krambman
Posts: 3,606
Feb 14, 2011 1:07pm
karen lotz;678078 wrote:Seriously though, I didn't know that about the punctuation. I thought that only applied when you are actually quoting what a person said. Doesn't seem right if I would have typed "Their?".
I've always thought that it seems odd to never have punctuation outside of quotation marks, but that is indeed the rule.
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Feb 14, 2011 1:12pm
gorocks99;677783 wrote:Most hated mistake: "I seen," as in, "I seen this commercial the other day"
No, you didn't "seen" anything. You saw. Or you are seeing. Nobody "seens" anything.
Winner!
Nothing screams "redneck" quite as much as "I seen." I literally want to punch babies when I hear / see people use "seen" incorrectly.
Thread Bomber
Posts: 1,851
Feb 14, 2011 1:12pm
"Fuck you!"
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Feb 14, 2011 1:13pm
krambman;678069 wrote:No, and punctuation marks should always fall inside of quotation marks, never outside.
I was almost an English major in college, so simple grammar mistakes are one of my biggest pet peeves. It is easily the most annoying thing on message boards. Usually if a post has multiple mistakes I don't finish reading it.
Indeed. I even have to correct it here at work with professional letter writers.
As I understand it, single-quotes function differently in this respect, though. Am I not correct in that?
karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Feb 14, 2011 1:14pm
O-Trap;678094 wrote:As I understand it, single-quotes function differently in this respect, though. Am I not correct in that?
I hope this is correct. I'm about to use the hell out of some single-quotes.
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september63
Posts: 5,789
Feb 14, 2011 1:28pm
krambman;678069 wrote:No, and punctuation marks should always fall inside of quotation marks, never outside.
I was almost an English major in college, so simple grammar mistakes are one of my biggest pet peeves. It is easily the most annoying thing on message boards. Usually if a post has multiple mistakes I don't finish reading it.
I guess you dont finish reading many OC posts then.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Feb 14, 2011 1:36pm
karen lotz;677970 wrote:You think your funny or something?
It's "you're."
karen lotz;677972 wrote:He was probably to cool for that.
It's "too."
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Feb 14, 2011 1:36pm
september63;678109 wrote:I guess you dont finish reading any OC posts then.
Fixed.
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Feb 14, 2011 1:40pm
No it ain't.ernest_t_bass;678119 wrote:It's "you're."
It's "too."
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Feb 14, 2011 1:41pm
O-Trap;678126 wrote:No it ain't.
You spelt "isn't" wrong.
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Feb 14, 2011 1:53pm
Guys! Slow down I'm taking notes on all this grammar wrangling.
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Feb 14, 2011 1:53pm
I don't have issue with any of it until someone employs the "cc" response as an excuse for it, and of course when it involves irony.
Skyhook79
Posts: 5,739
Feb 14, 2011 1:55pm
Almost? I almost went to Med School. It is nearly impossible for me to walk into a Hospital because of all the mistakes I see being made.krambman;678069 wrote:No, and punctuation marks should always fall inside of quotation marks, never outside.
I was almost an English major in college, so simple grammar mistakes are one of my biggest pet peeves. It is easily the most annoying thing on message boards. Usually if a post has multiple mistakes I don't finish reading it.
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Feb 14, 2011 1:59pm
gorocks99;678127 wrote:You spelt "isn't" wrong.
No. You spelled "ain't" bad.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Feb 14, 2011 3:15pm
ytownfootball;678140 wrote:I don't have issue with any of it until someone employs the "cc" response as an excuse for it, and of course when it involves irony.
Yeah. I laugh at the ironic "YOUR AN IDIOT" ones. The only grammar mistakes that really bother me are when someone writes a lengthy trainwreck of a post that is, at best, barely readable. Also known as "thickthinbigred syndrome".
FatHobbit
Posts: 8,651
Feb 14, 2011 3:39pm
I agree. As long as I can understand what someone is trying to say, I don't have a problem with anyone's grammar. If you want perfect grammar, maybe the internet is not the place you should be looking?Heretic;678281 wrote:The only grammar mistakes that really bother me are when someone writes a lengthy trainwreck of a post that is, at best, barely readable.
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Sonofanump
Feb 14, 2011 3:44pm
Heretic;678281 wrote:yeah I laugh at the ironic "YOUR AN IDIOT" ones the only grammar mistakes that really bother me are when someone writes a lengthy trainwreck of a post that is at best barely readable also known as "thickthinbigred syndrome"
Except it looks like this ^^^^^
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Feb 14, 2011 3:45pm
Sonofanump;678330 wrote:Except it looks like this ^^^^^
Wait, huh?
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Sonofanump
Feb 14, 2011 3:48pm
O-Trap;678332 wrote:wait huh
Or like this ^^^^
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Feb 14, 2011 3:54pm
Sonofanump;678336 wrote:Or like this ^^^^
lolwut
Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
Feb 14, 2011 3:55pm
Not looking for perfect anything. Obviously mine isn't even close to it. Of instead of have, though? That shouldn't be acceptable. Ever.FatHobbit;678322 wrote:I agree. As long as I can understand what someone is trying to say, I don't have a problem with anyone's grammar. If you want perfect grammar, maybe the internet is not the place you should be looking?
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Feb 14, 2011 3:56pm
Sonofanump;678330 wrote:Except it looks like this ^^^^^
LOL
+1 for you!
FatHobbit
Posts: 8,651
Feb 14, 2011 4:20pm
Fab4Runner;678345 wrote:Not looking for perfect anything. Obviously mine isn't even close to it. Of instead of have, though? That shouldn't be acceptable. Ever.
I'm not trying to tell you what your pet peeves can be, but some people here take it to far.
I think I say "should of," (Is that correct with the comma inside the quotes? It looks weird to me.) When I mean "should have". I think I would type "should have" but I'm not 100% positive.
Little Danny
Posts: 4,288
Feb 14, 2011 7:22pm
Something tells me Ender Wiggen hates the Grammar Police.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Feb 14, 2011 7:26pm
FatHobbit;678403 wrote:I'm not trying to tell you what your pet peeves can be, but some people here take it to far.
When you actually speak it, it sounds like should of. But when you write/type it out, it is should have.