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In reply to the discussion: To, two, too, their, there, they're, wear, where. here, hear, who's, whose, etc. [View all]RC
(25,592 posts)118. Really. And it started out as a fun thread, reminisce of DU2
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To, two, too, their, there, they're, wear, where. here, hear, who's, whose, etc. [View all]
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2012
OP
I was actually punning on the British-ism "Hear, hear" which, roughly translated,
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#88
Hey I will be the first to say I am terrible at Grammar. I believe I have great reading and
lookingfortruth
Jun 2012
#9
I believe it; ESL students are taught grammar more rigorously than native speakers are
REP
Jun 2012
#42
This is so simple I can't understand why people whining about "grammar police" don't get it.
SoutherDem
Jun 2012
#20
If you were living in France or Italy and wrote something to post on the internet
JDPriestly
Jun 2012
#82
Communication is the issue. Communicating through writing is difficult at best and these
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2012
#33
I do know Language/grammar teaching in the school has degraded over the years. I know when
lookingfortruth
Jun 2012
#23
See, here's the thing though. While I find a little humor in each example, I still get the point.
bluesbassman
Jun 2012
#45
Not really. If their posts are full of errors, lack reasonably proper punctuation and
RC
Jun 2012
#112
The problem is that not everyone had the opportunities that some of us had. Also, there are people
sabrina 1
Jun 2012
#22
Maybe the person who started this thread would make that a priority and lead the group.
JDPriestly
Jun 2012
#94
It is perhaps a bit sarcastic, but then pointing out other people's grammar mistakes????
JDPriestly
Jun 2012
#144
Your sentence begins with a small letter and there should be an end mark at the end of a sentence.
mfcorey1
Jun 2012
#37
Those examples are mostly homophones. Homonyms are spelled and pronounced the same but have...
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#58
The little box with an 'x' to the right of the thread title can help you with that
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#72
Yes, I've never seen typos like that interfere with meaning on discussion boards.
Prometheus Bound
Jun 2012
#115
Or we could accept that some people might not have learned English as their first language.
jp11
Jun 2012
#92
In all of my years of schooling, followed by many more years of writing in the workaday world,
Pool Hall Ace
Jun 2012
#137
not everyone has the education you do. that doesn't make their opinion less important
Liberal_in_LA
Jun 2012
#135
Thank you - I suggest learning when to use apostrophes as well . . .
ProfessionalLeftist
Jun 2012
#145