Since we're all here, who wants to hammer out relative pronouns? [who/whom/whose/which/that]

Maet:
Since we're all here, who wants to hammer out relative pronouns? [who/whom/whose/which/that]

No. Please. I've had enough of that in Italian and French this week.

A quick one from me: "based off"

Seriously? How can you base off something? It's based on. Get it!

misuse of the word irony. I do it too but it's still annoying.

i⋅ro⋅ny
-noun
1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, "How nice!" when I said I had to work all weekend.

2. Literature.
a.a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or conspicuously stated.
b. (esp. in contemporary writing) a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc., esp. as a means of indicating detachment from a subject, theme, or emotion.

So often people, even literati, use it to convey an amusing coincidence, when in fact the word represents something more representative of sarcasm in an event rather than statement.

Like i said I do it too, so don't feel too bad.

When people say 'over exaggerate'. You can't add a positive prefix onto a positive word, you awful people!

And people who don't know the difference between 'you're' and 'your'. My usual retort to people who say shit like 'your stupid' on MSN, is 'My stupid?' Which confuses the idiot further.

I dont know where it started, but where did people start saying Axe instead of Ask?
Yoda, a grammer nazi's worst enemy...
-The Internet

also i need to throw this out there

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/05/12/99-grammar/

I know people can be in a rush to write messages, but when someone consistantly spells "the" as "teh" grates my teeth. And the thing is, is that they know they are doing it. You know who you are out there.

Any and all spelling and grammar errors piss me off, especially when those I talk to are in fact of English descent (disregarding American, British and Australian heritage).

galletea:
Dear God. I hope you're kidding.

Of course I was kidding. You couldn't possibly have taken that seriously!

Richard Groovy Pants:

Nice - that got me laughing!

crimsondynamics:

galletea:
Dear God. I hope you're kidding.

Of course I was kidding. You couldn't possibly have taken that seriously!

When confronted by possible stupid ideas of the EU I have very little faith in common sense. I think the idea has actually been proposed before, to accept misspellings as 'variations' so this isn't that different.

The constant misuse of the word literally. Example: I literally ran into John at the mall.
My step-sister constantly does this, as does my step-mom. I always respond with something along the lines of, "As opposed to figuratively?"

Also, to those who thought the EU post was serious, do a little research. Great Britain isn't a full member of the EU because they don't want to change currency, do you really think they would allow the EU to alter their language?

wombatish:
The constant misuse of the word literally. Example: I literally ran into John at the mall.
My step-sister constantly does this, as does my step-mom. I always respond with something along the lines of, "As opposed to figuratively?"

Also, to those who thought the EU post was serious, do a little research. Great Britain isn't a full member of the EU because they don't want to change currency, do you really think they would allow the EU to alter their language?

I think you'll find Britain is in the EU. Not being part of the single currency has nothing to do with our participation in the European community. Like I said the idea of changing our spelling has been raised before. I gathered it was a joke but with the EU it's always good to make sure.

rottenbutter:
This is question to all spelling and grammar nazis on this site:
What spelling and grammatical errors really make your skin crawl.

I'm normally pretty laid back about this sort of thing, but when I see "a lot" spelled as one word, it drives me insane. I know it's a common mistake, and shouldn't seem that big a deal, but I have had teachers drive this correction into me like a steak to the brain, and now I can't stand to see it happen.

Wait you like putting meat inside you brain? Because i enjoy a good steak now and again but I usually put in my mouth.
ITS SPELLED STAKE! YOU ILLITERATE BUFOON!

rottenbutter:
This is question to all spelling and grammar nazis on this site:
What spelling and grammatical errors really make your skin crawl?

I'm normally pretty laid back about this sort of thing, but when I see "a lot" spelled as one word, it drives me insane. I know it's a common mistake, and shouldn't seem that big a deal, but I have had teachers drive this correction into me like a steak to the brain, and now I can't stand to see it happen.

Mmm steak... XD

The one that gets me the most is 'your' instead of 'you're', it looks ridiculous.
LEARN THE DIFFERENCE PEOPLE!
I'm a total grammar ninja (I hate the term Nazi XP).

bue519:

rottenbutter:
This is question to all spelling and grammar nazis on this site:
What spelling and grammatical errors really make your skin crawl.

I'm normally pretty laid back about this sort of thing, but when I see "a lot" spelled as one word, it drives me insane. I know it's a common mistake, and shouldn't seem that big a deal, but I have had teachers drive this correction into me like a steak to the brain, and now I can't stand to see it happen.

Wait you like putting meat inside you brain? Because i enjoy a good steak now and again but I usually put in my mouth.
ITS SPELLED STAKE! YOU ILLITERATE BUFOON!

I was waiting for someone to catch that.

Funnest. Like that more recent fucking iPod commercial.

"The funnest iPod yet!"

