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ShortyInCanada

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So I'm sitting here at work on a Saturday waiting for those that may need my help, reading through the posting when...
Aaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuugggggggggghhhh !
I think my brain is going to short out !

I know I'm being picky about it all but after just soooo many times I think it is giving me an unatural "tick". (What would a natural one look like ? - different topic for another time...)
The grammer police are pounding on the door !
When you use the wrong words you change the meaning of the written passage you have entered.

Then - is a time related reference. First one thing is done THEN something else follows.
Than - is a comparative term. You would raher have this item THAN the other one.
Google - refers to an internet search engine (and company). Slang for looking something up online.
Goggle - the protective eyewear that all laser enthusiasts should be able to show on request.
definately - NOT A WORD !
definitely - derived from the root word "finite" refering to an absolute known value. There is definitely not a word "definately".
learnt - NOT A WORD !
learned - the past tense of the word learn. By reading this you should have learned a few things.

There are many more that I am sure that we all have seen and maybe even have dropped ourselves.
I'm just throwing this out there before I explode.

Now I'm feeling much better.

AND for those here that are not English speaking as your first language I accept your errors willingly. Take this post as just a little help with your understanding of one of the most confusing and convoluted languages in the world.

Thank you all.
:yh:
 





You mis-spelled rather!

EDIT; Sorry shorty. I couldn't help myself lol.
 
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Language changes with culture and time.

Words change in spelling, pronunciation, and sometimes meaning. That is the beauty in fluidity of languages.

I know that sometime glaring mistakes in grammar can be hard to handle, but without these painful changes we would all still be grunting and pounding sticks on rocks;)

Edit:Some of us just can't spell in our native language, no matter how well spoken.
 
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"I know that sometime glaring mistakes in grammar can be hard to handle, but without these painful changes we would all still be grunting and pounding sticks on rocks"

Wait a sec...
You mean you guys don't still grunt and pound sticks on rocks ?
Well then, what do you do for fun on hot summer nights when out in the backwoods ?
You don't scare the "campers" ?
Huh ?
:evil:
 
One that really bugs me is mixing up "Through" and "Threw". At least I hope I got the first one right myself :p

Also "tho" is not a word, commonly used instead of "though".

And I hate when people post one seemingly endless stream of words without any commas or dots (or full-stops for you Brits :p ).

I do not think people mix up "Google" and "Goggle" doe to bad grammar, I actually mixed them up couple of times because typing "Google" is one fluid keystroke, I've typed it bazoongazillion times, but I have rarely used "Goggle", so I tend to write the wrong one and do not even notice it.
 
Eudaimonium said:
One that really bugs me is mixing up "Through" and "Threw". At least I hope I got the first one right myself :p

Also "tho" is not a word, commonly used instead of "though".

And I hate when people post one seemingly endless stream of words without any commas or dots (or full-stops for you Brits :p ).

I do not think people mix up "Google" and "Goggle" doe to bad grammar, I actually mixed them up couple of times because typing "Google" is one fluid keystroke, I've typed it bazoongazillion times, but I have rarely used "Goggle", so I tend to write the wrong one and do not even notice it.
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Ermmmm... that would be due....:p

We must also remember that not all LPF members are
schooled in English nor is it their 1st language and we
could cut them some slack...;)

BTW... while on the subject I see there and their interchanged
a lot.


Jerry
 
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Uuuum.
They're too what ?
They're too thin ? They're too fat ?
They're just about at the end of their rope over there with this topic ?
Would that be two of them to be accused too ?
Wait a minute while I make a minute adjustment to my chair...that's better.
Where was I again ? Not speaking of what to wear I'm sure.
I don't have a machine so I have to hand sew things. And I'm only so-so at it.

This should really help those learning English now...
:D
 
Whether you know it or not, the weather affects you.

And to really mess things up, do you know how to pronounce this word : ghoti.

You see, the first two letters are from words like "enough" where the "gh" are pronounced as an " f " sound.
Then just for fun the " o " is the same as the one used in the plural form of "woman", which is to say that "women" is said like it should be spelled "wimmen" but I think that it starts to look a little too much like something in German. The " o " sounds like an " i ".
Most of us are familiar with lots of words like "emotion", "commotion", or any of a bunch of others where the " ti " form the part of the word that sounds like the " sh " sound.
According to the regular rules and ways of speaking the language you should have said
that "ghoti" = "fish".

For the sake of avoiding confusion, I use this term ONLY to apply to those "ghoti " that are on the backs of automobiles. The same ones that are parodied by the fish shaped "Darwin" or other vehicle appliques out there now.

Hope that helps everybody.
:p
 
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