Why doe's every 'stinking per'son on the entire internet u'se extra apo'strophe's for 'so many different word's that have NO NEED FOR A FREAKING APOSTROPHE!!!???

It wasn't not so bad when it was just people doing this in emails and forum posts, but it has invaded the world of announcements and formal writing, and it is absolutely irritating. See the new newsletter coupon announcement for the exact thing that set me off and caused me to post this: SUPERFLUOUS APOSTROPHES, USED INCONSISTENTLY! The following passage should be punishable by death:

"Just last month we had given away numerous Renderosity Gift Certificates, Wacom Tablets, Digital Camera's, Ipod's, Software, Flash Drives and much, much more!"

Please do everyone, including yourself, a huge favor and read the following:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe

Also, thanks for the cool coupon :-)

You're so right. One can get upset when one's language gets butchered. Just be grateful that we don't have to contend with all those thee's and thou's any more ;) 

Speaking of pet language peeves ...

They're going to create more problems with their apostrophies over there, no? :lol:

.......... For those of you in Rio Linda ...

They're = a contraction of They are

their = means it belongs to them, e.g., it's their party

there = a place or location, e.g., put the object over there in the corner

Here endeth the lesson. (yup, just watched "Untouchables" again)

Thou hath been told, :biggrin: (for Phil)

The most prevalent error around these parts (graphics forums) seems to be confusion of where and were, as in  "I saw were you where a phyton programer".

the fault is not so much that it's ignorance; perhaps, in an ironic way, the usage become fashionable. (But I have an 'its' problem meself...;)

To, two, and too have their misrule applied here as well. To be honest, misspelling actually seems an art form of its' own...;)

The one that gets me every time is writing "would have" the way it's pronounced "would of" :)

As in, I would of been on time if I had woken up earlier.   Come on people, it's have been, not of been!!  "Of" is a preposition, not a verb!

Quote - The one that gets me every time is writing "would have" the way it's pronounced "would of" :)

As in, I would of been on time if I had woken up earlier.   Come on people, it's have been, not of been!!  "Of" is a preposition, not a verb!

YEAH, and a preposition is something that you should never end a sentence up with. :scared:

Does anyone here still remember the difference between infer, and imply?

Quote - > Quote - The one that gets me every time is writing "would have" the way it's pronounced "would of" :)

As in, I would of been on time if I had woken up earlier.   Come on people, it's have been, not of been!!  "Of" is a preposition, not a verb!

YEAH, and a preposition is something that you should never end a sentence up with. :scared:

Texan professor and an Oxford professor are chilling at a conference bar. The Texan professor, bored, looks to the Oxford professor and strikes up a conversation.
"So there partner, where y'all from?"
Oxford prof. replies, pushing his glasses to his nose: "Well, in reply to your query, I hail from Oxford. In addition, where I come from, we never end our sentences in a preposition."
The Texan prof. blinks once, shrugs his shoulders and drawls, "My apologies! What I mean to say is 'where y'all from, asshole?'"

so it means that "where are you from?" is incorrect?

Quote - Does anyone here still remember the difference between infer, and imply?

this is for you ;)

I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Uxbridge English Definitions - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsD3e5Yq6xM&feature=related

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Yeah, if yuze gits in trouble yuze don't know what yer infer.

I'll need to ask da NaySayGuy about imply but I'm sure he will know.

So, what is the difference between illegal and unlawful?

Huh, huh, huh? :blink:

Illegal:

Adjective: illegal  i'lee-gul

1. Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
         "an illegal chess move"

Noun: illegal  i'lee-gul

1. Someone who has entered a country illegally, is staying longer than allowed by their visa, or is working without a work permit
         - illegal immigrant

Derived forms: illegals

Unlawful:

Adjective: unlawful  ,ún'lo-ful

   1. Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
      "unlawful banking practices";
      - improper, unconventional
      
   2. Contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
      "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"
      
   3. Not morally right or permissible
      "unlawful love"
      
   4. Having no legally established claim
      "the unlawful heir to the throne";
      - wrongful
      
   5. Contrary to or forbidden by law
      "unlawful measures";
      - illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed

Well, you got the 'unlawfull' one correct but ...

An illegal is a large sick bird. :laugh:

So, the one prisoner says to the other prisoner, "So, what are you infer?"

*... and this implies ......... what?

Quote - Well, you got the 'unlawfull' one correct but ...

An illegal is a large sick bird. :laugh:

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So, the one prisoner says to the other prisoner, "So, what are you infer?"

... and this implies ......... what?

Your are mistaken sir, that's Ill-Eagle, not Illegal.  And aside from that, Eagle is spelled E-A-G-L-E, not Egal or whatever!

And it's not just a bird, but:

Eagle:

Noun: eagle  ee-gul

1. Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

• bird of Jove

1. (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole
2. A former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars
3. An emblem representing power
   "the Roman eagle"

Verb: eagle  ee-gul1. (golf) shoot two strokes under par
"She eagled the hole";

• double birdie

you've got a very litteral mind haven't you? problems with puns?

Quote - So, the one prisoner says to the other prisoner, "So, what are you infer?"

... and this implies ......... what?

One might infer from the implication that the prisoner hasn't had a long aquaintance with his new neighbor!

Sikorsky:

A sky jump located on a helicopter.

