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5/29/2009 1:16:03 AM

too.oh to

5/29/2009 1:16:23 AM

there are some quality posts in here

i would like to add here than i have caught myself typing the wrong thing from time to time. and i edit it afterward.

[Edited on May 29, 2009 at 1:17 AM. Reason : just so you know ]

5/29/2009 1:16:48 AM

Lest knot bee rediculous!

5/29/2009 1:19:34 AM

I have to remind myself where I'm actually typing sometimes


u dont wanna b typin like dis in your cover letter

5/29/2009 1:21:05 AM

Eye felt the knead to repost:

5/29/2009 1:24:22 AM

than vs. then

it always pisses me off when people screw that up

5/29/2009 9:26:02 AM

"for all intensive purposes" vs. "for all intents and purposes"

"should of" vs. "should've (should have)"

5/29/2009 10:04:01 AM

Quote :

"should of"

that kills me, too

also

"supposably" vs. "supposedly"

"all of the sudden"

[Edited on May 29, 2009 at 10:18 AM. Reason : .]

5/29/2009 10:17:09 AM

suppose vs supposed
specific vs Pacific (I laid into my sister once for this. She's never done it since.)
and vs an (yes, people seem think "Mary an I were suppose to read this pacific book, but..." is okay. OMG!)

[Edited on May 29, 2009 at 10:19 AM. Reason : there's a thread for this stuff already lol]

5/29/2009 10:19:48 AM

also,

it's not would/could/should of

it's would/could/should have

5/29/2009 10:23:28 AM

nucular

5/29/2009 10:24:17 AM

:carlface:

nothing but farts in a kansas hurricane blizzard

5/29/2009 12:58:29 PM

^ You are correct. This thread will do absolutely no good. These are just pet peeves. We can't expect all people to learn something so simple, I guess.

It's also funny you would come in here and say these things don't matter and people who are bothered by ignorance are simply "taking this stuff too seriously." After seeing a couple bad posts, including one of YOURs yesterday morning, I was motivated to make this thread.

Quote :

"Arab13 Aqua Regia 39027 Posts user info edit post the meanings behind symbols can change over time even if the originator of the symbol is dead or no longer exists, other than that you're argument is good. but whatever. symbols lose meaning when folks stop knee-jerk reacting to them... 5/28/2009 12:11:18 PM"

5/29/2009 1:35:51 PM

Jurgen =

your-gen?

you're-gen?

5/29/2009 1:37:16 PM

potatoe

5/29/2009 3:53:14 PM

Quote :

"u dont wanna b typin like dis in your cover letter"

wazzup b gimme job k bai

[Edited on May 29, 2009 at 8:11 PM. Reason : worked for me ]

5/29/2009 8:11:12 PM

i've been wondering what's the ruling on adding the suffix -al to words that end in -ic. for example: symmetrical, acoustical

it seems redundant and is like nails on a chalkboard to me.



another thing that is more of a pet peeve than anything is when people use pressure and force interchangeably. I realize that unless you have an engineering background you wouldn't really understand the difference, but it still sounds retarded, especially when they do it on modern marvels or some other "science" show.

[Edited on May 29, 2009 at 8:21 PM. Reason : .]

5/29/2009 8:18:13 PM

^oooh. now this i don't know. what is the difference?

(my guess is that force is more action oriented, ie-you apply force, pressure is just there....but that is a guess )

5/29/2009 10:03:27 PM

Pressure is force per unit area.

p = F/A

You have pressure when you apply a force to an area.

5/29/2009 10:19:55 PM

Bump for Ragged.

Quote :

"your a fucking idiot for living in Durham living in Durham after you got robbed Continuing to live in Durham after you got robbed again find a friend with a pick up and a garage give them $100 and store your shit at thier house and buy them beer. sucks your about to have a kid. its all down hill drom here"

I wouldn't normally call someone out, but if you fuck this up twice in one post, you need this lesson.

7/10/2009 9:00:52 AM

one that i made an error saying all the time, but am now actively trying to correct it (thanks mom! haha i'm getting better...)

error: Her/Him and I are going to the movies.
correct: She/He and I are going to the movies.

I've gotten better at saying "she/he and I" now to the point I notice when others say it incorrectly.

[Edited on July 10, 2009 at 9:49 AM. Reason : incorrectly? incorrect? AGH! the pressure of this thread is getting to me ]]

7/10/2009 9:48:14 AM

or just "we're going to the movies"

simplicity is the best grammar rule of all

7/10/2009 10:51:34 AM

i hate it when people say

Quote :

"if you have issues let Bob or myself know about it"

fuck, that's so not right
it doesn't sound proper
it sounds like you're trying to sound more intelligent than you really are
whats wrong with saying "me"?
no one would ever say "let myself know"
they would say "let me know"
so should they also if adding another person to the list....GAH

[Edited on July 10, 2009 at 11:03 AM. Reason : f]

7/10/2009 11:03:32 AM

Twice in one post requires the call-out.

