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Sat Sep 15, 2012, 03:05 PM

ToxMarz (204 posts)

15. Grammar vs. Irony

The humor of the "Moran" guy was in the irony.

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70 replies	Author	Time	Post
I'm begging you! If we want to laugh at the "Moran" guy, and poke fun at the hilarious ... [View all]	11 Bravo	Sep 2012	OP
I don't like where your going with this. Its not entirely they're fault.	Alduin	Sep 2012	#1
I don't think their's any there they're	catbyte	Sep 2012	#5
Their is two!	dmr	Sep 2012	#14
That's two funny. nt	Courtesy Flush	Sep 2012	#23
Jersey equivalents, respectively, are Dere, Deir, and Dey're.	valerief	Sep 2012	#2
thought that was Wisconsin!	blueamy66	Sep 2012	#18
Good things travel, I guess! nt	valerief	Sep 2012	#19
Agreed! Still, because it fits so perfectly in this topic:	Curtland1015	Sep 2012	#3
Love the poster!	11 Bravo	Sep 2012	#8
Agree again.	Curtland1015	Sep 2012	#10
most of my edits on DU	barbtries	Sep 2012	#17
mine are usually to remove "extra" letters & add apostrophes	SoCalDem	Sep 2012	#50
I find it helpful to locate my post after posting.	randome	Sep 2012	#20
We revel in our ignorance .....	oldhippie	Sep 2012	#64
Agreed! But one of my pet peeves	Freddie	Sep 2012	#9
So true, Freddie. Especially if it's a reputable source of	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#24
I would expect Lucy, or even Linus	hfojvt	Sep 2012	#12
Shouldn't that be spelled: "Grammer"?	Spitfire of ATJ	Sep 2012	#35
Their, their, don't get so upset	lunatica	Sep 2012	#4
Yure know fuhn	pinboy3niner	Sep 2012	#6
You forgot Thayer. You know, the academy. nt	valerief	Sep 2012	#7
or the painter....	thecrow	Sep 2012	#29
I dunno. Never heard of the painter. I'm not that smart. Lemme see.	valerief	Sep 2012	#53
I have changed my mind about this	hfojvt	Sep 2012	#11
Says the guy who left most of the vowels out of his username and forgot to edit	pinboy3niner	Sep 2012	#13
It's a simple cypher. Just shift each letter one spot earlier in the alphabet.	Electric Monk	Sep 2012	#21
Aha!	dragonlady	Sep 2012	#68
Grammar vs. Irony	ToxMarz	Sep 2012	#15
and people who use "series" instead of "serious" probably will not even notice our perfect	SoCalDem	Sep 2012	#51
it's and its	barbtries	Sep 2012	#16
But it is 'looser', if you forgot to tighten it.	Ikonoklast	Sep 2012	#46
11 Bravo, you're (not your) a person after my own heart...	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#22
that is my biggest spelling/grammar pet-peeve right there.	JesterCS	Sep 2012	#25
"Should have", not "Should of" - and random apostrophes and possessives	CakeGrrl	Sep 2012	#26
Apostrophe abuse is my main pet peeve	Mad_Dem_X	Sep 2012	#28
Could of, would of, should of, take your pick...	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#33
Ah - I'll get used to that one then!	CakeGrrl	Sep 2012	#54
Sorry, theirs no "there" they're. nt	eppur_se_muova	Sep 2012	#27
Don't forget then and than n/t	socialindependocrat	Sep 2012	#30
One of the most pernicious and ubiquitous usage mistakes!	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#34
My grammar peeve is...	Oilwellian	Sep 2012	#31
Yes, bothers the hell out of me also. n/t	RebelOne	Sep 2012	#36
You mean the plural isn't "wimmen"??	TahitiNut	Sep 2012	#39
It's either "wimmens" or "wimmenfolk".	progressoid	Sep 2012	#61
Personally, I think there should be some kind of severe	SheilaT	Sep 2012	#32
Another grammatical error that totally pisses me off.	RebelOne	Sep 2012	#40
There's also the difference betwee "breathe" and "breath", which many people miss.	WillowTree	Sep 2012	#37
What's betwee?	malokvale77	Sep 2012	#59
ROFL!!	WillowTree	Sep 2012	#62
I used to make grammar and spelling corrections on memos that came down from managment	SheilaT	Sep 2012	#65
I know. When I see that sort of thing, it makes me loose it.	onenote	Sep 2012	#38
Hope you are kidding about loose it. n/t	RebelOne	Sep 2012	#43
You have to ask?	onenote	Sep 2012	#66
Giving it some Air?	formercia	Sep 2012	#56
This bugs me too.	emmadoggy	Sep 2012	#41
Here here! (Just kidding.)	Bossy Monkey	Sep 2012	#42
Maybe people can quit thinking "alot" is a word also. Its "a lot", TWO WORDS!!!!nt	LittlestStar	Sep 2012	#44
Question.	Auntie Bush	Sep 2012	#45
Maybe it should be...	malokvale77	Sep 2012	#60
Being partially raised by an English major, I sympathize.	moriah	Sep 2012	#47
My father used - irregardless all the time.	socialindependocrat	Sep 2012	#52
What bugs me is people who think "Jim and I" is always correct grammar.	Flying Squirrel	Sep 2012	#48
Oops, forgot to add mine: "I could care less"	Curtland1015	Sep 2012	#49
No, actually you can never truthfully say "I couldn't care less"...	ElboRuum	Sep 2012	#70
Spelling, punctuation, and grammar.	Brigid	Sep 2012	#55
they're you go again!	spanone	Sep 2012	#57
Huh	ladym55	Sep 2012	#58
I don't know if this has already been posted	Sugarcoated	Sep 2012	#63
Please address its and it's and here and hear too. n/t	ProfessionalLeftist	Sep 2012	#67
Grammarianism is a religion deserving of blasphemy	ElboRuum	Sep 2012	#69

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