keep telling myself this! </div>

allyson+williams · May 2011

Can I add "its" vs. "it's" and "your" vs. "you're" please?

AdeleDazeem · May 2011

Don't get me started on apostrophes. DON'T.

All my CD's = INCORRECT

He walk's = INCORRECT

Do you want to see my photo's?? = INCORRECT

Okay, I'm getting angry so I'm going to stop.

Cynthiajt1 · May 2011

I use proper grammar when I write papers because I proof read many times and edit. When I write on message broads, I do confess, that I don't always re-read what I write. I think it is part of my generation. I don't think it means that someone is not mature enough to get married if the accidentally use the wrong form of their.

The Mel and Todd Show · May 2011

New nightly thread idea: board grammar drinking game. Imagine the possibilities.

AdeleDazeem · May 2011

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[QUOTE]New nightly thread idea: board grammar drinking game. Imagine the possibilities.
Posted by The Mel and Todd Show[/QUOTE]

I'd be drunk after one thread.

And no, Cynthia, it doesn't mean that they are stupid or shouldn't be getting married, but if words are the only way to convey yourself, wouldn't you at least TRY to spell words and use grammar correctly?

Honestly, I cringe when I read some threads. People actually think photo's is the correct way to pluralize something. That was covered in - what? - 2nd grade?

jenajjthr · May 2011

I get that some people don't take online as seriously as a paper to be turned in. But I find, as a teacher, that there are plenty who don't care what they are doing or when it matters. I've read some of my students papers and they can barely put a sentence together, let alone get the grammer and spelling right. I just remind them that what they turn in, write online, etc. reflects their attention to detail and in some cases their intelligence. If you can't care enough to write properly then people will wonder if you will care enough to do the job properly. It's goes beyond learning how to write, but a skill as well...to care about what you do.

lizziec08 · May 2011

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[QUOTE]Is this bugging anyone else? they're = they are their = 3rd person possessive there = as opposed to here whose = possessive for who who's = who is fiance = groom to be fiancee = bride to be And seriously... if people are old enough to get married, they are old enough to know how to spell.
Posted by cac7777[/QUOTE]

<div>I am totally with you there! I didn't know about the fiance one though and I consider myself to be a grammar freak.</div><div>
</div><div>I keep seeing people saying they need someone's "imput" and I keep hoping that it is a typo and that they don't really think that is the word.</div>

cac7777 · May 2011

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[QUOTE]I get that some people don't take online as seriously as a paper to be turned in. But I find, as a teacher, that there are plenty who don't care what they are doing or when it matters. I've read some of my students papers and they can barely put a sentence together, let alone get the grammer and spelling right. I just remind them that what they turn in, write online, etc. reflects their attention to detail and in some cases their intelligence. If you can't care enough to write properly then people will wonder if you will care enough to do the job properly. It's goes beyond learning how to write, but a skill as well...to care about what you do.
Posted by jenajjthr[/QUOTE]

<div>Oh man, do I ever agree with this... I edit PhD dissertations for a living, and that whole ATD (attention to detail) thing kills me. I spend hours correcting stupid mistakes when I could be giving content-related feedback. Bad writing habits do NOT disappear with age, education, or experience--they disappear when people start paying attention to their writing. </div>

whifflegirl · May 2011

When people use apart instead of a part, as in, "I want her to be 'apart' of our wedding," it makes me nuts.

nycheryl · May 2011

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[QUOTE]When people use apart instead of a part, as in, "I want her to be '<strong>apart</strong>' of our wedding," it makes me nuts.
Posted by whifflegirl[/QUOTE]

I've seen that one a LOT lately.

Um, why do people think you say your "vowels" instead of your "vows"?!

Allycat11 · May 2011

Love it! I headed over to a certain board the other day and the first post said, "I seen....". I immediately exited and headed to a different board.

Mrs.B6302007 · May 2011

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[QUOTE]I get that some people don't take online as seriously as a paper to be turned in. But I find, as a teacher, that there are plenty who don't care what they are doing or when it matters. I've read some of my students papers and they can barely put a sentence together, let alone get the <strong>grammer </strong>and spelling right. I just remind them that what they turn in, write online, etc. reflects their attention to detail and in some cases their intelligence. If you can't care enough to write properly then people will wonder if you will care enough to do the job properly. It's goes beyond learning how to write, but a skill as well...to care about what you do.
Posted by jenajjthr[/QUOTE]

Oh, the irony. ;-)

Allycat11 · May 2011

OH and to add to the apostrophe (may be spelled incorrectly) issue, today I went to President Tuxedo and they had a sign hanging that said "All tuxedo's must be returned on hangers". Seriously?

