I think the “should of” for some comes from the way we pronounce should’ve? Doesn’t make it correct but I don’t think it’s a necessarily lazy one, or any more obvious than other spelling/grammatical errors that people make every day.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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09-01-2023 10:53 PM #31
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10-01-2023 08:10 AM #32This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
(For the record, my favourite ever autocorrect fail was someone's attempt to type "we're reliant on hourly buses" converted to "we're reliant on your nudes".)
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10-01-2023 09:22 AM #34
I’ve got to admit to a feeling of smug amusement when I see a spelling or grammar pedant pointing out someone’s mistake or typo with a similar or bigger one of their own. Should that be ‘his or her’ own? Oh, the pitfalls of the English language.
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10-01-2023 09:59 AM #35This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It is amusing when that happens and embarrassing for the pedant. I should know. It's also a remarkably common occurrence.
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10-01-2023 11:44 AM #36This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It's infuriating.Follow the Hibs podcast, Longbangers, on Twitter (@longbangers)
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11-01-2023 05:57 PM #37
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This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote"Play for the name on the front of the jersey and the supporters will remember the name on the back"
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12-01-2023 06:22 PM #38This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Posts on here and WhatsApp or whatever don’t really matter.
At work though there should at least be an attempt to check the email before sending!
And while I get dyslexic point there is no getting away from the fact that someone consistently misspelling stuff at work can create a poor perception of themselves without them even realising.
Loved the Clueless anecdote and as for what irks me is the There / Their and To / Too mistakes that people make all the time.
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02-02-2023 10:37 AM #40
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A badly placed apostrophe in a headline gives me a severe headache. Honestly.
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03-02-2023 03:46 AM #41This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The kids saying "like" every second word and "so" at the start of spoken responses will no doubt acquire other habits in time depending on whose influence they fall under.
How would Jane Austen feel about this? "Hey, I'm good! Take care!"
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03-02-2023 06:43 AM #42
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"So" or "Well" at the start of a sentence or spoken answer bug me. I failed every class test at school and started work at 15 but I still managed a grasp of written English. I've said on here before, what gives me the greatest pain is the continued misspelling of Hibs players names. Some come along with their usual offended white knight attitude and say the poster could be dyslexic. Bollocks! When every other word in the post is correctly spelt it's sheer laziness. I just can't understand it. I'd be embarrassed for one and secondly if I wasn't sure I'd look it up online.
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03-02-2023 11:26 PM #43This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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04-02-2023 06:35 AM #44This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Please feel free to point out any grammatical errors you think I may have made in this post. And no need to do it by personal message. You have my permission to do it in front of everyone.
I personally would not point out another user's grammatical mistakes however, as I do not feel that my own grammar is good enough, and I am far from a bilingualist or multilingualist.Last edited by Edina Street; 04-02-2023 at 06:42 AM.
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04-02-2023 08:41 AM #45
This popped up on my phone (But Gods instead of God's or Gods'???);
If you cannot resist the the urge to let someone know they JUST USED A DOUBLE NEGATIVE FOR GODS SAKE, there is actually a reason.
OK, sorry. Back to the point…
The Urge To Correct Others Grammar is Actually A Form of OCD
The Urge To Correct Grammar is Actually A Form of OCD
Apparently, this is a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) called Grammatical Pedantry Syndrome. In fact, there is actually a gene that you were born with causing this.
“Now there’s evidence that a variant of that gene, FOXP2.1, may actually cause us to obsessively correct other people’s grammar, or should that be, to correct their grammar obsessively?“
If you have time, you might find this interesting https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/25/76120Last edited by Hibbyradge; 04-02-2023 at 08:44 AM.
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