Quote :

"Slave Famous All American 14195 Posts user info edit post guys can stay sexy till their 48 women can stay sexy until their 43* *Diane Lane is the exception 9/21/2009 10:19:38 AM"

9/21/2009 11:57:18 AM

I like this thread.

9/21/2009 12:35:03 PM

One of my bigger peeves these days is that more and more people seem to be using "whom" incorrectly in speech. Even most sticklers probably aren't going to freak out if you say "who" when "whom" would be proper in daily conversation, and if you flip that and say "whomever" when it's not necessary you just kinda sound like a pretentious douchebag.

Also, does anyone still know how to correctly use semicolons? I'm thinking no. Sad.

9/21/2009 12:42:28 PM

one of my pet peeves is who vs that

who goes with people and that goes with things

9/21/2009 12:46:03 PM

And "which" gets thrown around all willy-nilly.

9/21/2009 12:48:59 PM

it's the your/you're, to/too, and their/they're/there that bugs me. because those are seriously the most basic of rules.

9/21/2009 12:50:01 PM

This thread is full of grammar nazis that all know spelling to well. Their just showing off now.


How many did I use there?

9/21/2009 12:50:47 PM

I think your write, butt their are people hoo need to read this hoo won't.

9/21/2009 12:53:42 PM

9/21/2009 12:56:18 PM

he just wanted to write "butt"

9/21/2009 12:57:17 PM

Another pet peeve is the incorrect use of between and among.

9/21/2009 12:58:52 PM

go, cody, go

9/21/2009 1:01:44 PM

busted

Quote :

"Jeepxj420 All American 4166 Posts user info edit post They should of made you breakfast then. If anybody is at my house in the morning I make breakfast. 9/22/2009 2:37:12 PM"

9/22/2009 3:53:00 PM

just a friendly reminder

LOSE = fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
LOOSE = not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

there have been way too many offenders on TWW lately

10/4/2009 11:08:29 PM

For people in message_topic.aspx?topic=577834:

tenants tenets

10/4/2009 11:19:12 PM

Twice in one post requires the call-out.

Quote :

"ncsuscooby All American 7059 Posts user info edit post that calculator makes me lol.....the amount someone looses there BAC depends on there rate of metabolisim, BMI, and so on. Its not an exact science that can just be calculated from something off the internet. But, if you do believe it is completly right, i have some magic beans for sale. 10/11/2009 5:09:31 PM"

10/11/2009 5:13:08 PM

You forgot one.

Quote :

"Twice in one post requires the call-out. [quote]ncsuscooby All American 7059 Posts user info edit post that calculator makes me lol.....the amount someone looses there BAC depends on there rate of metabolisim, BMI, and so on. Its not an exact science that can just be calculated from something off the internet. But, if you do believe it is completly right, i have some magic beans for sale. "

10/11/2009 5:26:30 PM

the reason this peeves smart people so much is because it was taught extensively in like 1st grade.

10/11/2009 5:32:49 PM

why is this so hard?

Quote :

"badboyben All American 7170 Posts user info edit post Their was a lot more people there last night versus last year. I parked at some tire service place off of hillsborough st. It was across from shopping center. I can't remember the name of it. I saw a few residences that were charging $10 to park in there yard. If lived around Franklin St., I would be doing the same thing. I wonder what the Chapel Hill Town Council will thing about the attendance increase. I bet they will try and check IDs next year. [Edited on November 1, 2009 at 3:37 PM. Reason : ..]"

11/1/2009 4:18:49 PM

i really dont fucking get it either

it what you're talking about belongs to something.. use THEIR

if "they are" will work in place of it.. use they're

otherwise, use there

11/1/2009 4:21:02 PM

^

Quote :

"it what you're "

11/1/2009 6:08:55 PM

^haha

11/1/2009 6:17:20 PM

People who rant about grammar in forums are just trying to feel smart because they don't have anything clever or interesting to say.

11/1/2009 6:20:01 PM

I'm certainly trying to make up for the fact that I have nothing clever or interesting to say. I don't have any friends either. I also think I'm better than everyone else because I have a basic knowledge of the English language.

This isn't 4chan, this is a college message board. There is a difference. (although most times you really can't tell)

^^^
Although that's just a t/f typo.

11/1/2009 6:22:37 PM

d'oh

i'll take a hitting the wrong key over constant grammar mistakes any day

11/1/2009 6:25:40 PM

really though, unless it's very consistently (as in they miss-use it all the time) in error
it's not a big deal

You sound like a massively condescending fuckface, unless you have never made that grammar error yourself. which i extremely doubt.

though it is endlessly amusing to watch you get so uptight about it that not only do you feel the need to make a thread about it but you also feel the urge to keep it updated to let all of us know every time someone makes a minor grammar error. (if you weren't uptight about it you would have never made this thread)

with the 30 minute window for editing often users will post and leave and come back finding their error later (30 minute timer expired) and will be unable to correct the mistake.

but by all means do continue

you entertain me so

11/1/2009 6:28:15 PM