tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post1815315487309044425..comments2023-11-29T01:47:52.439-07:00Comments on clarity2010: For Ettarose: she shares this pet peeve, tooRelax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-44811708509750170632009-03-10T11:49:00.000-06:002009-03-10T11:49:00.000-06:00I will expand on lose and loose, because I see the...I will expand on lose and loose, because I see them used incorrectly frequently.<br><br>Lose is when you have lost something i.e. Do not lose the train of thought you are on.<br><br>Loose is used when you want to indicate that something like a shoelace for instance is not tied i.e. my shoelaces are loose.<br><br>So many people use the word loose when they should have used the word lose.frostygirlhttp://frostygirl.bundublog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-10113652563489913902009-03-10T12:09:00.000-06:002009-03-10T12:09:00.000-06:00Norman really ought to read this, you know. I agre...Norman really ought to read this, you know. I agree with all of your examples, and with Frostygirl's example as well (the loose/lose thing makes me, well, lose it, so to speak). <br><br>I particularly dislike it when "less' and "fewer" are misused. Less would refer to a quantity that cannot be individually counted, such as (grains of) sand; fewer is used for something that can be counted. I have fewer Bic pens than I did yesterday (the cats must have taken them) - not "less Bic pens" (ugh).<br><br>There is, however, less road salt on the floor (that's a good thing!).<br><br>I recommend the book "Eats Shoots and Leaves" for more of this sort of thing.Lidianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14609618027313982020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-92152822347875399032009-03-10T14:07:00.000-06:002009-03-10T14:07:00.000-06:00I passed English with flying colors, but tend to n...I passed English with flying colors, but tend to not follow the rules, and type like I talk. Very informative post though. Everyone should read it!<br><br>*bites you*Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968396049579378856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-24102644447109494172009-03-10T16:12:00.000-06:002009-03-10T16:12:00.000-06:00I feel somewhat responsible for that bite.I plan t...I feel somewhat responsible for that bite.<br><br>I plan to pass this informative post along to my teenagers. Although probably in several parts. I fear their eyes may glaze over in boredom if they have to read the whole thing.<br><br>The your and you're thing drive me crazy too.Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10035409330352625930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-60819106715609778742009-03-10T16:23:00.000-06:002009-03-10T16:23:00.000-06:00@Frostygirl - Thank you for that. I would have bot...@Frostygirl - Thank you for that. I would have botched it up if I had tried. You know what a looser I am. I would have been ranting about unsecured cannon rolling all over the deck, or barking about the dogs of war or something else no one would have cared about. Your explanation was much more understandable. Take care. (Hang lose. :)<br><br>@Lidian - Actually it is even worse than the picture indicates. The dork's name is really Jimmy, not Norman. How could one make such a mistake with their own name? Um... "his" own name, I mean. I'm old school - not much on mixing numbers either, just for pc purposes, and if the dork's name were Sally, I still would have said "his". But I stray off subject, no? ("Digress" is so over-used nowadays, don't you think?) I didn't know the rule about lesser and fewer. Oh, I know - a smarter blogger would have simply said, "I also agree with you about the misuse of lesser and fewer." But why lie? You wouldn't have been fooled. You know I really AM stupid, that it isn't an act. Add that to "unafraid of humiliation" and, there you go. Bob's your uncle. Relax Max in the flesh. Take him or leave him. Yo. I forgot what we were talking about. Ah, yes. Something about shooting salt on the floor before you leave. I'll have to give that a shot. Har!<br><br>@Chica - Yes, I know. And you are one of the smartest women I know. I always tell you that and you always get all Lady Sarcastic with me. I have never quite understood that. But you are. But Farvel Cargo is where you are supposed to bite me, not here. The house of the newly manified Sue.<br><br>Is it just me or is this blog beginning to drift off point? I just don't know. A. is off somewhere and can't be here to guide me, and Catherine won't be caught dead on this blog anymore. So, unleashed, as it were, I drift dangerously close to the edge.Relax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-86235288124800630592009-03-10T16:28:00.000-06:002009-03-10T16:28:00.000-06:00Maxie, you are many things. But stupid is not one ...Maxie, you are many things. But stupid is not one of them. What are you up to now and who are you trying to suck in, then, luv?Floo Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16933415030748625641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-7964070281503733412009-03-10T19:15:00.000-06:002009-03-10T19:15:00.000-06:00@Sue - Sorry I just missed you before. "Glaze...@Sue - Sorry I just missed you before. "Glaze over in boredom." Can't ask for more than that.<br><br>Thank you for stopping by and making such a non-girly comment. Hey, it wasn't intended to be this long. I swear. I was only going to make a little numeric list of things I read that I didn't cotton to, and it just seemed to keep coming and coming. It was mainly involuntary.<br><br>But since I am here, and there are letter keys under my fingers, why stop here?<br><br>ADDENDUM:<br><br>1. I am fed up with Americans who don't bother to put "ly" on the end of their adverbs! Every single American on earth except me does that!