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O/T Ultimate Grammar Fail?

grammarqueen — Sun, 18 May 2014 12:18:37 GMT

I found this on a reply to a post on my Facebook page. Because the person who posted it is a friend of my sister's, it took all of my self control not to correct him. Someone wrote something he didn't quite understand, so he replied,

"Can you be more pacific?"

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walkingal — Sun, 18 May 2014 12:26:55 GMT

Pathetic. Like nails on a chalkboard to me. But do you think this person was being funny or facetious and knows better?

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 18 May 2014 12:27:41 GMT

Ack!

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flickerbulb — Sun, 18 May 2014 12:29:47 GMT

I also cringe when people use ""prolly"" as if it were a real word!

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flickerbulb — Sun, 18 May 2014 12:31:13 GMT

I might reply, "No, but I can be more Atlantic."

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 18 May 2014 12:40:35 GMT

On 5/18/2014 flickerbulb said:
I also cringe when people use ""prolly"" as if it were a real word!

That one drives me nuts! I used to work as a substitute at our local high school for many years. Imagine how I cringed when I read it in a TEACHER'S notes and lesson plan for me!

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grammarqueen — Sun, 18 May 2014 12:44:28 GMT

He did use it in lower case. Perhaps because he lives on the East Coast, the poor chap doesn't know there's any such thing as that other ocean.

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spud188 — Sun, 18 May 2014 12:52:28 GMT

grammerqueen,the word props... I know there are props for the stage,I know you can prop something up,but I wonder why or how the word started for giving someone props.In that usage where does it come from.? Is it short for some other word?

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 18 May 2014 13:03:13 GMT

On 5/18/2014 spud188 said:
grammerqueen,the word props... I know there are props for the stage,I know you can prop something up,but I wonder why or how the word started for giving someone props.In that usage where does it come from.? Is it short for some other word?

Referring back to my subbing days, this is when Urban Dictionary was always a minimized tab on my task bar so I could check slang terms that were unfamiliar. This one I do know, however. "Props" lends itself to respect or proper credit, and is a shortened form of the slang term "propers". Remember the song Respect, by Aretha Franklin and part of the lyrics are "give me my propers when I get home"?

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spud188 — Sun, 18 May 2014 13:08:30 GMT

OK then I never knew that or remembered those lyrics.Thanks

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grammarqueen — Sun, 18 May 2014 13:14:53 GMT

spud188, when Her Majesty comes across some crude slang, that is beyond her comprehension, she Googles it. Just type, "props meaning" (by golly, I also did it with prolly) , and up will pop the definition. Urban Dictionary is a great place to find the definitions of the slang words most used by the Commoners these days.

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lolakimono — Sun, 18 May 2014 13:17:19 GMT

Let's hope it was ""auto correct"" that did him in.

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Mtnbikegirl — Sun, 18 May 2014 13:17:34 GMT

oh grammarqueen- I sea what you mean...

How about -""I'm so jelly."" Jelly for jealous...I hear that one a lot.

Double negatives drive me nuts!

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newziesuzie — Sun, 18 May 2014 13:22:18 GMT

I'm very surprised at so many people confusing the words "their" and "there" and "they're." Also, there seems to be a feeling there's no difference between "your" and "you're" and "to" and "too." Didn't we learn these very early in school?

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grammarqueen — Sun, 18 May 2014 13:23:09 GMT

I saw this on Facebook once: "Upset by my bad grammar? There, they're, their, you'll get over it." It's just to, two, too much!

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newziesuzie — Sun, 18 May 2014 13:23:33 GMT

On 5/18/2014 lolakimono said:
Let's hope it was ""auto correct"" that did him in.

Good point. Typos and autocorrect are a problem.

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newziesuzie — Sun, 18 May 2014 13:24:10 GMT

On 5/18/2014 grammarqueen said:
I saw this on Facebook once: "Upset by my bad grammar? There, they're, their, you'll get over it."

Cute!

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Beccaboone2 — Sun, 18 May 2014 13:24:47 GMT

I am always amazed when I read Facebook posts...the worst is a woman who is an elementary school teacher! She frequently uses "to", "too", and "two" incorrectly, as well as "through" and "threw", and "their", "they're", and "there". Like another poster said, this is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Because it's a teacher it is even more bothersome.

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bonnielu — Sun, 18 May 2014 14:21:31 GMT

I am a retired school teacher. You can only imagine how I feel when I see poor grammar and spelling as well as poorly crafted sentences. I have given up even thinking about it.

It would seem it does not matter anymore. And the year I retired we were told not to teach grammar and spelling. It was more important to teach thinking skills.

With all the technology, not only is proper speech and writing skills down the tubes, communication and face to face socialization is on the way out as well.

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just bee — Sun, 18 May 2014 15:00:42 GMT

The end of Western civilization. Better-half and I exchange these "interesting" uses of grammar and punctuation from the forums. The spelling always intrigues me. Was it intentional or do they simply not know how to spell? The last one I saw was defiantly for definitely. The next day someone did the same thing at work.

Clearly, this is contagious.