Improper wording...... i mean.... really....

It drives me crazy when people put more than one period at the end of a sentence..... Just one please.

Well, if it's three periods then it's an ellipsis, which is an actual punctuation. It's just that a lot of people use it wrong.

I do this. I use it wrong all the time.

But, I do it because I want to emphasize the pause in thought, more than a period would. I do this in conversational writing like forums or tweets. I would not do it in a professional setting.

'incorrectly' - you don't use it 'wrong'! :happy:

I'm just stickler for proper grammar and spelling. Am I perfect? No but if ever you see a mistake I have made please feel free to correct it.

I would have to say my biggest pet peeve is those who have the complete inability to spell "definitely" correctly. It's not that hard, it's "infinitely" with "def" in front of it. I see no one having any issue spelling "infinite" or the aforementioned "infinitely", so why in the heck do people have such a problem with "definitely".

Another lesser pet peeve of mine would have to be people who use text talk all the time. For future reference, "OMG did u c tht?" will be ignored immediately and you will forever be labeled an idiot by my standards.

The English language is a beautiful thing and us Americans have already butchered it, must we continue to do so?

3. I saw this one and just giggled... "An ounce of water weighs about an ounce I think."
Yes... why I think an ounce just might weigh an ounce... hmmm...

An ounce of water generally refers to a fluid ounce. That's a volume measurement. It does weigh about an ounce as well, but these are two different measurements. You see why you shouldn't post things like this to make yourself feel smart? You don't know everything either.

One fluid ounce of water weighs 1.043 dry ounces. You can blame the Brits for all these wonderful measurements. Different measurements for different goods - which is why a pound of feathers weighs more than a pound of gold!

"It's just that a lot of people use it wrong."

One of my pet peeves? What do North Americans have against the adverb? What is wrong with "It's just that a lot of people use it incorrectly?"

Was my post to your liking? :devil:

Your post was fine Jenni? How did i earn The Scowly Red Face of Doom?

Don't worry about text speak as it is just a fad. In fact, as a result of a lawsuit n the UK, a student was permitted to write an exam in text as it was declared an acceptable form of the English language.

Language is in a constant state of flux and always evolving. Words are accepted and dropped based on usage. Words that were common when I was young are hardly used. Decades of parents have told their children that they have no idea what the children are saying. Words come and words go. As with text speak.

Your post was fine Jenni? How did i earn The Scowly Red Face of Doom?

Don't worry about text speak as it is just a fad. In fact, as a result of a lawsuit n the UK, a student was permitted to write an exam in text as it was declared an acceptable form of the English language.

Language is in a constant state of flux and always evolving. Words are accepted and dropped based on usage. Words that were common when I was young are hardly used. Decades of parents have told their children that they have no idea what the children are saying. Words come and words go. As with text speak.

I feel ornery therefore most posts I have made today end with a :devil:.

As for text talk, I truly hope it's a fad. It hurts my brain trying to decipher what the letters in their precise placement are meant to say.

It drives me crazy when people put more than one period at the end of a sentence..... Just one please.

It's called an ellipsis and it is usually three dots.

Saw a comment on a Icelandic message board today: "I mean if you're going to be complaining about something like that you might as well move to some island!!"
Huuuuge facepalm, we're already living on an island.