FR Grammar Pet Peeves (Shameless Vanity)

My Fertile Mind | 12/30/08 | Your Uncle Miltie

[Uncle Miltie]

I apologize for the shameless vanity, but I'm going to propose a thread for today: Your pet peeves about others' grammar on FR.

I'm not innocent. But, can we please use apostrophes for possessives and not use apostrophes for plurals?

Please chime in with your pet peeves.

Possessive Example:

Correct: My dog's bone is in the yard.

Incorrect: My dogs bone is in the yard.

Plural Example:

Correct: My dogs are in the yard.

Incorrect: My dog's are in the yard.

Admin Mod: Please move this thread as appropriate.

[La Enchiladita]

You say tomato, I say tomato.
You say potato, I say potato.
Oh, wait...

What I REALLY can’t stand is that jerk that puts his or her every post in a boldly outlined box.... grrrrrrr...........

[mysterio]

Bob the angry flower rocks. He has a funny one that came out in ‘03 or so about consumers borrowing to buy everything. It turned out to be totally right.

[Revolting cat!]

PotatoE!

[La Enchiladita]

I thought of another pet peeve. Do I get another one?

Here goes:

It’s RINO, not RHINO.

R.I.N.O.= Republican In Name Only

[mlo]

Using a question mark at the end of a sentence that isn’t a question, to express puzzlement.

As in:

I don’t if I’m retarded or just high?

[Magic Fingers]

affect vs. effect

[La Enchiladita]

Dan!!

[Uncle Miltie]

Some people verbally question everything they say?

And then you’re left wondering whether they were raised in The Valley?

And then, he was like, so bummed and all?

But she went, “go away, duh?”

And he went...

[Majie Purple]

*Ding,ding,ding went the prolly... used for probably...*

But I am one who enjoys mis spelling words on purpose at times for pronunciation comidic effect so, I probably shouldn’t add my peeves/2 cents.

I just bring up prolly in fun/good natured teasing about that.

And although NO typos from others, bother me...

If I typo however, and catch it, I like to correct my own.

& to some,that may be a peeve,seeing me correct my own typos.

LOL!HAhahahaa!GRIN!

[La Enchiladita]

Haha, Majie, your grate!!!
*Hugs*

[Majie Purple]

Hi Dita thanx U 2!
:)

[Majie Purple]

comidic ...I meant comedic.

See what I just did there, and now I CORRECTED MY TYPO HERE...Dang, I pushed caps lock but since I’m a slooooooow typist I will leave things as is.

Oft times I correct my typos and somehow manage to make more in the process!
:)

Oh well, typos happen.

[Nea Wood]

I’ve noticed many Freepers think words ending in “ist” don’t need an “s” to be made plural. I often see sentences like, “All those feminist are ruining the country!” Or “We need to get rid of all the terrorist.”

[ThomasThomas]

Math dose not have all these endless silly rules. And you won't find except after in any of them.

MATH RULES.

[TN4Liberty]

This is a true story. The place where I work is very heavily regulated. We had a procedure that required a certain posting in a work area. In the procedure, there was an extra apostrophe and a word spelled wrong. Our operating area received an audit finding because the actual posting had the word spelled right and (properly) did not include the apostrophe.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

If someone says “irregardless” one more time I will scream!
The F...g word is “regardless.

[DollyCali]

Bump!

Edge—u-kated but rror proan

[Oztrich Boy]

Split infinitives: not really Bad Grammar.

Fowler, Partridge, and Gowers, all considered they could be used acceptably.

(Although Gowers did condemn the phrasing of "to immediately any litter or disorder shall have been made by him or for his purpose on the staircase or landings or any other part of the said building or garden remove the same.")

[autumnraine]

Ok, in honor of all you guys with the grammar pet peeves...

How about finding out your tattoo artist is illiterate.

[VermiciousKnid]

LOL! Yes, I imagine Gowers WOULD condemn that sentence.

Happy New Year!