Go to I WRITE, THEREFORE I AM
- Add a comment
- Go to "Your" versus "You’re." How hard can it be to use these words correctly??
Scribit, lol.
That's pretty wacked.
posted by
Julia.
on March 19, 2005 at 11:42 PM
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May I digress momentarily?
I was on a plane once and as we were coming in to land, the flight attendant said: " We shall be landing momentarily." and I thought: "And then what? Shall we be taking off again right away?" For momentarily means FOR a moment, and not IN a moment!!!! This drives me NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTS!!!!!!!!!!! Aah, that's better, thank you.
posted by
Scribit
on March 19, 2005 at 11:28 PM
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Dylan,
Ditto what I said to Diversion. lol. We're ALL nuts!
posted by
Julia.
on March 19, 2005 at 10:18 PM
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Diversion, haha...you R funny.
posted by
Julia.
on March 19, 2005 at 10:18 PM
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Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!! I never use double exclamations, but now I must, because it warms my heart that someone else cares about this. So gratifying!
posted by
Dyl_Pickle
on March 19, 2005 at 4:28 PM
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Your nuts. You're brain is over worked.
Elementary indeed! Hee hee hee.
posted by
Diversion4u
on March 19, 2005 at 4:51 AM
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As long as you know the difference between
your and you're and there and their, etc. yeah a little time spent editing helps
posted by
word.smith
on March 18, 2005 at 6:33 PM
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word.smith,
that's all it really takes, a few minutes to edit or proofread, right?
posted by
Julia.
on March 18, 2005 at 12:45 PM
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OK, we all need these reminders now and then.
I'm neurotic when it comes to editing before I post so I catch most of those niggling errors.
posted by
word.smith
on March 18, 2005 at 12:38 PM
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offbeat,
you are talking about truely right? lol. I thought it was intentional.
posted by
Julia.
on March 18, 2005 at 12:33 PM
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Quirky
Now don't you know it...you teach me something and I forget to spell...DUH..
posted by
Offy
on March 18, 2005 at 12:30 PM
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Quirky
Your brillant. Thanks for setting this blogger straight. Your's truely... 
posted by
Offy
on March 18, 2005 at 12:29 PM
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Shocking doesn't even begin to cover it, lol.
posted by
Julia.
on March 18, 2005 at 10:25 AM
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Shocking thought isn't it! LOL!
posted by
MerryAnne
on March 18, 2005 at 10:21 AM
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MewrryAne
Proofreed aer commints? hahaha!
posted by
Julia.
on March 18, 2005 at 10:09 AM
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Can I stand up for the misspellers...
since I know I'm one of them.
I was reading an article a couple of days ago that talked about writing, and why so many folks write hominyms (sp?). It's actually a brain/hand problem. Many folks write by sound, not my sight. So they type a word the way it sounds, not by its meaning.
That being said you sould always proof read everything, including comments, before hitting the post button.
posted by
MerryAnne
on March 18, 2005 at 10:05 AM
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Trust,
I wasn't really correcting, just going off on a mini rant, hehe.
posted by
Julia.
on March 18, 2005 at 9:59 AM
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tanoo, good for one!
Now watch me get sloppy and make a mistake, lol.
posted by
Julia.
on March 18, 2005 at 9:55 AM
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cherry,
I will admit, I have a hard time figuring out how to use lie and lay correctly sometimes. .
posted by
Julia.
on March 18, 2005 at 9:54 AM
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spitfire, lol.
You know, not to make excuses for the girl or anything, but...that D word is pretty darn hard to spell!
posted by
Julia.
on March 18, 2005 at 9:52 AM
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CA88,
haha! Good one!
posted by
Julia.
on March 18, 2005 at 9:50 AM
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Thank you for correcting some of Blogit's spelling and grammar
Quirkyalone, thanks for your bit of "Shoots and Leaves."
posted by
Trustafarian
on March 18, 2005 at 9:10 AM
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Im proud to say ive mastered the art of you're and your....
and ohhhh boy how many people misuse them! Its really simple
posted by
Tanoolicious
on March 18, 2005 at 3:38 AM
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Slurs...
Hehehee! It was much easier in the days when people didn't slur their language! Slurring (at least in the UK) is a modern day thing - maybe in the last 40 years or so. Blame it on the sixties!
isn't ~ is not, didn't ~ did not, wasn't ~ was not, don't ~ do not, wouldn't ~ would not, shouldn't ~ should not
I have issues with the word 'lie' and 'lay', but that's a matter of aesthetics, see my Blog for today. Ack!! I slurred. It's insidious... oooh nooo, not again!
