Its Vs It's
Your VS You're
Hope this helps all of you. It just really gets on my nerves to see those four used incorrectly, so I set out to fix it some. Thanks for your time. [ 10-03-2001: Message edited by: WaisztarrozBarrimas ]
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quote:That's, 'Those'.
WaisztarrozBarrimas had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
It just really gets on my nerves to see these four...
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[QUOTE]WaisztarrozBarrimas had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
[qb]It just really gets on my nerves to see these four...
Oops, indeed it is. That never happened. 
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hi im a monkey we have no grammer here in CANDYLAND
I get to be exempt from all these trivial rules.. my native language isn't English so there *hah*
Effect- The power to achieve a result, The basic or general meaning, ie: What is the effect of that spell?
Affect-To influence, ie: How does this affect me?
This is one that really bothers me, along with some other words that sound the same but have different meanings when spelled differently. I know its splitting hairs, but I'm currently in a college English Comp class and we are working on grammar. But if we are gonna be grammar Nazis, lets go all out here. :b
Although after seeing the things my ex-in-game-husband used to write, I've learned that sometimes it's just easier to ignore it and move on.
/shudder
Man, that guy has ATTROCIOUS grammar! (And constantly does the apostrophe for plural words. That one drives me bonkers.)
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Tarissa Treerunner
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Wyndi had this to say about Duck Tales:
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is vs are
is one, are many. dat it. git it?
I vs Me
If dere many people in da sentence, den cut out da udder people. for example.
Yesterday, Innoruuk killed my family, my cat and me. Dis would change to Yesterday, Innoruuk killed me. when trying ta see if it would be I or me.
Dat mean if you say Yesterday, Innoruuk killed my family, my cat and I, den da grammer whores eat your cropse. Dat bad.
Me smratum!
Oh, an udder ting. When telling uh story, it is a common mistake to either switch between first, second, and terd person, or past and present tence, it gud to stay consistant.
Da err.. .. (looks at angry mob) commahs.. da.... he.. me gud wid comas.. if u in quotes and hab comma at da end, u put da coma aftawords like dis "Please don't eet me," said the troll in fear. [ 10-04-2001: Message edited by: diadem ]
The problem with posting a grammar thread is that it's a lot like tying a cord to your scrotum with the label, "Pull here." You're just asking complete strangers to bust your balls.
Your first sentence, for example, begins well enough, but trails off into a quagmire of poor usage and ends with the utterly unnecessary "about." Note that, if you must include the word, you should rephrase the clause along the lines of, "about which other grammar Nazis and I get a little upset." While one may get a little overzealous when rephrasing to avoid ending with a preposition--Churchill is reputed to have answered a question about the propriety of such endings with, "That is exactly the sort of nonsense up with which I will not put!"--the rule is generally sound.
Second, your inconsistent abbreviation of "versus" (the standard for which is "vs.") leaves you helpless prey to more evolved grammar Nazis, should any be hunting in the vicinity.
Finally, the comical clause, "so I set out to fix it some," simply begs for lectures from more sophisticated devotees of grammar National Socialism. First, as above, the word is unnecessary. Second, which only makes the lectures more tempting, you are open to the philosophical question of how, exactly, one fixes a problem "some." It smacks of "mostly dead," or "a little pregnant." One might reduce the scope of the problem. One may even hope to lessen the incidence of grammar violations. Should one wish to end with a flourish of daring vocabluary, one might even endeavor to ameliorate the sitution.
The above was humor. I'm rarely a grammar Nazi except to grammar Nazis. But grammar Nazis, like all beasts of prey, must be on guard not only against other predators, but against more aggressive, experienced hunters of their own species.
{edit: style} [ 10-04-2001: Message edited by: Bloodsage ]
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
It's weird why people get these fookered in the first place, but let's review anyway.
Aloud - To speak; loudly. Ex. He read his report aloud.
Allowed - Permitted to. Ex. I am only allowed to go across the street.
Doofuses
There - Used to indicate a place. Ex: He is over there.
Their - Used to indicate a posession of a certain thing. Ex: It is their picnic.
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Avylen had this to say about John Romero:
Hey, I got a question, when do you use affect as opposed to effect, I never ever get this right.
