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JDPriestly

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144. It is perhaps a bit sarcastic, but then pointing out other people's grammar mistakes????
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 01:25 AM
Jun 2012

I have a bunch of degrees and I still make grammar mistakes on the internet.

Making this a tolerant, welcoming place takes everyone's cooperation.

I am not perfect. My grammar is not perfect. And I like to give a bit of slack to others like me. It's part of what being a Democrat is about.

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
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