Comments on: Uses of Their/There/They’re By People 12-20 online

By: iamnotme

iamnotme — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:54:34 +0000

FREAKING/FREAKIN’*

Proud member of the Grammar Nazi squad.

By: name

name — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:31:40 +0000

wat r u talken bout

By: ClariPossum

ClariPossum — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:01:08 +0000

The way it was explained to me:

“They invited [Jim and] me.” If you take the part in brackets out, the rest should still sound right.

Another example:

“[Jim and] I went to the store.”

Does that help?

By: ClariPossum

ClariPossum — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:58:36 +0000

I need to take an English class, srsly. This is another thing I don’t think I was ever taught. Actually, I don’t really remember being taught much about writing structure since I was in Jr High…

By: ClariPossum

ClariPossum — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:56:36 +0000

You know, I can’t recall ever being taught how to use “who” and “whom.” It strikes me as one of those more antiquated rules that isn’t really important anymore, but I wouldn’t really know, LoL.

By: ClariPossum

ClariPossum — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:49:52 +0000

Did you forget that we got our language from the Brits? So… technically, we’re the ones who changed things…

By: ClariPossum

ClariPossum — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:45:07 +0000

Oh, and errors on business signs or other such things.

By: ClariPossum

ClariPossum — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:44:31 +0000

I actually use it all the time, just ’cause it’s shorter and for style. I have no qualms with people who deliberately misspell words to be cute or to put a little personality in their writing. I use “lolcat” a lot. What bugs me is when people don’t bother learning the difference.

By: ClariPossum

ClariPossum — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:39:25 +0000

The whole purpose of learning to write correctly is to make yourself understood. If you have poor grammar skills, it can be really difficult to figure out what you’re saying.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:46:18 +0000

Actually, people do care. XD Don’t make yourself look too stupid. Btw, the graph is great and I’m one of the people between 12-20 who does it the right freakin’ way.

By: internet nerds are cool

internet nerds are cool — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:16:09 +0000

it’s all true! Some day us geeks will rule the world!

By the way, I’m 15 and I know how to spell, unlike pretty much all of the infantile “popular” kids in my school.
I hate “Txt tlk”.

By: m.j.k.

m.j.k. — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:22:28 +0000

…tell me that grammar-slaughter was intentional and I’ll drop the gun.

By: m.j.k.

m.j.k. — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:09:46 +0000

I think you might be awesome.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:35:51 +0000

Nails on a chalkboard. Dx

By: tfgdhfgh

tfgdhfgh — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:28:16 +0000

QUIT YOUR BITCHING

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:03:59 +0000

Yes, but you’re scottish so you have an excuse THE ACCENTS!

And Hi AC! watcha doin off PK?

By: AC

AC — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:41:47 +0000

seconded.

I’m perfectly capable of spelling it out, but “prolly” just seems significantly less stodgy. Of course, there’s a time and a place for everything and what works online doesn’t necessarily work elsewhere.

By: ad-hoc

ad-hoc — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:49:26 +0000

i’d say it was intended ironically.

By: Jay Tee

Jay Tee — Mon, 25 May 2009 11:06:05 +0000

I see what you did their.

By: tyler

tyler — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:05:19 +0000

-hugs-
i know, i’m 16 and feel like i live in a world of idiots. it’s extremely scary, and Idiocracy (the movie) is actually getting kind of frightening, at this point, with the way people disrespect our language with the goddamn txtspeech. i mean, i’m not going to spend every second going over my posts, or waste a second capitalizing at the start of everrryyy sentence (i type FARRR too much for that), but really, it’s getting to the point of extreme stupidity… on the bright side, we’re not all like that!

By: tyler

tyler — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:02:52 +0000

…. no comment.

By: tyler

tyler — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:00:59 +0000

i differentiate very much, thank you, and i’m 16- young enough, i think, to be considered part of the “internet generation”, along with the fact that i am an avid gamer/humor site enthusiast/person who generally does anything fun that comes up over the internet while spending way too much time on it. i don’t capitalize my letters here, and i don’t triple-check my grammar, but i don’t screw up any basic English grammar. on papers and assignments, however, there’s a completely different story between how i write to my friends on IM, and any fast-paced chat, vs. how i type and speak to my teachers or write anything remotely formal, even an email. Txtspeech? hell no. i’d never do that. it HURTS.

By: tyler

tyler — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:55:15 +0000

i like you much more now that i’m 100% that you were being sarcastic

By: tyler

tyler — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:52:21 +0000

you realize they were trying to say a part of, but combining a and part right? O.o as in “a piece of”?

