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SoutherDem

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20. This is so simple I can't understand why people whining about "grammar police" don't get it.

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 05:01 PM

Jun 2012

This is so simple I can't understand why people whining about _____________ don't get it.

Anything which we understand, are for, care about, or are passion about can be filled in that blank. We do it for Republicans, Republicans do it for Democrats, the religious do it about the non religious, you get my point.

No. Some of us want a friendly place to communicate about our common concerns. If we want to be corrected like we were in college there are other places to go.

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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

here, here :) - n/t coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #1

You mean Hear Here? short for Hear it Here ErikJ Jun 2012 #62

No, I believe it should be He're, He're Prometheus Bound Jun 2012 #65

Har har, hear's the real spelling - "Hear, Hear" ErikJ Jun 2012 #78

No you're wrong. It's Ear Ear. Prometheus Bound Jun 2012 #80

Repeat after me: dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #81

You're wrong-its Arf Arf. ErikJ Jun 2012 #83

I was actually punning on the British-ism "Hear, hear" which, roughly translated, coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #88

Almost always mispelled here here. ErikJ Jun 2012 #99

Not at all. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #168

Have you been reading the tea party rally signs?? Siwsan Jun 2012 #2

your absolutely right deminwi Jun 2012 #3

gosh...and here I thought you were going to correct rite to write. n/t Sheepshank Jun 2012 #39

Next up: apostrophe's! cloudbase Jun 2012 #4

That is one of my pet peeves, RebelOne Jun 2012 #17

OMG, me, too. I want to knock down idiots who do that. Nay Jun 2012 #25

me too. I'm seeing it EVERYWHERE lately. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2012 #140

but but but kids can type with their thumbs!! ThomThom Jun 2012 #74

r u ok? nt. JoePhilly Jun 2012 #5

To be honest with you, long story short, like, know what I'm sayin, OMG, ect. L0oniX Jun 2012 #6

I mean, it's, like, fersure, yaknow?? You betcha! lastlib Jun 2012 #63

. racaulk Jun 2012 #7

well, you've restored my faith in the old flame war... CTyankee Jun 2012 #10

ty racaulk... dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #84

OMG, coffee through the nose and meeting keyboard time. Amimnoch Jun 2012 #167

Can you do the care and feeding of the shift key next? LeftyMom Jun 2012 #8

Hey I will be the first to say I am terrible at Grammar. I believe I have great reading and lookingfortruth Jun 2012 #9

See, here's the thing: if you don't use proper grammar, you damage CTyankee Jun 2012 #13

Yes, well... I have taught Chinese American students Quantess Jun 2012 #18

Chinese only has one verb tense; English has many REP Jun 2012 #27

Of course! But it isn't correct in english. Quantess Jun 2012 #41

I believe it; ESL students are taught grammar more rigorously than native speakers are REP Jun 2012 #42

Sigh... I wish. Quantess Jun 2012 #46

The Chinese population is huge in Kansas City, Missouri REP Jun 2012 #109

I have never been to Kansas City MO (nor Kansas City KS either) Quantess Jun 2012 #119

You would love to meet my friend Tarkana chan. AsahinaKimi Jun 2012 #162

happy to answer you here, Quantess! These women were very CTyankee Jun 2012 #43

Sounds like a great experience! Quantess Jun 2012 #48

oh, god, no! I was not a great teacher. They were really on the ball! CTyankee Jun 2012 #49

I bet you are a good teacher! Quantess Jun 2012 #53

thanks, I like doing it. But really I get a lot from THEM! I now have CTyankee Jun 2012 #101

You study ESL so you can get a visa to the US and maybe an under the table JDPriestly Jun 2012 #79

My Chinese students wanted to pass the verbal SATs. They aced the CTyankee Jun 2012 #103

I must admit my students were pretty highly educated... CTyankee Jun 2012 #30

This is so simple I can't understand why people whining about "grammar police" don't get it. SoutherDem Jun 2012 #20

I'm not unfriendly by using correct English grammar. I don't understand CTyankee Jun 2012 #31