Effect - Used to describe a certain change. Ex: It effected the forest.
Affect - Used to describe a certain emotion feeling. Ex: He was very affectionate to her.
I might have gotten that wrong, sue me.
Homonym: two words that sound alike, but which are spelled differently and have different meanings.
Patronym: a name derived from that of the father, often through the use of a suffix.
Just wanted to be sure everyone was clear on these.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Avylen had this to say about Tron:
Hey, I got a question, when do you use affect as opposed to effect, I never ever get this right.
You present a good question. Effect is a noun; affect is a verb. I hope this helps.
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Avylen had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
Hey, I got a question, when do you use affect as opposed to effect, I never ever get this right.
An easier way than remembering the meanings, which always seem too similar to me anyway, is to remember the part of speech.
Affect is a verb. Something affects something else.
Effect is a noun. Affecting something produces an effect.
Hope that helps.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
[ 10-04-2001: Message edited by: Wyndi ]
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Bloodsage had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
An easier way than remembering the meanings, which always seem too similar to me anyway, is to remember the part of speech.Affect is a verb. Something affects something else.
Effect is a noun. Affecting something produces an effect.
Hope that helps.
Please see the post above your own, doofus. [ 10-04-2001: Message edited by: WaisztarrozBarrimas ]
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WaisztarrozBarrimas had this to say about Captain Planet:
Nice one, Bloodsage, that was pretty funny. Okay, I am not a grammar Nazi, but apostrophes are so basic that it drives me up a wall when people somehow cannot understand basic usage. I am still just a Sophomore in High School; I have much to learn.
I really didn't mean to pick on you; it was only a joke. 
You didn't come across as one of the obnoxious grammar Nazis at all, but they're out there nonetheless.
Sorry if it seemed I was picking on you.
{Edit: It wasn't there when I posted, doofus. [ 10-04-2001: Message edited by: Bloodsage ]}
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Bloodsage had this to say about Pirotess:
I really didn't mean to pick on you; it was only a joke.
You didn't come across as one of the obnoxious grammar Nazis at all, but they're out there nonetheless.
Sorry if it seemed I was picking on you.
You detected sarcasm that didn't exist. I lacked the highly vital smiley, though. I thought your post was pretty funny and didn't take it seriously.
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WaisztarrozBarrimas wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
You detected sarcasm that didn't exist. I lacked the highly vital smiley, though. I thought your post was pretty funny and didn't take it seriously.
Oh, good! 
For a moment, when you said you were a sophomore in HS, I had that sinking feeling like you get when you realize the sinister, black-robed figure you just back-stabbed with your high-level Rogue is really an 80-year-old nun lurking in the shadows hoping to reach her convent safely. (One of my Master's degrees in in English.)
/whew
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
It's all about the apostrophe.
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
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Fazumzen Fastfist had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
I didn't read the entire thread, but the only time you can put the apostrophe s after a noun to show possession is when it's a proper noun. (EX: Joe's beans, New York City's citizens.)
Not really: the candle's flame. AFAIK, "'s" is a reasonably universal way to show possession. There are exceptions, of course, as there are to most things in English, but it's a pretty good rule of thumb that "'s" denotes possession when appended to a noun.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
Note: The above was humor. I am not that bloody stupid. Thank you for your time. Oh crap in a bag, I think I just picked up some bad grammar habits with this post. "OH NO i DAMAEG BRAEN!!!" to quote Kagrama's sigpic. [ 10-04-2001: Message edited by: Ruvyen Warblade ]
Gah. My cousins a grammer idiot. I can look at her notes all day and never get sick. IT goes something along the lines of 'Hay wats uhp eye eat some good fud rrleer butt it wus bad so its not gud so eye goht board how r youre silli.'
This one always makes me smirk...
When asked 'How do you feel' replying 'good' indicates that you are pleasant to the touch, while replying 'well' indicates your state of health.
I'm not really a grammer nazi, I just get amused by other people's usage. I don't use these on purpose anymore, because very rarely does anyone else get the joke... it's not fun to be laughing alone. (Yes, I'm a humor snob...)
