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Post by Long A, Short A on May 10, 2013 4:20:33 GMT -5
Poor speech gets on my nerves more than bad written grammar.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2013 7:19:28 GMT -5
People typing your instead of you're bugs the crap out of me.
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on May 10, 2013 7:23:14 GMT -5
Since my grammar isn't exactly stunning unless its so god awful to the point of being unreadable, TBH I really don't care.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2013 7:40:59 GMT -5
It bothers me very much.
Strangely enough, it bothers me more to hear it spoken than it does to see grammatical errors/typos in writing. I realize that the human brain does funny things like making people who absolutely know better type "your" instead of "you're" on occasion, but I don't see how a person can say things like "do you got it" or "she do look good today" and not realize how eardrum-splittingly wrong it sounds.
However, nothing bothers me as much as when I see people type things like "for all intensive purposes."
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on May 10, 2013 7:58:28 GMT -5
I can understand the odd typo on forums, especially if the person is in a hurry or seeking help so they have other things on their mind than spell-checking, but it pisses me off when people blatantly do not give one crap about their spelling or grammar. It doesn't take much time to write properly or to proof read your stuff, especially with the wide range of dictionaries, spell-checkers, etc that are available to use these days. It's just disrespectful of others to not make sure what you write is convenient and easy to read.
I especially find it unforgivable when professionals such as journalists make mistakes. Writing well is their job for crying out loud so if they can't be bothered to read their own articles or even hire someone else to do it for them, it's plain unprofessional.
I mean, I spent 8 years painstakingly learning every single detail of the English language so it really bugs me to see native speakers butcher it, especially when some mistakes can be avoided with simple common sense. Seriously, what is "should of done it" supposed to mean?!
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Post by bob on May 10, 2013 8:23:46 GMT -5
Not too much these days. Having taking several English classes in college there are several rules that just don't make sense and are in general never used are frankly stupid. The Elements of Style for composition Urg. I'm getting flashbacks to that. |
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Post by Stu on May 10, 2013 13:03:33 GMT -5
I mean, I spent 8 years painstakingly learning every single detail of the English language so it really bugs me to see native speakers butcher it, especially when some mistakes can be avoided with simple common sense. Seriously, what is " should of done it" supposed to mean?! This, just this. What the hell is "Should of???" |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2013 13:07:33 GMT -5
Should of is an incorrect rendering of "Should have" that, evidently, arises from mishearing Should of during conversation, at least according to a quick grammar search on google.
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on May 10, 2013 13:27:46 GMT -5
Should of is an incorrect rendering of "Should have" that, evidently, arises from mishearing Should of during conversation, at least according to a quick grammar search on google. Yes, I get that but why would anyone think it's spelt that way? "Of" is not a verb, modals are ALWAYS followed by a verb. Also the sentence is absolutely meaningless when written like that so how does it make sense to anyone to write it that way? |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2013 13:31:39 GMT -5
Ssnakebite, I tutor ESL (English as a Second Language) students. They tend to care a lot more about English grammar than 99% of native speakers. To be blunt, it seems to me that most English grammar rules are arbitrary and often nonsensical. From what I've seen of French grammar, I shudder to think about the grammar foibles in that language.
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Post by Starshine on May 10, 2013 17:00:21 GMT -5
I could care less about it. Meaning it bothers me to a point. Even more so when I realize the culprit in question was me.  |
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Post by Dub H on May 10, 2013 18:33:23 GMT -5
It depends....if it is intentional.
If it is not,i don't care,since i do a lot anyway,ask around.
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Post by agent817 on May 10, 2013 19:05:00 GMT -5
Depends. I get annoyed by double negatives and I mean for example "I don't know nothing" or "Don't tell nobody."
Also, hearing someone say "still" at the end just doesn't sound right. Here's an example: "Are you doing this still?" or "Do you want to do this still?"
It just sounds better if said like these: "Are you still doing this?" or "Do you still want to do this?"
Also, is "gonna" in the dictionary? Or "wanna"? I actually say "going to" or "want to."
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