All-Star The Grammar Police...

[ultimatelegacy]

2 BIGGEST PET PEEVES!!

They're/Their/There
They're = They are. Example: Where are your keys? They're (They are) on the kitchen table.
Their is possessive. Example: Their team name is Ultimate Athletics.
There is about a location. I left my cheer bag over there by the door.

You're/Your
You're = You are. Example: You're (You are) so fierce!
Your is possessive. Example: Your dog is adorable!

 

[dawgshow]

2 BIGGEST PET PEEVES!!

They're/Their/There
They're = They are. Example: Where are your keys? They're (They are) on the kitchen table.
Their is possessive. Example: Their team name is Ultimate Athletics.
There is about a location. I left my cheer bag over there by the door.

You're/Your
You're = You are. Example: You're (You are) so fierce!
Your is possessive. Example: Your dog is adorable!

Even worse is I vs me.
Preposition = me
No preposition = I

For example: The neighbors made drinks for hubby and me.
She and I went to the store.

 

[kristenthegreat]

When you're (you are) presenting your business (that belongs to you), I find it best to use proper grammar/spelling. Yes, there are certain situations where I'm not perfect myself, but you're advertising your BUSINESS, which is a reflection of YOU. It's not necessarily a deal-breaker, but it does hint to laziness and makes me wonder about what other aspects you might be lazy with. Were my fees REALLY utilized the way you said they were, or did you forget? I'm not asking you to spell onomatopoeia. I'm asking you basic grammar/spelling. Their/they're/there. The word 'awesome', the word fierce. If you can't spell it, you can't use it. That's my new rule. If you can't spell anything, you are not permitted to speak until learning how to do so. And suddenly the world would be filled with proper spelling and diction and grammar and pretty words again lol :D

 

[HeatUniqueJ]

2 BIGGEST PET PEEVES!!

They're/Their/There
They're = They are. Example: Where are your keys? They're (They are) on the kitchen table.
Their is possessive. Example: Their team name is Ultimate Athletics.
There is about a location. I left my cheer bag over there by the door.

You're/Your
You're = You are. Example: You're (You are) so fierce!
Your is possessive. Example: Your dog is adorable!

Thanks to our english teachers this is something that i will never ever do wrong :D (A Bazillion other things probably though) And it honestly bothers me if people don't use it the right way, and i am not even a native english speaker.

Concerning the topic:
If i go on a website and realize that there are spelling mistakes, or grammar mistakes ,my brain immediately categorizes the company/team/shop as unprofessional. I can't help it.

 

[Mamarazzi]

Maybe I'm a really big Grammar Nazi, but I actually said something to a coach of a team whose name was grammatically incorrect on their logo. I knew the coach, so maybe it's not that bad...
Let's call them "Fireworks." On their bras, tees, bags, everything, their name was spelled "Firework's." Firework's...what?

 

[AndrewSky]

I am a proud grammar nazi. Ten years of private school in Great Britain will do that to you. "Sorrynotsorry."

 

[CHEER4LIFE!!]

When speaking, I always end my sentences with at. I also say things are broke, instead of broken. lol It drives my mother crazy!!

 

[AndrewSky]

*Grammar Nazi...smh

 

[xtremeteal4life]

How about a teacher with a master's degree in Early Childhood Education who can't discern between possessives, plural possessives and plain ole plural nouns?

 

[xtremeteal4life]

I am a proud grammar nazi. Ten years of private school in Great Britain will do that to you. "Sorrynotsorry."

So do you spell words like organize with an "s"? I noticed a lot Americans have no idea about the "Queen's English".

 

[AndrewSky]

So do you spell words like organize with an "s"? I noticed a lot Americans have no idea about the "Queen's English".

Sometimes I feel the need to correct myself on that rule, yes. Lol. I still struggle with "color/colour."

 

[xtremeteal4life]

May I also add how embarrassing it is to me that my husband's mother knows proper English (including vocabulary words) better than most Americans and she's from Guatemala and English isn't her first language?

 

[lakerfantlc]

Im so glad I am not alone..I gave up long ago :)

 

[AndrewSky]

May I also add how embarrassing it is to me that my husband's mother knows proper English (including vocabulary words) better than most Americans and she's from Guatemala and English isn't her first language?

English isn't my first language either. Welsh is actually lol.

 

[xtremeteal4life]

Sometimes I feel the need to correct myself on that rule, yes. Lol. I still struggle with "color/colour."

I don't see the need to "correct" yourself bc you are correct (after all, from where exactly did OUR English originate?) and most post secondary educated individuals are aware of the differences. Many, many published medical studies are written in "The Queen's English", for example.