d_squared431 0 #26 July 31, 2009 QuoteBugs me that so many STILL dont get this. grrr. [Laugh] Your first post on here in some time and it is about than and then. I love it....[Laugh]TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #27 July 31, 2009 I saw a picture of a guy who got a tattoo of "Your Mine" along with a picture of the Grim Reaper pointing towards you. It wasn't a small tattoo either- it covered his ENTIRE back. Exactly why I hand the baker a piece of paper with what I want written on the cake. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingJ 0 #28 July 31, 2009 Quote I saw a picture of a guy who got a tattoo of "Your Mine" along with a picture of the Grim Reaper pointing towards you. It wasn't a small tattoo either- it covered his ENTIRE back. Exactly why I hand the baker a piece of paper with what I want written on the cake. That doesn't even guarantee it will be correct. Just bought a full sheet cake last week. They gave it to me with my very large and very specific instructions (only 4 words long) but still managed to spell two words incorrectly. Worked out in the end though, because I got the cake for half price and we all got a laugh out of it at the party.Killing threads since 2004. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fyreguy 0 #29 July 31, 2009 QuoteQuoteThe one that drives me up the wall is: "Be careful you don't loose your keys" ARGH "Where did you lose them?" Aggggghhh If I knew that, they wouldn;t be lost not would they? well that too, but I was referring to people who cant tell the difference between "loose" and "lose" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peek 20 #30 July 31, 2009 QuoteKelel01 (Ms Grammar) can certainly help dz.commers with this one....but it's bugging me when I see posts with: "it's better thEn this/that'" vs "it's better thAn this/that" ThEn is to demonstrate a space in time; ThAn is to demonstrate a differentiation between two things. Correct me if I'm wrong. Elaborate if you feel it is appropriate as well. Some of these bug me too. I made a page to point people to when they make errors, but so many people make so many errors that if I did that, I would soon be known as the grammar Nazi or something. Now see, you've made me invoke Godwin's Law. Thread's over! http://www.skydivestlouisarea.com/misused.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #31 July 31, 2009 Quote Quote Kelel01 (Ms Grammar) can certainly help dz.commers with this one....but it's bugging me when I see posts with: "it's better thEn this/that'" vs "it's better thAn this/that" ThEn is to demonstrate a space in time; ThAn is to demonstrate a differentiation between two things. Correct me if I'm wrong. Elaborate if you feel it is appropriate as well. Some of these bug me too. I made a page to point people to when they make errors, but so many people make so many errors that if I did that, I would soon be known as the grammar Nazi or something. Now see, you've made me invoke Godwin's Law. Thread's over! http://www.skydivestlouisarea.com/misused.htm Peak, I mean Peek... That is a good compilation of words that are often misused. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #32 July 31, 2009 Katie Katee K-T KD Kaytie Kaighty K8y Catie Kalyne. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d_squared431 0 #33 July 31, 2009 Quote Katie Katee K-T KD Kaytie Kaighty K8y Catie Kalyne. [Laugh] That is classic cocheese posting....[Laugh]TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheach 0 #34 August 1, 2009 I didn't want to be the grammar police, but I have noticed! I am a teacher and it kills me. There/Their/They're as well. Argh!I woke up next to a blowup doll Ash....so what do you think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RastaRicanAir 0 #35 August 6, 2009 QuoteKelel01 (Ms Grammar) can certainly help dz.commers with this one....but it's bugging me when I see posts with: "it's better thEn this/that'" vs "it's better thAn this/that" ThEn is to demonstrate a space in time; ThAn is to demonstrate a differentiation between two things. Correct me if I'm wrong. Elaborate if you feel it is appropriate as well. [pat on the head] They're there, now Sweetie. Calm down. And be SURE to avoid Page 16 of the August issue of Parachutist. Yep. No offence just to the writers. I know they have proofreaders over there because I sent them an article once, and they rewrote it so that it was LESS grammatically correct.OrFunV/LocoBoca Rodriguez/Sonic Grieco/Muff Brother #4411 -"and ladies....messin with Robbie is venturing into territory you cant even imagine!-cuz Robbie is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davjohns 1 #36 August 6, 2009 One of my peeves is the ubiquitous use of pronouns that do not reference the previous noun. My daughter once brought a note home from her teacher. It recommended sending a snack to school with my daughter due to a late lunch period. It said that drinks could be part of the snack. It then said there was a water fountain in the room if we chose not to send one. I wrote back asking why I would send a water fountain to school. The teacher never spoke to me again. In all fairness, that comment was in red and was only one of many grammatical corrections I made to the document before returning it to the teacher.I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #37 August 6, 2009 Quote Peak, I mean Peek... That is a good compilation of words that are often misused. well, there a 3 misuses of Cypres/ess/us (but there are only 2 versions