Proper use of "They're, there, and their"

[PWMDMD]

“Supposebly” is one of the most bothersome for me. Not sure if I missed this one being mentioned.

Interestingly, supposably is a word, but it has a different definition than supposedly, and the definition of supposedly is what most people mean when they say supposably.

 

[jkasch]

A top selling realtor in my area uses “pacifically” for specifically when speaking.

 

[TiGeo]

I never thought BITOG would seriously have a Grammer Nazi thread!

It fits perfectly with some of the folks' personalities around here - they are likely even more annoying in person.

 

[Pablo]

It fits perfectly with some of the folks' personalities around here - they are likely even more annoying in person.

Retentives don’t tend to talk too much

 

[TiGeo]

Retentives don’t tend to talk too much

Thank god. I mean, yeah, I like proper grammar and am well written and typically do well to clean up my posts/FB stuff etc. but really? It's just online dribble, who cares if it's not so bad you can understand what they are asking/talking about.

 

[Pablo]

Thank god. I mean, yeah, I like proper grammar and am well written and typically do well to clean up my posts/FB stuff etc. but really? It's just online dribble, who cares if it's not so bad you can understand what they are asking/talking about.

Well everyone wants to think the other guy is an idiot. Any excuse and all that I suppose

There is no excuse for lazy though. If you know better then do better. Put your back into it!

 

[Mackelroy]

I no we can , I need know oil.

 

[Number_35]

Their are many ways a person can learn correct grammatical skills, one of which is to simply use the correct form of the word in there writing as an example to others.

Regardless, if a person never learned proper grammatical skills yet wishes to improve, it’s unlikely a lecture on an automotive forum will get them they’re.

Their, their, it's nothing to get upset over.

 

[Number_35]

I see "then" and "than" misused often.

A fellow at work sent out a short message he intended to be inspirational, thus:

God is bigger then you are!

As he (the sender) was quite overweight and quick to take offence, I had to stifle the impulse to reply accordingly.

 

[Number_35]

Lets talk about irregardless. Is that a word? Should it be? It's considered non-standard. I have a co-worker that goes nuts if you use it, so I, of course, use it as much as I can. She said you should just use "regardless."

She is correct, but I understand the temptation.

 

[RhondaHonda]

Cummins and Cummings

 

[Number_35]

Double negatives make me quickly categorize a person as either uneducated or not very bright.

Scott

That ain't no way ta judge folks!

 

[Number_35]

Cummins and Cummings

There was the diesel engine that sang lead for The Guess Who.

 

[Number_35]

I never thought BITOG would seriously have a Grammer Nazi thread!

Must ... resist ... pointing out spelling mistake. Can't ... seem ... to ... but must show restraint!

 

[Number_35]

Me and I is by far the biggest issue these days. My generation was so over corrected with I that people are now afraid to say me.

Ex. "Come see your mother and I" should be "Come see your mother and me". People are so affair to say me but it's easy to figure out - you just take the other person out of the sentence. You'd never say "Come see I".

TV, commercial, and film writers constantly get this wrong now too.

That one makes me crazy.

 

[Number_35]

And FINALY, I hope, when you fix all that easy stuff, give this one a try:
Bring and Take.

You take a car in for service, you don't bring it. After the fact, you might say you took it in for service, or that you brought it in to be serviced, if you were there at the service department. But not if you've already left?

YES!!! This makes me crazy, but it's a losing battle. It's everywhere now.

You take something from here to there.

You bring something from there to here.

 

[nomas]

If some of you folks spent some time in South Louisiana , you would absolutely lose your minds .

 

[burbguy82]

Another item I am working on fixing in the database. An apostrophe is NEVER used to make a word plural, but on this site there are probably a hundred thousand instances. It takes time to fix them.

why fix it?

 

[Pablo]

If some of you folks spent some time in South Louisiana , you would absolutely lose your minds .

Different languages don’t count

 

[burbguy82]

I could care less.

A internet forum is a global place for people to exchange ideas, not a piece of literature.

Couldn't?

me neither, get the point across, with reasonable typed speech=done....it aint no dag blame beauty pageant