Oh, I thought it meant he wuz gonna throw up or jump (yuk,yuk) :lol:

Imply -

Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball star of all time.  I saw imply in person.

Picasso, to those who saw imply his trade first hand, wasn't considered a great artist.

Very good fib.

Apache:

A visable mend in Che Guevara's BDU's

Sewage.

Lawyer work.

The apostrophe thing just slays me every time I see it.  Also the there, their, they're and were, where.  I can understand people who don't have English as a first language, but those who  do have no excuse.  

I think it doesn't help that we live in a short hand society.  Text, email, etc. all with the funny ways of making things as succinct as possible, but there is a point where (such as in a notice going out to customers) that it should stop and rules should be followed.

Makes me wonder if we will have a recognizable language in a few decades as quickly as it's devolving.

Delaney

Hey DA,

Y due U sa that? :lol:

Quote - "Just last month we had given away numerous Renderosity Gift Certificates, Wacom Tablets, Digital Camera's, Ipod's, Software, Flash Drives and much, much more!"

I ran that sentence through MS Word Perfect's Grammar Talk. It's a grammatically correct sentence.

Quote - Hey DA,

Y due U sa that? :lol:

i don knz :lolz:

Hey Linda,

What the heck is ":lolz:?"

da NSG wants 2 no. :lol:

Quote - > Quote - "Just last month we had given away numerous Renderosity Gift Certificates, Wacom Tablets, Digital Camera's, Ipod's, Software, Flash Drives and much, much more!"

 

I ran that sentence through MS Word Perfect's Grammar Talk. It's a grammatically correct sentence.

Just because a grammar or spell check approves something doesn't mean it is correct.  We depend too much on these tools instead of proof reading with a critical eye and ear.  (If in doubt, read it aloud.  I often catch things if I just read them out loud.)

Camera's  is not the plural of Camera.  It should be Cameras.  If I said, 'The Camera's lens set, then that would be correct because the apostrophe makes it a possessive noun.   Same with most English nouns.   'There are books (plural) on the table.   The book's (possessive) cover is torn.

It's a fairly easy rule, but one followed less and less today.  

Delaney

The grammar checker is simply wrong - while Camera's and Ipod's can be legitimate, they need an object to be posessed and there isn't one in the quoted sentence so it is ungrammatical.

Quote - Why doe's every 'stinking per'son on the entire internet u'se extra apo'strophe's for 'so many different word's that have NO NEED FOR A FREAKING APOSTROPHE!!!???

I don't.  Ever. :P

So... is the plural of our acronym for "joint-controlled morphs" JCM's, or JCMs?    'Cause Wikipedia's not so helpful on that point, as far as I can see.  :unsure:

JCMs.

egal

Try this conversation on for size:

Lady: Why does everyone think ur stupid if ur a hairdressor? I happen to have a Master's Degree!

Peanut Galley: Maybe if you used You're and Your instead of ur and ur they wouldn't think that?

Lady: I happen to keep up with the times Mathusala! Go crawl back under ur rock!

Peanut Gallery: So much for your Masters Degree! You can stop whining about people thinking you're stupid because you're a hair dresser!

geeze DP....that was necessary.

:|

Laurie

LAURIE !!!! WATCH OUT !!!!!

ur morphin in2 a kat !!!

You've been hanging around these parts as long as I have. You should know by now I am one ;o).

LOL

Laurie

ZOMG!!1! and lolz!!  And stuff.  Because I can't actually do the leet speak but I wanted to say something.  :unsure:

My niece sent me an email the other day and spelled please as "pleaze" :D

I always keep the following in my mind when reading internet posts:

Some people do not have English as a first language

Some people are not well educated (but my no means stupid)

Some people can't type

Some people have dyslexia

Some people are plain dumb.

Misuse and poor spelling don't bother me much, except in books I have bought, advertising and product copy.  Books because I've paid good money so I expect them to be right, advertising because it shows an overall lack of care, product copy for the same reason.  In fact, any spelling and or grammatical errors in formal or commercial usage gets my goat.  The rest I put down to my little list above.

It's often a pleasant surprise to find a post which is spelled correctly, has a reasonable standard of grammar and doesn't begin with "So".

So?  So's a problem? 

So what! So I can't sow dissent? :tt2:

It's superfluous in most cases.  I guess it would be acceptable to use at the beginning of a sentence as a rejoinder, otherwise it's merely a noise with no reason to be there.

So, what's so wrong with beginning with so?

so  it's a part of me .. or is that sew?

So, Sow, Sew!

Quote - I always keep the following in my mind when reading internet posts:

Some people do not have English as a first language

Some people are not well educated (but my no means stupid)

Some people can't type

Some people have dyslexia

Some people are plain dumb.

you missed one. "they just don't care"

(count me in that one... rude noise)

This is an oldie.

 Spell Checker

Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea
Eye strike a quay and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong or write
It shows me strait a weigh
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can putt the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong
Eye have run this poem threw
I am shore your pleas two no
Its let her perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew

Homophone humor!  :thumbupboth:

Quote - Homophone humor!  :thumbupboth:

Homophonic remarks are not to be tolerated. :D

Ho'mo'pho'ne'pho'bic 
hoe moe fo knee fo bic wat dat ? so i have no clue wat im talkin bout