Well played, Marine...

[FourScore]

[LuvNewcastle]

1. That particular error bugs the hell out of me.

Every time I see it, I mentally circle it with red ink. I imagine one of those old William Safire columns back in the old days.

[CrispyQ]

3. I saw a tech cartoon that suggested using their/there/they're as a captcha question.

[monmouth3]

17. Mine is there,their, they're, and two, too, and to...Not that hard, really..n/t

[leftynyc]

33. Also your and you're and two, to and too

Our English teachers would be so proud.

[monmouth3]

36. We also had to learn the prepositions and to never end a sentence with one..LOL..n/t

[leftynyc]

50. I have heard somewhere

that prepositions can now end a sentence. Not sure how that came to be but I have heard that is now allowed without getting your knuckles rapped.

[monmouth3]

52. Haha, well okay then..n/t

[66 dmhlt]

53. Churchill's famous (but apocryphal) rejoinder to criticism

When Winston Churchill was criticized for ending a sentence with a preposition, he waggishly responded:

"That is criticism up with which I will not put."

[whathehell]

2. But It looks like Miley is too dumb to know how to spell, let alone go to college

since the word she uses should be "they're", not "there".

[NJCher]

4. what do you expect out of

someone named "Miley?"


Cher

[ProgressiveJarhead]

5. Muffy

Stepped in it.

[Glorfindel]

8. Indeed she did

Welcome to DU, ProgressiveJarhead!

[IronLionZion]

12. Welcome!

[aggiesal]

16. Well played jarhead ... well played

Welcome!

[11 Bravo]

18. Welcome, Marine. OOH-RAH!

[SnowCritter]

24. Welcome to DU!

Ooh-Rah!

Semper Fi!

[Cha]

44. Indeed! Welcome to DU, ProgressiveJarhead. :)

[paleotn]

46. Hehe! That she did.

....They're known for that. And welcome to DU.

[mountain grammy]

6. Perfect! Well said, Marine!

[ProgressiveJarhead]

7. She May Go To College

But obviously doesn't do much when she gets there.

[3catwoman3]

21. Let us hope she is not...

...planning to major in English or education.

[VWolf]

22. Remember - Liberty University is a college too n/t

[JayhawkSD]

9. I have known a lot of "jarheads"

Have fought with a few, pulled pranks on many who were aboard my submarine for exercises, and have flat out admired every single one of them.

[awoke_in_2003]

10. I think I will now use the term

Grmmar Marine instead of Grammar Nazi

[pinboy3niner]

11. Grammar Marine

[Johnyawl]

14. This former Marine likes that term.

Although I bet in the Marines they refer to them as "grammer Gunnys" lol

[awoke_in_2003]

15. That does have a nice ring to it. nt

[CherokeeDem]

27. Love it!

Grammar Marine it is!!!!!

[awoke_in_2003]

29. I may have started

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my first Internet meme

[CherokeeDem]

30. Exactly!!!

I've already passed it on to two friends who are retired Navy and had high respect for the Marines they served with over the years. One is now a linguist and the other a writer. Don't worry I told them who said it. You may be famous!!!

I love it!!!

[awoke_in_2003]

35. Finally, the fame I deserve

[Lady Freedom Returns]

40. You see...

Grammar Nazis drive you nuts, to the point you can't take it.

A Grammar Marine comes in to save you from looking like an idiot.

[awoke_in_2003]

41. Yep...

plus there is the whole "Nazi" thing. Growing up in Cleveland with neighbors who had tattoos on their forearms, the term "Grammar Nazi" always made me a tad uncomfortable.

[onethatcares]

13. a friend of mine is an Honor Guard for funerals

one time a girl asked him what marching band he played in.

another time around halloween he was told he looked great in that get up.

Sheesh, the world gets dumber every day it seems.

[okaawhatever]

45. ROFL...that is hilarious, precisely because it's so sad. nt

[The Wizard]

19. Yore awl rite hear. (NT)

[hatrack]

20. I'm eagerly awaiting more of her opinions about US Americans, such as in The Iraq

Maybe she doesn't have access to maps . . . .

[VWolf]

23. Couldn't resist:

[toby jo]

25. Somebody needs them such as some boot camp I believe.

[CherokeeDem]

26. Oo-Rah!!!

Excellent reply Marine!

[MissMillie]

28. Awesome! (n/t)

[lpbk2713]

31. The first thought that entered my mind ...

I wonder if this is Miley?





BWAHAHAHA

[progressoid]

34. Oh Dear Lord.

I had forgotten about that one.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

39. WOW! She is from Kenia?

[Terra Alta]

42. I don't know

but whoever it is, she sure looks constipated.

[Cha]

51. LMAO!

[malaise]

32. Delish

Poor Miley

[hatrack]

37. Funny, that 34% battery charge graphic is so . . .. appropriate in this case.

[ColesCountyDem]

38. One of the most intelligent professors I ever had was a retired USMC 'lifer'.

Dr. McKinney taught mathematics, having earned his B.S., M.S. and Ph. D. after 20 years in the USMC, attaining the rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant (E9). Like most 18 year-olds, I thought I knew it all, and assumed that this retired 'jar head' probably ran his home like a military base, had bare-handed grizzly bear wrestling for a hobby, was a 'gun nut', etc. .

One of the very nice things about attending a small, liberal-arts college is that most of them encourage a degree of social intimacy between faculty and students. Professors customarily invited small groups of students to their homes on Sunday evenings for dinner, because the dining halls were closed (and pizza does get old). One November evening, I was invited to the McKinney's home for Sunday evening dinner, and it was an eye-opening experience that taught me a lesson about making assumptions, or stereotyping people.

The McKinney's home was clean, but 'comfortably rumpled'. Dr. McKinney was clearly the 'lesser of two equals' at home, but not at all distressed by the fact. He was also a connoisseur of fine wines, as we found out at dinner, loved classical music and opera, and his hobby-- no, his passion-- was toy trains. He also was a vigorous proponent of 'gun control': "If you want to own a weapon and kill someone, join the Corps!'.

Semper fi, Dr. McKinney, and a hearty 'Ooh rah' for Austin Turner!

[AverageJoe90]

43. Well played, indeed. nt

[Initech]

47. Ha ha ha ha!!!!! Well played indeed!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

48. I swear Miley Hayes proofreads for Yahoo News.

[rpannier]

49. Miley Hayes. In case you wondered if she was an idiot, your doubts have been washed away