UGH! Calling the grammar police!

[Anonymous]

I feel sad for the OP. Its not her falt that she feels the need to be better then everyone else. its there falt four being stoopid.

[Anonymous]

Oh my gosh. i am going to continue to use terrible grammer to piss you off.

[Anonymous]

The main grammar pet peeve I have is when people use "but" when they should use "and." I'm reading a book and the author keeps writing stuff like this:

"I like chocolate, but I eat it all the time."

That sentence is confusing because I read the word "but" and think he's going to tell me something that makes an exception to the first part of his statement.

He could use it like this:

"I like chocolate, but I only eat it on special occasions," and that makes sense to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Page 9! great! let's keep going!! (someone take over when we get to the next page and beyond - thanks)

Page 10! keeps going just as the Energizer Bunny does

Flame away and call me a bean counter, but this thread - which is so ridiculous - can't die!

[Anonymous]

"Strangers soliciting opinion on sex of baby"

Puzzled me until I realized strangers were actually offering opinions, not soliciting them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"We ate three pizza's"

HATE this use of apostrophes

Really? I like apostrophes on my pizza. I know a lot of people don't like the fishy taste, though.

[Anonymous]

I really HATE when my family in the midwest says "I seen it". It's as though they cannot process "I saw it". Makes me CRAZY.

[zumbamama]

I've worked with writers and editors for ten years. Many of the writers don't use proper grammar and they make the same spelling mistakes I see here.

Just look at it this way—if it were not for people with less than perfect grammar, we would not have the need to employ copy editors. So from an economic standpoint, other peoples' poor grammar helps maintain the job market for you copy editors.

I don't normally correct someone's grammar unless I'm proofing something (and I'm not technically an editor, so it's likely there will still be errors that I miss). But since we're on the subject, here's one for ya. Yes, I know I said ya.

The word "Filipino" does not begin with "Ph." But the country does! (I really don't expect anyone to know this, but have seen it misspelled a million times).

[Anonymous]

...although, by that logic we should also be applauding crack dealers and arsonists...

[zumbamama]

Anonymous wrote:...although, by that logic we should also be applauding crack dealers and arsonists...

ha! I think Dave Chappelle did a skit about that once...criminals keeping the police employed. But I guess we could say that about many professions, right? If it weren't for out-of-shape people, I wouldn't be in the Zumba business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"We ate three pizza's"

HATE this use of apostrophes

Really? I like apostrophes on my pizza. I know a lot of people don't like the fishy taste, though.

Apostrophes are DELICIOUS and nutritious! Mm. I'm about to call Papa John's right now.