Correcting other members' grammar

[MaxStout]

/Obligatory

 

[AZCoolerBrewer]

/Obligatory

I screwed up it’s in the last sentence of my post on purpose. When I come acrost errors in this thread, I wonder how many are done on prepose.

 

[bracconiere]

As an English teacher living in a foreign country I can pretty much tell the difference between a native speaker error and an error made by someone with english as a second language.

Most errors generally don't bother me but there are a few that set me off... Could of/should of/would of top my list and though I probably won't correct you on this forum I most certainly won't engage in a conversation with you if I see it. I realize this is short sighted and biased.

For the record it's could have or could've

Cheers

LOL

 

[bracconiere]

I screwed up it’s in the last sentence of my post on purpose. When I come acrost errors in this thread, I wonder how many are done on prepose.

Just like my homebrew all my errors are 100% authentic me!

 

[RPh_Guy]

 

[balrog]

I drove English teachers crazy. Or tried to. I never once spelled public right. Even through college. I simply wanted to see if they would catch it - or how they would deal with it. And I always used heighth in place of the real word just to see if they were paying attention. Irregardless, the heighth and breadth of grammar issues should not be discussed in pubic

Nice. Very vary nice. I like the irregardless as well. Reminiscent of the Gallagher bit on tough/enough/dough/laughter/daughter bit.

 

[MaxStout]

 

[balrog]

"What do you wou want me to do? Leave? Then they'll keep being WRONG!"

 

[soccerdad]

Another word that should always be misspelled in the presence of English teachers is wrench. This is especially fun as it creates non existent yet suggestive items like a combination wench, a monkey wench, a box end wench, a socket wench ….

 

[balrog]

...a heavy duty wireless remote steel cable bumper mounted wench.

Oh. Wait.

 

[soccerdad]

Look .. A six ton wench!

 

[SEndorf]

It's important to keep an assortment of wenches handy. You never know which size wench you need at any given time.

 

[balrog]

skating away on the thin ice of bad humor ideas here...

 

[SEndorf]

I feel it's my fault....
Sorry....

 

[RPh_Guy]

So in all seriousness, Definately don't loose your cool when some one posts about some thing Simple like a keg carbonation regiment. But I know Some guys, feel the need to. Really their just wanting an quick answer not sum crazy fool combing thru they're post looking for mistakes
That person might turn in to a cereal-killer.
Be carefull .

 

[day_trippr]

 

[balrog]

I feel the time has come in this thread to mentions goats. Or true beer.

 

[soccerdad]

Goat's

 

[davidabcd]

@RPh_Guy This was kind of fun. I like trying to solve puzzles. Note: I'm only doing it because I've seen many of your posts and I know you're clowning around.
I think I got most of them.
Definately
loose
some one
some thing
Simple
Some
guys, [comma]
their
. But [almost missed that]
an
sum
thru
they're
[no period]
in to
cereal-killer
[period spaced before last word of sentence]

 

[RPh_Guy]

So in all seriousness, Definately don't loose your cool when some one posts about some thing Simple like a keg carbonation regiment. But I know Some guys, feel the need to. Really their just wanting an quick answer not sum crazy fool combing thru they're post looking for mistakes
That person might turn in to a cereal-killer.
Be carefull .

There're a couple more things. Good job nonetheless!

The correctness of beginning a sentence with a conjunction like "so" and "but" is debated.
Ending a sentence with a preposition (e.g. "to") is generally incorrect, although it's also debated and may be acceptable in informal writing or speech.
Regimen is a systematic plan.
Regime is a government.
Regiment is a military unit.
"quick answer not" should be "quick answer, and not"
cereal-killer: both the hyphen is incorrect and cereal vs serial.
Carefull is an obsolete spelling of careful.
"That person" is ambiguous. You don't know which person I'm saying might become a serial killer!

 

[mongoose33]

I see what you did they're.

 

[davidabcd]

There're a couple more things. Good job nonetheless!

Regiment and serial killer are my favorite errors. No, I didn't feel like putting quotation marks around them.
Quite fun. After the tally, I got a solid B.
"That" could be discussed further. In any case, I missed that as a possible error.
I skipped everyday speech.

 

[S-Met]

I think it depends on the situation. Talking at work is different from talking on break or out with friends. My expectations of an email vs a text is quite different. I assume an email is from a desktop or laptop pc, whereas texts are from phones. I will excuse spelling and grammar errors more readily in a text than in an email.

Regarding HBT, I have the assumption that the contributors may be inebriated and/or may be on a mobile device making spelling and grammar errors more excusable. Fat fingers on a touchscreen and/or auto correct sometimes make some interesting words.

 

[MaxStout]

Punctuation is key.

Eats shoots and leaves....

 

[balrog]

Let's eat grandma!
Commas save lives

 

[S-Met]

 

[Pkrd]

If you do manage to contact my Grandma, tell her the pair of shoes Grandpa left me in his will still don't fit.

 

[davidabcd]

Punctuation is key.

Eats shoots and leaves....

That's a good one. It took me a minute to see the fun part of the idea. I was taught that "and" replaces the comma. Your example is compelling; however, if I were to say, "Joe, Bill, Kevan (fun name), Patricia and Alvin enjoyed their ice cream," it's fairly clear, I think. I've been drinking so bear with me.

 

[KIDD69]

My first thought looking at that picture was "poor head, no lacing".

Funny, I was also thinking of head

 

[yeahfairly]

After I saw what a d***** b** he/she was being, I checked.

This has got me stumped....... I thought I was pretty much a Cuss Word Savant!!!! Alex.... I would like to buy a vowel.....

 

[RPh_Guy]

This has got me stumped....... I thought I was pretty much a Cuss Word Savant!!!! Alex.... I would like to buy a vowel.....

It took me some time to figure it out too. The second word being censored really throws you off.

 

[mongoose33]

This has got me stumped....... I thought I was pretty much a Cuss Word Savant!!!! Alex.... I would like to buy a vowel.....

Suppose the second word is "bag"; can you figure out the first one?

 

[Pkrd]

Those doggie bag people have no respect. The Chef put all that effort in and they have the audacity to suggest half of it is only good for their pets. Ugh.

 

[yeahfairly]

Suppose the second word is "bag"; can you figure out the first one?

LOL.... OOOoohhhh..... Acetous Fermentation Storage Device.... Now I feel Tupid...... Thanks for the assist

 

[davidabcd]

This has got me stumped....... I thought I was pretty much a Cuss Word Savant!!!! Alex.... I would like to buy a vowel.....

Here's what I was planning to do, but others were able to help:

I even had the board all set up. The clue is "Cuss Word Savant."

An "O"?

Do _ _ _ _ B _ _



It also appears to be a compound word from a quick Google scan, so take that for what it's worth.

I binged Supernatural and one of the characters is fond of the insult.

 

[S-Met]

Here's what I was planning to do, but others were able to help:

I even had the board all set up. The clue is "Cuss Word Savant."

An "O"?

Do _ _ _ _ B _ _



It also appears to be a compound word from a quick Google scan, so take that for what it's worth.

I binged Supernatural and one of the characters is fond of the insult.

I'm quite fond of compound expletives.
****-tard or when really passionate, Do_cheBagMcFvck-tard

Edited for fat fingers

 

[soccerdad]

I'm quite fond if compound expletives.

Pretty much the only reason I'd ever vote for Fvchface von Clownstick. Great name.

 

[jack13]

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Reminds me of a critic's review for the movie Couples Retreat (Vince Vaugh rom com): "Couples, retreat."