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Monday, April 07, 2003
It's time for round two of grammar, spelling, and punctuation issues that bug the living bejeezus out of me. I've noticed a lot of these lately. I will try to be nicer than I was the last time, because people got really up in arms about the etymology of the term "duck tape". No reason to get pissed, party people - it's just some chick's web site. It's not like I'm coming over to your house and shouting "It's fucking DUCT TAPE" into a megaphone. Also, please don't tell me that I'm a "grammer" Nazi. It's spelled "grammar", you fucktard.
Definitely vs. definately
This makes me fucking crazy. Since when does 'definitely' contain the letter a? Some of my friends spell it the wrong way, and I love you people, but for the love of all that's holy, the correct spelling is "definitely". When you spell it incorrectly, it makes the baby Jesus cry.
Hear vs. here
Here denotes a location: "Come over here." Hear refers to your auditory sense: "I can hear you." Please do not write "I was hear when you came over, but I didn't here you ring the doorbell," because I will have to beat you about the head and shoulders with a sock full of quarters.
Could/would/should have vs. could/would/should of
You are probably confusing "could've" with "could of". Allow me to point out the difference: "could've" is a contraction of "could have", whereas "could of" is not a fucking real phrase. Stop using it. Now.
Plurals with apostrophes
Once and for all, let's review what we learned in second grade English class, shall we? Plurals do not fucking require apostrophes. An apostrophe denotes possession. You do not have twenty-three cat's, you have twenty-three cats, you fucking weirdo. It's not that difficult to remember. I might have to stab myself in the eye with a salad fork if I see any more people using apostrophes incorrectly. You don't want that, do you? It would be awfully messy.
Overuse of ellipses (...)
When you write like this... it is very annoying... please stop... or I might lose my fucking mind... and while that would be entertaining... for some people... I would really prefer to keep my mind fully intact... thank you... fuckers...
I could of gone on and on about other grammer problem's I see on a daily basis, but someone else definately has it covered... right hear.
Wow. It physically hurt me to write that last sentence.
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