Grammar and Spelling

[deleted3782]

I could care less!! :tongue:

That's an entirely separate debate! Just how much less could you care?

Don't worry, I won't go there. I have to write for a living...the last thing I'm going to do is judge grammar on LPGS. :tongue:

 

[slurper_la]

Actually there's another, where the little-understood semicolon comes into play:

"Please do not drop the weights; put them back when you are done."

Absolutely correct and I realized my mistake after I posted my response. But you also modified the content to establish a proper sentence.

 

[798686]

"I before E except after C, or pronounced like A in neighbor and weigh"

That's weird? :wink:

That's an entirely separate debate! Just how much less could you care?

I couldn't care less either. :tongue:

 

[D_Relentless Original]

That's an entirely separate debate! Just how much less could you care?

Don't worry, I won't go there. I have to write for a living...the last thing I'm going to do is judge grammar on LPGS. :tongue:

Please don't judge my Gramma, she's a lovely old lady who bakes her own bread.:biggrin1:

 

[TomCat84]

This is one of the more inane yet relevant threads I've ever read on LPSG. I didn't know that discussions of commas and semi colons could be so thorough and involved!

 

[FRE]

That's an entirely separate debate! Just how much less could you care?

Don't worry, I won't go there. I have to write for a living...the last thing I'm going to do is judge grammar on LPGS. :tongue:

I've also wondered about that expression many times. The original expression was, "I couldn't care less." I suppose that the expression, "I could care less," means, "I could care less if I really tried, but it wouldn't be easy."

 

[slurper_la]

I have to disagree.

"I have apples, oranges, blackberries and strawberries." is improper

"I have apples, oranges, blackberries, and strawberries." is correct

Perhaps the comma would have been inappropriate in the case of the 24 hr fitness sign- I admit it looks awkward, but putting a comma before "and" is definitely not improper.

You are correct. I was referring specifically to the usage in question - the 24 hour sign.

 

[798686]

Please don't judge my Gramma, she's a lovely old lady who bakes her own bread.:biggrin1:

Would that be Na'an? :tongue:

 

[D_Relentless Original]

Would that be Na'an? :tongue:

Spot on fella, hehe.:laugh:

 

[FRE]

There, their or they're, seems to always be spelt wrong in a lot of posts.maybe even in this one.

I sometimes get those wrong too but usually catch the mistake when I proof-read. Some mistakes are simply the result of writing fast.

"Than" and "then" are often confused too.

 

[BigDallasDick8x6]

"I before E except after C, or pronounced like A in neighbor and weigh"

........or where the letters are pronounced individually (Science), unless it's just plain weird (literally).

 

[Countryguy63]

That's an entirely separate debate! Just how much less could you care?

Don't worry, I won't go there. I have to write for a living...the last thing I'm going to do is judge grammar on LPGS. :tongue:

psst, that was done on purpose to get a reaction from Lex :tongue:
(although, not the desired reaction that I have fantasized about for years :naughty

 

[D_Relentless Original]

I sometimes get those wrong too but usually catch the mistake when I proof-read. Some mistakes are simply the result of writing fast.

"Than" and "then" are often confused too.

Yours, your's and you're are my downfall at times too.

 

[slurper_la]

A misplaced apostrophe I can forgive. But misuse "less" and "fewer" and imma go OFF!!

Use less when talking of things that are measured.

Use fewer when speaking of items that can be counted.

Yes, those WalMart signs saying "10 Items or Less" are WRONG.

Easy fix! Don't shop at WalMart! :smile:

 

[FRE]

A misplaced apostrophe I can forgive. But misuse "less" and "fewer" and imma go OFF!!

Use less when talking of things that are measured.

Use fewer when speaking of items that can be counted.

Yes, those WalMart signs saying "10 Items or Less" are WRONG.

Those rules usually work, but what about "fewer miles?" It seems to me that miles are measured rather than counted, but somehow "less miles" doesn't sound right. The same seems to be true with inches, which is important on this web site. "Less inches" somehow doesn't sound right; I'd normally say "fewer inches."

I'd say, "The condominia across the street were limited to a height of less than 26 feet."

English has many inconsistencies which make it a rather difficult language.

 

[Incocknito]

If your SPG* is not at at least the "high school graduate" or college level then you do not need an internet connection. You need an education!

*Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.

I have no respect for any adult from a first world country who doesn't know the basics of written English. Unless perhaps English was not their first language.

If someone doesn't take their own writing seriously then how can anyone else take their writing seriously?

Similarly: if you don't have the self esteem to capitalise your own first name (and to a lesser degree username) or personal pronoun then why should anyone else? That really annoys me.

 

[D_Relentless Original]

If your SPG* is not at at least the "high school graduate" or college level then you do not need an internet connection. You need an education!

*Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.

I have no respect for any adult from a first world country who doesn't know the basics of written English. Unless perhaps English was not their first language.

If someone doesn't take their own writing seriously then how can anyone else take their writing seriously?

Similarly: if you don't have the self esteem to capitalise your own first name (and to a lesser degree username) or personal pronoun then why should anyone else? That really annoys me.

Sorry Miss Teacher, Ham i inn detennsion? :tongue:

 

[mitchymo]

If your SPG* is not at at least the "high school graduate" or college level then you do not need an internet connection. You need an education!

*Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.

I have no respect for any adult from a first world country who doesn't know the basics of written English. Unless perhaps English was not their first language.

If someone doesn't take their own writing seriously then how can anyone else take their writing seriously?

Similarly: if you don't have the self esteem to capitalise your own first name (and to a lesser degree username) or personal pronoun then why should anyone else? That really annoys me.

It could just as well be said that capitalising your own username is indicative of a persons own self absorbtion or arrogance.

As for the whole 'If someone doesn't take their own writing seriously then how can anyone else take their writing seriously?', what a load of codswallup. Even the greatest writers have proofreaders, its purely about professionalism which is a superficial thing.

 

[D_Tim McGnaw]

If your SPG* is not at at least the "high school graduate" or college level then you do not need an internet connection. You need an education!

*Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.

I have no respect for any adult from a first world country who doesn't know the basics of written English. Unless perhaps English was not their first language.

If someone doesn't take their own writing seriously then how can anyone else take their writing seriously?

Similarly: if you don't have the self esteem to capitalise your own first name (and to a lesser degree username) or personal pronoun then why should anyone else? That really annoys me.

I take it you don't have many dyslexic or dysgraphic or dysorthographic friends then?

 

[D_Gunther Snotpole]

It seems that semicolons are used more often now than they were in the past.

I have no proof, but my sense is the opposite.
I don't know how one could check that out.