I don't consider myself a grammar Nazi; languages evolve and change over time. But there are some things that are common and just outright wrong. One that seems to be incredibly popular here on the Chrons is using "your" when the intention is "you're." Sorry but that one drives me up the wall for some reason. I guess it just seems lazy to me.
I feel the same. Along with
then and
than.
I think there's a strong case of buyer-beware in these e-writing times when our software often makes the most egregious substitutions on 'autocorrect'.
Homophones are one thing - and pretty easy to correct - but there's a side to the language-evolving argument that really appals me. The invention of new phrases or rebadging of words to sex them up. Not grammar per se but it just grates on me.
Do you say 'tip' or 'life hack'? Or my Beth noir (
) Britons who say 'can I get' instead of 'can/may I have'. I hear this all the time and always meanly ask the person where they're from (in America). (Passive/aggression seems the best way to handle such things
)
I know more - or rather have a clearer grasp - on French grammar than English, because at school we didn't learn any grammar except in French lessons. In fact coming to chrons is where I learnt
all that - and latterly via Strunk. I'm still trying to get my head round semicolons even though I know the rule.
If I make mistakes I want to be picked up on them. I'm not precious, just a fallible grammar fascist myself.
My blog is littered with typos and errors which I correct via edit days, weeks, etc later because I splurge-blog my streams of consciousness. I also admit to resorting to 'tho' in threads, messages and emails for some odd indefensible reason.
My sign off
pH is twofold - so people can have a short form of my name when mentioning me in threads, but the lack of the p's capitalisation is purely a personal conceit, referencing my constantly striving for balance through the bitternesses and sweetnesses of life.
pH
