"Loosing" vs. "Losing" - read & save my sanity!
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I'm a grammar Nazi. I judge you if I see you messing up on basic grammar things. Drives me insane!
Possessive/plural 'S' drives me mad
Your/You're....get it right people.
Their/There/They're Come on!
Text speak just makes me think you are stupid. Yes, even on texts.
I'm a little ashamed at how harsh I judge people over their grammar but seriously it makes you look so uneducated. Anyway, those are my pet peeves that come to mind.0 -
I was thinking more patronising.
A little note: Sarcasm does not translate well over the internet.How very entertaining seeing you lot across the pond debating grammar when you can't spell favour, colour and many more! :laugh:
I'm from the UK & I have to disagree with this, American English & the English Language have their differences because they are, whadda ya know, different!
Lighten up......the smiley after the comment was intended to show I was joking!!!!
No, but superciliousness translates just fine...
I'm not being arrogant at all, so no, it obviously doesn't translate "just fine".0 -
@dottienewton. lol at keyboarding for typing! i haven't heard that one. that's funny. But five years ago, we used to cringe when anybody said playdate. Now it has just passed into vocabulary and it doesn't raise an eyebrow anymore.
Honestly we will ALL end up speaking in American accents and we will all end up spelling the American way. It is inevitable.0 -
When people say nuke-you-ler instead of nuclear or jew-la-ry instead of jewelry0
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Honestly we will ALL end up speaking in American accents and we will all end up spelling the American way. It is inevitable.
Or Chinese.
(See "Firefly" and "Serenity")0 -
Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping you Uncle jack off a horse!!!!!0
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Within ten years, all UK and Irish people will be spelling words the American way because of spell check. I notice that younger people spell realise with a Z, organise with a Z and so on. In fact, they probably even say Zee not Zed.
As it happens, spelling with the 'z' is the original English way. The Americans kept it, but we migrated to using an 's' instead, so if anyone is correct it's kind of them...
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Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping you Uncle jack off a horse!!!!!
^^ Laughing My *kitten* Off ( afraid to use LMAO in this thread, LOL... oops... laugh out loud.)0 -
Personally I think its just the way the English language is evolving. If you read newspapers from 100 years back, the language used then has changed a lot. As forms of communication change, with the advent of text messaging, twittter, email etc, the written word is probably evolving faster than it ever has. Words and phrases that were once only common in certain areas have become global, words take different meanings, others are used less often. I don't get why people get upset about grammar and spelling. To me, its just a form of snobbery. As long as I can understand what they are trying to say, I'm good with that. Not everyone is great at putting words down on paper, some people may find it difficult to read and write, so pulling them up on it may make them less likely to post, because they don't want someone nit picking over an out of place apostrophe, or a misspelled word.
BUMP!0 -
What an original thread.0
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What is ur silly grammar pet peeve?
People who correct my Grammar.......0 -
I think you will find it's LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSING
As in...
I want to looooooooooooose my moooooosive belly.0 -
as long as you know that monies is not a real word.
Sorry to disappoint you, however, 'monies' is, in fact, a real word.
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/monies?q=monies0 -
I think with many, and I know with me, that I often see that I have used the wrong word when keyboarding(which in my day was called typing). I have a lot of trouble with hitting the right key and have to go back and correct. I often find in proof reading that I have used the wrong word. Most of the time I KNOW that I have done this and correct it. I find it annoying that there is NOT an EDIT button for posts. I sometimes just leave the mistake because I do not wish to delete and retype.
But, I think it is NOT the intended purpose of this website. Using correct grammar or butchering it will NOT make any difference in whether you lose weight or not. I am more interested in having a friend that encourages me along the way of my journey of "loosing" or losing. Because really the fat has to "Loose" before I lose it.
This!!!!0 -
Oh I have wanted to say this for so long! What has happened to correct spelling! It is not about hitting the wrong key, it is about knowing how to spell the word. I haven't said this to anyone, because it doesn't matter in the scheme of things, but the people who care about spelling correctly absolutely notice it. a pet peeve of mine! I don't hold it against anyone, but still bugs me. Just sayin'!0
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@dottienewton. lol at keyboarding for typing! i haven't heard that one. that's funny. But five years ago, we used to cringe when anybody said playdate. Now it has just passed into vocabulary and it doesn't raise an eyebrow anymore.
