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Roderick Usher
11-25-2006, 09:01 AM
I understand that people type quickly on this forum and quite often have a hard time keeping up with their (not there or thery're) thoughts, but come on...this is ridiculous. And this is not a spelling issure, it's agrammar issue.
So for the benefit of those consistent manglers of grammar...
Their - plurar possesive meaning "belonging to them"
There - a location, as in "Look OMCDave is destroying the written word over there"
They're - a contraction of "they" and "are"
Contrary to comon public usage around here, these words are not interchangable.
Thank you,
Conan the Grammarian
Disease
11-25-2006, 09:16 AM
no shit, ...................
Despare
11-25-2006, 09:20 AM
thery're
agrammar
So for the benefit of those who consistant manglers of grammar...
Either those who are consistent, or you could have used the word "consistently ".
Am I being a smart ass? Yes. I agree your complaint and am being an ass really for no reason other than that I am bored and waiting on hold for customer service.
Roderick Usher
11-25-2006, 09:52 AM
thanks, corrected it.
X¤MurderDoll¤X
11-25-2006, 10:03 AM
I don't even know whether or not I do that on here.
Either way, I don't care. ;)
crabapple
11-25-2006, 10:10 AM
There, there.
PR3SSUR3
11-25-2006, 10:16 AM
We're assuming the various spelling mistakes that still remain unedited in the first post are deliberate ironies?
:confused:
crabapple
11-25-2006, 10:21 AM
They're's an idea.
Haunted
11-25-2006, 10:44 AM
What about those of us who try to keep grammatical mistakes to a minimum, and keep the spell checker or dictionary at ready use, don't we at least get a "Good work, all?" Some of us can be so anal at times that we sound like morons just to keep from ending our sentences with prepositions.
Now, I demand a little goddamned respect for that.
As for punctuation, however, I can't help you.
VampiricClown
11-25-2006, 10:46 AM
Well I'm sure the reason "they're" doing it is from pure ignorance. But on that other hand over "there", I'm not so sure. But it's "their" fault.:D
Do I get a cookie now?
Kemal
11-25-2006, 11:47 AM
Owed to a Spell Chequer
I halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plane lee marques four my revue
Miss steaks aye ken knot sea
Eye ran this poem threw it
Your sure reel glad two no
It's vary polished in it's weigh
My chequer tolled me sew
A chequer is a bless sing
It freeze yew lodes of thyme
It helps me awl stiles two reed
And aides mi when aye rime
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud
And wee mussed dew the best wee can
Sew flaws are knot aloud
And now bee cause my spelling
is checked with such grate flare
Their are know faults with in my cite
Of nun eye am a wear
Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed to be a joule
The chequer poured o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule
That's why aye brake in two averse
My righting wants too pleas
Sow now ewe sea wye aye dew prays
Such soft wear for pea seas
urgeok
11-25-2006, 12:10 PM
thank god thats settled .. otherwise i'm sure their are people here that would never get it !
:p
crabapple
11-25-2006, 01:35 PM
Their's a lesson to be learned from all this.
This has exhausted me so I would like to continue this discussion on Their'sday.
crabapple
11-25-2006, 01:53 PM
And if Their'sday is not convenient, Two'sday or When'sday will be okay. Or Monkeyday. (ook ook!)
VampiricClown
11-25-2006, 02:51 PM
its funny how people love to say my name :confused:
I have a quite witty, yet mean remark to say to this, but instead, I'm just going to say;
No Comment.
urgeok
11-25-2006, 03:11 PM
Not funny.
take a shit on your computer screen then.
Haunted
11-25-2006, 03:53 PM
take a shit on your computer screen then.
What?
Why did that make me laugh?
neverending
11-25-2006, 04:51 PM
I know of a mod on another board I frequent who has the rules about plural s and apostrophe s completely backwards- it's extremely annoying.
Rod, continue with your lessons- a lot could use a lesson on to/too and your/you're as well.
neverending
11-25-2006, 05:08 PM
This is grade school level grammar....or as dave says, "grammer"....
aYes- interesting how many adults haven't grasped the concepts yet, isn't it?
PR3SSUR3
11-25-2006, 06:56 PM
Of course there is a price to pay for anyone blatantly correcting grammar, spelling and/or punctuation - the greenlight for close scrutiny of their own work on the message board.
Could Rod, Renob and neverending handle it, or will they say it's okay to carry on making mistakes after all?
:confused: :D :confused: :D :confused:
pinkfloyd45769
11-25-2006, 07:00 PM
What the fuck?? Who really gives a shit?? This place used to be fun, what is wrong with you people??
The Flayed One
11-25-2006, 07:08 PM
What the fuck?? Who really gives a shit?? This place used to be fun, what is wrong with you people??
