It's "bald-faced liar", not "bold-faced liar."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My fed co-worker says "physical year'"for "fiscal year "!

Hahahahahahahah. Stop it, no they don't. Cause that's just scary.

That's pretty bad. I know a high-powered DC mover/shaker who has a side business planning events. Professional events, not bar mitzvahs. Anyway, she always pronounces plenary "plen-er-ary". Every time. Considering that the plenary speech is a pretty major element of these events, she says it a LOT. What's worse, she HEARS it said correctly a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's "for all intents and purposes" not "for all intensive purposes"

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YES

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do grammar nazis do for fun?

Have sex.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do grammar nazis do for fun?

I dunno? What?

We read voraciously. Anything from the back of the cereal box to the New York Times to Tolstoy. It helps. Come join us. You too can be a part of our world.

NP here;sorry i don't read voraciously. I have a life to live and don't lock myself up in a room focused on other peoples spelling and grammatical shortcomings. It maybe because my DH and I actually have a happy marriage and dont ignore our kids or each other. we are not uptight prudes.

Get out your red pen! That should keep you busy for a minute or two.

Gosh, I am special then. I can use proper grammar AND have a full, interesting life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey grammar bullies, stop picking on the rest of us who are grammar-challenged. I don't think there is anything funny about this condition.

Then pay attention and shape up.

[Anonymous]

Another one...first annual as in the "First Annual School Bake-Off". It can only be annual if you have already had an event a year ago....

[Anonymous]

"Whole 'nother" is completely infuriating.

As in "that's a whole nother story..." or something similar.

There is no such word as "nother" people!!!


Also, is "or else" acceptable in any other context than a threat?

I always hear my MIL say this and it just irks me... as in, "you need to do this or else I'll have to cancel my appointment" etc. Wouldn't it be correct to just say "or" instead of "or else"?

[Anonymous]

"Try and..."

No.

It's "try to..."

Get a clue!

[Anonymous]

"Whole 'nother" is just colloquial. I can't imagine anything says or writes it in the belief that it is grammatically correct.

As for what grammar nazis do for fun, why, we're doing it right now! Don't you feel privileged, to get to observe our natural behavior?

[Anonymous]

In American usage, periods come BEFORE the closing quotation mark, not after.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My fed co-worker says "physical year'"for "fiscal year "!

Hahahahahahahah. Stop it, no they don't. Cause that's just scary.

That's pretty bad. I know a high-powered DC mover/shaker who has a side business planning events. Professional events, not bar mitzvahs. Anyway, she always pronounces plenary "plen-er-ary". Every time. Considering that the plenary speech is a pretty major element of these events, she says it a LOT. What's worse, she HEARS it said correctly a lot.

brb. Looking up "plenary".

[Anonymous]

This thread is literaly making me pee my pants.

Don't you hate when someone says this, when it isn't true and then they misspell the word, to boot?

Um, what does "to boot" really mean, anyway?

Never mind, whole 'nother thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In American usage, periods come BEFORE the closing quotation mark, not after.

Not when the quotation marks are used parenthetically, I think. But you're probably right.

Oh noes. I've been doing it wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is literaly making me pee my pants.

Don't you hate when someone says this, when it isn't true and then they misspell the word, to boot?

Um, what does "to boot" really mean, anyway?

Never mind, whole 'nother thread.

On a(nother) tangential note, I never fail to say "literally and figuratively" whenever applicable to an observation I've just made. And, it cracks me up every time! I'm grateful that it also cracks my DH up at least some substantial portion of the time.

[Anonymous]

No one has yet mentioned "mothers-in-law" rather than "mother-in-laws." I think we manage to dodge that on here because of DCUMers' addiction to abbreviations.