Honestly we will ALL end up speaking in American accents and we will all end up spelling the American way. It is inevitable.
MuuuWAH HA HA HA... our plan for world domination through cultural and linguistic eradication is working. Now we just have to decide on which regional accent we want the world to speak. My vote is for the New England accent. I want to hear everyone say thay are "Pahking their cahs in Hahvad Yahd."0 -
Yes, they're my pet hates too. (As well as to and too). Did you notice the incorrect "your" in the beginning post by HeidiRene?0
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The way kids talk now-a-days and some of the texts and fb messages I see....the difference between loose and lose is the least of my concerns. To err is human. Now if a message says "Luvn life righ na fo sho bra" Then I have a small stroke but I wouldn't get my undies in a bundle over a few slight grammatical mistakes.
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I'm just glad I don't have to write things out by hand. Computers have destroyed my penmanship. Oh and my laziness. Computers and laziness have destroyed my penmanship.
Oh - wow. Good thing you clarified.
I thought for a second that computers had destroyed your laziness and I was rather impressed!
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I suppose you could say that computers have enhanced my laziness.0 -
Socially, I overlook it all. I don't always proofread my posts here, either, so I try not to judge. (:"Loose" for "lose" makes me cringe, but I consider that my problem. )
But when it comes to conducting business, I think people should be able to use the correct homophone and write "should have" instead of "should of", etc. Letting one's guard down socially is natural, but in a business setting, it may be indicative of the care in which the situation being discussed will be handled.0 -
Within ten years, all UK and Irish people will be spelling words the American way because of spell check. I notice that younger people spell realise with a Z, organise with a Z and so on. In fact, they probably even say Zee not Zed.
As it happens, spelling with the 'z' is the original English way. The Americans kept it, but we migrated to using an 's' instead, so if anyone is correct it's kind of them...
I didn't know that! I've learnt something. My children have American accents. We live in south dublin and it is a well-known social phenomenon 'round here. The emergence of the American accent all along the Dart line.0 -
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you should use the search option, you will see several other grammar nazis complaining about the same thing...
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Agreed. I am a English Language Arts teacher. There are many grammar errors I read that irritate the teacher in me. However, this is an informal website. As long as I can understand the message and idea, it's okay by me. Now if some people turned in papers to me to be graded, I would hand out quite a few F's!!!Personally I think its just the way the English language is evolving. If you read newspapers from 100 years back, the language used then has changed a lot. As forms of communication change, with the advent of text messaging, twittter, email etc, the written word is probably evolving faster than it ever has. Words and phrases that were once only common in certain areas have become global, words take different meanings, others are used less often. I don't get why people get upset about grammar and spelling. To me, its just a form of snobbery. As long as I can understand what they are trying to say, I'm good with that. Not everyone is great at putting words down on paper, some people may find it difficult to read and write, so pulling them up on it may make them less likely to post, because they don't want someone nit picking over an out of place apostrophe, or a misspelled word.0
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Seriously.....:yawn: :yawn: :yawn:
Move on, people.0 -
Bahahahah! This is amazing.0 -
Grammar: The difference between knowing your *kitten* and knowing you're *kitten*.
I LOVE THIS!
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I was thinking more patronising.
A little note: Sarcasm does not translate well over the internet.How very entertaining seeing you lot across the pond debating grammar when you can't spell favour, colour and many more! :laugh:
I'm from the UK & I have to disagree with this, American English & the English Language have their differences because they are, whadda ya know, different!
Lighten up......the smiley after the comment was intended to show I was joking!!!!
No, but superciliousness translates just fine...
I'm not being arrogant at all, so no, it obviously doesn't translate "just fine".
You got it wrong again, I typed that comment with 100% sincerity.
People should really stop jumping to conclusions over the context of posts.0 -
I care not, I have a learning disability so I relate as long as the person is not being abusive and petty I say nothing .
I don't like to be attacked on the other hand because as another person put it, You probably got so caught up in my mistakes that you missed the point of my original post or comment.0 -
money is already plural. it is a plural noun.
one would not say "I have 1 money." or "I have 2 monies."
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monies0
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