Don't write no bad grammar at no LPSG!

Grammar, or to be more specific, bad grammar.

It's earned its own thread.

We've got a large share of English Majors onsite so let's hear it: what gets on your nerves when it comes to improper English usage?

Here's one that gets my goat:

then instead of than: "I'd rather see Episode III at the movies then on DVD."

grrrrrrr! It makes me want to wrap my dick around the chandelier and hang myself.

I hate the mix up between "your" and "you're"

How about the most famous of all split infinitives:

"...to boldly go..."

Thanks a whole lot, Roddenberry.

Hay ya knowd I ain't not never gived it much thought. Nopers, I ain't ables to ritely say I done. No surrey I ain't ever gave it no never mind.

The first to spring to mind is the ever popular there/their/they're.

Clearly there are grammatical (and spelling) errors all over the place and some are beyond catastrophic in nature (at least that's how they appear to me). It may have to do with not checking a post before submitting or it may be language barriers since some persons here are not from English speaking nations originally or reside in one even now.

Not being an English Major myself-- although I did once have a brief fling with an American Captain-- it's difficult for me to know just how to respond. In general--never been in a General that I know of-- I try not to get to caught up in this. I see, I seethe, I breathe and I (try to) let it go, after all it isn't politics or Junior bashing so I let it go (usually). Perhaps if this board had a spell and grammar check things would go better, eh?

So, about those t-shirts from your racing weekend--when can I expect mine? You did get gifts for all of us didn't you? Look, I am serious about this. I do not want you to disect my post and list my errors until after I get my shirt. Size to be determined.

LOL I personally hate the except/accept. My friend is always writing e-mails and getting the two mixed up. She isn't a very good college student.

Everybody gets skidmarks.

Sorry, they're not autographed. :(

With these grammar threads being developed, are you going to tell Chuck to take the double negative out of his North Jersey signature? ...'cause, really, that's gonna suck.

I think it's versus its has to take first place.

Give me time to compile my list; I'll get back to you (and you I will!). Along with TAG's your/you're and Max's its/it's, let's not forget their/they're/there; however, there are things that work my nerves even more. I'll be posting in this thread again.

Let me just put it this way: Two simple keystrokes, and I'd take "ur" post more seriously.

y wood u say that muh ritingz jus fine

Oh, I forgot, you're used to all kinds of l33t from your students. It's no wonder you improved their grades as soon as you got there; it'd be kinda hard for grades to go any lower.

As far as split infinitives go, it's a matter of how natural it sounds. "I desire to never be alone again." sounds more natural than "I desire never to be alone again." or "I desire to be never alone again."

You'll find that very few teachers will always say split infinitives are bad. In fact, there's the ambiguity issue: "You fail completely to recognize the fact." could mean "You fail to completely recognize the fact." or "You completely fail to recognize the fact." Split infinitives sometimes, rarely, are ambiguous; mostly then it's adverbs like "further" which are also verbs.

I freakin' hate "leet." I instantly stop giving any respect to anyone that uses it too much.

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