One 4 the grammar pedants

il_principe
il_principe Posts: 9,155
edited February 2009 in Commuting chat
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Actually I'm a bit of a pedant, but I loved this.
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  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    :lol:
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    :lol::lol::lol:

    You should listen to the Stephen Fry podgram on language. He's very scathing about pedantry, which supports my view that most of the time you should probably just mutter 'y-o-u-apostrophe-r-e is you are. y-o-u-r is your.' under your breath....
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    [devils advocate]
    What if the person was dyslexic or had some such grammar deficiency issue. :wink:

    Their poor grammar could be the result of not being taught properly because of useless failing schools. :wink: If they haven't been taught then they wouldn't know and ridicule or correcting in a cruel way isn't the best way to go about raising attention to the lack of skill with language. Doing so (taking the piss out of them) certainly wouldn't encourage them to 'go back to school' or take a course. :wink: The stigma attached to bad grammar may force them could be a really talented person in other ways - back into thir shell. :wink:

    Ignorance within the intelligent is the most unforgiving and all that. :wink: Clarity of mind isn't a by-product of education or academic intelligence. It's a gift from living and experience.
    [/devils advocate]

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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    To DDD's devil's advocate:

    If people don't tell them they've got it wrong how will they ever learn? :wink:

    From LiT's devil's advocate
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  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    [devils advocate]

    "devil's advocate" maybe?
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss is a good and entertaining read.
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Greg66 wrote:
    Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss is a good and entertaining read.

    + several.
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  • antfly
    antfly Posts: 3,276
    I think I may be the one that started this.
    All I said was it should be "THEIR " and not "THERE", a common and irritating mistake but pointing it out seems to have opened a whole can of worms.I`ve never been accused of being intelligent before,though,DonDaddyD.
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  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    my pet hate on a bike forum are those occasions when people have problems with they're :wink: "breaks"
  • Christophe3967
    Christophe3967 Posts: 1,200
    I suppose that when we have 13 year old boys taking paternity tests, people losing their jobs without notice and a government minister's husband convicted of fraud (just today's news) the odd spot of apostrophe abuse should be put into context.

    I believe that somebody once formed a Society of Pedants, but few people joined because they couldn't agree whether this title or the Society for Pedants was correct. I don't wish to sound pedantic, but if only they had named it the Society for the Promotion of Pedantry, it might have enjoyed greater recognition.
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  • s-worksenduro
    s-worksenduro Posts: 172
    I too am a bit of a pedant! I just find it an awful lot easier to read a post where the author has gone to the effort to ensure correct SPG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) If you have to trawl through ten pages of a thread to get to the head, it takes a lot less effort for the reader if it is all layed out in the proper way.

    I also realise that this post will now be torn apart for my own mistakes!! I haven't done English since GCSE, and even then I only got a C!!!
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  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    I get people who are just too lazy to spell! And try to claim they're dyslexic... :evil:

    At least it's* not :shock: text speak!


    *Hope that's the right place for an apostrophe
  • Underscore
    Underscore Posts: 730
    s-worksenduro wrote:
    I also realise that this post will now be torn apart for my own mistakes!! I haven't done English since GCSE, and even then I only got a C!!!
    Glad to oblige!
    s-worksenduro wrote:
    I just find it an awful lot easier to read a post where the author has gone to the effort to ensure correct SPG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)
    Was it just me that found the lack of a full stop at the end of that sentence amusing? Oh, I see... Ah, my coat. Thank you.

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  • antfly
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    The pedants are coming out of the closets!
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    Underscore wrote:
    s-worksenduro wrote:
    I also realise that this post will now be torn apart for my own mistakes!! I haven't done English since GCSE, and even then I only got a C!!!
    Glad to oblige!
    s-worksenduro wrote:
    I just find it an awful lot easier to read a post where the author has gone to the effort to ensure correct SPG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)
    Was it just me that found the lack of a full stop at the end of that sentence amusing? Oh, I see... Ah, my coat. Thank you.

    _

    I did a fully corrected version. I was about to hit "Submit", then thought "nah". Been enough of an @rsehole today already.

    I'll post it tomorrow. :D
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  • s-worksenduro
    s-worksenduro Posts: 172
    Underscore wrote:
    s-worksenduro wrote:
    I just find it an awful lot easier to read a post where the author has gone to the effort to ensure correct SPG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)
    Was it just me that found the lack of a full stop at the end of that sentence amusing? Oh, I see... Ah, my coat. Thank you.

