Fuck, just learn the basics of the fucking APOSTROPHE

[Zomby Woof]

FUCKING ILLITERATES. Sad fact that some of us are as illiterate as many of the freepers. It isn't that hard.

[nini]

1. had too much coffee?

:P

[Zomby Woof]

2. too much education, apparently!

:D :loveya:

[nini]

9. I learned from the nuns of St. Joseph of Cluny

I had to learn their use of get my hands whacked with a ruler! Not everyone had that fear behind their studies obviously.

:loveya: too!

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. The APOSTROPHE? What about the ZOOT ALLURES?

Or the BROADWAY THE HARD WAY?

People should be familiar with and learn the basics of all them.

[Zomby Woof]

6. or the JOE's GARAGE

Or the UNCLE MEAT.

Or the MAKE A JAZZ NOISE HERE. :D

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Or the THING FISH

Don't forget the THING FISH.

[Zomby Woof]

12. Or the YELLOW SHARK

What's a shark without his fellow fish companions?

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. And let us not forget the LATHER

(can't do an umlaut, forgot how, sorry)

Must have LATHER on fish!

[Zomby Woof]

23. Läther!

It has a sweet OVERNITE SENSATION.

[Rabrrrrrr]

30. I remember it well, from when I was CRUISING WITH REUBEN AND THE JETS

We had it everywhere!

[Burma Jones]

50. Even at Fillmore East, in 1971???..........n/t

[Rabrrrrrr]

51. Yes! That show was ABSOLUTELY FREE, so I had to go!

[Burma Jones]

54. I Stayed in one of 200 Motels......n/t

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

4. Too many looney toon's here?

:evilgrin: '

[Maple]

5. Apostrophes are being eliminated

world wide as unnecessary. Sorry.

[Zomby Woof]

10. oh yeah?

Then explain why people are USING THEM WHERE THEY DO NOT BELONG.

(apologies to Skittles for borrowing her CAPS LOCK key)

[Maple]

16. Sorry.... apostrophes are gandi.

Worry about something important.

[Zomby Woof]

20. they are more important than 99% of what is discussed here

I win this argument by default.

[Maple]

34. They have no importance whatever

S'o sorr'y.

[October]

52. You win because

the poster misspelled "Gandhi."

LOL

By the way, the apostrophe thing bugs me too. I cannot believe the number of "professional" business signs that misuse it. AH!

[blondeatlast]

7. Its unbelievable how some people don't understand it;s use! nt

[Zomby Woof]

11. quiet you!

Or I'll make you stand in line for SIX hours with SIX of your sons! :P

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. Idiot. It should be spelled son's

its plural.

Sheesh;

[Zomby Woof]

14. you're a smartass!

No, make that "your a smart as's"

[Rabrrrrrr]

17. No ` I'am not!,

[blondeatlast]

38. Some people's never learn... nt

[arwalden]

18. What's Worse? "Prolly" or missing apostrophes?

[Rabrrrrrr]

21. What we need is a quantum apostrophe generator running on DU

to automagically fix all the wrongly used, or not used, apostrophes.

[Bunny]

24. Prolly is the worst, Hands down.

Or should I make that hand's down? ;)

I HATE prolly! Hate it, hate it, hate it!

[arwalden]

29. Also h4t3 a|| Th3 cuTe Typi |\|g Tr1c|<s... AND...

the use of the word "addy". Give me your email addy and we'll chatty!

-- Allen

[Rabrrrrrr]

33. anyone using that damnable L33T speak, or whatever the fuck it is,

should be in Gitmo.

Asshats.

[arwalden]

36. W00t W00T!! = "I'm An Idiot"

-- Allen (w00t, w00t)

[Rabrrrrrr]

43. W00t W00t back at ya!

Give me the 411 on that!!

or whatever the hell they say.

[Zomby Woof]

25. in this case

I was surfing GD and saw EXCESSIVE apostrophes. "Prolly" is still the worst, I just haven't seen it in a week.

[arwalden]

31. I Thought You Meant Missing Apostrophes.

I also hate "when" people put "word's" in quotation's "marks" for "no" apparent "reason's".

[Zomby Woof]

32. LOL

Guilty! Although I think I have a reason, it just turned out my coffee told me to.