<br><br>2. I hate people who always seem to get "impacted" instead of "affected!" What the heck ever happened to "affected?" Why is is now better to be smacked on the side of the head with something or other?<br><br>3. And I don't like people who "advocate" for something. Advocate isn't a verb! Or at least it didn't used to be. Holy Macaroni! But it probably WILL show up as a verb in the next version of the dictionary you guys subvert! Arrrrrghhhh!!!<br><br>Sorry. Thank you Sue. That wasn't meant for you. I was only using your comment comment space.Relax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-61538593445339608312009-03-11T03:37:00.000-06:002009-03-11T03:37:00.000-06:00There is a point to this blog? Where? Never mind...There is a point to this blog? Where? Never mind that, you missed me!<br><br>I agree with all examples so far, even, heaven help me, Vicar Ezra.<br><br>I see you, and raise you "could of" instead of "could have"; i.e. (that is) instead of e.g. (for example); definately instead of definitely.<br><br>That will do for the present. I could write a comment as long as your original post, given half a chance - the result of an over-rigorous English grammar teacher.<br><br>Oh yes, and "different to" instead of "different from". I can be soooo pedantic.A.http://travellingspouse.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-41000705632461192392009-03-11T03:39:00.000-06:002009-03-11T03:39:00.000-06:00And "who's" instead of "whose&q...And "who's" instead of "whose".<br><br>I'll stop now.A.http://travellingspouse.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-46555423160555464002009-03-11T12:34:00.000-06:002009-03-11T12:34:00.000-06:00"I could care less" -mostly an american ..."I could care less" -mostly an american usage, in pace of "I couldn't care less".<br> <br>"Different to", as opposed to "different from", but (grrr..) I keep hearing "different THAN"!<br><br>I could go on for pages. Hours. <br>But I won't. <br>Succinct?soubriquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-12129844634161841902009-03-11T12:37:00.000-06:002009-03-11T12:37:00.000-06:00Draw... instead of drawer.People who think "M...Draw... instead of drawer.<br>People who think "Mirror" has one syllable, and pronounce it "meer". Even worse are the people who say "Mirrow"soubriquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-55849229927535936532009-03-11T13:40:00.000-06:002009-03-11T13:40:00.000-06:00I'm sorry, you wrote something about apostroph...I'm sorry, you wrote something about apostrophe's and I got lost in Revelations until I realized that was apocalypse. Maybe I better start reading this over.....Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15059528663560612371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-84011467178083819572009-03-11T15:31:00.000-06:002009-03-11T15:31:00.000-06:00The non word "alot" drives me crazy, but...The non word "alot" drives me crazy, but the one thing that makes me absolutely insane is when someone uses various forms of the slang, former non word, conversate. <br>"We were conversating, we conversated," either one reeks of ignorance. And it's funny because I know the writer is trying to make the post more interesting by trying to use a multisyllabic word, but oy vey. At least use a real word.Da Old Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02529514518271981093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-73842073479027678862009-03-12T11:03:00.000-06:002009-03-12T11:03:00.000-06:00Wildly applauding over here. When I first taught E...Wildly applauding over here. When I first taught English 101 I was completely appalled at the essays I was gettting. In subsequent courses, the first couple of days of class focused strictly on grammar, specifically all the things you and others have mentioned. Also whether and weather. Many of the students had never learned the difference.<br><br>Recently the Mountain Man came home from a meeting having heard someone use the word "incentivize." I'm still cringing.<br><br>A few months back we saw a sign on a gas pump: "Please pay in advance. We apologize for any incontinence."<br><br>And finally, this is something I see on a lot of blogs.<br>Whining spelled whinging. I keep wanting to ask if this is a new blog term, but I'm afraid that it's just ignorance and I will insult someone. Thank you for allowing me to "whing" about it here.Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190489990653412687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-16121822184185926702009-03-12T11:17:00.000-06:002009-03-12T11:17:00.000-06:00@Janet - Thank you so much for your input. I was ...@Janet - Thank you so much for your input. I was surprised at the wide response this little post induced. I am apparently not alone in my teeth-grinding. :)<br><br>I would want to let you know, however, that "Whinge" is a British expression, which is also not unknown in Canada - I think perhaps of Irish origin, now that I think of it. But used in the UK. It means pretty much the same thing as when we say "whine." - As in "Stop your whingeing. Just get on with it!" So you might check the blogger's country to see if he is ::horrors!:: British. :)<br><br>Thanks again for your examples and support. Hope things are going well for you.Relax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-46084937659900137682009-03-12T11:36:00.000-06:002009-03-12T11:36:00.000-06:00@Floo Z. - I'm not quite schizoid enough to an...@Floo Z. - I'm not quite schizoid enough to answer myself. Not yet. But I guess I just did.<br><br>@A. - Of course I missed you. I am lost without constant guidance. And of course there is a point to this blog: to keep the puppeteer happy. :) I am sorry now that I deleted the vicar's comment. It was just a bit too double schizoid even for the puppeteer. But touche, I guess.<br><br>I always thought "could of" came from the contraction "could've", but if you write it, then there is no excuse. Thank you for your examples. Perhaps we should make a comprehensive list and post it. No, YOU make a comprehensive list and post it. :)Relax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-58302556868718594542009-03-12T11:46:00.000-06:002009-03-12T11:46:00.000-06:00@Soubriquet - There is nothing wrong with "dr...@Soubriquet - There is nothing wrong with "draw". I like to draw. I am a pretty good drawer, as a matter of fact. Har.<br><br>"I could care less is, I think, mostly used in the environs of the New York island, so don't lay the blame on regular Americans. They also stand "on" line up there rather than stand "in" line like the rest of us. At least we don't queue up. So there's that. :)<br><br>Thank you for not going on for pages/hours. Succinct? Sure. Not bad, anyway. Better'n I.<br><br>Mirrow is the Chinese pronunciation, so don't be intolerant. Not to be confused with miwwow. Which is the Barbara Wawa proununciation...<br><br>You made a very good comment today. And I thank you for it. Take care.Relax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-59751287543161881982009-03-12T11:53:00.000-06:002009-03-12T11:53:00.000-06:00@ The Always Mesmerizing Debbie - It is just fine ...@ The Always Mesmerizing Debbie - It is just fine to combine as many posts as you want - just so you comment. The Pale Horse was not meant for you, Lady Godiva, nor was the treatise on apostrophes/apocalypsi. You could teach us all how to apostrophe our way out of a wet paper bag any day of the week, and the little dog is smart enough to know it.<br><br>I only know you are back, and it makes my tail wag 19 to the dozen. :)Relax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-69731138586899160512009-03-12T12:04:00.000-06:002009-03-12T12:04:00.000-06:00@Da Old Man - Thank you for stopping by. I also fi...@Da Old Man - Thank you for stopping by. I also find "combined" words irritating. But I sometimes find it hard myself, so I guess I am not one totalk. :)<br><br>And don't get me started on hyphenated words. My friend Soubriquet is the authority on those, as far as I am concerned.<br><br>Some time? Sometime? I'm pretty sure there is a place for both. Don't know for sure.<br><br>Alright? All right? My 8th grade English teacher told me it was two words. And so it shall be with me.<br><br>A while? Awhile?<br><br>Arrrrgh!<br><br>Thanks again for your input! I hope we see you again.Relax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-56100039359167055232009-03-12T16:44:00.000-06:002009-03-12T16:44:00.000-06:00Well, all right then! It will be hard to talk with...Well, all right then! It will be hard to talk with my lips around your ass, so I will type this instead. Never mind the fact that I have been under the weather and every muscle I have is cramping like a menstruating teenager, and my feet are like walking on watermelons, and my blood pressure is SKY HIGH, I should have woke myself up long enough to come over here and KICK YOUR ASS! There are a lot of words that are misused but one in particular is "irregardless" Sorry wrong, not happening and quit saying or using it. Happy?ettarosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178737973585191754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-21031256172526368612009-03-13T09:21:00.000-06:002009-03-13T09:21:00.000-06:00"Irregardless" ? All that crap and that ..."Irregardless" ? All that crap and that is all you can come up with? Bite me, Ettarose. Take your muscle aches and high blood pressure and drag your ass back into the woods. :)Relax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-55689811332327846522009-03-13T12:17:00.000-06:002009-03-13T12:17:00.000-06:00Well, it's a relief to know that whinge is a l...Well, it's a relief to know that whinge is a legitimate British term. Of course, NONE of the people I've seen using it are actually British. . .Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190489990653412687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-29416114083222465192009-03-15T15:22:00.000-06:002009-03-15T15:22:00.000-06:00I were very interested in you're post about ba...I were very interested in you're post about badly grammar and punctuation.<br><br>I don't suffer from that so much as typing faster than my brain thinks.<br><br>Nodamene?Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00157990727797664266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-87701919854750286002009-03-16T11:06:00.000-06:002009-03-16T11:06:00.000-06:00@Angelika - Yeah. Nojuhmene. Where have you been?O...@Angelika - Yeah. Nojuhmene. Where have you been?<br><br>On the blackboard a hundred years ago, when we'd just come back from lunch break in high school, put there by our speech teacher (as in "learn how to give speeches in public class"), phrases he claimed he had just heard in the hallway on the way to the cafeteria:<br><br>"Jeetchit?"<br><br>"NoJew?"<br><br>Perhaps.<br><br>But English is funny. For example, how would you ("could" you?) spell the word fish?<br><br>Alternate spelling of "fish" in English:<br><br>ghoti<br><br>gh as in "cough"<br>o as in "women"<br>ti as in "nation"<br><br>fish.<br><br>Never mind. :)Relax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-11693858088339845032009-03-16T17:39:00.000-06:002009-03-16T17:39:00.000-06:00I thought I toejew I wuz readin'?I totally hav...I thought I toejew I wuz readin'?<br><br>I totally have to tell Evan how to spell ghoti.<br><br>Just to see the look on his face.Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00157990727797664266noreply@blogger.com