Grammar Discussions

[Foreigner]

Paging Red Roo



Also is business a proper noun?

I would like to think so, and especially given the context.

 

[Warks]

I'd guess they know each other and have discussed this in real life so it is understandable for them, but not for outsiders. Having said that I think I could decipher it with some context. In those case, there isn't a need to call it out. Or the friendship is worth more than the trouble caused by the poor writing.

Maybe but this was a post in an interest group "remember the good old days in [insert place here]" type. So most people don't actually know most other people. I re-read it about five times and I worked it out but it's hard to believe anyone literate could think that was good enough. But I agree about calling it out, just not worth it.

 

[medhead]

Maybe but this was a post in an interest group "remember the good old days in [insert place here]" type. So most people don't actually know most other people. I re-read it about five times and I worked it out but it's hard to believe anyone literate could think that was good enough. But I agree about calling it out, just not worth it.

Apologies for the poor grammar in my post.
It's a combination of poor spelling and extraneous words. My take is:


Lol Neville I find it with Naomi all the time, when [-]aka[/-] that murderer was around we were so lucky. Ivan just so lucky that [-]n[/-]my friend chose good [-]hitch driving people[/-] drivers to hitch hike with

I think Ivan might be an autocorrect of "I was". Otherwise Neville, Naomi and Ivan all know each other, and Ivan was the friend who picked good driving people...

In a similar group I'm in there are a number of older (60 to 80) types who all know each other from childhood. They put up photos all the time like, there's so and so driving his cane train or with his FJ. etc. Bit of poor grammar or spelling thrown in and you need to be in the group to understand.

 

[Warks]

I think Ivan was the murderer in that quote!

 

[Foreigner]

Profiling the grammar naz_:

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/29/grammar-pedant-personality-type

 

[Hvr]

And a rewrite of the above story in the Huff Post.

People Who Get Bothered By Grammatical Errors Online Are Jerks, Study Finds

 

[anat0l]

And a rewrite of the above story in the Huff Post.

People Who Get Bothered By Grammatical Errors Online Are Jerks, Study Finds

So the correct response to someone pointing out a grammatical or spelling error is, "Dude, get a <expletive> life!"

Somehow I don't feel comfortable with that.

 

[coco50]

So the correct response to someone pointing out a grammatical or spelling error is, "Dude, get a <expletive> life!"

Somehow I don't feel comfortable with that.

The whole point about correct grammar and punctuation is that it follows certain universal conventions and makes it easier to read the written word if those conventions are followed. If not it makes it hard to read and the flow of reading is disrupted.

 

[Foreigner]

Formal communication, esp written, should be grammatically correct but colloquially exceptions are ok IMO.

 

[JohnK]

So the correct response to someone pointing out a grammatical or spelling error is, "Dude, get a <expletive> life!"

Somehow I don't feel comfortable with that.

I don't feel comfortable either.

There's a guy at work who continually types "would of", "could of", "should of" in comments to users. Feel like saying something to him but feel embarrassed as I don't know him that well. He will never learn if no one tells him.

And he is a dinky die Aussie.

 

[JessicaTam]

I don't feel comfortable either.

There's a guy at work who continually types "would of", "could of", "should of" in comments to users. Feel like saying something to him but feel embarrassed as I don't know him that well. He will never learn if no one tells him.

And he is a dinky die Aussie.

I reckon you should of told him.

 

[sumthinfornuthin]

Re: Scams like these

I am posting this from jail 

Hate to be a pedant but unless you in the USA I think you will be gaol if you are here in Oz.

 

[wandering_fred]

Re: Scams like these

Hate to be a pedant but unless you in the USA I think you will be gaol if you are here in Oz.

In either case the hoosegow would be applicable...

Happy wandering

Fred

 

[Pushka]

Scams like these

Hate to be a pedant but unless you in the USA I think you will be gaol if you are here in Oz.

Sorry. Wrong. Maybe you are a fossil though.

 

[medhead]

Re: Scams like these

Sorry. Wrong. Maybe you are a fossil though.

Only if you accept that usage cough that Mac Dictionary pedals. I'm not sure I accept the cultural imperialism of the USA.

 

[Pushka]

Re: Scams like these

I've always written it as jail and I used to be a Police Officer. Except for Adelaide Gaol which is an historical artefact. Or I use the other term, prison.

Oh well. What would I know.

 

[medhead]

Re: Scams like these

I've always written it as jail and I used to be a Police Officer. Except for Adelaide Gaol which is an historical artefact. Or I use the other term, prison.

Oh well. What would I know.

I don't really care either way. jail is very much something from the USA. Being in common usage doesn't mean it is the correct english spelling.

As a comment, I'm not getting the relevance of being a police officer in all this, unless you were a member of the spelling and grammar squad.

 

[Pushka]

Re: Scams like these

Probably because the vernacular of Police revolves around such things as jails? Might just have typed the word in a few official reports too. Would have thought the relationship was pretty clear.

 

[OATEK]

Re: Scams like these

I've always written it as jail and I used to be a Police Officer. Except for Adelaide Gaol which is an historical artefact. Or I use the other term, prison.

Oh well. What would I know.

I have not seen jail used by the people who run them (eg government in AUS). Mind you gaol has also fallen out of use with the common current term being correctional facility!

 

[medhead]

Re: Scams like these

Probably because the vernacular of Police revolves around such things as jails? Might just have typed the word in a few official reports too. Would have thought the relationship was pretty clear.

Using a word a lot doesn't make one an expert on the english language. Happy to be corrected but I don't expect police do a degree in advanced english. I'd expect they learn more about the law and such like.

I use "ain't" a lot. I use "Ionizing" a lot, because that is part of my profession. But that doesn't make either correct english spelling. In the case of "Ionizing" internationally we pander to the USA.