wouldn't it be helpful to our DC

gibs

if the moms learned correct grammar so the kids didn't turn out to be illiterate losers?

"We cut a whole in them."  SERIOUSLY???  It's HOLE, dummy.

And I swear that less of half of the posters on this board can correctly use they're/there/their and your/you're and explain why each is correct or wrong.

So many of you spend so much time trying to perfect your parenting by posting ridiculous questions on this board, but simultaneously show that you're practically illiterate and, guess what?  Your kids are going to be too! 

MayorMcCheese000

I HOLE-heartedly agree with you LOL

 

 

eta: I actually did want to add that I am notorious for making spelling and gramatical errors on this board. but it is not because I am illiterate! I usually only post when I am at work and I usually do it quickly without double-checking what I wrote, so meh- sometimes mistakes happen. Most women here are in that boat- either at work or handling children and not fully focusing on what they are writing. I hate when people use their/there/they're incorrectly but sometimes it happens by mistake if you are mindlessly typing away.

shopgirl_07

Lately the misuse of to and too is really getting to me. Sometimes when you read something like, "is this to short?", you're thinking what? Takes a minute to figure out what the person means.

femmegem

The misspellings and grammatical errors on here used to drive me batty and I still notice them, but they don't bug me so much any more. When they do really irk me is when they're so prevalent that I can't even tell what the poster's talking about. Or when they type U for you and R for are. Come on. How lazy can you get? Maybe if I texted more it wouldn't bother me.

Yodajo

I go through spurts where I can get annoyed by it and other times when I barely notice it. The misuse of their, there and they're and your and you're are pet peeves of mine, especially when its in a post title and I have to constantly look at it. All that said, I am the queen of typos. I usually see them before I post, but not always.

4Speedy

Actually, I just heard a candidate for state senate use the word "ain't" while he was out shaking hands at the parade.  I decided right then and there not to vote for him.  Grammar counts.  (Although I fully admit I am a lousy speller, thank God I'm pretty good about remembering spell check.)

4Speedy

gibs:

if the moms learned correct grammar so the kids didn't turn out to be illiterate losers?

"We cut a whole in them."  SERIOUSLY???  It's HOLE, dummy.

And I swear that less of half of the posters on this board can correctly use they're/there/their and your/you're and explain why each is correct or wrong.

So many of you spend so much time trying to perfect your parenting by posting ridiculous questions on this board, but simultaneously show that you're practically illiterate and, guess what?  Your kids are going to be too! 

Just a thought--when you go on a rant about other people's grammar, you might want to proof it before you hit "post."

CTFandme

4Speedy:

gibs:

if the moms learned correct grammar so the kids didn't turn out to be illiterate losers?

"We cut a whole in them."  SERIOUSLY???  It's HOLE, dummy.

And I swear that less of half of the posters on this board can correctly use they're/there/their and your/you're and explain why each is correct or wrong.

So many of you spend so much time trying to perfect your parenting by posting ridiculous questions on this board, but simultaneously show that you're practically illiterate and, guess what?  Your kids are going to be too! 

Just a thought--when you go on a rant about other people's grammar, you might want to proof it before you hit "post."

I was going to say the same thing.  While I couldn't agree with you more, it's a touch ironic, don't ya think?

JOEBunny

wut eva.

gibs

Actually I think that things that are clearly typo's from typing quickly or on an iphone or while at work or like the error I made above are TOTALLY different than misuse of their/they're/there or your/you're or to/too which I believe show that the typist had no idea what the correct form should be and/or didn't know they were making an error.  

But yes, I should have proofread more carefully. 

belle204

Loose vs. lose annoys me sometimes and I see that frequently. But I guess sh*t happens. My friend with a PhD spelled breaks when talking about brakes today ... and he's the head of the Education department at his school. I overlook it until it's at the point of being excessive.

karen6784

gibs:

Actually I think that things that are clearly typo's from typing quickly or on an iphone or while at work or like the error I made above are TOTALLY different than misuse of their/they're/there or your/you're or to/too which I believe show that the typist had no idea what the correct form should be and/or didn't know they were making an error.  

But yes, I should have proofread more carefully. 

There is alot of truth to the original post on this.  True story:  My friend is a special education teacher (K-4th grade).  She was observing a class during spelling.  The child said the word "dubiously" and spelled it.  The teacher corrected the child on the pronounciation.  It's not "dubiously" it's "w-iously".

Sad and scary. 

Mickschick

gibs:

Actually I think that things that are clearly typo's from typing quickly or on an iphone or while at work or like the error I made above are TOTALLY different than misuse of their/they're/there or your/you're or to/too which I believe show that the typist had no idea what the correct form should be and/or didn't know they were making an error.  

But yes, I should have proofread more carefully. 

 

Um really- are you doing this on purpose? That would be TYPO IS since the typo isn't possessing anything... just sayin'.

gibs

Mickschick:

gibs:

Actually I think that things that are clearly typo's from typing quickly or on an iphone or while at work or like the error I made above are TOTALLY different than misuse of their/they're/there or your/you're or to/too which I believe show that the typist had no idea what the correct form should be and/or didn't know they were making an error.  

But yes, I should have proofread more carefully. 

 

Um really- are you doing this on purpose? That would be TYPO IS since the typo isn't possessing anything... just sayin'.

 

LOL!  I LOVE playing with you all! 

MelandJeff

This hole post is cracking me up over hear.

BubblyToes

Sometimes I wonder how some of the people on this board find their way out of their houses every morning. 

AnnapolisLari

I bruised my head on the doorframe trying to go to the DMV this morning. Makes for a lousy license photo.

Kidding. I can get out of the house without injury.