Topic: Grammatical Grievances

Are you sure about that Adam?

Hahahaha, well played. I should have seen that coming.

It's times like these I wish I could get my sub editor to read my posts without me losing my job in the process.

I wouldn't use 'u' rather than 'you' in a post on the forums, because I'd think it makes me look like an idiot. If I'm reading someone else's post, and they use 'u', I tend to assume they are an idiot.

Mind you, I tend to assume everyone is an idiot, until proven otherwise.

I feel an overwhelming urge to lock this thread and correct all the grammatical errors within it in a display of both irony and respect for the language.

Fortunately for us all, I'm lazy this evening.

Irony and respect, what a great combination

Of course we need better grammer in NL, but I don't care when somebody makes a grammer mistake. Just as long as someone does not make this many grammer mistakes in a sentence.. For example:LOLwut thisw tread is awsome.
Now THAT'S a different story.

@V: that makes twice this thread was very nearly locked. fortunately for everyone, though, i decided not to be lazy this evening.

I is a going to explodes now

I was only on the second page when I replied, mind you... You are the very model of discretion, Dragon.

Next up: Spelling errors

@Trin: Just because someone uses "shorthand" that doesn't make them an idiot.

Not a nice comment u know.

That's shorthand and it serves a very specific purpose. 'U' is just lazy

I take it all back.

See, this thread is a negative place. It's even got people like me, shrinking violets, who only rarely offer up an opinion, and never forcefully, banding around terms such as idiot!

I shall return to my Bible study.

You will be ate yesterday Trin

@Waltzelf: That's why I put it in quotes. _{I was doing the U thing on purpose}

Anywho, this isn't school or a writers group, so who gives a rats but if someone wants to be "lazy" as long as you can understand them?

I'd be more uptight with people who are jerks (I'm not implying about anyone by the way).

I don't see the big deal of using incorrect grammar. Not all of us are English majors

Indeed I save the grammatical correctness for my college papers. If you want to judge me based on how I post in a meaningless forum, then you have no clue who I really am.

I actually noticed my grammar is usually better than many people who have English as their native language.

Everytime somewhere in the world a cute puppy dies if people us "an" or "a" wrong. suc as "a apple" or "an computer". Terrible...

The same goes for little kittens when "it's" and "its" are misused. "Its nice" or "The dog captured it's ball". Horrid...

I don't mind abbreviations like WTF or LOL. But the lazy use of the letter "u" instead of the actual word "you" makes me want to torture innocent children playing in the street outside.

Actually, "an historical monument" is grammatically incorrect. The "h" is not silent.
However, "An hour went by before we left for lunch", WOULD BE gramatically correct since the "h" sound is vowel-ish.

This is the only forum that I have ever used where people have a problem with the misues of ellipses. I use them gramatically correct to indicate that I have paraphrased a quote. I also use them, in an incorrect manner, to indicate a trailing off of a thought. For example: "Did you see that game last night? Oh my goodness..."

In real life, I cringe when when someone says "idear" instead of "idea". There's more, but it's too early to think of them so maybe I'll post later... _{see what I did there}