Beauty

[Paulanerguy75]

Not a grammar issue but an uneducated person showing their stupidity.

[Annabellethecat66]

A recent post reminded me of a Peanuts (the comic strip) TV show where Penny was singing the "Star Spangled Banner". The words she substituted were so funny.

It is a joke among people my age (I'm 67 and grew up in the 60's) about some of the working to some famous songs. It's a joke about how we misunderstood some of the words, substituted our own words and to this day realize how stupid it sounds, yet continue to sing the incorrect words.

I'm sure some of you ladies remember what I'm talking about. Come on ladies, jog my memory.

[focksie]

Here's something that perplexes me. Maybe someone knows the real answer. Years ago, when we talked about wage garnishment at work, people said, "Your wages will be garnished." I pictured throwing parsley on some bills. I always thought the noun was garnishment, but the verb was to garner (to garner wages and it's a wage garnishment). Now, in looking this up, I see that wages are, indeed, garnished. I'm thinking this was ba*stardized over the years to garnish, much like preventive became preventative. Does anyone know?

[Nighthawks]

On 5/20/2014 annabellethecat said:

A recent post reminded me of a Peanuts (the comic strip) TV show where Penny was singing the "Star Spangled Banner". The words she substituted were so funny.

It is a joke among people my age (I'm 67 and grew up in the 60's) about some of the working to some famous songs. It's a joke about how we misunderstood some of the words, substituted our own words and to this day realize how stupid it sounds, yet continue to sing the incorrect words.

I'm sure some of you ladies remember what I'm talking about. Come on ladies, jog my memory.

See Kissthisguy.com the archive of misheard song lyrics. The name of the website is the misheard lyric from Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze.

[ive been framed]

On 5/19/2014 Nighthawks said:

On 5/19/2014 Feline Fine said:

I guess it sometimes doesn't occur to people that English isn't everyone's first language.

Plus, spelling and/or grammar isn't everyone's forte.

And, typos happen.

But all of these should. Please cut people some slack.

I don't think anyone here is talking about typos or non-native English speakers. We're sharing pet peeves about how our language is used (abused?), and there's nothing wrong with that.

I saw a card on a hotel desk in Europe that read: PLEASE MAKE USE OF OUR ASSETS. WE ARE HERE TO PLEASURE YOU

[haddon9]

On 5/18/2014 bigsister said:

On 5/18/2014 scatcat said: My SIL has an advanced degree in education and every year she addresses our Christmas card to "The Crawford's".

scatcat, At least some of us care enough. And I get a Christmas card every year from the "Crawford's," also. And these are educated people. For those who aren't sure, it should read "Crawfords."

I am far from perfect when it comes to grammar!! However I needed to comment on the use of the apostrophe.

I sell signs on Etsy. Many are custom personalized vacation house signs. Just recently I had three customers who all wanted me to put an apostrophe before the S at the end of their last name on the sign. Here's an example, "Welcome to the Smith's Beach House." I explained that since it's a plural possessive the S should go before the apostrophe. It should look like this, "Welcome to the Smiths' Beach House." I was told by one of my customers that their last name is not "Smiths." I tried to explain that since it's the Smith family there is more than one Smith so the apostrophe should go after the S once the word has been pluralized. If it's before then it remains singular. After the explanation all three customers still felt they were correct. This exchange made me question myself!

I decided to bring the apostrophe question to the Etsy boards. It was a lengthy debate and more than half thought the apostrophe should go before the S! So what did I do? Since the buyer is always right and I want my customers to be happy, I did as I was asked but did not sign the backs of the signs.

[just bee]

On 5/20/2014 annabellethecat said:

A recent post reminded me of a Peanuts (the comic strip) TV show where Penny was singing the "Star Spangled Banner". The words she substituted were so funny.

It is a joke among people my age (I'm 67 and grew up in the 60's) about some of the working to some famous songs. It's a joke about how we misunderstood some of the words, substituted our own words and to this day realize how stupid it sounds, yet continue to sing the incorrect words.

I'm sure some of you ladies remember what I'm talking about. Come on ladies, jog my memory.