    _

    Haha, busted!!! The stupid thing is, I knew one had to go there, I just didn't add it for some reason!!!
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  • DonDaddyD
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    Greg66 wrote:
    Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss is a good and entertaining read.

    I actually own that book. I've been meaning to read it for a while.
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss is a good and entertaining read.

    I actually own that book. I've been meaning to read it for a while.

    Well, it's the thought that counts! :D
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  • roger_merriman
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    tardie wrote:
    I get people who are just too lazy to spell! And try to claim they're dyslexic... :evil:

    At least it's* not :shock: text speak!


    *Hope that's the right place for an apostrophe

    has to be said this is one of these things that get said, had to be said i've never seen or heard first hand. i've seen folk who more than likely are dyslexic but have managed to slip though.
  • antfly
    antfly Posts: 3,276
    What???? :?
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Greg66 wrote:
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss is a good and entertaining read.

    I actually own that book. I've been meaning to read it for a while.

    Well, it's the thought that counts! :D

    Don't read it, DDD, you and your devil's advocate will dissolve into a swirling pit of rage at Miss Truss' inconsiderate behaviour. And we'll miss you.
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  • Christophe3967
    Christophe3967 Posts: 1,200
    No, read it. The panda joke on the cover is still quite funny. And she's a Tiiffin Girl. And a sports writer.
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  • girv73
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    antfly wrote:
    The pedants are coming out of the closets!

    They're not closets, they're wardrobes.
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  • simple_salmon
    simple_salmon Posts: 457
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Don't read it, DDD, you and your devil's advocate will dissolve into a swirling pit of rage at Miss Truss' inconsiderate behaviour. And we'll miss you.

    Miss Truss's - there's only one of her.

    :twisted: 8) :oops:
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    simple_salmon wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Don't read it, DDD, you and your devil's advocate will dissolve into a swirling pit of rage at Miss Truss' inconsiderate behaviour. And we'll miss you.

    Miss Truss's - there's only one of her.

    :twisted: 8) :oops:

    Nope it's Truss' I'm afraid.
  • woodyonthebeach
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    DonDaddyD wrote:
    [devils advocate]
    What if the person was dyslexic or had some such grammar deficiency issue. :wink:.

    That would be like a chav. If im correct bruv
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  • simple_salmon
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    jashburnham wrote:
    simple_salmon wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Don't read it, DDD, you and your devil's advocate will dissolve into a swirling pit of rage at Miss Truss' inconsiderate behaviour. And we'll miss you.

    Miss Truss's - there's only one of her.

    :twisted: 8) :oops:

    Nope it's Truss' I'm afraid.

    Then please let Wigston Borough Council know that Ross's Lane is incorrect. I learned (or is it learnt) evrything I know from them :D:D
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    simple_salmon wrote:
    jashburnham wrote:
    simple_salmon wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Don't read it, DDD, you and your devil's advocate will dissolve into a swirling pit of rage at Miss Truss' inconsiderate behaviour. And we'll miss you.

    Miss Truss's - there's only one of her.

    :twisted: 8) :oops:

    Nope it's Truss' I'm afraid.

    Then please let Wigston Borough Council know that Ross's Lane is incorrect. I learned (or is it learnt) evrything I know from them :D:D

    Ah but is said lane named after one or two people called Ross?
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    simple_salmon wrote:
    jashburnham wrote:
    simple_salmon wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Don't read it, DDD, you and your devil's advocate will dissolve into a swirling pit of rage at Miss Truss' inconsiderate behaviour. And we'll miss you.

    Miss Truss's - there's only one of her.

    :twisted: 8) :oops:

    Nope it's Truss' I'm afraid.

    Then please let Wigston Borough Council know that Ross's Lane is incorrect. I learned (or is it learnt) evrything I know from them :D:D

    Either is technically correct, however the s's was introduced because the poor little children couldn't be bothered to learn that when a name/whatever ends in s you don't put another s after the possessive apostrophe.

    It was too confusing, apparently. Awwwww. Poor kiddies. Let's have one generic rule for everything.
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  • jonginge
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    Either is correct, but, in this case, the form with the additional sibilant sounds better when spoken.


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