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POSTED BY: Caite
UPDATED: Monday, April 18, 2005 11:22
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Hi. I was gently told the other day, by my wonderful boyfriend that there is no word " COM-Promise" in the real world language. ( I was pronouncing it as Cumpromise.)and I was free to use it all I like in my bubble world. *sigh*...
I really and truly thought it was a word. Kinda like Potato and tomato.
"Have good sex "
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I liked this better when everyone was just listing their grammatical pet peeves, not arguing over whether or not people are allowed to mess with the language. However, as there are billions of people who speak English, some sort of standard must be maintained. I mean, it took me two weeks to find out what "krunk" meant. I sometimes think that half of the population will soon speak in nothing but slang, while the other half will speak perfect english, with neither side understanding the other.
Alright, enough babbling. Here are some of my pet peeves:
"conversate" It's converse!! Is this just a Virginia thing? I pray it hasn't spread to the rest of the world.
People who say conversate
"I could care less" Is the extra "n't" really that hard to say?
"Whom" Where is it? Why is it so hard to use?
Also, people are starting to use "lol" and "brb" in real life. I have a friend who uses them all the time and I have to constantly tell him that we are not in a chat room. New speak, here we come.
Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!
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Tallgirl asked: "...where is that great quote from?!"
"I'm going to rip you a new puppet hole, Bitch!"
"Angel", 5th Season, "Smile Time".
The evil puppet says it to puppet Angel during their epic battle.
"I'm gonna rip you a new puppet hole, bitch!"
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Quote:
Originally posted by Phoebe:
Its/it's, your/you're, their/they're/there, are probably THE most misused.
Hallelujah! People misuse those all the time, and it drives me up the frelling wall.
This isn't really a pet peeve, but when did we stop using semicolons? I love semicolons.
Packer fans welcome.
All others tolerated.
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The use of semicolons has all but ceased in personal letters; however, it is alive and well in business correspondence.
*Gregg's Reference Manual ROCKS!*
"I'm gonna rip you a new puppet hole, bitch!"
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Actually, wouldn't that be "May I borrow your pen?"
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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Maugwai asked about apostrophes used in plurals.
They're appropriate if you're talking about possesive plurals, for example, "The cars' exhaust permeated the air." As in, the exhaust of more than one car.
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Caite!
I just LOVE when people say the wrong words when using cliches:
I have a friend who says she had a "world wind day," when she means "whirlwind." When she does something spontaneously she did it on the "spare of the minute" instead of on the "spur of the moment."
Another friend said in an email that a certain gentleman "peaked" her curiousity. The pervert.
I second the "a_______lot," the "their/they're/there" and the "you're/your" rants.
When someone types "Your back!" I reply, "What about it??" and then look behind me to see if I have a "kick me" sign taped to it.
But I forgive other ppl who ain't as classy and learned up as me. There ppl to.
Mal-licious
I think I will add cursing and the hurling about of things to my repertoire.
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Ooh, I just thought of another one that drives me batty: when people say things like "Everyone can't be a saint." This means that noone can! The proper way is to say, "Not everyone can be a saint.", meaning that some people can, and some people can't.
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Quote:
oddness2her wrote:
Wednesday, April 06, 2005 09:29
Maugwai asked about apostrophes used in plurals.
They're appropriate if you're talking about possesive plurals, for example, "The cars' exhaust permeated the air." As in, the exhaust of more than one car.
Actually, that's using an apostrophe to indicate possession. You used the "s" to pluralize. The apostophe on the end shows that your plural object owns something.
What I mean by using an apostrophe to pluralize is something like "Kid's eat free" or "We sell watermelon's"
It's good to see that I'm not the only one who gets worked up over stuff like this. Otherwise I'd think I was crazy. Or perhaps we all are. And perhaps I'm using fragment sentences and liking it.
"Dear diary, today I was pompous and my sister was crazy."
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