This one's for Steve-Bad grammar and the people who hate it
 

:D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22403731

I try to use proper grammar, but will admit that I don't have the best grammar. I normally let bad grammar slide unless it is so bad that it's irritating or causes confusing sentences. For something minor, "grammar police" is irritating enough. I really hate when the person doesn't even know the rules.:know:

I suppose if you are going to write anything you should put the effort in, but if you just get irritated or upset over someone missing a capital letter, then maybe just relax and sink some Allied shipping. :Kaleun_Cheers:

Missing a capital letter has nothing to do with grammar. Everyone makes mistakes and typos. What is annoying is when people can't even write their own language.

@ Steve

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It is double-annoying to a non-native speaker, as it actually makes a text much harder to read, especially when people use a similar sounding word with a different meaning.

you waist your time:03:

as a non-native speaker I have to admit that I often have problems with words in which you double a letter (colleagues, -ed endings when sth gets doubled or it doesn't), words like proprietor, appreciated, and very rarely but still - homophones - here/hear but these are pretty easy to spot when I proof-read....not :D

You seem to be doing fine so far. :03:

"Waste" instead of "Waist" :D

no way...:salute:

Well atleast I'm allways correct, and your spot on with that coment abowt other's Steve!:up:

I'm not a nazi but it does get my goat a lot of the time, I often bite my tongue. Particularly your/you're, there/their/they're, less/fewer. Also the good, old apostrophe.

I left school with very few educational qualifications, but over time my spelling and grammar has improved immensely. If I can do it then so can you, one word at a time. Please. :up:

Another bugbear of mine is pronunciation by my stepkids. Found has become fount, anything is now anythink. At least my daughter corrects her elders when they say glottal stops (t), and I hope she continues when she starts school in September.

Wow, no wonder some of you do not have many friends in real life. :D