Mrs.B6302007 · May 2011

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[QUOTE]OH and to add to the apostrophe (may be spelled incorrectly) issue, today I went to President Tuxedo and they had a sign hanging that said "All tuxedo's must be returned on hangers". Seriously?
Posted by Allycat11[/QUOTE]

Today, I went to a Scholastic warehouse book fair and one of the signs said something about "radio's". Oops.

Loopyseven · May 2011

that's kind of funny Mrs. B

Mrs.B6302007 · May 2011

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[QUOTE]that's kind of funny Mrs. B :)
Posted by Loopyseven[/QUOTE]

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. I don't think it was an official Scholastic sign (it looked like a "homemade" job) but it was still funny due to the fact that the place was crawling with reading and language arts teachers.

Hays2be · May 2011

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[QUOTE]Love it! I headed over to a certain board the other day and the first post said, "I seen....". I immediately exited and headed to a different board.
Posted by Allycat11[/QUOTE]

I know a lot of people who talk like that, including my FI. He types like he talks. There will be no correcting him at this point, because he is 56 and has always talked/written like that. It's part of where he grew up (WV) and part of what both drives me up a wall and makes him--well, him. If he all of a sudden started using proper grammer, I'd wonder who the he!! he was.

And I do admit to confusing fiance' and fiancee'. All the time.

AdeleDazeem · May 2011

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[QUOTE]OH and to add to the apostrophe (may be spelled incorrectly) issue, today I went to President Tuxedo and they had a sign hanging that said "All tuxedo's must be returned on hangers". Seriously?
Posted by Allycat11[/QUOTE]

There's a large billboard in Philly right now that says "Enjoy your vacation's!"

It's like an ice pick in my eye.

EDIT: I originally wrote "write". HA.

Mrs.B6302007 · May 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Not exactly etiquette, but c'mon... : I know a lot of people who talk like that, including my FI. He types like he talks. There will be no correcting him at this point, because he is 56 and has always talked/written like that. It's part of where he grew up (WV) and part of what both drives me up a wall and makes him--well, him. If he all of a sudden started using proper grammer, I'd wonder who the he!! he was.<strong> And I do admit to confusing fiance' and fiancee'. All the time.</strong>
Posted by Hays2be[/QUOTE]
Trick:
fiance = male = one e = one penis
fiancee = female = 2 e's = two boobs

(and I'm fairly certain that it's acceptable to use apostrophes for letters and decades when making them plural - right?)

Loopyseven · May 2011

I've always seen apostrophes used to pluralize a letter. I think you're good on that front.

Edited to fix dumb grammatical mistake.

AdeleDazeem · May 2011

I learned that dates should not have apstrophes, but people debate it.

She lived in the 1920s.

That's a 1920's hat.

cac7777 · May 2011

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[QUOTE]I've always seen apostrophe's used to pluralize a letter. I think you're good on that front.
Posted by Loopyseven[/QUOTE]

<div>I think your apostrophe's placement on "apostrophe" up there is unnecessary, though. :)</div>

Loopyseven · May 2011

dammit... LOL. Why did I do that? I know better, LOL.

nycheryl · May 2011

My last name ends in a S and people ALWAYS spell it xxxs' instead of xxxs's.

Grr.

ETA: "an S?" or "a S?" Ugh... "a S" sounds wrong, even though I know it's correct.

Mrs.B6302007 · May 2011

It sounds funny because "s" has the short e vowel sound when you say it and words with vowels at the beginning get "an" instead of "a". It's an eye vs. ear thing. =-)

nycheryl · May 2011

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[QUOTE]It sounds funny because "s" has the short e vowel sound when you say it and words with vowels at the beginning get "an" instead of "a". It's an eye vs. ear thing. =-)
Posted by Mrs.B6302007[/QUOTE]

It is :) I think that ("a" versus "an") is one of the more difficult concepts to grasp, especially when people <em>converse</em> so casually.

Ghoti · May 2011

Vowel or Vowal renewal makes me cringe and laugh at the same time. Anyone like to buy a Vowel Renewal?

Mrs.B6302007 · May 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Not exactly etiquette, but c'mon... : It is :) I think that ("a" versus "an") is one of the more difficult concepts to grasp, especially when people converse so casually.
Posted by nycheryl[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I have to get creative when teaching that one. "N" is a pillow between to vowels.

Not exactly etiquette, but c'mon...

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