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RichH Wrote:Quote:written by someone who you would otherwise consider
whom, damn it, it's whom!
Quote:But this is also the point
Starting a paragraph with "But"
OH THE SHAME!!!
:lol:
Ha-ha!!!! See! It's EASY for many people to be corrected on many failings of not being perfect. As long as it's taken with some good humour, and a bit of a ribbing, there's no harm in it.
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:lol:
I agree entirely.
He who sticks his head over the parapet........
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RichH Wrote:it takes a brave individual to criticise poor grammar and spelling on a forum.
Damn straight it takes bravery! lol!
RichH Wrote:It usually results in a barrage of flame replies and every post they've ever made being scrutinised for the tiniest of mistakes.
Oh god! I REALLY hope no-one takes the time and patience to go through my posts! ha-ha!! I'm the first to admit that there will be very few of mine which wont suffer any issues. But I still hope only obvious oversights through explainable reasons.
I don't think there will be many of us on here who will strive for perfection in trying to seek support from others about their cars here. I think it's the obvious ones which drive some people crazy though. i.e THEN v's THAN. THEY'RE v's THEIR, v's THERE. YOUR v's YOU'RE etc etc. I think more than grammar (not to say they can't be annoying) it is obvious errors like these which are classed as less excusable and therefore more irritating. After all, there are much less excuses for these mistakes these days.
Although, some people are simply dyslexic. This can allow for more exception due to being medically recognised. The problem with this though is, unless you actually KNOW the person suffers from this.....
Rich, I could actually detect your cringing from here before you put finger to keyboard with the above referenced comments. ha-ha!! (something that definitely is a result of knowing you! lol!)
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"My breaks dont work when i hit the peddel"
is my current favorite from another forum I am on.
Since when does literacy have to be an art form?
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Dangermouse Wrote:"My breaks dont work when i hit the peddel"
is my current favorite from another forum I am on.
Since when does literacy have to be an art form?
Ha-Ha-Ha!!!! brilliant! Maybe someone is trying to tell him something?
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Im afraid that we didn't get into the niceties of punctuation in the "C" stream of Spondon House Secondary Modern School.
Anyone that could manage to spell their name correctly was considered a bit of a "High Flyer!"
Dont worry about our book though, ....the other two are pretty hot on that sort of stuff.
( still I dint do two badly after attending the University of Life! )
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Personally, in the real world, very good under pressure....but from a literary point view hopeless, same as ever, lost without a spell check.
i'm too old to bother trying to improve now.......two busy riteing a buk!
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Chris P Wrote:.....two busy riteing a buk!
Giggle
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Whenever I read about punctuation, I always remember these two versions of the same letter, with opposite meanings:
Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy--will you let me be yours?
Jane
Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we're apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be?
Yours,
Jane
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That's brilliant!
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"Pleeeeeease can we try and stop writing "DeLorean's" unless it's in the context of "my DeLorean's wheels... (or whatever)"?"
Delorean is wheels? Don't you mean Deloreans' wheels, or even Deloreans wheels.
