The Grammar Police Get Testy

[stitch 0]

whose by god are th gramer poilece ????

"No cookies for you"- GFD
"I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65
Don't be a "Racer Hater"

[yardhippie 0]

their those folks who for some unknow reason are OCD about the spelling and usages of words and such then posting about them for the correctedness

Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD
"What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me
"Anything you want." ~ female skydiver
Mohoso Rodriguez #865

[stitch 0]

Is y'all refering to th'concieted 1. Say it ain't so.

"No cookies for you"- GFD
"I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65
Don't be a "Racer Hater"

[kelel01 1]

Stitch, I'm gonna kick your ass for what you did to the title. Although someone else might have done that.

And . . . say wha? I didn't even understand you.

[stitch 0]

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Stitch, I'm gonna kick your ass for what you did to the title. Although someone else might have done that.

And . . . say wha? I didn't even understand you.

Waddn't me???

"No cookies for you"- GFD
"I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65
Don't be a "Racer Hater"

[yardhippie 0]

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Stitch, I'm gonna kick your ass for what you did to the title. Although someone else might have done that.

And . . . say wha? I didn't even understand you.

Waddn't me???

HA HA!

Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD
"What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me
"Anything you want." ~ female skydiver
Mohoso Rodriguez #865

[stitch 0]

Bite Me, Porch Hippie.

"No cookies for you"- GFD
"I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65
Don't be a "Racer Hater"

[yardhippie 0]

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Bite Me, Porch Hippie.

Porch hippie! ooohhh. now you don it!
Now YOU don it!

Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD
"What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me
"Anything you want." ~ female skydiver
Mohoso Rodriguez #865

[stitch 0]

Whats Kerwy whinin'bout.

"No cookies for you"- GFD
"I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65
Don't be a "Racer Hater"

[SpeedRacer 1]

Bumping this up again as a refresher.

Speed Racer
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[jshatzkin 0]

I cannot believe that after 5 pages nobody has mentioned the possessive modifying a gerund! One of the most overlooked mistakes.

Example:

Wrong:

"I enjoyed him being there last night."

Right:

"I enjoyed his being there last night."

Jen

[Andy9o8 2]

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I cannot believe that after 5 pages nobody has mentioned the possessive modifying a gerund! One of the most overlooked mistakes.

Example:

Wrong:

"I enjoyed him being there last night."

Right:

"I enjoyed his being there last night."

Nope, you've got it wrong. #1 means, "Being there last night, I enjoyed him."

Lucky him.

[jshatzkin 0]

Leave it to the jokers of dz.com to turn everything into something sexual!

I need to scan my examples more thoroughly!!!

Jen

[mjosparky 4]

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And......................

AIN'T! Ain't a word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Bobbi

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

ain't

One entry found for ain't.

Main Entry: ain't
Pronunciation: 'Ant
Etymology: contraction of are not
1 : am not : are not : is not
2 : have not : has not
3 : do not : does not : did not -- used in some varieties of Black English

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