Aaaaah good oneOriginally Posted by katachtig
One that is bugging me more and more is Lose (to misplace) and Loose (to release).
Aaaaah good oneOriginally Posted by katachtig
One that is bugging me more and more is Lose (to misplace) and Loose (to release).
You're realer than I am! I've only been here since 1969...Originally Posted by Duchess15
I was born here, but I'm not a real Texan.
Originally Posted by CarolPetunia
You're realer than I am! I've only been here since 1969...
That's one of my pet peeves as well as their,there, they're.Originally Posted by katachtig
One that is bugging me more and more is Lose (to misplace) and Loose (to release).
Yes, but as I understand it (as was told to me by a genuine lifelong Texan), in Texas the term "y'all" is singlular. The plural of it is "all y'all".Originally Posted by CarolPetunia
And y'know, y'all is a useful term, unsophisticated though it is. And although everybody else writes it "ya'll," as you did, I always write "y'all" -- because the missing letters represented by the apostrophe are missing from the word "you" -- the word "all" is complete. Know what I mean?
THANK YOU!! Sometimes I want to send a PM to the person and ask them if I can send them the link to a FABULOUS dictionary site! I also want to ask them if they would mind if I pointed out their obvious mistakes, nicely of course!Originally Posted by fwan
Also, some of the users spelling mistakes when they type on here, especially when they see the same word written over and over again, it makes me wonder if they are even paying attention to what other posters say!
YES! Why do people say "I could care less"? That means they do care a little bit, when really they don't care at all..so they actually "couldn't care less"! ARGH!Originally Posted by lnbandcats
Here are a couple of mine...one is so-o-o-o appropriate to this site! People who say, I need to get my cat spayeded.What is that?
Also the expression "I couldn't care less" has become "I could care less" - and I hear that all the time - especially from TV's "talking heads".
I thought of that one last night, when I was laying in bed thinking about this thread.Originally Posted by Yosemite
I also cringe when I see "irregardless" (can you say double negative?). Hey folks - there is no such word! Check it out in the dictionary!
Well after reading the day's posts I would have to say they aren't paying attention to what has been said in this thread.Originally Posted by fwan
it makes me wonder if they are even paying attention to what other posters say!
I think this rule is becoming obsolete. It sounds too awkward now,Originally Posted by CarolPetunia
Confession: I often break grammar rules (even in formal writing) just because I don't like 'em. For example, a lot of people still think you shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition, as in, "He pulled my cat's tail, and that's something I won't put up with."
Well, I usually ignore that rule -- because following it often leads to such pretentious constructions. In this case, it would be, "He pulled my cat's tail, and that's something up with which I will not put."
Originally Posted by Duchess15
I can't stand it when people use double negatives for example "ain't no", "don't need no", etc. That drives me crazy! I'm not an expert on grammar, but am fairly practiced due to college and having a friend who is an instructor who would critique my papers. It is astounding to see how many people do not know proper English.