Calling All Grammar Nazi's

[davoid]

not sure if this counts (or was already posted) but it really bugs me when people say "sense" when they are trying to say "since"... "expecially" instead of "especially"

Have to say, this is one I've not seen or heard either. However it does remind me of one that annoys me - when people use "then" instead of "than", as in "it took less then an hour". Annoying.

Actually the annoying thing is the exasperation of knowing it is a losing battle to try to educate people.

It's like "oh not again!"

 

[jtc303]

Have to say, this is one I've not seen or heard either. However it does remind me of one that annoys me - when people use "then" instead of "than", as in "it took less then an hour". Annoying.

Actually the annoying thing is the exasperation of knowing it is a losing battle to try to educate people.

It's like "oh not again!"

That's another good one... I hear you on the education comment... its funny how offended people get when they're corrected... if I'm corrected for sounding stupid on something I don't get angry, I thank the person for helping me improve, whatever the case may be... egos are sad when they hinder your progress as a civilized human being.

 

[EarlyMon]

It's like, "Oh, not again!"

Ftfy.

 

[EarlyMon]

Duel core phones.

Why must the cores fight?

Think of the children.

 

[330D]

Spoiler

Nsfw!

 

[Revenant Ghost]

Spoiler

Nsfw!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

 

[Revenant Ghost]

Had to follow up on that one.

Spoiler

 

[shelliewnj]

A grammar nazi thread? Oh, you guys are my new favorite friends. I can't personally think of one that hasn't been said, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading the entire thread!

 

[MoodyBlues]

I don't recall offhand if I've already posted this, and I'm too lazy to look, so:

I cringe when people say "and I" instead of "and me." For example, "this is a great place for Mary and I," or "that's a picture of my husband and I." It's not I, it's *ME*!!!! And you don't sound smart saying "I" when you should be saying "me."

 

[Unforgiven]

I don't recall offhand if I've already posted this, and I'm too lazy to look, so:

I cringe when people say "and I" instead of "and me." For example, "this is a great place for Mary and I," or "that's a picture of my husband and I." It's not I, it's *ME*!!!! And you don't sound smart saying "I" when you should be saying "me."

Me think you right:vroam:

 

[Mehta23]

Have to say, this is one I've not seen or heard either. However it does remind me of one that annoys me - when people use "then" instead of "than", as in "it took less then an hour". Annoying.

Actually the annoying thing is the exasperation of knowing it is a losing battle to try to educate people.

It's like "oh not again!"

I think I've heard this one. I also hear things likes athlete/athelete and often/offen as well.

Everyone always talks about definitely being spelled wrong as defiantly but I've never seen that tbh

I don't recall offhand if I've already posted this, and I'm too lazy to look, so:

I cringe when people say "and I" instead of "and me." For example, "this is a great place for Mary and I," or "that's a picture of my husband and I." It's not I, it's *ME*!!!! And you don't sound smart saying "I" when you should be saying "me."

I have no idea where to use I and when to use me now

 

[MoodyBlues]

I have no idea where to use I and when to use me now

Because you've heard them used incorrectly so many times? That's something my best friend and I talk about. We're worried we'll accidentally say the very things we bitch about. Like my Judge Judy example, where the genius litigant said the car accident "exasperated" her back injury. I was talking to my doctor recently, and actually had to stop and think to make sure I said "exacerbated" and not "exasperated."

 

[SiempreTuna]

Because you've heard them used incorrectly so many times? That's something my best friend and I talk about. We're worried we'll accidentally say the very things we bitch about. Like my Judge Judy example, where the genius litigant said the car accident "exasperated" her back injury. I was talking to my doctor recently, and actually had to stop and think to make sure I said "exacerbated" and not "exasperated."

I used to 'jokingly' use "inseminate" for "insinuate". Unfortunately, I had a Spanish girl friend at the time and she didn't get the joke .. until the day she was in a meeting and said "What are you trying to inseminate?" to a very senior manager at BP :laugh:

Another time, she was b*tching about some older girl and said, "Well, she's no spring onion" :rofl:

Kinda wish I knew any other language well enough to make that sort of mistake

 

[EarlyMon]

How did we miss this?

Warning, ending is graphic, so warning is warning.