[LynzM]

47. My ex-boss would do that...

I just want to wish everyone a "Happy Holidays" and hope you all have a great "vacation". See you after the "New Year".

Drives me crazy. As do missing or overused apostrophes. Ah well. Have you read Eats, Shoots and Leaves yet?

[Rabrrrrrr]

49. Quotes for emphasis I don't mind - ironic emphasis, anyway

Like "President" Shitknocker or political "scholar" Anne Coulter.

But other misuses - like you pointed out - bug the hell out of me. I received a card the other day (a congratulations card) and it had my name in quotes. Like this:

Dear "Rabrrrrrr", congratulations on . . .

(though it was my real name)

I thought, "But I've always gone by that name - it's on my birth certificate. Why does it need to be quoted? Have I been living a lie?"

[tedoll78]

19. It is my firm belief..

.. that each new registered member should have to go through a quick crash course on grammar - complete with a quiz at the end of said course. Normally I wouldn't advocate such an extreme measure, but now that we're being quoted in the media, I want DU presented in the best possible light.

/grammar Nazi
// bracing for the flames

[Rabrrrrrr]

28. No flames here. I agree with you.

Communication is the most essential function of all human interralation; without communication there is no, well, communication. And thus, no relationship and no understanding of each other.

I'm surprised at how many people couldn't give a goddamn about doing it as helpfully, correctly, and standardly as possible.

To all the people who think grammar and effective, sensical communication is for the shits: then you should be required to tell all emergency personnel, doctors, lawyers, etc., that you don't give a rip whether you are understandable. That way, if they can't understand you, they are legally free to deny you service and let you die where you are.

[ofrfxsk]

22. Im truely offended by you're use of profanitie's

in youre subject line. Please edit so the children's wont be offended and drive off the pontential swing voter's.
Thank you.

[Zomby Woof]

26. ROFL

And welcome to D'U'!

[Droopy]

27. Grammar mistakes don't bother me that much

I'm sure I make some sometimes, too. But there are a few on here that are so bad that I can hardly make out what they are trying to say. I don't think it's ignorance so much as laziness. People just type out something and don't read it before posting to make sure they are making sense.

[Ron Green]

48. Nawww....it's ignorance.

We're in a post-literate age now. Print (and its attendant context) had a good long run, about 500 years. We are entering a new age of iconography now, but unfortunately without the poetic power of the pre-literate era. Therefore meaning, which resides in language, wll be diminished, IMHO. At least we've got pretty pictures.

[tjdee]

35. Your so right.

I hate that one too, the your/you're. Don't see that much though.

I do type prolly here though....because it's shorter to spell and there's something perty about the way olly looks.

;)

[Zomby Woof]

37. ugh!!

I like you, but the prolly thing is making me re-evaluate.... :nuke:

[tjdee]

41. And what are your feelings on EMPHASIZING words?

I always wonder this when I'm TRYING to say something.

Should I be *trying* to say something instead?

Prolly.

:P :)

[_NorCal_D_]

56. Well,

I always bold words that I want to emphasize. It seems more agreeable to do so instead of TYPING like THIS. :7

[flyingfysh]

39. read this book

"Eats, Shoots, and Leaves"

The title refers to a joke where a panda walks into a restaurant, gets something to eat, then pulls out a pistol and fires it. As the panda is leaving, a waiter asks "What did you do that for?". The panda hands him a copy of a poorly-punctuated book on animals, and shows him the entry on himself:

"Panda: eats, shoots, and leaves"

The whole book is a gripe about bad punctuation.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

40. Why do you care?

[Kat45]

42. The fucking apostrophe? That's the crux of the fucking biscuit.

:bounce:

[Lefty48197]

44. In Michigan, we call it a fuckin' apostophe

.

[Colin Ex]

45. Look at this.

[democrat in Tallahassee]

46. I is a editer and I says Fuck the apostrophe

[LWolf]

53. Well, Iv'e been using the apostrophe' for a really long time.

The trick is this; you have to teach the apostrophe it's proper place. Its all over the place otherwise. People who ca'nt train their apostrophe's properly are just loosers.

[gardenista]

55. Ye's thi's i's one of the thing's that bug's me too. nt