For the Grammar Police
January 7th, 2014 at 3:44:44 AM
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I got a kick out of this, so I thought I'd share(read the cartoons):
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling
I wish they had the words, too, to and two on this list.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling
I wish they had the words, too, to and two on this list.
January 7th, 2014 at 3:58:34 AM
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good suggestion on 'effect/affect' if I can remember it. The rest I have down, although 'weird' gave me trouble until recently.
the next time Dame Fortune toys with your heart, your soul and your wallet, raise your glass and praise her thus: “Thanks for nothing, you cold-hearted, evil, damnable, nefarious, low-life, malicious monster from Hell!” She is, after all, stone deaf. ... Arnold Snyder
January 7th, 2014 at 4:01:07 AM
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Grammar Patrol, CAPS Cop, and Comma Corps. Don't slip because they are always watching.
January 7th, 2014 at 8:03:30 AM
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Which is the correct way to use "your" and "you're".
I feel your nuts.
or
I feel you're nuts.
I feel your nuts.
or
I feel you're nuts.
January 7th, 2014 at 8:18:59 AM
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Quote: FatGeezusWhich is the correct way to use "your" and "you're".
I feel your nuts.
or
I feel you're nuts.
Well, hmmm, if you're(you are) physically going to feel someone's nuts, then it is 'your'(you are going to feel someone's possession, their nuts).
But if you feel(think) someone is nuts, then it's 'you're'. ;-)
There's some funny stuff on that website, if you have time to kill poke around.
January 7th, 2014 at 8:23:01 AM
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Lets eat Grandma
Lets eat, Grandma
Lets eat, Grandma
The mountain is tall but grass grows on top of the mountain.
January 7th, 2014 at 8:24:00 AM
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Quote: odiousgambitgood suggestion on 'effect/affect' if I can remember it. The rest I have down, although 'weird' gave me trouble until recently.
I before E except after C, or
pronounced as A as in neighbour or weigh,
or just plain weird.
The cadence breaks down a little in the last phrase, which might be ironic.
Wisdom is the quality that keeps you out of situations where you would otherwise need it
January 7th, 2014 at 8:31:24 AM
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Quote: odiousgambitgood suggestion on 'effect/affect' if I can remember it.
I always thought these were generally interchangeable. When I see the word 'effect' I think special effects like in the movies. Or 'effective' immediately...blah blah. But I've also used it in something like...The amount of the bet does not affect its outcome.
So I think I need to study these more.
January 7th, 2014 at 9:15:42 AM
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Quote: FatGeezusWhich is the correct way to use "your" and "you're".
I feel your nuts.
or
I feel you're nuts.
I feel there should be a comma between feel and you're, thus making the second statement false.
January 7th, 2014 at 9:30:23 AM
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Quote: dwheatleyI before E except after C, or
pronounced as A as in neighbour or weigh,
or just plain weird.
The cadence breaks down a little in the last phrase, which might be ironic.
And to think that a smart guy like Einstein got it wrong twice in his own name!
January 7th, 2014 at 9:37:34 AM
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Quote: DocAnd to think that a smart guy like Einstein got it wrong twice in his own name!
Ienstien just doesn't look right at all.
Of course, neither does "would" if you stare at it for a long time.
I wonder if there's a term for that phenomenon...
"In my own case, when it seemed to me after a long illness that death was close at hand, I found no little solace in playing constantly at dice."
-- Girolamo Cardano, 1563
January 7th, 2014 at 9:59:58 AM
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I before E except after C .... The nuns drilled that into my head. So I spell their wrong by habit !
Shed not for her
the bitter tear
Nor give the heart
to vain regret
Tis but the casket
that lies here,
The gem that filled it
Sparkles yet
January 7th, 2014 at 4:09:30 PM
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any time someone says I could car less it makes me want to punch them in the face.
Expect the worst and you will never be disappointed.
I AM NOT PART OF GWAE RADIO SHOW
January 7th, 2014 at 4:16:52 PM
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It's easier on a computer than mobile devices to write accurately. On this phone I can only add words and not remove them without clearing the entire phone. Essentially, it's such a pain on the phone, I tend to sometimes notice mistakes and not care. Sometimes it recommends the wrong word and due to miscalibration sometimes I select the wrong word without knowing it.
I am a robot.
January 7th, 2014 at 4:19:02 PM
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Funny I remember it by the exception beingscience.Quote: BuzzardI before E except after C .... The nuns drilled that into my head. So I spell their wrong by habit !
I am a robot.
January 7th, 2014 at 5:24:21 PM
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Quote: GWAEany time someone says I could car less it makes me want to punch them in the face.
I like "I don't give a fuck(or shit)" better. ;-)
Here come the beatings!