C.P.
posted by
Cherry_Pie
on March 18, 2005 at 2:16 AM
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Damn, PoopyH, I HATE this, too!
I really don't know why certain things get under my skin, but this is definitely one of those things! I really hate the "your" "you're" thing! About 6 years ago, I had a girl working as one of my receptionists (obviously NOT for long) who constantly wrote "diarrhea" into medical files as "diahreah," "diarreaha," or "vommitting" etc. Yeah,
that's professional. It's especially irritating when ya have to fax the records to other hospitals or to a specialists' office. Makes us look like idiots!
posted by
SpitFire70
on March 18, 2005 at 2:12 AM
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Your post has shown you're top class at grammar!
posted by
Ca88andra
on March 17, 2005 at 11:47 PM
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Quirky,
No worries, dahlin. It was just a teeny one :)
posted by
myrrhage_
on March 17, 2005 at 11:06 PM
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Meri,
Oh, was it a rant? Hopefully soft core, lol.
posted by
Julia.
on March 17, 2005 at 11:05 PM
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LE GANT,
Uggg....that's bad.
posted by
Julia.
on March 17, 2005 at 11:04 PM
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Hi Quirky!
Grammatical errors like this one make me crazy! I run into it all the time while reviewing medical reports.
Then there's to, too, and two. Should have, not should OF, etc.
Hehe. Nice rant :)
posted by
myrrhage_
on March 17, 2005 at 10:55 PM
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Jemmie, lol.
I can see that...they're going...what is that crazy B yellin bout now?
posted by
Julia.
on March 17, 2005 at 10:52 PM
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Then there's those who can't decide and use "UR"...
posted by
L.E.Gant
on March 17, 2005 at 10:51 PM
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Quirky
You're right. It may be a little thing, but it BUGS me! You should see me when I'm playing games on Pogo. Whenever I see someone in the chat area use the wrong form, I scream at them the correct one.
Them-1: tyvm
Them-2: your welcome
Me: YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU'RE
And they usually don't even get why I am saying that. They usually go, "Huh?"
*rolls eyes*
posted by
Jemmie211
on March 17, 2005 at 9:01 PM
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tiger and lady,
hahahaha, Blogit is just full of kidders tonight. ;-)
LOL!
posted by
Julia.
on March 17, 2005 at 8:07 PM
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I know Quirky. I was trying that we're all buds here thing. It didn't really work though did it?
posted by
ladyofshalott
on March 17, 2005 at 8:02 PM
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Your absolutely right!!!!! I will make sure I never pull such a dumb mistake again!!
posted by
tigerprincess
on March 17, 2005 at 7:59 PM
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Lady,
Yeah I guess...but they are just words on a screen, ya know??
posted by
Julia.
on March 17, 2005 at 7:58 PM
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Jemmie,
It's a little thing in life and sooooooo silly to be annoyed by it, but darn it, I can't help it! lol.
posted by
Julia.
on March 17, 2005 at 7:56 PM
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Quirky come on now, I think you know me better than that
posted by
ladyofshalott
on March 17, 2005 at 7:56 PM
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Ariala, sure.
lol.
posted by
Julia.
on March 17, 2005 at 7:55 PM
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lady,
Oh I SO hope that you spelled it that way on purpose in your comment, but there is no winky-face, so of course now I wonder! lol.
posted by
Julia.
on March 17, 2005 at 7:55 PM
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scoop, rofl.
thanks for the laugh.
posted by
Julia.
on March 17, 2005 at 7:53 PM
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One of my biggest pet peeves
Thanks for the post! I hate it when people confuse the two. I know editormum has also written about this issue once in her Grammar Guru blog.
posted by
Jemmie211
on March 17, 2005 at 7:09 PM
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I think most of us know the rules, but get sloppy...I know I do!
posted by
Ariala
on March 17, 2005 at 6:51 PM
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Thank YOU!!!!! Your so right. I hate that!
posted by
ladyofshalott
on March 17, 2005 at 6:47 PM
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Picky, picky, picky
Yo' I ain't a reel riter but I plays one on TV, kno whad I'se sayin'?
posted by
scoop
on March 17, 2005 at 6:44 PM
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