Learning correct English - Page 2

Anonymous032819 · ‎03-29-2019

I won't beat you up either o/p.

I think that either people are too lazy or not smart enough to learn the correct way.

The Sky looks different when you have someone you love up there.

Marp · ‎03-09-2010

@Love my grandkids wrote:
ITA with all of you. My son, DIL and grands all use correct English, I'm happy to say.

I heard of a tee shirt I'd love to have, which says:

I'm Mentally Correcting Your Grammar !

I'd buy it if I could find it!

@Love my grandkids If you will accept silently in place of mentally search on Amazon for B00CHRYGQI

The eyes through which you see others may be the same as how they see you.

september · ‎03-09-2010

@jannabelle1 I don’t think the instance you stated (could of vs. could have) is a new grammar problem. I’ve been hearing people say the phrase this way, since long before I saw the misusage on website chat boards.

I think there are always going to be people who make grammar mistakes. They are mistakes....nothing more, nothing less.

bmorechick · ‎03-11-2010

Well I am of the opinion that when the English language left the country across the big pond, it was never the same. We do not speak proper English in this country, I don’t care who you are. I’m no expert in linguistics but I think due to the many languages brought and spoken here, each region developed their own spin on English. I think that’s what makes America good, but I do think the only proper English is the Queens English. And that’s my two cents!

Carmie · ‎10-25-2010

I think people are trying to say could've, but when they write it they write "could of"

It is an incorrect spelling of a contraction. Saying could've is correct, same as could have.

Mombo1 · ‎11-02-2015

@Love my grandkids wrote:
ITA with all of you. My son, DIL and grands all use correct English, I'm happy to say.

I heard of a tee shirt I'd love to have, which says:

I'm Mentally Correcting Your Grammar !

I'd buy it if I could find it!

That is hilarious. I would buy it in a heartbeat.

patbz · ‎03-10-2010

I was an English major, but even if I wasn't, the decline of proper grammar usage is appalling. DH and I have a pet peeve with talking heads on t.v. who don't even know when to use "me" versus "I". On this board my favorite peeve is the interchangeable use of "two, too, to" with no regard of appropriate context.

september · ‎03-09-2010

@bmorechick wrote:
Well I am of the opinion that when the English language left the country across the big pond, it was never the same. We do not speak proper English in this country, I don’t care who you are. I’m no expert in linguistics but I think due to the many languages brought and spoken here, each region developed their own spin on English. I think that’s what makes America good, but I do think the only proper English is the Queens English. And that’s my two cents!

Well... I think there are about 30 different dialects of the English language in the UK.

Which one do you think is the Queen’s English?

september · ‎03-09-2010

@patbz wrote:
I was an English major, but even if I wasn't, the decline of proper grammar usage is appalling. DH and I have a pet peeve with talking heads on t.v. who don't even know when to use "me" versus "I". On this board my favorite peeve is the interchangeable use of "two, too, to" with no regard of appropriate context.

True, but this was going on when I was in elementary school. Our teachers told us how these words were often confused and tried to make sure we didn’t make the same mistakes.

The only difference between then and now, is that now our mistakes are discussed on the internet. People made the same mistakes back before there was an internet.

Anonymous032819 · ‎03-29-2019

@Mombo1 wrote:
@Love my grandkids wrote:
ITA with all of you. My son, DIL and grands all use correct English, I'm happy to say.

I heard of a tee shirt I'd love to have, which says:

I'm Mentally Correcting Your Grammar !

I'd buy it if I could find it!
That is hilarious. I would buy it in a heartbeat.