Toy Robot Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Flaitz Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Punctuation FTW!! Although Stalin and tassels make an interesting mix... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Similarly, there's this old morsel: Let's eat, Grandma! Let's eat Grandma! Punctuation saves lives. But you know, calling that the "Oxford comma" is a bit much. Just call it a serial comma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Visser Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 There's always improper addition of the comma, as illustrated by those "Bush" lyrics... Should I fly to Los Angeles, to find my asshole brother. Should I fly to Los Angeles, to find my asshole, brotha? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Eats, shoots, and leaves: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Orusa Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 I am amongst comma-friends in this thread. It's a lonely group, I fear. Mark O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 LOL I am amongst comma-friends in this thread. It's a lonely group, I fear. Mark O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Not a day goes by when I don't glance out the window while driving and cringe after I see some bad punctuation or misspelling on a market sign or a gas station placard. Happens way too often these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_bollard Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Unfortunately we live in a world where the written word is a diminished species. The printed word barely exists for the new youth. We can lament the comma but there are greater issues at risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Liston Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 As a closet grammarian, I cringe often when reading this board. Some of the most outspoken & loudmouthed members of this group write like fools -even beyond their insipid remarks. The world would be a better place if these were written correctly: Their - They're - There To - Too - Two Lay - Lie Either/or - Neither/nor Since - Because Who - Whom Irony - Coincidence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Boisvert Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 As a closet grammarian, I cringe often when reading this board. Some of the most outspoken & loudmouthed members of this group write like fools -even beyond their insipid remarks. The world would be a better place if these were written correctly: Their - They're - There To - Too - Two Lay - Lie Either/or - Neither/nor Since - Because Who - Whom Irony - Coincidence It's - Its Your - You're My first language is French, but I think my written English is gooder than several posters here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundslikejustin Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 My person hatred is 'should of'. As in "I should of said 'should have' instead" I think it evolved from inherent laziness in human speech. 'Should have' reduced to 'Should've' which is now written and pronounced 'Should of'. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 My favorites are those who use "loose for lose" and don't know the difference. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackHenry Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Try this. Thanks to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Did you know mandarin is no longer the "biggest" language in the world? Bad English is. Awesome videos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Cromie Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Grammar: The difference between knowing your shit and knowing you're shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Rose Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 New one: my sister, who lives in another part of the country, said to me "It's humid here... because my joints are sensitive." I told her that's kind of paranoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayushahuja Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 For those who don't know QI, here's a little clip: Panglish, the language of the future http://videosift.com...e-of-the-Future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izen Ears Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Hey Brian you should correct everybody! I certainly appreciate being corrected; I don't wanna sound like an idiot. I do like phonetic spelling tho- Dan Izen As a closet grammarian, I cringe often when reading this board. Some of the most outspoken & loudmouthed members of this group write like fools -even beyond their insipid remarks. The world would be a better place if these were written correctly: Their - They're - There To - Too - Two Lay - Lie Either/or - Neither/nor Since - Because Who - Whom Irony - Coincidence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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