 

[330D]

My aunt posted that to my Facebook a while back... I forgot about it until just now! Hilarious

 

[big_z]

I don't recall offhand if I've already posted this, and I'm too lazy to look, so:

I cringe when people say "and I" instead of "and me." For example, "this is a great place for Mary and I," or "that's a picture of my husband and I." It's not I, it's *ME*!!!! And you don't sound smart saying "I" when you should be saying "me."

The latest hyper-compensation in the corporate world is "myself". They can't figure out whether to use "me" or "I" so they will say "...please see Bob or myself." If I can ignore those people without getting fired I ignore those people.

 

[rabidhunter]

Really, if you're going to be a grammar Nazi, learn grammar first.

 

[MoodyBlues]

Really, if you're going to be a grammar Nazi, learn grammar first.

OMFG.

If MY daughter had written that sentence in second grade, first I would've asked, "I don't know. CAN you?" (accompanied by that Mommy look, with the raised left eyebrow). Then, once we were past her correction, "MAY I...," we'd have tackled the MISUSED "their."

 

[big_z]

Really, if you're going to be a grammar Nazi, learn grammar first.

 

[Dngrsone]

 

[big_z]

Using an apostrophe to denote a plural as in Nazi's.

I know this is old, but it has a tiny bit of correctness.

Using an apostrophe to make a plural is never correct, except in the case of acronyms. Apostrophes serve two purposes in English: indicating possession, and indicating letters that have been contracted. "Eric's computer": Eric owns the computer. "I can't do that": the apostrophe indicates the contracted "o" as "can't" is a contracted form of "cannot". If you pluralize an acronym, you have removed letters. Consider a Compact Disk. The plural of Compact Disk is Compact Disks. The plural of the acronym is CD's. The apostrophe represents the letters "isk".

The National Socialist German Workers' Party, or the NSDAP, became "Anglified" into "Nazi", based on the German "Nationalsozialistiche". So if you accept that this is an acronym, albeit a foreign one, then using an apostrophe to pluralize it is correct.

 

[jtc303]

well this is a new one for me..my buddy Lance emailed me about something that went down at work..when he was describing someone's facial expression.. "it was a look of total discuss"... I'm hoping autocorrect is to blame..

 

[MoodyBlues]

I know this is old, but it has a tiny bit of correctness.

Using an apostrophe to make a plural is never correct, except in the case of acronyms. Apostrophes serve two purposes in English: indicating possession, and indicating letters that have been contracted. "Eric's computer": Eric owns the computer. "I can't do that": the apostrophe indicates the contracted "o" as "can't" is a contracted form of "cannot". If you pluralize an acronym, you have removed letters. Consider a Compact Disk. The plural of Compact Disk is Compact Disks. The plural of the acronym is CD's. The apostrophe represents the letters "isk".

I disagree!

With your example of compact disc, its abbreviation is CD. Plural we'd have compact discs, or CDs. Why no apostrophe? Because if you're going to put apostrophes in for missing letters, it should look like this: C''''''D'''s. Okay, I'm being silly, but it would look like this: C'D's.

The National Socialist German Workers' Party, or the NSDAP, became "Anglified" into "Nazi", based on the German "Nationalsozialistiche". So if you accept that this is an acronym, albeit a foreign one

Very interesting. I don't think I ever knew this. Thanks for sharing.

 

[scary alien]

Okay, how did I miss this thread?



At work, I'm known as the "red pen" guy when we review documentation, etc. .

I don't really know the rules or grammar very well, but I see spelling errors and things that look out of place all the time (drives me nuts!).

I also have a team mate that constantly writes dates like this: July 4'th and constantly uses a semi-colon instead of a colon (no, not the internal organ, silly!) :banghead:.

Anyway, I can't wait to go back through this thread and read each and every delicious post.

Many thanks and likes are forthcoming .

 

[Unforgiven]

Okay, how did I miss this thread?



At work, I'm known as the "red pen" guy when we review documentation, etc. .

I don't really know the rules or grammar very well, but I see spelling errors and things that look out of place all the time (drives me nuts!).

I also have a team mate that constantly writes dates like this: July 4'th and constantly ueses a semi-colon instead of a colon (no, not the internal organ, silly!) :banghead:.

Anyway, I can't wait to go back through this thread and read each and every delicious post.

Many thanks and likes are forthcoming .

I can't wait till you make it back here SA:rofl::vroam: