Thursday, January 29, 2015

Poking a Stick at the Grammar Beast

This is one that grates on my soul. Isn't it sad how the language mutates when people are too lazy -- or too stupid -- to learn the correct way to say/spell its words.



I dunno. I kinda like "aporkchop."

I think we'll have some aporkchops for dinner tonight.

5 comments:

  1. Texting makes it worse. People don't expect much from a text, but then when they go to FB, they still use the dumbed-down grammar of texting.

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  2. Doesn't that just drive you nuts!

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  3. I saw a funny grammar mistake on FB that made me laugh: I'd rather be pissed off then pissed on.

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  4. Current pet peeve in literary world: using "precise"when you should use "accurate." Different problem but still a reflection of a lack of understanding of English.

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  5. Current pet peeve in literary world: using "precise"when you should use "accurate." Different problem but still a reflection of a lack of understanding of English.

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