BabyKayla Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 This is actually pretty interesting to read up on. I'm not sure if this is a generational issue, but most of the pet peeves stated do not bother me in the least. I'm 23, say "like" religiously (though not stereotypically), often use non-serious Link to comment
rusty pins Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Just today I saw another forum Link to comment
rusty pins Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 There is a new forum post today by an 18 year old in Stinky Squishy and Proud. Link to comment
LilMiss Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 My very old Midwestern relatives often started their sentences with, "Say, ..." Same thing, different era? Link to comment
2sail2 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 I believe "like" comes from the Valley Girl movie in the 80s. I really hate "With Link to comment
rusty pins Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 8 hours ago, LilMiss said: My very old Midwestern relatives often started their sentences with, "Say, ..." Same thing, different era? Maybe, maybe not. Link to comment
vvp39 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 I tend to be a bit of a grammar freak too, but if I can keep the bad grammar out of my own posts I think I'm doing well. I do not have the time, energy, or motivation to try to police what anyone else writes...but I notice it. In an online forum the way someone writes tells me a bit about who he or she is. Link to comment
LilMiss Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 6 hours ago, rusty pins said: Maybe, maybe not. Link to comment
squishynappy Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 poor grammar is also proliferated all over the online news stories. Link to comment
BabyJune Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 1 hour ago, squishynappy said: poor grammar is also proliferated all over the online news stories. 1 Link to comment
rusty pins Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 Another thing that drives me crazy is how some people leave the "T" out of their words. Link to comment
Toyboy Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 No everyone been techdid gooder ingishSent from my SM-N910U using Tapatalk Link to comment
vvp39 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Whah cain't you all talk United States, fer cryin' out loud?! Link to comment
anned Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Saying electrocuted instead of shocked, this one drives me insane! Link to comment
willnotwill Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Yes, that's one of the things that got co-opted Link to comment
gah!ghost Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 This is a weird one maybe? Drives me nuts when people say "Legos". Lego is the plural form of Lego. I try not to be judgmental though as I know I had to have called them "Legos" at some point in my youth before I knew better, oh also calling initialisms "acronyms". Link to comment
BabyJune Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 12 hours ago, gah!ghost said: This is a weird one maybe? Drives me nuts when people say "Legos". Lego is the plural form of Lego. I try not to be judgmental though as I know I had to have called them "Legos" at some point in my youth before I knew better, oh also calling initialisms "acronyms". 1 Link to comment
gah!ghost Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 50 minutes ago, BabyJune said: When using "so" as a conjunction, it is meant to join (or continue) Link to comment
Jilly Poo Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Can I please add a peeve to the list? Link to comment
rusty pins Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 19 hours ago, gah!ghost said: It can be nice to break up two related thoughts into two sentences when one or both are already overly long or complex. For example, "I was very hungry yesterday due to not having had a single thing to eat until around 8pm. So, when I finally was able to sit down to eat, I must admit, I ate way too much food." sort of thing. If you had that all as one sentence it would be a bit much. You could argue that you should break all of that up into smaller sentences. But, to me, that is more of a style thing than a grammar thing. Link to comment
willnotwill Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 A late trend in a bunch of stories is really unnerving. 1 Link to comment
gah!ghost Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 12 hours ago, rusty pins said: It sounds so much better if you break up those two sentences to say, "I was very hungry yesterday due to not having had a single thing to eat until around 8pm. Link to comment
rusty pins Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 13 hours ago, gah!ghost said: What you're saying is personal opinion. It's not a grammatical rule. It is perfectly acceptable to connect two independent clauses with a conjunction. It's just not terribly common and there's a popular belief that it's incorrect. I think it's totally logical and even sometimes helpful to let the reader know the two ideas are linked through the use of a conjunction, even if they're two sentences. You are right, it is a personal opinion. Link to comment
gah!ghost Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 2 hours ago, rusty pins said: You are right, it is a personal opinion. Link to comment
smarti Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 I correct grammar and spelling for my living; I am the ultimate grammar Nazi. However, as a linguist, i favour descriptivism over prescriptivism. The simple fact of the matter is that languages change and evolve; we don't speak like our ancestors from 1746, and our descendents in 2274 will not sound like us at all. Moreover, a standard national language is something quite arbitrarily chosen, summed up in the linguists' joke that Link to comment
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