 Rizel
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
 151 Posts
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Saturday, March 28, 2009 4:05:02 AM
Grammar Nazi, attack! |
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 OldOllie
Male, 50-59, Midwest US
1052 Posts
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Friday, March 27, 2009 10:46:31 PM
@Lionhart2I would contend that "I?" is not a complete sentence since it does not contain a verb, and any implied verb would depend on the antecedent sentence. Depending on context, it could mean "I am?" or "I did?" or "I was?" or "I can?" or any of a number of other possibilities. Conversely, the subject of an imperative is always "you." I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on that one.  |
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 d27and
Female, 13-17, Eastern US
107 Posts
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Friday, March 27, 2009 7:05:07 PM
"The difference between wreak and wreck I think depends on where you're from. In the USA it can vary from state to state if not from county to county."I hope you mean the difference in which word is commonly used in the phrase... because the words themselves mean two entirely different things. Either way, "wrecking havoc" is just like saying "I could care less." People who say those two phrases almost always mean the exact opposite of what they're actually saying. It makes me cringe a little bit. =/ |
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 Slade8
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
918 Posts
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Friday, March 27, 2009 1:07:34 PM
I HATE it when people say 'I could care less'.
It's 'couldn't'.
'I Couldn't care less'!COULDN'T! D: I totally agree. |
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 Anyalazagna
Female, 18-29, Canada
244 Posts
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Friday, March 27, 2009 1:03:02 PM
I have never in my life heard "wreck havoc" it's always been "wreak havoc" so... I dunno why that one is on the list. |
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 Bananananana
Female, 13-17, Europe
42 Posts
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Friday, March 27, 2009 12:32:24 PM
I HATE it when people say 'I could care less'.
It's 'couldn't'.
'I Couldn't care less'!COULDN'T! D: |
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 Lionhart2
Male, 40-49, Australia
5383 Posts
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Friday, March 27, 2009 6:22:59 AM
Should probably have been titled "10 Blindingly Obvious Sayings Only a Complete Moron Would Ever Get Wrong" |
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 jimbobsthebe
Male, 18-29, Europe
367 Posts
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Friday, March 27, 2009 5:32:39 AM
"I have *never* heard "wreck havoc". It must be a recent mistake by stupid people, because I've heard "wreak havoc" used often ever since I was little."Yeah I'm the same. I've never even heard someone say wreck havoc before. |
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 SarahJ86
Female, 18-29, Europe
497 Posts
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Friday, March 27, 2009 4:09:36 AM
"Common Saying: To get off scot freeMany people think that this saying refers to Scottish people being tight with money" like hell they do!! A lot were too blindingly obvious to be on there.. but the thing coming one was interesting! |
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 drixishot
Male, 18-29, Australia
362 Posts
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Friday, March 27, 2009 3:15:06 AM
I love split infinitives!love live language change!!! |
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 moefreak
Female, 18-29, Europe
972 Posts
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Friday, March 27, 2009 3:08:20 AM
I've always said "You've got another think coming". Actually none of those surprised me. Well I do study philosophy, and have always been interested in philology. |
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 keatonatron
Male, 18-29, Asia
643 Posts
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:15:21 PM
I have *never* heard "wreck havoc". It must be a recent mistake by stupid people, because I've heard "wreak havoc" used often ever since I was little. |
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 yudontn0me
Male, 18-29, Western US
628 Posts
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:50:10 PM
this does not interest me. rewrite it as a cracked article. |
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 ashley6405
Female, 18-29, Western US
56 Posts
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:33:41 PM
Anyone who has taken a philosophy class knows the true meaning of "begs the question." |
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Lionhart2
Male, 40-49, Australia
5383 Posts
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:40:40 PM
@OldOllieLOL, and
> Incidentally, the shortest sentence in English is not "I am." It's "Go." Incorrect. The shortest sentence is "I?" as in "You made a mistake!" "I?"  
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OldOllie
Male, 50-59, Midwest US
1052 Posts
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:28:05 PM
@Lionhart2 "Read" is a complete sentence. The imperative form has an implied subject, "you." Hi2pi does get a point off for capitalization, though. (Incidentally, the shortest sentence in English is not "I am." It's "Go.")When you end a sentence with a quote, the final punctuation goes inside the closing quotation mark. Also, the comma after "be" is superfluous. | Thirdly, where else would all the people be except "out there?" Finally, in the statement as you say it should have read, you split the infinitive: "...to competently use..." Now, somebody find a typo in this and rip on me! LOL! |
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Lionhart2
Male, 40-49, Australia
5383 Posts
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:08:06 PM
> hi2pi
> this was a good list because there are too many people out there who are unable to use the English Language with competence. read.I invite you to add your own name to list of the "too many" to whom you referred. Firstly, it was not these people who made the list good; that was the author who wrote it. Secondly, what is this object "English language with competence" to which you refer? Thirdly, where else would all the people be, except "out there"? Did you think we thought all the people were in your house? Fourthly, "Read." is not a sentence. Your statement should have read: "I consider this a good list, because it corrects the misconceptions of many people who are unable to competently use the English language. I would suggest they read more often." There is no misconception about the saying, "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." |
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 kinjomusashi
Male, 30-39, Midwest US
671 Posts
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 8:36:01 PM
ahh, i feel more enlightened now...thank you iab. |
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 kat_iiejayne
Female, 13-17, Australia
301 Posts
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 8:17:49 PM
whoops. |
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 davymid
Male, 18-29, Europe
5551 Posts
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 8:10:16 PM
"long-lived" and "short-lived" rhyme with arrived.
No. Just no. |
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OldOllie
Male, 50-59, Midwest US
1052 Posts
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 8:04:44 PM
Just a couple of things that bug me. First, sidewalks and swimming pools are NOT not made out of cement; they are made out of concrete. Concrete is made with cement, sand, coarse aggregate, and water. Second, "long-lived" and "short-lived" rhyme with arrived. Oh, and Bo_SHhaYeB, what's "miss conception," the winner of a beauty pageant for pregnant girls? |
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 hi2pi
Male, 30-39, Canada
431 Posts
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 7:23:56 PM
this was a good list because there are too many people out there who are unable to use the English Language with competence. read. |
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 Negative_One
Male, 30-39, Western US
2488 Posts
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 6:37:18 PM
Opie, it's a well known fact that Apple users are wife beaters...and puppy killers.
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Negative_One
Male, 30-39, Western US
2488 Posts
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 6:31:26 PM
The author of this list comes across as a real prick. Thank you for the useless list void of any information. |
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 Angilion
Male, 40-49, Europe
1443 Posts
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 6:17:04 PM
"interesting.. I always thought the whole "rule of thumb" thing was true. "The wife-beating thing was made up in the 1970s to promote the idea that men want to brutally oppress women and the only thing stopping them is the Bold Heroic Feminists. Of course, that idea requires lots more brutal oppression in the past, to "prove" that feminism is the answer. So feminists made some up, knowing that hardly anyone would know better or check. Sounds silly, but it worked, didn't it? Not just for that particular piece of propaganda, either. In reality, the phrase refers to a reasonably accurate approximation derived from experience in a quite literal way. An experienced artisan can use their thumb as a very convenient and adequately accurate measuring device. They are using their thumb as a rule...a rule of thumb rather than a rule of wood or metal. |
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