By: tyler

tyler — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:50:44 +0000

tetra, trust me. it’s all that and so, so much more. you wouldn’t even believe. although, you WERE wrong…. so i can’t really blame him for correcting you.

By: tyler

tyler — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:46:50 +0000

AGREED.
I am highly enthusiastic in my agreement, too.

By: tyler

tyler — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:44:25 +0000

god, those two are the worst. i mean, i can understand if it’s a chat program and someone’s trying to type quickly, i wouldn’t mind if they used your just to save a key or two. but really? you can’t spell TOO? annoys the hell out of me

By: tyler

tyler — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:39:25 +0000

-sighs and quietly bangs head against the wall, hoping to become as blissfully ignorant as ummm here, maybe just a fewww more brain cells and the pain will go away- YOU -bang- ARE -bang- STUPID -powpowpowpow-.

By: Epic Eraser

Epic Eraser — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:18:05 +0000

So thats what a split infinitive is! Cool!

By: Epic Eraser

Epic Eraser — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:14:16 +0000

Ah, a fellow Encylopedia Dramatica User!

By: Epic Eraser

Epic Eraser — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:11:07 +0000

Heh, I mizpelled Eighth. Duh! *Slaps self in forehead*

By: This is pathetic

This is pathetic — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:12:38 +0000

Employers in particular.
FYI, they all Google your known aliases prior to offering you employment.

By: Epic Eraser

Epic Eraser — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:09:01 +0000

I didn’t know there ARE so many geeks either, both of you.
Present Tense is always the best Tense. You know those old sayings.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:02:09 +0000

lol this is so right.

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:37:23 +0000

their/there/they’re being used the wrong way = eyeballs on fire

By: NoseMoking

NoseMoking — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:22:07 +0000

LOL, “for all intensive purposes” … grammatically poor, but HILARIOUS!
“nip it in the butt” is pretty funny too… we’ve gone from a*se-kissing to a*se-biting!

By: NoseMoking

NoseMoking — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:16:39 +0000

Hehe – now I want to start a company called “Dynamic Stationery”

By: waffre

waffre — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:52:08 +0000

When you say “should’ve,” that’s a perfectly acceptable (if slightly irregular) contraction. Actually writing “should of,” on the other hand, is plain stupid.

By: A. Trolle

A. Trolle — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:39:48 +0000

Yeah, it’s apart FROM. Jeez, that’s pretty basic grammar.

By: A. Trolle

A. Trolle — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:38:27 +0000

Whose can? I’ve never seen canned cheezburger before.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:53:00 +0000

A lot of people in Australia say “should/would/could of” too. I hear a lot of bastardised sayings like “nip it in the butt” and “for all intensive purposes”… We don’t seem keen to pay attention to what we’re saying, and whether it makes sense or not…
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Pronunciations like “sumfink” and “two hunret dollars” are just weird :S

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:47:30 +0000

Oh? Suppliers of pen’s and pencil’s?

By: Toria

Toria — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:34:55 +0000

But how is it being a Grammar Nazi? This is *basic* English. Being a Grammar Nazi is saying things like “it should be ‘you and I’ and not ‘you and me’”… things like that. Not basic SPELLING errors!

By: Toria

Toria — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:32:44 +0000

Most of these graphs are to provoke thought and therefore conversation, so it’s fairly obvious most of the comments are going to be discussing the issue that you raise with the graph. Not sure why you expect to be complimented on it directly – it should be a compliment that people find it a point to discuss.

By: Toria

Toria — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:28:49 +0000

OH YEAH! And it’s not really written grammar but more spoken. Many people in England actually say “should of” instead of “should have” – then they also write it. WHY? What does “should of” mean? IT MEANS NOTHING!

Also things like “sumfink” instead of “something”…

By: Toria

Toria — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:27:12 +0000

Here’s one I hate – “stationery” and “stationary”. I used to work for a retailer buying stationery and you would be surprised how many suppliers of stationery can’t even spell it…

By: 40Ringz

40Ringz — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:23:39 +0000

There sow true. They’re is a grate graph. People who dew that our dumb.

By: Girrrrrrr2

Girrrrrrr2 — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:17:21 +0000

i noticed that too.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:55:04 +0000

Better than “defiantly”. What is it with mixing up the ends of words? I felt deeply uneasy when I saw, on Yahoo! Answers, a question along the lines of “how do i no if im pregnate?” Great, so the kids are failing at both sex ed and English :S

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:47:38 +0000

Glad you could care less, scott, because that means you do care at least a little bit
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When did the saying get bastardised from “couldn’t care less”?