shropshire 0 #76 August 27, 2009 Aktually, apart from taking the piss (wych is allways gud fun, bekus peeple git so defencive four know appartent rezon) grammer and spelling does NOT bovver me. i would much rather people tried. It's the message that ius importent, not the presentation. Iph u dont'' lyke ett fook ov (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #77 August 30, 2009 Quote and it is Afrikaans if you are Afrikaans and Africaans if you are English..... or Africaanz if you are American Good one! "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #78 August 30, 2009 Quote I admit, the your/you're thing royally bugs me. I have acquaintances who have master's degrees and are very successful, yet--right-or-wrong--I can not help but think less of their intelligence when I receive emails from them incorrectly using "your" in place of "you're" all the time. You know some of those same people forward me emails they could have easily checked themselves on Snopes and will add a comment like "I cannot believe this shit!". It is such an enigma to me. Maybe they're too busy texting to break from whatever and check their facts. I have to admit... the 'your' 'you're' thing gets to me too. I hear the incorrect use on television as well as seeing it in print. I guess, our schools are too busy testing kids rather than being able to 'teach' them. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DiverMike 5 #79 August 31, 2009 Quote I have to admit... the 'your' 'you're' thing gets to me too. I hear the incorrect use on television . . . "Your" and "you're" are homophones (words that are spelled differently but sound alike). How can you hear a difference? For the same reason I jump off a perfectly good diving board. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #80 August 31, 2009 > spelled differently but sound alike.....How can you hear a difference? Obviously you don't spend much time down South Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires. D S #3.1415 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #81 August 31, 2009 Quote Quote I have to admit... the 'your' 'you're' thing gets to me too. I hear the incorrect use on television . . . "Your" and "you're" are homophones (words that are spelled differently but sound alike). How can you hear a difference? They are pronounced differently. I'll try to eplain... Your is pronounced like 'Yor' as in 'your belongings.' You're pronounced 'yoo-r' is a contraction for 'you-are' as in you're asking a question or you're welcome. Hope that helps. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites