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| Thread ID: 62823 | 2005-10-20 19:42:00 | Grammar | Greven (91) | PC World Chat |
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| 397956 | 2005-10-20 19:42:00 | What common gramatical errors get on your nerves? I realise I don't have perfect grammar or spelling, but I find it really annoying when people use "and" when they should be using "an". |
Greven (91) | ||
| 397957 | 2005-10-20 19:45:00 | I dislike the prepositions on the end of sentences and the misuse of "I" and "ME" in speech. | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 397958 | 2005-10-20 20:00:00 | Can't say I've ever noticed that particular error Greven, but standards of spelling and grammar are certainly changing rapidly, many might say for the worse . However, language itself is dynamic and constantly mutates in response to societal and technological change . It happens a lot faster with electronic communications, which is why we notice it more . IMHO a lot of the poor grammar & spelling is due to laziness (my use of &?) or educational weaknesses but nothing stops us from maintaining our own standards . I have seen the odd posts on various websites that are devoid of all punctuation and lack even capitals to indicate where a new sentence might possibly start . My point is (when I get to it) we have to live with it, because only society as a whole could drive the change necessary to bring back the "old" standards, but how far back would we want to go? Elizabethan English perhaps? They would probably criticise 19th century English, let alone the 20th . It is easier to observe your own standards and ignore the issues that irk you . Either that, or don't read the material at all . Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 397959 | 2005-10-20 20:05:00 | Ackchaly there's so many spelling and grammer eras in this grupe that I wunder if they are delibrit. | JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 397960 | 2005-10-21 23:01:00 | Two that bug me are: "onto" as one word. It's TWO. Nothing to do with "into" or "in to" which have different meanings, altho' it's commonly used and even appears in dictionaries. Onto Tonto, I reckon. The other is the use of "different TO" - remember that AWFUL cold remedy TV ad? (instead of the correct "different FROM" or if you're American, "different than".) Pedantic and maybe a little anal here but as a writer I worry about loss of meaning........... grammar is what holds meaning in our languages even if languages do keep growing ........ or shrinking. But I'm also with you BillyT - "take what ya need and leave the rest". Middle English as in Chaucer's day looks pretty odd now! Happy Days to all |
kakapo (5362) | ||
| 397961 | 2005-10-22 00:16:00 | Is "I resemble that" good english? | vapo (5203) | ||
| 397962 | 2005-10-22 00:24:00 | I dislike the prepositions on the end of sentences and the misuse of "I" and "ME" in speech. Winston Churchill was an exceptionally good user of the English language. He disliked more the convoluted constructions used by some civil servants in attempts to "be correct" rather than to write naturally. He marked one such document: This is the sort of nonsense up with which I will not put. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 397963 | 2005-10-22 04:04:00 | Is "I resemble that" good english? ONLY if you are Larry, Moe or Curly...nyuck, nyuck, nyuck! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 397964 | 2005-10-22 04:32:00 | ONLY if you are Larry, Moe or Curly...nyuck, nyuck, nyuck! Well I especially hate "I resemble that", and even more so when they are trying to say "I resent that" but are too stupid to use the right word. |
vapo (5203) | ||
| 397965 | 2005-10-23 09:02:00 | About the only thing that really hacks me off is the use of the "@" symbol in words when the writer still puts in the "t" afterwards just in case the reader doesn't get it. Seems the ultimate in daftitude. |
mark c (247) | ||
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