Apostrophe irritation's
Mar 18th 2009, 7:06 am
#31
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
My problem is that when i write something about words that get misspelt and annoy me, then it is 100% guaranteed that I will make some embarrassing grammatical mistake and look like a massive tool.
Anyway i hate accept/except.
Anyway i hate accept/except.
Mar 18th 2009, 7:11 am
#32
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
Mar 18th 2009, 7:16 am
#33
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
I'm a freelance proofreader in my spare time and even I get unsure sometimes. I feel like a right ninny when I make mistakes on BE because in my other life I get paid to correct them!
Mar 18th 2009, 7:17 am
#34
WTF?
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
It matters because some people genuinely don't know the difference, and other people's errors perpetuates the problem - some complex situations can be forgiven but get the basics right. I don't know how you can make a typing error between there/their/they're or your/you're - if you make that mistake it's a language error (and you can be forgiven a language error when pissed or half asleep so there are sometimes you can get away with it - just not all the time 
).
).
and the only explanation I have is that I just wasn't paying attention to what I was doing.
Mar 18th 2009, 7:19 am
#35
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
Mar 18th 2009, 7:40 am
#36
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
Alzheimer's could be one of those excuses for getting it wrong sometimes.
Mar 18th 2009, 7:45 am
#38
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
Recovering from a migraine counts too. 
The thing is, many people didn't do so well in English at school. Yet they have many interesting and valid points to add to a conversation. If the grammar police insist on shaming their grammar, you may chase them off. Be nice.
Not all English majors are interesting or fun to chat with.
Mar 18th 2009, 7:59 am
#39
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
Mar 18th 2009, 8:02 am
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Mar 18th 2009, 8:07 am
#41
WTF?
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
Recovering from a migraine counts too. The thing is, many people didn't do so well in English at school. Yet they have many interesting and valid points to add to a conversation. If the grammar police insist on shaming their grammar, you may chase them off. Be nice.
Not all English majors are interesting or fun to chat with.
Mar 18th 2009, 8:08 am
#42
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
I just picked a thread on this site at random - how fitting: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=588241
Mar 18th 2009, 8:11 am
#43
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
Mar 18th 2009, 8:29 am
#44
WTF?
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
On a different level (or a different situation) I may assume they are uneducated or incapable of learning.
Strange.
Mar 18th 2009, 8:31 am
#45
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
we shood get it on
