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AllyOops! · 08-27-2007, 11:55 AM

I DO love slang, and I use it quite frequently in my posts and in my every day jargon. Silly? Uneducated? Either way, I like usin' it.

What I don't like, but that's just me & I'm not judging because I guarantee I do stuff to irritate you without even realizing it: "u" "cuz" "4-eva" b-cuz" "c-u l8r" "bff" and all that sh*t. It's like speaking in friggin' license plate lingo. If I'm texting someone? You get the proper written word. I don't care if it takes me all damn day to write it, either.

Which reminds me, I swear too much. Oddly enough, I swear mostly when I write. I do not swear in conversation (except when enraged or talking amongst close friends in private conversation- then it's f-bomb's ahoy). It IS tacky. I need to cool it. However, I do not swear in public. I say silly things like fudge or fruitcake but no f-word.

blueerica · 08-27-2007, 12:06 PM

The "it's/its" debacle routinely finds its way into my work. The worst part of it all is that I know it, and catch it all the time. When I see myself typing it the wrong way, everything goes into slow-motion, like I'm doing some really cool Matrix stunt... except I'm not.

blueerica · 08-27-2007, 12:09 PM

Oh, and add to my list of grievances what IMs, and worse - text messaging - has done for grammar. Suddenly, it's acceptable to write incorrectly outside of those media. I've done it, too... fore go capitalization from time to time, but seriously... in schoolwork.

mousepod · 08-27-2007, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by blueerica

I've done it, too... fore go capitalization from time to time, but seriously... in schoolwork.

That's forgo - or possibly forego. It's always one word.

Only in this thread, I promise.

Kevy Baby · 08-27-2007, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

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

I force myself to think "it is" - which is the only correct usage of "it's". It is silly, but it works.

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Originally Posted by blueerica

Oh, and add to my list of grievances what IMs, and worse - text messaging - has done for grammar.

Even worse - business emails. I am shocked what I see come in on a regular basis.

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Originally Posted by blueerica

I've done it, too... fore go capitalization from time to time, but seriously... in schoolwork.

It appears you also forego the correct usage of forgo (either spelling is correct according to one source, but may not be so with all sources).

Gemini Cricket · 08-27-2007, 01:26 PM

I pronounce "street" as "shtreet". It's a Hawai'i pidgin english thing.
:shrug:

Matterhorn Fan · 08-27-2007, 02:23 PM

"Try and" drives me crazy. "I'm going to try and do my homework tonight." Yeah? You're both going to try it and do it? How nice for you.

I'm so glad we can all conversate about this.

3894 · 08-27-2007, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

"Try and" drives me crazy. "I'm going to try and do my homework tonight." Yeah? You're both going to try it and do it? How nice for you.

Yeah, "try and" means the opposite. I'll try and make it = I'm not coming.

Matterhorn Fan · 08-27-2007, 02:42 PM

Much like "it was interesting" means "I hated it."

Gemini Cricket · 08-27-2007, 02:46 PM

"I could care less" bugs me. I think it's "I couldn't care less".

"Foilage" instead of "folliage"...

"Birfday" instead of "birthday"...

08-27-2007, 11:55 AM	#21
AllyOops! It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Introspection Intersection Posts: 1,207	I DO love slang, and I use it quite frequently in my posts and in my every day jargon. Silly? Uneducated? Either way, I like usin' it. What I don't like, but that's just me & I'm not judging because I guarantee I do stuff to irritate you without even realizing it: "u" "cuz" "4-eva" b-cuz" "c-u l8r" "bff" and all that sh*t. It's like speaking in friggin' license plate lingo. If I'm texting someone? You get the proper written word. I don't care if it takes me all damn day to write it, either. Which reminds me, I swear too much. Oddly enough, I swear mostly when I write. I do not swear in conversation (except when enraged or talking amongst close friends in private conversation- then it's f-bomb's ahoy). It IS tacky. I need to cool it. However, I do not swear in public. I say silly things like fudge or fruitcake but no f-word.
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08-27-2007, 12:06 PM	#22
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	The "it's/its" debacle routinely finds its way into my work. The worst part of it all is that I know it, and catch it all the time. When I see myself typing it the wrong way, everything goes into slow-motion, like I'm doing some really cool Matrix stunt... except I'm not. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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08-27-2007, 12:09 PM	#23
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Oh, and add to my list of grievances what IMs, and worse - text messaging - has done for grammar. Suddenly, it's acceptable to write incorrectly outside of those media. I've done it, too... fore go capitalization from time to time, but seriously... in schoolwork. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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08-27-2007, 01:26 PM	#26
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I pronounce "street" as "shtreet". It's a Hawai'i pidgin english thing. :shrug:
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08-27-2007, 02:23 PM	#27
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	"Try and" drives me crazy. "I'm going to try and do my homework tonight." Yeah? You're both going to try it and do it? How nice for you. I'm so glad we can all conversate about this.
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08-27-2007, 02:42 PM	#29
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	Much like "it was interesting" means "I hated it."
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08-27-2007, 02:46 PM	#30
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	"I could care less" bugs me. I think it's "I couldn't care less". "Foilage" instead of "folliage"... "Birfday" instead of "birthday"...
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