Grammar and spelling are a thing of the past!!!!

[DuckLover179]

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A case of using too many words. DuckLover I thought you were older than you are and now I feel bad for hassling you over the duck and dog pictures!!!

No, it's fine!

 

[Godsgrl]

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No, that is not proper grammar. The correct way is: "The meeting is tomorrow."

Sure he does not mean "The meeting is on, tomorrow".

The other meaning of "on".

I understand what you are saying, but no, the principal did not say it in that way. He definitely said, "The meeting is on tomorrow" with no pause.

 

[LindseyM12]

Thiis thang iz so funy i jus luv reding it i meen it jus luv reeding it so veery much thanks u fer postin it





Hahaha! That sort of thing is all over FaceBook.

 

[cackydoodledoo]

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That made my eyes hurt!!

 

[kfchickenlady]

I thought I was the only one...spellers unite!

one of my pet peeves is the word acrost. Instead of across. that one makes me nuts.

 

[deerman]

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That made my eyes hurt!!

Funny , still message was understood........better than all the my DH DIL saw her SIL who was mad at her DS because of her RIR and BR chicken.

 

[deerman]

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That made my eyes hurt!!

Funny , still message was understood........better than all the my DH DIL saw her SIL who was mad at her DS because of her RIR and BR chicken.

 

[EmtheFishLady]

It's not the point that we can understand it. Yes, I CAN understand it, yes I DO understand the point they're trying to convey...It still makes my head hurt however.




I'm not attacking anyone, just stating that this is a pet peeve of mine. Everyone has typos, and I don't ever bother to correct them. I overlook them, because even *I* have typos. It's the ebonics, and excessive shorthand that bothers me. I've fired people for using things like that at my place of business. They represent me, and the image I felt they conveyed didn't fit well with how I wanted our business to be represented. The entire point of this thread is stating just that. If you want to be seen as a professional, take the time to write as one would.

 

[KlaHaYa Gardens]

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Lol. Most prepositions at the end of a sentence can be avoided (and I think it sounds much better). However, I'd like to remind all of a witticism frequently credited to Winston Churchill:

“This is the sort of English up with which I will not put.”

The whole point of English, grammar, sentence construction, and vocabulary is so that we can communicate with one another: more effectively, efficiently, and without ambiguity. I believe we all have a personal responsibility to improve our skills just as we work to improve our homes and communities.

BTW, ALL in this thread, I changed my avatar (temporarily) just for you!

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Texting lingo has it's place, when texting. Using forms of shorthand with kwel spelling outside of tiny phone pads is simply lazy. I suppose what disturbs me the most is as improper spelling and inventive word play become the norm it must become accepted language. Much like the irritable utterance of "irregardless" was considered uneducated and now merely less accepted than the standard "regardless". My only consolance is as English evolves and I for one get older and more crochety I'll be able to sit and grumble to the newest generation about the decline of western language and reminisce on extinct words "too".