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Jun 13, 2013 11:22AM
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Speaking of grammar, you know what bothers me? When people don't know the difference between your and you're.
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Ingrid wrote: "yeah! and there they're and their. seriously, i nailed those homonyms in sixth grade! i get it when your phone misspells your wording or when it's a one time thing, but dude--learn your contractions!"PREACH IT, GIRL. I'm a sophomore and there are kids that still write phrases such as "Your such an idiot." ...No, YOU'RE such an idiot. -________-
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exactly. Our reading teachers are being paid for NOTHING. and i am pretty sure half of the kids in my class would fail a grammar test.
I won't though hehe because I AM A WRITER
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They're, their, and there are three more little words often misplaced! Isn't the English language wonderful! Overflowing with words like - were, where, ware, wear the list is endless!
Yes. I might do a list see how many I can think of:)
Biggest grammar pet peeve is when people use the I instead of me. Correct usage:
"You and I robbed the bank."
Incorrect usage:
"Rob that bank for Glenn and I."
^ In that case use the word me...
http://imgur.com/gallery/2Zb5jrZ
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Correct usage:
"You and I robbed the bank."
Incorrect usage:
"Rob that bank for Glenn and I."
^ In that case use the word me...
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exactly, because a lot of people don't know that in imperative statements the subject is the person being instructed, or 'you'. i had trouble with that emphasis in the beginning of 6th grade. Even had to read a grammar book because our literary teachers didn't understand it
I know! One of the worst mistakes in the world is when people, thinking they are so clever for using "I" instead of "me," use "I" in the predicate of the sentence, when in fact they need an object pronoun. Also, being from the south, I hear so many double-negatives that I have a new common saying:Person 1: I don't got none.
Me (this is my common saying) : well, if you don't have nothing, then you must have something.
I also hear excessive amount of "gonna"s and "wanna"s. oh...
Oh yes the "I got none" "I done nuffin" drives me made. Around here they say "Where's that to?" meaning where is it. I did a business grammar course a while back and I was more confused afterwords than when I started:)
Good article :) I also reccomend Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips. My grammar and use of syntax isn't great and I'm not confident as a writer, but everyone has to start somewhere and I'm still learning. I went through a period where I had lots of opinions to give but I would avoid writing them out because of my awful grammar. But now I realise that I'll get more out of writing if I practice even if I make a tonne of mistakes:)
Alexandra wrote: "Oh yes the "I got none" "I done nuffin" drives me made. Around here they say "Where's that to?" meaning where is it. I did a business grammar course a while back and I was more confused afterwor..."
"Where's that to?" Means "Where is it?" Where you are? That's interesting, I haven't heard it used that way.
