Fellow sapiophiles and spelling/grammar 'enthusiasts'..

[xo Heidi Hayes xo]

Words and phrases that are frequently misused/misspelled on the boards (and elsewhere) that drive you bananas (if you are a shameless grammar nazi like myself!)
I'll go first!
'Hobbiest' - Incorrect.
'Hobbyist' - Correct.

'Your' - A possessive pronoun as apposed to..
'You're' - A contraction of 'you are'.

The objective here is not to slight anyone, just to have a little fun and bring a different facet of 'education' to the board
Admittedly, perb is currently among my primary reading sources and I am probably not alone there.
So why not, yeah?

Ok, your turn!

 

[hornygandalf]

Totally agree with 'Your' and 'You are', along with other malapropositions or infelicitations.
But, I tend to let such things pass as I tend to end up feeling self-righteous or adding to my superiority complex if I dwell on them.
Or maybe just end up making a fool of myself been so pedantic

 

[jeffjeffs]

"definately", "defiantly" and all the other variants of incorrectly spelling "definitely" drives me nuts

 

[johnsmit]

As you all know I find spelling incomprehensible.

 

[Ms Erica Phoenix]

I've been a Grammar Whore for a decade, at least!

Less and Fewer is one of my biggest pet peeves. So few people understand the difference! :eyebrows:

 

[xo Heidi Hayes xo]

Totally agree with 'Your' and 'You are', along with other malapropositions or infelicitations.
But, I tend to let such things pass as I tend to end up feeling self-righteous or adding to my superiority complex if I dwell on them.
Or maybe just end up making a fool of myself been so pedantic

What can I say? Fastidiousness in nearly every arena makes me pamp in the danties
There must be a support group out there for people like me!

 

[Real Sonny Burnett]

As you all know I find spelling incomprehensible.

I had no idea. If knew of this, I probably would have mentioned it once or twice (but no more than that).

 

[vantim]

Whether , weather, and wether seem to cause confusion...

 

[uncleg]

 

[superman88]

Totally agree with 'Your' and 'You are', along with other malapropositions or infelicitations.
But, I tend to let such things pass as I tend to end up feeling self-righteous or adding to my superiority complex if I dwell on them.
Or maybe just end up making a fool of myself been so pedantic

Some of the best reviews on PERB literally butcher the Queen's language. Consider the following review by a long-time contributor to the board. I'm sure many will recognize the author immediately.

I walk from Thai food work on Marine Drive to park Royal for my bus, and I notice spa sign across street from tennis park entrance. Looks like r&t place so I pay and in I go to room. Front door lady ask if I want guy or girl - I say nice girl please. (What with always offer Thai guys a man?) Into room with no shower, massage table. I get on table while expecting young girl. Well no luck, I got front door lady and she say she is it or a man. I settle on her, for a painful beating on my back and nothing fun at all. Bum get rubbed, but no other. 45 minute later I leave with a lesson. Not all r&t places actual do r&t. Money lost - $61.50 for same abuse I could have from lay on my washing machine.

Left to find I miss bus for half hour! Waiting for bus I find coupon for half price massage at Beryl spa. Not going back even for half.
The long ride home was sore on my back. No need to go to Beryl spa marine drive.

Peace

I don't think there's a grammatically correct sentence in the entire review, yet I wouldn't have it any other way. There's an authenticity and likability to the writing that lends the author credibility. Obviously, English is not his first language. But we don't read reviews to critique the writing style, but to vouch for its accuracy.

You just can't fake a review like that.

S

My pet peeve: mixing up it's and its.

 

[yazoo]

I often misspell category as catagory, because that's what I say...

I also get bent out of shape over your vs. you're, but keep my mouth shut now after I noticed that I sometimes make that mistake. It's carelessness rather than ignorance, so people don't need to be educated.

It's, its - those ones are hard to keep straight too, as 'its' is possessive...

For me it is like personal hygiene. Some people stink because they're busy and have been working hard. Others, just because they don't fucking care.