of the Airtec device). On the contrary, AAD's device has 3 versions (or they will soon have V3), and the only misspelling I have spotted yet is the ViRgil scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OlympiaStoica 0 #38 August 6, 2009 To all the grammar/spelling nazis on here, I got one thing to say – I’d love to see how well you write in your 2nd or 3rd language . “Than” versus “then” is one of the things that I get confused about often … I’ve learned English by watching TV and listening to music, so I never had the benefit of sitting in a classroom and learn the proper use of all the grammar rules. Spell-check is sometimes my friend and many times my enemy … My boss trusts me to write and send out company wide memos, so I think I’m alright O Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #39 August 6, 2009 Quote To all the grammar/spelling natzis on here, I got one thing to say... You can't even spell Nazi scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OlympiaStoica 0 #40 August 6, 2009 Quote Quote To all the grammar/spelling natzis on here, I got one thing to say... You can't even spell Nazi Thanks Piisfish ... you better watch your reserve handle if we jump together next month ... O Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #41 August 6, 2009 Quote ... you better watch your reserve handle if we jump together next month ... is this a promise or a menace ?? I'll Zip-tie it down for added safety scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #42 August 6, 2009 Never mind the grammer.....Its time for another one of those hot avatars..... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micduran 0 #43 August 6, 2009 Quote .. you better watch your reserve handle if we jump together next month ... wow. harsh. note to self - don't disagree with OS Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be patient with yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgigirlie 0 #44 August 6, 2009 QuoteMy daughter once brought a note home from her teacher. . . . I wrote back asking why I would send a water fountain to school. The teacher never spoke to me again. In all fairness, that comment was in red and was only one of many grammatical corrections I made to the document before returning it to the teacher. I'm going to be an English teacher pretty soon and am appalled at how many teachers of all subjects can't get a sentence out properly. I have had to argue with instructors about my grammar and track down grammar books to bring in to said instructors to prove that they were wrong. Presently, I have an instructor who claims that she takes points off for grammatical errors. I've saved up every single assignment, memo, PowerPoint presentation, etc. she's given us. Every single one of those has multiple errors. I can't wait until I type "own" instead of "won" and don't have time to catch it. I'm going to pull out a huge stack of red-blotched papers and hand them to her."If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning." ~Catherine Aird Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgigirlie 0 #45 August 6, 2009 QuoteJust seems so odd that a petty thing would bug you so much. But it's not petty. It's the way we communicate with the rest of the world; we should do so clearly. Wouldn't you correct someone who constantly figured that 3+8=15? People don't seem to have a problem correcting others or being corrected about things like that, but when it comes to our native language (I make exceptions for E.S.L. people) people get all uppity about it. Nobody's perfect, I'm just saying that your language is worth knowing."If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning." ~Catherine Aird Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #46 August 6, 2009 Quote To all the grammar/spelling nazis on here, I got one thing to say – I’d love to see how well you write in your 2nd or 3rd language . I cut people some slack if English isn't their first language, but also find that most of them are doing better than a lot of people for whom English is the first/only language."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #47 August 6, 2009 Another old thread resurrected from nowhere! The main thing this one made me wonder is - whatever happened to kelel01? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #48 August 6, 2009 QuoteQuoteMy daughter once brought a note home from her teacher. . . . I wrote back asking why I would send a water fountain to school. The teacher never spoke to me again. In all fairness, that comment was in red and was only one of many grammatical corrections I made to the document before returning it to the teacher. I'm going to be an English teacher pretty soon and am appalled at how many teachers of all subjects can't get a sentence out properly. I have had to argue with instructors about my grammar and track down grammar books to bring in to said instructors to prove that they were wrong. Presently, I have an instructor who claims that she takes points off for grammatical errors. I've saved up every single assignment, memo, PowerPoint presentation, etc. she's given us. Every single one of those has multiple errors. I can't wait until I type "own" instead of "won" and don't have time to catch it. I'm going to pull out a huge stack of red-blotched papers and hand them to her. Human nature being what it is, I'd do so only after graduation if I were you. Present it as 'A token to remember me by' perhaps.."That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites