Viewing the message boards in:

Grammar Is Dead, Long Live Grammar Nerds

24567

Replies

  • Posts: 2,848 Member
    As a grammar Nazi, I often comfort people with "there, they're, their". I may pat them on the back, as well.
  • Posts: 4,500 Member
    I'm in love with grammar.

    Is that even legal ?!

    Oh wait, you said grammar....
  • Posts: 4,698 Member
    Grammer and spelling, for all intensive purposes, are important life skills with no acceptions to the rule, even though we are here to loose alot of weight we should still take it into consternation.
    :laugh: Brilliant!
  • Posts: 597 Member
    I like the distinction between the two.

    I also tell my kids, "First impressions are important, but what comes out of your mouth leaves an indelible mark."

    I have a feeling that i will be using this, too. Our son is 3, and I stay on top of him about how he forms his sentences. And, the best thing- he is using the right forms thus far!
  • Posts: 820 Member
    I'm feeling too much social anxiety to make a grammatically correct post.
  • Posts: 823 Member
    My grammar and spelling suck on websites. I love an ellipse, an exclamation point and an LOL. And btw, I actually do LOL as often as I type it. So if that annoys you, you would truly be annoyed by me. I really can spell and form a complete sentence however I am often in a hurry here trying to get to my 783rd post so I make typos or allow my "dumb phone" to pretend it is smart.
  • Posts: 843 Member
    You are simply amazing! I am a Grammar Nazi and I am proud to admit it. :happy:
  • Posts: 2,848 Member
    show previous quotes
    :laugh: Brilliant!

    Do you realize how many people say "intensive purposes"? Hysterical.
  • Posts: 36
    I agree!
    But... :blushing: I also love the icanhascheezburger.com.
  • Posts: 4,698 Member
    Policeman: Is your mummy home?
    Boy: No she ain't.
    Policeman: Is your daddy home?
    Boy: No he ain't.
    Policemen: Your mummy ISN'T home, your daddy, ISN'T home. Where's your grammar?
    Boy: She's watching TV but she's deaf.
  • Posts: 181
    Grammer and spelling, for all intensive purposes, are important life skills with no acceptions to the rule, even though we are here to loose alot of weight we should still take it into consternation.

    Bahaha!!! Misspellings and misused grammar and malapropisms, oh my! :laugh:
  • Posts: 346 Member
    Thank you!
  • Posts: 474 Member
    i no can haz grammah AND cheezburger?

    Bahahahaaa!! :laugh:
  • Posts: 3,669 Member
    LOVE IT! I'm a total grammar nerd (but also a huge victim of my not-so smartphone's annoying auto-correct efforts).
  • Posts: 672 Member
    Did not know #4! :embarassed: :laugh:
    I am as shocked as you!
  • Posts: 74
    Grammar and spelling are essential to communicate what you really mean. For example, take this sentence.

    Today I helped my uncle Jack off his horse.

    A comma placed either before Jack or after, changes the meaning entirely.
  • Posts: 288 Member
    YES.
  • Posts: 120 Member
    Admittedly, when I am on my phone, I am not as stringent in my proofreading. I tend to skip words and fail to double check what my phone has automatically inserted.
    But in a business setting, my grammar will be impeccable.

    WORD.
  • Posts: 9 Member
    Love it! And I understand the shortcuts in texting, but I always try to use full spelling and grammar in texts as well. Otherwise, how are you going to teach other people? : )
  • Posts: 9 Member
    Problem is, the person you're texting doesn't know if you are smart or the phone is dumb : ) Or vice-versa.
  • Posts: 863 Member
    Grammar: The difference between knowing your **** and knowing you're ****.
  • Posts: 2,072 Member
    Excellent. :flowerforyou:
  • Posts: 678 Member
    Policeman: Is your mummy home?
    Boy: No she ain't.
    Policeman: Is your daddy home?
    Boy: No he ain't.
    Policemen: Your mummy ISN'T home, your daddy, ISN'T home. Where's your grammar?
    Boy: She's watching TV but she's deaf.


    :laugh: :laugh:
    I am from the south and I can tell you that we will never get rid of "ain't" no matter how hard people make us try.:laugh:
    Other than that, I :heart: correct grammar.
  • Posts: 946 Member
    I fully admit to my grammar nazi tendencies. I can understand all the abbreviation usage typing a text. In business, email or posts they become incredibly annoying. If I need a decoder to figure out what someone is trying to say, I am no longer interested. Typos <or typographical errors> don't make me crazy. Poorly constructed sentences, lack of punctuation and constant misuse of words just feel like a sharp stick in my brain.

    My name is Alicia and I'm a judgmental grammar nerd :blushing:
  • Posts: 2,708 Member
    Grammer and spelling, for all intensive purposes, are important life skills with no acceptions to the rule, even though we are here to loose alot of weight we should still take it into consternation.

    Funny! "For all intensive purposes" is one of my pet peeves, along with "should of"/"could of." What do those even mean?
  • Posts: 3,669 Member
    show previous quotes

    Funny! "For all intensive purposes" is one of my pet peeves, along with "should of"/"could of." What do those even mean?
    :laugh: Intents and Purposes

    Personally, one of my biggest pet peeves is "irregardless" It makes my eye twitch!
  • Posts: 648 Member
    Grammar Nerds R Us!

    I am a loud, proud, flamboyant grammar nerd, and my parents have always been very supportive. However, I realize that I'm lucky. Not all grammar nerds received such acceptance from their parents.
  • Posts: 5,044 Member
    I'm not the sharpest pencil on the desk.
    I appreciate being corrected...just be nice about it.
    I'm sensitive and hungry!!!
  • Posts: 313 Member
    show previous quotes


    ^ Awesome. However, it's sad that there are people (and you know they are out there) that think there is nothing wrong with that post.
  • Posts: 539 Member
    I totally agree. your so write. i can't stand when people don't no how to properly apply the words and the tense that should be used.

    ONLY KIDDING. I COULDN'T RESIST. My biggest pet peeve is your and you're...... To and too and there and their...
This discussion has been closed.

Welcome!

It looks like you're new here. Sign in or register to get started.
Sign In
Register

Quick Links

Categories