 

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I'm a grammar geek for a living, so I had to find it in me to just let it all go. As long as I can understand you, I'm mostly ok with what you're doing to our language.

That said, incorrect punctuation irks me. Many problems would go away if people learned how to use commas correctly and ditched the semicolon altogether. I also get a bit peevish with people who can't choose correctly between "that" and "which". But I recover quickly.

 

[badbadboy]

As you all know I find spelling incomprehensible.

Bahaha, no shit :nod:


The choice of "their" or "there" is a kicker for me.

Vitargo, not picking on you but here is a common example

You got some nice choices:thumb:. Out of your list I've only seen Kim Capri. Would like to see some others but I don't meet some of there age requirements

Also based on your list I'd recommend Mya Veroncia, she's good fun

 

[Ms Erica Phoenix]

Oh! I know! I KNOW!!!!!

Mixing up THEN and THAN...One being a comparison, the other denoting a point in the past...

 

[yazoo]

I could care less too, but I don't. I continue to care quite a lot. :eyebrows:

 

[xo Heidi Hayes xo]

I often misspell category as catagory, because that's what I say...

Oh for sure. I still frequently mispell 'misspell', I am certain (particularly when I don't have iPhone auto-correct to save my 'literary' bacon)
Like Rufus T. Firefly, I am also a professional 'grammar geek'.
Much like the 'big boobies' title of a thread may be intended to appeal to those of interest, such was the title of this one. 'Something for everyone'
As I had prefaced, the intention was not at all one of 'snobbery' or to deprecate any contributor in any sense whatsoever, it was largely in jest.
Also, I recant the 'sapiophile' bit, as there are many forms of 'intelligence' that are not in any way exclusive to possessing a strong command of the English language.
Some of us are masters at cunnilingus. Or botany. Or needlepoint? Some can even open beer bottles with their toes... Wide spectrum of smarts, folks! Each of which are unique and to be celebrated!
Heck, I have ESL students half my age who could kick my ass in calculus, beat me in a foot race and correct my grammar regularly

 

[yazoo]

LOL, and Perb's spell check allows misspell. I think it's because it uses the American dialect rather than the Queens English. See Merriam-Webster. And I used it. For shame <grin>.

I agree with your comment about snobbery. I appreciate it when someone calls me on an error. How else do you learn? And why would you not want to improve? Care to help me with cunnilingus? I can offer some pointers on fellatio...

 

[Fullhouse]

Thank you Heidi, four you're grammer thread.

I pride myself with good spelinng, grammer and punctureation, and your definately right to ad this thread to the lounge.

Its apparent that the SPs are divulging less and fewer details about there pricing, and weather there menus offer more then in the past.

Oh well, its time to go pooning again, as soon as I find a lady in my catagory, and I hope the wether holds.

 

[badbadboy]

Thank you Heidi, four you're grammer thread.

I pride myself with good spelinng, grammer and punctureation, and your definately right to ad this thread to the lounge.

Its apparent that the SPs are divulging less and fewer details about there pricing, and weather there menus offer more then in the past.

Oh well, its time to go pooning again, as soon as I find a lady in my catagory, and I hope the wether holds.

Dumbing it down or are you trying to go to a higher level of SP? ound:

 

[frisky business]

Drunkposting. May have to apologize for this in the morning. Just came back from a colleague's party (taxi) but can't let this one go.

Schmillions of people say "I" when they mean "me", and verse vica.

Example:

Tons of people say this but its absolutely wrong.
"Hey Melissa, do you want to go to Home Depot with me and Rhonda?"

And this sounds right to some but it is also WRONG!
"Hey Melissa, do you want to go to Home Depot with Rhonda and I?"

This is grandma-atically I mean gramatically correct.
"Hey Melissa, do you want to go to Home Depot with Rhonda and me?"

Here's the test and how you can always get it right: just try each proper noun or pronoun by itself.
"Hey Melissa, do you want to go to Home Depot with I?" You wouldn't say that unless you were an idiot, so don't say it in conjunction with another noun or pronoun.

Sheeesh.

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