Robert Palmer: Addicted To Love

Might as well face it, you're a d__ck with a glove.

Abba: Dancing Queen

See that girl, watch her scream, kicking the dancing queen

Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody

The algebra has a devil for a sidekick eeeeeeeeee...

Madonna: Like a Virgin

Like a virgin touched for the thirty-first time.

Bee Gees: Stayin' Alive

Steak and a Knife, Steak and a Knife

Bee Gees: More Than A Woman

Bald-headed woman... bald-headed woman to me

Fifth Dimension: Aquarius

This is the dawning of the Age of Asparagus, the Age of Asparagus...

Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze

'Scuse me, while I kiss this guy.

[WenGirl42]

On 5/20/2014 haddon9 said:

On 5/18/2014 bigsister said:

On 5/18/2014 scatcat said: My SIL has an advanced degree in education and every year she addresses our Christmas card to "The Crawford's".

scatcat, At least some of us care enough. And I get a Christmas card every year from the "Crawford's," also. And these are educated people. For those who aren't sure, it should read "Crawfords."

I am far from perfect when it comes to grammar!! However I needed to comment on the use of the apostrophe.

I sell signs on Etsy. Many are custom personalized vacation house signs. Just recently I had three customers who all wanted me to put an apostrophe before the S at the end of their last name on the sign. Here's an example, "Welcome to the Smith's Beach House." I explained that since it's a plural possessive the S should go before the apostrophe. It should look like this, "Welcome to the Smiths' Beach House." I was told by one of my customers that their last name is not "Smiths." I tried to explain that since it's the Smith family there is more than one Smith so the apostrophe should go after the S once the word has been pluralized. If it's before then it remains singular. After the explanation all three customers still felt they were correct. This exchange made me question myself!

I decided to bring the apostrophe question to the Etsy boards. It was a lengthy debate and more than half thought the apostrophe should go before the S! So what did I do? Since the buyer is always right and I want my customers to be happy, I did as I was asked but did not sign the backs of the signs.

You are correct; placing the apostrophe before the s means only one Smith owns the beach house. If they didn't like "Welcome to the Smiths' Beach House" (it looks fussy even though it's correct), I would have suggested "Welcome to the Smith Family's Beach House" instead. I like your solution too, though

[just bee]

But wait -- there's more:

R.E.M.: Losing My Religion

Let's pee in the corner, Let's pee in the spotlight.

Rolling Stones: Beast Of Burden

I'll never leave your pizza burnin'.

National Anthems: Oh Canada

Oh Canada, we stand on cars and freeze...

Elvis Presley: Hound Dog

You ain't never p_rn_graphic and you ain't no friend of mine

J. Geils Band: Centerfold

My anus is the center hole

Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

Here we are now in containers

Bee Gees: More Than A Woman

Your man's a woman, your man's a woman to me.

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bad Moon Rising

There's a bathroom on the right…

Tom Jones: She's A Lady

"She's got style, she's got grace, she's a wiener…"

Elton John: Rocket Man

Rocket man burning up his shoes with aerosol.

Monkees: I'm A Believer

Then I saw her face. Now I'm gonna leave her

'Til Tuesday: Voices Carry

Oh Josh, you went downtown, was it scary?

[just bee]

Okay, annabellethecat -- now I can't stop myself.

The Beatles: Eight Days A Week

Hey Say Louise: Hold me, love me, hold me...

Kenny Loggins: I'm Alright

Ham on rye...

Bill Withers: Just The Two of Us

"Just the tuna fish/at the White Castle in the sky/Just the ...

Supremes: You Can't Hurry Love

Cranberry love, no you just have to wait...

Van McCoy: Do the Hustle

Tuna hotdog!

Olivia Newton-John: Physical

Let's get fizzy cold, fizzy cold

Elton John: Your Song

If I was a skeleton, but then again gnome

Bob Dylan: Blowin' In The Wind

The ants are my friends, they're blowin' in the wind...

Toto: Africa

I left my brains down in Africa

Eddie Money: Two Tickets To Paradise

I've got two chickens to paralyze