Grammar Lessons For ATS Members: Join in.

There was a site where one guy would constantly correct people's spelling. It drove them nuts or pissed them off. I would rather someone point out my mistake than to keep making them.

reply to post by MzMorbid


You are officially my new "Grammar Hero"!!!!!!

Love it!

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You are too funny! Notice that I used the proper use of the word "too".

Applause is considered accecptable.....thank you very much and good night!.

Jeez, I love this thread!

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HELP!

There after me and I don't know what two doo!

Originally posted by HollowJacket
I before E except after C fellow ATSers, and make sure you check spelling in the thread title or you will get the grammer nazis after you

don't make me misunderestimate you guys

Try to explain that rule to your neighbor. I keep looking for the hidden C, but can't find it.

I know I have spelling issues from time to time as well as grammar problems. My one and only tip: type out your response in Word or a similar program and paste into the thread.

Let's not forget the terrible use of 'then' & 'than' on the forums.

Example 01:

I like red better then green. WRONG!
I like red better than green. CORRECT!

Get it correct peoples. You're driving me insane!

IRM :shk:

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I like these responses! Lots of positive and negatives----and of course, the calling of names.

But for the most part, people seem receptive.

Spelling and grammar are important. They lend credibility to your ideas and arguments. They underscore your intelligence. You are taken more seriously when you express yourself well.

Thanks for joining in!

Originally posted by InfaRedMan
Let's not forget the terrible use of 'then' & 'than' on the forums.

We didn't. Of course you'd have to read the thread to know that.

Originally posted by Night Star
I would rather someone point out my mistake than to keep making them.

I would, too. But please put it in a PM! Don't make a special post whose ONLY purpose is to correct someone's grammar. They (I) might not take kindly to that.

Whose and Who's

Whose is the possessive of who:
Whose post was that? (To whom did it belong?)

Who's is a contraction of "who is" or "who has":
Who's knocking on the door?
Who's been sleeping in my bed?

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I worked at a call center and they use to tease me cause when they sent out memos and stuff I would return them all marked up with red pen. I told them it looked very unprofessional to have spelling and grammar errors in their memos ESP when they have spell check! Well eventually the memos became my job lol

Originally posted by VictorVonDoom
"What word should I end this question with?"

I'd go for, "What word should I end this question with, you pedantic freak?" But that's just me.

Originally posted by VictorVonDoom
"What word should I end this question with?"

"Question".

With what word should I end this question?

reply to post by Benevolent Heretic


Ahh yes but then you're starting a sentence with a preposition turning it into a past conjunctive marsupialian phrase. Per Strunk and Funknall's, that's a no-no.

reply to post by Benevolent Heretic

With what word....

"Who" is on first. But, "What" is on second base.

Huh? Then, who's on third?

NO, "Who"s on first. "I don't know"s on third.

That's why I'm askin' ya!!! Why not? How come you don't know who's on third?!?

"Who"s on first, I keep telling you!! "I don't know"s on third!

Ack!!

Then whose bat is this?

"Why"s.

Because I wanna know!!

NO, he's center field.

Oh, Bah!! I just don't give a darn!!!

Oh, that's our shortstop!!

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With apologies, and gratitude, to Bud and Lou. Two of the greatest.......

Originally posted by MrDesolate
...turning it into a past conjunctive marsupialian phrase.

I said nothing about marsupials at all. I kinda like the little critters. But if I were asking a question about the koala, I might say, "On which tree does the koala graze"? That's a marsupalian phrase, I believe.

If it was a formal document, I think I would write, "With which word should I end this question"? But in informal writing or speech, I'd probably use "Which word should I end this question with"? Because my spoken word is MUCH more informal than my written word.

I think in most cases, it's OK to end a sentence with a preposition, as long as it's not redundant, as in:

Where is the place at?

The sentence loses no meaning by losing the last word. But in a sentence like:

What did she choke on?

The last word is integral to the meaning of the sentence.

Two more:

When using quotation marks, the period, comma, question mark- whichever comes before the end quote.

Sally said to me, "This is how you should do it!"

When using parentheses in a sentence, the punctuation comes after the last parenthesis (the singular form of parentheses is parenthesis).

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aaannnnnnddddd...I just learned something else that I won't ever forget seeing as how I have been doing it the other way around for years now.

thanks

Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Where is the place at?

In Canada, the correct usage would be, "Where is the place at, eh?"