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They're, Their, and There (pg. 4)
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by trunks1022
how about run on sentences like this one that use no punctuation whatsoever because i always find myself not paying attention about 30 words in and it's almost like reading a really long dissertation on economic development in some third world country where there's no plumbing or electricity for those poor souls and speaking of souls have you seen those guys in the philippines that actually crucify themselves to the cross in observing good friday and... |
actually, that's not a run-on sentence. It's just a really long one that needs some commas. |
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| XaNaX |
| quote: | Originally posted by trunks1022
how about run on sentences like this one that use no punctuation whatsoever because i always find myself not paying attention about 30 words in and it's almost like reading a really long dissertation on economic development in some third world country where there's no plumbing or electricity for those poor souls and speaking of souls have you seen those guys in the philippines that actually crucify themselves to the cross in observing good friday and... |
THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN A RUN ON SENTENCE IS WHEN SOME FOOL TYPES EVERYTHING IN CAPS |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by XaNaX
THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN A RUN ON SENTENCE IS WHEN SOME FOOL TYPES EVERYTHING IN CAPS |
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| nchs09 |
i have less trouble with their and there.. i have trouble with they're, your, you're...
actually i hvae alot of probles with alot of words. thank god for microsoft word.:D |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by inconspicuous
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hahahaha |
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| UWM |
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
actually i hvae alot of probles with alot of words. |
Yes, yes you do. |
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| Ang ' ela_ie |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
This definately bothers me. |
Dont laugh at people who cant spell ridiculous if you cant spell definitely! |
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| AndreaCKY772 |
| quote: | Originally posted by DOOMBOT
The confusion or simply lack of knowing when these 3 words are to be used astounds me. |
that's so true
i hate when people don't understand there grammar
edit: and since there are some people who do not understand sarcasm, i know it's "their" |
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| DOOMBOT |
| quote: | Originally posted by AndreaCKY772
that's so true
i hate when people don't understand there grammar
edit: and since there are some people who do not understand sarcasm, i know it's "their" |
elohel |
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| UWM |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
Dont laugh at people who cant spell ridiculous if you cant spell definitely! |
Again, whoosh. |
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| DOOMBOT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
Dont laugh at people who cant spell ridiculous if you cant spell definitely! |
elohelagain |
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| Lira |
Power to misspelling and down with stigmatisation!
Spelling in English is extremely problematic: the spelling was crystallised about five centuries ago, often following many misconceptions made by grammarians during the Renaissance. "Island", for example, wasn't supposed to be spelled with an "s", yet they wanted to make it similar to Latin "Isla". This added several "silent letters" to English writing, which is confusing.
Also, the pronunciation of vowels changed abnormally much in the last centuries. If you speak another European language - let's say, Spanish or German - you'd expect "rite" to be pronounced like "reet". However, vowels engaged in a confusing dance and because of the variety of dialects in English, the changes were often full of exceptions (reason why "enough", "though" and "through" don't rhyme).
Finally, we've reached an age where literacy is a lot more common than in previous centuries. If you speak English, all you have in common with other English speakers is the language you speak (contrasting with how you speak that language). Speaking comes naturally, as any baby starts babbling without being told to. Writing, however... is exclusively a somewhat recent man-made product. You can't expect everyone to excel in something that not only is a recent development in the history of mankind, but is also full of logical inconsistencies.
Edit: Not to mention that Webster decided it was a good idea to change the way words were spelled in the United States, creating some kind of "Written Accent" :p |
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