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[Mike Nawrot]

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[Psychoflood]

wow, i remember when you found this yesterday. I had a whole bunch of people over from the team, and i mean... sure we were a little tired and maybe we don't all have straight A+'s in english, but comon... that's just horrible xD

[NoSkaOnTheRadio]

bad grammar is everywhere these days!

I was taking the T yesterday (the Boston subway, for people who aren't from around here) and they recently switched to this totally confusing and counterintuitive fare system. There were a few signs up on the ticket vending machines, all reading "If your not sure what kind of ticket to purchase, ask an attendant." Fortunately I had a pen in my pocket, and i corrected them to "If you're not sure..."

I honestly do fear for the English language...

[Pavan Dave]

Originally Posted by NoSkaOnTheRadio

bad grammar is everywhere these days!

I was taking the T yesterday (the Boston subway, for people who aren't from around here) and they recently switched to this totally confusing and counterintuitive fare system. There were a few signs up on the ticket vending machines, all reading "If your not sure what kind of ticket to purchase, ask an attendant." Fortunately I had a pen in my pocket, and i corrected them to "If you're not sure..."

I honestly do fear for the English language...

I thought the gaming world had it bad with, "U" "R" "kewl" etc., but now in the real world as well?

"Bye bye English, *Waves* it was good knowing you."

Pavan.

[Gertlex]

People overreact to that sort of thing. Most commonly it's a typo. Just because you perhaps type it's instead of its or then instead of than doesn't make you a moron. I've always had the desire to punch people who instead assume you don't know the rule AND go into a long one-on-one spiel about how to use that piece of grammar.

[Adam Richards]

Originally Posted by Gertlex

People overreact to that sort of thing. Most commonly it's a typo. Just because you perhaps type it's instead of its or then instead of than doesn't make you a moron. I've always had the desire to punch people who instead assume you don't know the rule AND go into a long one-on-one spiel about how to use that piece of grammar.

I don't think that its overreacting at all. A lot of times, people are ignorant to the fact that they're wrong in such a situation, and make the same mistake time and time again. When many people make an error involving their/they're/there or your/you're, they aren't aware of the differences and use them improperly. English might have the largest vocabulary out of every language in the world, but not caring about the most simple usage of words is simply ridiculous.

[technoL]

Originally Posted by NoSkaOnTheRadio

bad grammar is everywhere these days!

I was taking the T yesterday (the Boston subway, for people who aren't from around here) and they recently switched to this totally confusing and counterintuitive fare system. There were a few signs up on the ticket vending machines, all reading "If your not sure what kind of ticket to purchase, ask an attendant." Fortunately I had a pen in my pocket, and i corrected them to "If you're not sure..."

I honestly do fear for the English language...

Your English teacher would be proud! One of the things that ticks me the most is the common misspelling of the word grammar itself.

[FourPenguins]

Originally Posted by Gertlex

People overreact to that sort of thing. Most commonly it's a typo.

Typo or not, it's incorrect. If they know the rules, then they're being careless, and that's arguably worse.

[sanddrag]

The one that bugs me is that some time in the past year or two "a" has become an acceptable replacement for "per." I see prices listed as $29.99 a month or $4.00 a pound.

[Chief Pride]

Originally Posted by Gertlex

People overreact to that sort of thing. Most commonly it's a typo. Just because you perhaps type it's instead of its or then instead of than doesn't make you a moron. I've always had the desire to punch people who instead assume you don't know the rule AND go into a long one-on-one spiel about how to use that piece of grammar.

agreed, grammar is such a silly thing to call someone ignorant over ... :/

[JudyVandy]

Originally Posted by zinefer

agreed, grammar is such a silly thing to call someone ignorant over ... :/

Ah...I think it's as follows: "...over which to call someone ingnorant." Don't end a sentence with a preposition.

Sorry! I'm a grammar geek, too!

[lukevanoort]

Originally Posted by JudyVandy

Ah...I think it's as follows: "...over which to call someone ingnorant." Don't end a sentence with a preposition.

Sorry! I'm a grammar geek, too!

Actually, you can end a sentence with a preposition to your heart's content--no rules of grammar are violated by doing it. Such usage, however, can easily result in prepositions with unclear or completely missing objects, which can make it difficult to determine a sentence's meaning. It is better to avoid ending with prepositions in the first place (especially in formal writing), but it isn't like saying "they is going to the house" or some other clearly incorrect grammatical construct.

[Ross340]

I think I would have been more distracted by the "calculation indicates design failure!" line... =P If i saw that, I wouldn't be searching it for grammar errors. haha. but that's what we call an eye for detail.

[Alexa Stott]

Originally Posted by Pavan

I thought the gaming world had it bad with, "U" "R" "kewl" etc., but now in the real world as well?

"Bye bye English, *Waves* it was good knowing you."

Pavan.

Um...since when is it the gaming world's fault? I think you meant to say "the internet," not "the gaming world."

Funny story about grammar, actually...I saw in our girls' locker room a message that read "Your a *edited for content*" written in blue Sharpie. Someone went in later and took her pen and wrote in the missing apostrophe and the "e" at the end of "you're" to make the statement grammatically correct.

[JaneYoung]

This is an opinion of mine. It is one that I value.
One must work on their language every day. It shouldn't be taken for granted. I've always held this opinion simply because my maternal grandmother and my mother each had a command of the English language, written and verbal, that I have admired and respected. Luckily for me, I love dictionaries and like to find words to learn and understand. As far as punctuation and typos, I think we have to work with those as well. There is a reason to proof your work, then proof again, then proof again. Something along the lines of - constant vigilance -