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Prudence · 08-26-2007, 09:40 PM

My mother's pet peeve is compose/comprise. I get to hear about that at least once a week.

Not Afraid · 08-26-2007, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I apollogize.

Please be more pacific.

Kevy Baby · 08-26-2007, 10:33 PM

If anyone needs grammar help, I are an English Major

JWBear · 08-27-2007, 09:46 AM

Sew, watt is you're wurst grammer pet peeve? Four me, its "Where you at?" followed by "That car is mines."

3894 · 08-27-2007, 10:40 AM

Magellan circumcized the world with a giant clipper. That's one I remember from a friend who teaches Freshman English. It sounds too good to be true, that sentence.

Here's one that a student handed in to me. It was a beginning French class. At the time, it was teaching fashion to have even beginning students keep diaries in the target language. The students are given basic diary vocab, such as starting each entry Cher journal (Dear Diary).

So I get this notebook where every entry begins Chère laitière. It means Dear Dairymaid. Hmmm.

Ten minutes of blinking at that, I finally figured it out: if you get yourself a French/English dictionary and you spell diary as dairy ... voilà.

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-27-2007, 10:57 AM

Your and You're! It's showing up on billboards incorrectly! AUGHGHGH!!!

We saw one at a furniture store the other day: All recliners are not created equal.

Ponine · 08-27-2007, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by 3894

Back on track, I love grammar.

I would imagine in your case you had better have a great affinity for grammar, let something go into print incorrectly. (My personal peeve with printed matter)

And SCA, we have the same type of spelling lists here too. It saves me from having to correct the Your, and you're, which frankly I love.
My son also has a list he has to keep in his notebook of commonly misused, or spelled words.

Gemini Cricket · 08-27-2007, 11:10 AM

"She's no albino. She was born right here in this country."
~ His Girl Friday

Moonliner · 08-27-2007, 11:18 AM

Grammar iz important 2 me. whnevr I snd msg 2 fRnds I alwys lIk 2 mAk suR dey R EZ 2 comprehend. Accurate grammatical structure iz a key element.

It's true, you really can find anything on the net....

Ghoulish Delight · 08-27-2007, 11:22 AM

Its/It's. There isn't a publication in the country that doesn't screw that one up.

08-26-2007, 09:40 PM	#11
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3894 Next Stop: Funkytown! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cheeselandia Posts: 1,907	Magellan circumcized the world with a giant clipper. That's one I remember from a friend who teaches Freshman English. It sounds too good to be true, that sentence. Here's one that a student handed in to me. It was a beginning French class. At the time, it was teaching fashion to have even beginning students keep diaries in the target language. The students are given basic diary vocab, such as starting each entry Cher journal (Dear Diary). So I get this notebook where every entry begins Chère laitière. It means Dear Dairymaid. Hmmm. Ten minutes of blinking at that, I finally figured it out: if you get yourself a French/English dictionary and you spell diary as dairy ... voilà.
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