A little laugh for us grammar Nazis

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  • 40Marbles
    40Marbles Posts: 188 Member
    The wrong "Toad"!! Loved it.

    At a past job I used to get to go through the job applications. There were always some people who had previous jobs as assistant managers.

    Or, as they would put it on the application - *kitten* Manager.
  • ABrideToBE
    ABrideToBE Posts: 94 Member
    OMG, so I am not the only one :)

    Nice post!
  • jmelyan23
    jmelyan23 Posts: 1,648 Member
    That was so full of win. Thanks!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    The wrong "Toad"!! Loved it.

    At a past job I used to get to go through the job applications. There were always some people who had previous jobs as assistant managers.

    Or, as they would put it on the application - *kitten* Manager.

    Epic. Just epic.

    We just hired a new writer here (basically someone who will do the same job I do -- there are supposed to be two of us). The applications and resumes and cover letters for people applying for a WRITING AND EDITING position were full of basic grammatical and spelling mistakes. It was very sad.
  • opalescence
    opalescence Posts: 413 Member
    This was fun! I gigglesnorted over the toad... incredible

    I see the do verses due all the time...

    spelling errors drive me batty but grammar errors I don't typically notice or care enough to dissect.

    I said this the other day, when you talk you dont pay attention to the spelling of words you're just spittng them out, similar to typing, you're talking it out in your head so you don't always catch them... just trying to put a positive spin on it :)

    lik dis - is the absolute worst... and I wondered if teachers were seeing this from the young ones. I should've known :)

    edited to correct a typo lol
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    America is a goofy place. :)

    Your goofy!
    :tongue:

    *You're
  • srhershey
    srhershey Posts: 181 Member
    I am a grammar nazi thanks to my mom. While growing up, my mom would always sit down with me and go over my spelling homework. If I didn't know how to spell a word, she would tell me to look it up in the dictionary. My remark back was always "how can I look up a word if I don't know how to spell it?" She would just tell me to sound it out, I would do that, and then find the word I was looking for. As I got older and had to start writing papers for school, she would always read it and mark on my paper any grammar errors or spelling errors. Now, I cringe when I see people use the wrong form of your, then, lose, effect, and so on. I even have a hard time texting using the texting lingo. I have to spell every word out. This girl I was friends with in high school writes on her FB page, for instance, gon wit cuz 2 c dat movie. Every word is a grammatical error and abbreviation. Where is our English language going??? People I work with, and used to work with, will write an email without capitalizing the first letter of the first word of each sentence. Some would also ignore periods, making the entire email one long sentence. I think I should've been an English teacher.
  • efcdcdb
    efcdcdb Posts: 392 Member
    Ho made? That is just to funny. :bigsmile:
  • CarSidDar
    CarSidDar Posts: 118 Member
    So can someone tell me why on a weight loss site people cannot spell lose? They all seem to want to loose their weight. I always imagine it swinging around very loose.
  • hypallage
    hypallage Posts: 624 Member
    need to look at this at home - its filtered in school!!
  • Sweetsugar0424
    Sweetsugar0424 Posts: 451 Member
    Super funny!!

    The one that drives me crazy is when people say "irregardless"...that's not even a word!

    I also drove past a sign like that one on the road, but it was a school zone that was spelled SHCOOL. Those kids don't stand a chance.
  • jubeesh
    jubeesh Posts: 156
    I love this!
  • jenneal89
    jenneal89 Posts: 243
    Bump to read later
  • AnnaMaus
    AnnaMaus Posts: 167 Member
    As soon as I saw the thread title, I exclaimed "CKUF! It should be *WE* grammar Nazis." :mad:
  • Silver_Star
    Silver_Star Posts: 1,351 Member
    LOL!!! Ho made Apple butter!!:laugh: :laugh:
  • supahstar71
    supahstar71 Posts: 926 Member
    :laugh:

    Thank ewe sew much four posting this. :drinker:
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    "Private Parking … all others will be toad"


    Hmm, maybe there is a wizard at work? Turning the illegally parked cars (or owners) into frogs … :laugh: :laugh:
  • Feisty_Red
    Feisty_Red Posts: 982 Member
    Love me some Ho butter..
  • MommaRou56
    MommaRou56 Posts: 68 Member
    Oh my! Was this ever made for me! I truly cannot enjoy so many things in life because they are either misspelled or used totally incorrectly. I posted this on my Facebook page and tagged my daughter in it. She, too, is a Grammar Nazi! Yes, it's a curse!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    As soon as I saw the thread title, I exclaimed "CKUF! It should be *WE* grammar Nazis." :mad:
    You know, I thought about that after I posted, but I'm not sure you're correct. Or it could go either way. I mean, take out "grammar Nazis." You wouldn't say, " A thread for we."
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    My spelling, especially, is not always perfect on here. But if I'm going to criticize anyone else's grammar or spelling, I proofread the crap out of that post! lol

    I'm dyslexic and a grammar nazi. I don't dare correct anyone! :laugh:
  • AnnaMaus
    AnnaMaus Posts: 167 Member
    You totally would... and I find the irony highly satisfying.
  • ReesesPuffs
    ReesesPuffs Posts: 169
    Sum off u people just, take grammer and spellig. far to serioiusley.
  • specialkyc
    specialkyc Posts: 384 Member
    Bahahaha :laugh: Loved it!!
  • SmexAppeal
    SmexAppeal Posts: 858 Member
    I just about shat myself.
    And no, ^ that is not a spelling error :laugh: :tongue:
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    That's hilarious!

    I have to stop myself from commenting when someone on Facebook makes a mistake with to and too, they're, there, and their, it's and its, your and you're etc.

    I have a French degree, I can use grammar correctly in another language as well as my own! How hard can it be?!
  • SuperstarDJ
    SuperstarDJ Posts: 441 Member
    Love me some Ho butter..
    ^^ This!
    Fantastic link, thank you!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    You totally would... and I find the irony highly satisfying.

    And I would totally be correct. :flowerforyou:
    ■In the sentence “The holiday bonuses were greatly appreciated by us employees,” “us” is the object of the preposition “by.” Note: In this case, changing the sentence from passive to active tense would be a big improvement: “We employees greatly appreciated the holiday bonuses.” If you made that change, the pronoun would once again be renaming the subject, so “We” would be correct.
  • ahartery9891
    ahartery9891 Posts: 139 Member
    Haha awesome. Wish I could send this to a few people. I'm sure they would be lost though :P

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