Using correct English of course isn't unfriendly SoutherDem Jun 2012 #51

I also believe in correct English. RebelOne Jun 2012 #59

If you were living in France or Italy and wrote something to post on the internet JDPriestly Jun 2012 #82

+1000! SammyWinstonJack Jun 2012 #110

+100.000!! Hatchling Jun 2012 #123

Communication is the issue. Communicating through writing is difficult at best and these Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #33

To, too, two -- those errors only rarely cause miscommunication. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #85

If you are used to lousy American grammar, yes, easy to understand. CTyankee Jun 2012 #108

I do know Language/grammar teaching in the school has degraded over the years. I know when lookingfortruth Jun 2012 #23

Believe me, I have made those typos myself! I feel embarrassed when I do CTyankee Jun 2012 #38

Yes SoutherDem Jun 2012 #57

You're exactly right on this. MANative Jun 2012 #56

Learning other languages improves the grammar you use in your own. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #87

Having competency in a second language certainly can't hurt... MANative Jun 2012 #153

Ouch, the Oxford comma? I wish I had a dollar for every one of those I CTyankee Jun 2012 #107

Deleting or inserting? Igel Jun 2012 #117

deleting. I grew up with the insertion. deleting took some getting used to. CTyankee Jun 2012 #152

I wrote an article on this topic just two weeks ago... MANative Jun 2012 #154

Word! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2012 #141

Thank you! MANative Jun 2012 #155

Your response forced me to.... chknltl Jun 2012 #67

I agree SoutherDem Jun 2012 #54

Yes. Igel Jun 2012 #114

The language police always want to be taken seriously but lunatica Jun 2012 #11

And look at the results. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #28

See, here's the thing though. While I find a little humor in each example, I still get the point. bluesbassman Jun 2012 #45

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one thinking this way :) kentauros Jun 2012 #52

Not really. If their posts are full of errors, lack reasonably proper punctuation and RC Jun 2012 #112

I respectfully disagree. kentauros Jun 2012 #129

Actually, I understood every bit of it. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #89

Well, I understood what every sentence meant! Sorry you have trouble! Logical Jun 2012 #166

One morning, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. Electric Monk Jun 2012 #50

That is sheer poetry to me. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #90

Your right Cheviteau Jun 2012 #66

Yes and remember Shankapotomus Jun 2012 #12

I really do think it is confusing for many people. Quantess Jun 2012 #14

But why does it damage credibility? JDPriestly Jun 2012 #91

It's a social thing. Igel Jun 2012 #120

Because people are snobs? wildeyed Jun 2012 #146

Most of those I don't' have an issue with but SoutherDem Jun 2012 #15

How could you leave out lose and loose? nt sufrommich Jun 2012 #16

"Loose" and "lose" aren't homophones. Igel Jun 2012 #121

LOL! You bastards! Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #19

Replying to yourself pintobean Jun 2012 #32

Personally, I almost loose my mind when someone misuses the word "lose." Buns_of_Fire Jun 2012 #21

Most human minds can unjumble letters, but slow readers lack that skill. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #93

The problem is that not everyone had the opportunities that some of us had. Also, there are people sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #22

Also different talents SoutherDem Jun 2012 #29

Grammar doesn't make non-grammar based arguments any more or less valid. ZombieHorde Jun 2012 #24

I know the solution SoutherDem Jun 2012 #26

Maybe the person who started this thread would make that a priority and lead the group. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #94

I started to suggest that but SoutherDem Jun 2012 #106

It is perhaps a bit sarcastic, but then pointing out other people's grammar mistakes???? JDPriestly Jun 2012 #144

perhaps you could take your own advice? ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2012 #34

Do we submit our writings to you for ,Editing? bahrbearian Jun 2012 #35

given the initial state of this now mostly corrected post ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2012 #61

You could stand to learn about capitalization and comma usage yourself. n/t tuvor Jun 2012 #36

3.243F6A8885A308D31319 Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #47

4265207375726520746f206472696e6b20796f7572204f76616c74696e652e n/t ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2012 #60

Your sentence begins with a small letter and there should be an end mark at the end of a sentence. mfcorey1 Jun 2012 #37

