Pet Peeves

[bill3607]

I type really fast, but I try really hard to watch my grammar. Its certainly a learned skill.

The grammar is much easier than the spelling, I cannot spell.

I could spell really well at one time, but now I find myself doubting myself and sometimes with good cause. It is a little worrisome I must say. I mean am I growing a brain tumor, or getting early onset dementia???? Yikes. I do not know, but I have noticed it. And, I do not always trust spellcheck programs.

 

[Gizabelle]

I get a little comma crazy.
Years of freewriting may have been a great creative outlet, but certainly did not help curb run on sentence use.
Its a shame too, because there are many common grammatical errors that drive me nuts, but I feel disqualified to point them out.

 

[Bonkerelli]

I do get the grammer peeve. I notice them. However, I usually do not say anything, because I know that I mess up myself. Plus, sometimes it is just a typo. And, certainly in a forum, chat, or whatever it is no biggie.

I always fear sending a work email, memo, or something along those lines and I really mess up. That is embarrassing.

I was posting for a position recently and the head of Human Resources said she would type it up for me and post it. She does and sends it out in an email and it was absolutely horrible with misspelled words. It was from her, but for my Dept., so I was afraid people were going to think I had written it. I pointed it out to her and had her correct the mistakes. When she sent out the corrected version she just said to please disregard the previous one, but no mention that she was the author of the first. I thought about sending out my own email letting everyone know that she did that! I did not, though.

I too have that fear of sending work emails.. not worried about grammar but wrong content or sending it to the wrong person. Which the latter has happened more than once

 

[Bonkerelli]

I get a little comma crazy.
Years of freewriting may have been a great creative outlet, but certainly did not help curb run on sentence use.
Its a shame too, because there are many common grammatical errors that drive me nuts, but I feel disqualified to point them out.

I am a little "....." crazy.... guess I am typing out the pause when I speak

 

[azurbanclucker]

I too have that fear of sending work emails.. not worried about grammar but wrong content or sending it to the wrong person. Which the latter has happened more than once

Some days I should probably have a better sense of "should I really send this" in work emails. Occupational hazard I suppose.

 

[bill3607]

I am a little "....." crazy.... guess I am typing out the pause when I speak

I do that, but it is for effect lol

But, not in anything business

 

[Gizabelle]

I am a little "....." crazy.... guess I am typing out the pause when I speak

Same here.
I guess I feel somewhat justified because of the conversational nature of the forums, but I have to remind myself to reign it in sometimes.

 

[bill3607]

Some days I should probably have a better sense of "should I really send this" in work emails. Occupational hazard I suppose.
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Yes, I have tried (with some success) to curb my impulse sending and talking for that matter. It is so hard for me, though! Sometimes while I am in the process I am telling myself to not do this, but to give it a couple hours, or even over night, to process. Sometimes it works, but only sometimes.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Yes, I have tried (with some success) to curb my impulse sending and talking for that matter. It is so hard for me, though! Sometimes while I am in the process I am telling myself to not do this, but to give it a couple hours, or even over night, to process. Sometimes it works, but only sometimes.

My boss has been a friend outside of work for far longer than he's been my boss, so when I think I'm going to end up having "one of those conversations" over an email I send it to him first to have him proof it. Sometimes he makes suggestions, sometimes he just says "cc me when you light them on fire". Other times, I don't care. I've told you something 9 times politely, #10 is going to be a full ventral blast from low orbit, because you're too stupid to take the 9 hints I've given you.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

So, if I said a peeve of mine would be Grammer Police I assume I will have wrath of the English Department's raining down upon my head's.