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Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 12:30:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		This being the internet and people being what they are I often see a great number of gramatical mistakes that make me wince. But this isn't about those people, oh no. This is all about me Me ME!!!

Personally I have this habit of reuising the same word multiple times in the same sentence. Or reusing similar sentence constructs. Repeating, and things like that. About half the time I catch myself at it, and the rest of the time I simply groan and get on with life. Yet it's a niggling little detail that drives me crazy for no good reason. Stupid perfectionist!

So anyone else have a niggling habit like that?


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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 12:35:59 PM   
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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 12:36:20 PM   
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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 12:36:47 PM   
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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 12:42:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		i have a terrible habit of using the $6 word instead of the one that everyone else understands...sometimes it's because i simply don't have another word in my head that means the same...i read a LOT, so i tend to think in those words...& i also get twitchy when people leave typos or misspellings & have such odd grammar that i have difficulty deciphering what they're trying to convey...it's all i can do not to switch to red & correct them...LOL...speaking of perfectionists.....

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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 12:50:42 PM   
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ORIGINAL: lilsubl

i have a terrible habit of using the $6 word instead of the one that everyone else understands...sometimes it's because i simply don't have another word in my head that means the same...i read a LOT, so i tend to think in those words...& i also get twitchy when people leave typos or misspellings & have such odd grammar that i have difficulty deciphering what they're trying to convey...it's all i can do not to switch to red & correct them...LOL...speaking of perfectionists.....


And run-on sentences...


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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 12:55:13 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: LadyRainfire

quote:

ORIGINAL: lilsubl

i have a terrible habit of using the $6 word instead of the one that everyone else understands...sometimes it's because i simply don't have another word in my head that means the same...i read a LOT, so i tend to think in those words...& i also get twitchy when people leave typos or misspellings & have such odd grammar that i have difficulty deciphering what they're trying to convey...it's all i can do not to switch to red & correct them...LOL...speaking of perfectionists.....


And run-on sentences...



inevertalkinrunonsentencestherespunctuationthere!!!

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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 12:59:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		JustlettingyouknowthatLadyRainalsohasthishabitofusingrunonsentencestalsoandshewillnotadmitit.

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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 1:55:54 PM   
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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 2:02:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		Golly I can't think of a single grammatical annoyance that afflicts me  but I smacked my ex-husband a couple of hours ago for pronouncing 'asphalt' as if it were 'ashhhh-fault' for the billionth time.

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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 2:06:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		Heehee, oh that's a completely different ball of wax camille. Now and then I mispronounce words just to annoy people. Other times I seem to have adopted the say it how it sounds method, which has nothing to do with what the word really sounds like.

And Rain dear, methinks you're running a bit behind today. Don't try to blame this on the universe.. err, forum posts shifting around you. It won't work!


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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 2:28:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		I am the queen of run-on sentences, but I know that and have accepted it. Isn't that the first step?

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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 2:34:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have no confidence when it comes to grammer or spelling, even when it comes to a short sentence like this (or should I make it two sentences? argh) I am constantly editing and correcting myself. My thesaurus never leaves my side.

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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 2:35:53 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Shadow-tiger

Heehee, oh that's a completely different ball of wax camille. Now and then I mispronounce words just to annoy people. Other times I seem to have adopted the say it how it sounds method, which has nothing to do with what the word really sounds like.

And Rain dear, methinks you're running a bit behind today. Don't try to blame this on the universe.. err, forum posts shifting around you. It won't work!


It's not my fault. I think. It had something to do with the magical CM gods and timing.  

Now excuse me, but don't you have a TARDIS to catch? And don't forget your towel. 


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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 2:37:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		I abuse the heck out of dictionary.com, or similar sites. Not that my spelling is bad, but I mean come on. If you have access to this sort of stuff why not double check?

... on second thought I really don't want to know if there's a grammernazifordummies.com site out there. Nope!


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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 2:44:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		I usually have confidence in my spelling but where I have problems is that I went to school in Australia and lived in America. When I first got to Australia, the teachers used to mark me down for spelling (because I used American English) and then when I moved back to the States, I was marked down for spelling because I used Australian (or British) English. I couldn't win. Now, my spelling is a mish-mash.

Grammar? Ye gods, that's a whole other story...


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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 6:36:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		Personally  I have this habit of picking of people who pat themselves on the back about how smart they are, but can't use spellcheck.See below.            v
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Personally I have this habit of reuising the same word multiple times in the same sentence.

i'm not a perfect linguist . i'm not a pro at grammar. i do have a  sense of humor about my foibles.

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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 6:41:49 PM   
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And I loved her even more than
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She was gorgeous, she was charming
Yeah, she was perfect in every way

Except she was always using the word "infer"
When she obviously meant "imply"
And I know that some guys can put up with that kinda thing
But frankly, I can't imagine why


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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 7:06:57 PM   
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RE: Grammatical annoyances - 7/28/2008 7:21:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		I second guess myself all the time. When I am writing or speaking I will use a word then wonder if I used it correctly or I will wonder if I spelled something correctly. Often it may be very simple words that will look incorrect to me when they are fine. Go figure? This is after I majored in Technical Writing and at the time I was the go to person when it came to spelling or grammer. Twelve years later and I don't know my its from my it's. 

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