I arrived, and with me so did the death of merriment. Now I demand you talk about the native fungal growth of Paraguay. Be serious, and site your sources.
PR3SSUR3
11-25-2006, 07:10 PM
"Cite".
:) :) :)
The Flayed One
11-25-2006, 07:14 PM
"Cite".
:) :) :)
Please see your sig for my reply.
PR3SSUR3
11-25-2006, 07:16 PM
Laughing Out Loud
crabapple
11-25-2006, 07:33 PM
yeah and while we're on the subject, wtf is it with all this txtspeak---wtf lolz!! you ppl need to get your act together. goddamn incompentent stignoramuses (that is a type of dinosaur)
oh and also,
eff this, eff that, wtf lolz. thankyou ditto 2x
urgeok
11-25-2006, 08:04 PM
What the fuck?? Who really gives a shit?? This place used to be fun, what is wrong with you people??
it used to be fun, then it was stupid, then it was fun, then it was stupid.
it really does depend on who's posting at the time.
you want decent posts .. i suggest weekday mornings
The Flayed One
11-25-2006, 08:09 PM
it used to be fun, then it was stupid, then it was fun, then it was stupid.
it really does depend on who's posting at the time.
you want decent posts .. i suggest weekday mornings
Yep. My favorite time as well.
urgeok
11-25-2006, 08:12 PM
Cool. Thanks. I'll start coming in on weekday mornings.
wonderful..
Nchantress
11-25-2006, 08:26 PM
Goodness, people really do get quite bent out of shape on here don't they?
crabapple
11-25-2006, 08:33 PM
NnnnnnnnGAHHH!! And how...how about the POSSESSIVE ITS. I see people using the contraction IT'S all the time here when the possessive ITS really needs to be used. I've been bent out of shape over that one for nearly 30 years now! When are you people gonna get it?
What does it take? What does it take to make people see??
http://notwealthy.blogspot.com/2005/01/possessive-its-has-no-apostrophe.html
PR3SSUR3
11-26-2006, 07:26 AM
What does it take? What does it take to make people see??
Simple - just make a thread about it.
Go on.
You can put something about fluffy cats in it if you like.
:)
Roderick Usher
11-26-2006, 07:58 AM
You can put something about fluffy cats in it if you like.
:)
I think he likes the Floofy variety:)
Wow I've been off for a day. Didn't expect this kind of vitriol, but I love it.
getting heated over grammar? hilarious.
crabapple
11-26-2006, 08:05 AM
Big Floofy! Big Floofy! Biiiiiiiig Floooooofy.
http://s102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/darkcornerpix/th_happycat2thereturn.jpg
stubbornforgey
11-26-2006, 08:24 AM
Goodness, people really do get quite bent out of shape on here don't they?
HO BOY..
you aint seen nothing yet ..LMAO
but its ok..just grab a chair, popcorn, put your feet up and enjoy the
show.
you want decent posts .. i suggest weekday mornings
mainly because i usually post weekday mornings and, hey, let's face it - i'm delightful!
Eats shoots and leaves.
Eats, shoots and leaves.
hmmmmm. . . discuss.
Haunted
11-26-2006, 11:27 AM
You don't let your plants grow very long do you?
crabapple
11-26-2006, 11:57 AM
Your pants grow very long!
Haunted
11-26-2006, 02:36 PM
Here's a good "girl's song" to grammar freaks:
Murder, He Says by, Jimmy McHugh and Frank Loesser (1942)
finally found a fella
almost completely divine
but his vocabulary
is killing this romance of mine
we get into an intimate situation
and then begins this character's conversation
he says, murder, he says
every time we kiss
he says, murder, he says
at a time like this
he says, murder, he says
is that the language of love?
he says, solid, he says
takes me in his arms
and says, solid, he says
meaning all my charms
he says, solid, he says
is that the language of love?
he says, chick chick
you torture me
zoom, are we livin?
i'm thinkin of leaving him flat
he says, dig dig the jumps
the old ticker is giving
he can talk plainer than that
he says, murder, he says
every time we kiss
he says, murder, he says
keep it up like this
he says, murder, he says
in that impossible tone
we'll bring on nobody's murder
but his own
he says, jackson, he says
and my name's marie
he says, jackson, he says
shoot the snoot for me
he says, jackson, he says
is that the language of love?
he says, mmmhmm
when he likes my hat
he says, tsk tsk tsk
what the heck is that?
he says, woo hoo! he says
is that the language of love?
he says hep hep with helium
now babe, we're cookin
another expression's too ill
he says, we're in the groove
and the groove is good lookin
sounds like his uppers don't fit!
he says, murder, he says
every time we kiss
he says, murder, he says
keep it up like this
in that, murder, he says
in that impossible tone
we'll bring on nobody's murder
but his own