FUNNEST ISN'T A FUCKING WORD YOU ASS-FACED IMBECILES! IT'S "MORE FUN."

galletea:

wombatish:
The constant misuse of the word literally. Example: I literally ran into John at the mall.
My step-sister constantly does this, as does my step-mom. I always respond with something along the lines of, "As opposed to figuratively?"

Also, to those who thought the EU post was serious, do a little research. Great Britain isn't a full member of the EU because they don't want to change currency, do you really think they would allow the EU to alter their language?

I think you'll find Britain is in the EU. Not being part of the single currency has nothing to do with our participation in the European community. Like I said the idea of changing our spelling has been raised before. I gathered it was a joke but with the EU it's always good to make sure.

Yeah Britain is an important part of the EU.

i hate people who say (and this is only SAY) especially, but pronounce it ECKSPECIALLY, that drives me insane, or people who add t or d on the end of some words, like "demond" (my DM in dungeons and dragons does it, i hate it soooooo much)

It really bothers me when people don't use commas and periods.
Hi I'm new on the escapist i think it will be fun here and I look forward to getting to know all of you my favorite things are coffee games TV fun and go carts
*Tears eyes out of their sockets*
GRAAAAAAAH!

'Judgement', 'alright', and 'lit' aren't words. You mean to say judgment, all right and lighted. The worst part is that they're used so commonly that dictionaries are saying that they actually are correct spellings.And finally, people need to learn how to use semi-colons, hyphens and commas correctly.

And finally, if you start a sentence with any 'i' product (iPod, iPhone, etc.) the i should be capitalized. It's not spelled "lowercase i, uppercase p, o, d". It's spelled "i, uppercase p, o, d".

And put your punctuation marks outside of quotation marks, people. Yes, it should be used in some cases, but most people simply don't understand it. D:

[quote="Bourne" post="18.77105.930497"]
- The pronunciation of the word "ask." There is no bloody "x" in that word

Oh, I agree. Drives me batshit. And the funny part- I've known someone that STARTED saying it that way. I don't know if it was rebellion/emulating dialect, or whatever.

"Lolspeak" in general pisses me right into a roll-over, off of the highway, into a ditch and causing a fire born from a hot sun and tissue paper on leather.

"jus hpw do u no that theryre going to ki l us"

Not even a GOD-DAMNED punctuation mark. NO, I don't KNOW if they're going to kill us, maybe if you said it EARLIER, and wrote it more LEGIBLY? SEE THE THING IN BOLD!? It's called PUNCTUATION!

"lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 thers ur pucntautiin"

Throw rocks at me.

rottenbutter:

bue519:

rottenbutter:
This is question to all spelling and grammar nazis on this site:
What spelling and grammatical errors really make your skin crawl.

I'm normally pretty laid back about this sort of thing, but when I see "a lot" spelled as one word, it drives me insane. I know it's a common mistake, and shouldn't seem that big a deal, but I have had teachers drive this correction into me like a steak to the brain, and now I can't stand to see it happen.

Wait you like putting meat inside you brain? Because i enjoy a good steak now and again but I usually put in my mouth.
ITS SPELLED STAKE! YOU ILLITERATE BUFOON!

I was waiting for someone to catch that.

Sorry, bad spelling makes me crazy. Plus, I was hungry.

Bourne:
Those in bold are neither incorrect nor grammatical errors. It is only the United States if I recall that does not add a 'u' to various words such as Colour, although I personally never found the point despite being Canadian. As for "Dialogue", that is the correct spelling of the word.

Hence the joke.

Errors of spelling and grammar don't really bug me online.
I understand that people are flawed and lack comprehension of the only language they know. (Most of the time.)
People have a terrible habit of matching the intelligence of an eggplant; so I don't go about expecting things like grammar from them.
I try not to expect anything from people until they've proven otherwise.
Doing so makes life easier on me.

SAME DIFFERENCE. Just no. It's "Same thing". AGHRR!

Ago Iterum:

galletea:

wombatish:
The constant misuse of the word literally. Example: I literally ran into John at the mall.
My step-sister constantly does this, as does my step-mom. I always respond with something along the lines of, "As opposed to figuratively?"

Also, to those who thought the EU post was serious, do a little research. Great Britain isn't a full member of the EU because they don't want to change currency, do you really think they would allow the EU to alter their language?

I think you'll find Britain is in the EU. Not being part of the single currency has nothing to do with our participation in the European community. Like I said the idea of changing our spelling has been raised before. I gathered it was a joke but with the EU it's always good to make sure.

Yeah Britain is an important part of the EU.

Britain isn't a full member, at least not the last time I checked. I very well may be incorrectly remembering my comparative politics class, or just confusing their membership with the unified currency.

Honestly I only care about the I & ME rule.

Example:

"Me and Jeffery are going to the store"

Is supposed to be

"Jeffrey and I are going to the store"

It just bugs me how many people do not know this rule.

Welcome to the internet, my friend! How can I help you?

Double negatives bug me to death. Except when my dad says them, then I laugh my ass off.

Though I shouldn't be one to talk, I'm functionally retarded when it comes to forming a proper sentence.