And capitolization? Cobalt Violet Jun 2012 #40

Wherein. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #128

You LOLd dont hassle the hoff Jun 2012 #157

See how insideous it is? Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #158

CAPITALIZATION. dont hassle the hoff Jun 2012 #156

Huked on fonix werked four mee! (nt) jeff47 Jun 2012 #44

Now you are my kind of writer. Love it, Jeff47. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #95

Really, we don't want to look like freepers!!! diane in sf Jun 2012 #55

Those examples are mostly homophones. Homonyms are spelled and pronounced the same but have... slackmaster Jun 2012 #58

hmmmm RedRocco Jun 2012 #64

nice handmade34 Jun 2012 #69

Well done. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #86

I love grits and homonyms! Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #68

this thread is a good example Mosby Jun 2012 #70

The little box with an 'x' to the right of the thread title can help you with that slackmaster Jun 2012 #72

stuff like this doesn't bother me Mosby Jun 2012 #75

No. No. No. Please. As a huge grammar sinner, I am having fun! JDPriestly Jun 2012 #97

maybe the grammarians could sponsor us grammer challenged folks Mosby Jun 2012 #111

"Hay! My name is Kentauros, and I am a Grammar Abuser. kentauros Jun 2012 #134

Here's a handy guide for your convenience bluevoter4life Jun 2012 #71

Alert California Peggy! Arugula Latte Jun 2012 #73

hahahahaha that was my first thought, too! Pool Hall Ace Jun 2012 #131

Thank you! nt snappyturtle Jun 2012 #76

Typing quickly results in mistakes. That's the nature of the internet. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #77

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

Too many people have English as their only language and still can't get it right. RC Jun 2012 #116

Native English speakers are making up more and more Nevernose Jun 2012 #148

Continuing in the vane of the other posts: I here ya. Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #96

Its true loyalsister Jun 2012 #98

Shouldn't that be "lass affective"? n/t Igel Jun 2012 #122

Rein, reign, rain... lastlib Jun 2012 #100

Eye all ways yews spell Czech Poiuyt Jun 2012 #102

They're, their, there fun worksheet ErikJ Jun 2012 #104

Thanks Mom... What's For Dinner ??? WillyT Jun 2012 #105

Really???? Hotler Jun 2012 #113

Really. And it started out as a fun thread, reminisce of DU2 RC Jun 2012 #118

I don't often make mistakes in grammar. Hatchling Jun 2012 #124

Sew... eye do naught knead yore approval too bee credible. OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #125

Do not eat shit. Zanzoobar Jun 2012 #126

I really don't think this is a serious problem loyalsister Jun 2012 #127

And do not forget its and it's. CBHagman Jun 2012 #130

I never had an issue with homonyms Pool Hall Ace Jun 2012 #132

OK, I'm hooked. Please elaborate. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #133

In all of my years of schooling, followed by many more years of writing in the workaday world, Pool Hall Ace Jun 2012 #137

TYVM, and wow. Sounds like you're doing well now. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #142

I am, thanks! :) Pool Hall Ace Jun 2012 #164

not everyone has the education you do. that doesn't make their opinion less important Liberal_in_LA Jun 2012 #135

I can offer only limited support. SOteric Jun 2012 #136

Too there defense, Aye here throes who's grammar sucks... alittlelark Jun 2012 #138

Loosing is not losing. MrTwister Jun 2012 #139

Another totally lame ad homonym attack on DU. Zorra Jun 2012 #143

BTW, Zorra Jun 2012 #169

Thank you - I suggest learning when to use apostrophes as well . . . ProfessionalLeftist Jun 2012 #145

The rule for people who just can't remember the rule: Nevernose Jun 2012 #149

"No new taxes." The Doctor. Jun 2012 #160

Lose, Loose Martin Eden Jun 2012 #147

There's a website to see called Nedsdag Jun 2012 #151

Just did, thanks. Martin Eden Jun 2012 #161

always cracks me up 2pooped2pop Jun 2012 #150

It is horrible. raouldukelives Jun 2012 #159

Oh who cares Anser Jun 2012 #163

LOL, and I bet people think you are a very annoying person! I'll take 1000... Logical Jun 2012 #165