Grammar

[ralph]

Grammar:

The difference between knowing your shit
and knowing you're shit

[Scooter]

http://www.englishchick.com/grammar/grpunc.htm

All the examples, read the examples!

[tonemonster]

Ooooo! Ron is gonna love this thread.

[Nightbat]

Adele won 6 awards at the last show for her contribution to the English language

[Nimitz]

Me likey berry munch

[Rsmacker]

My Grammar died of old age, bless her.

[Nightbat]

My Grammar died of old age, bless her.

Did she leave behind some collectable Grammarphones?

(man, this is getting corny)

[tonemonster]

Did she leave behind some collectable Grammarphones?

(man, this is getting corny)

Getting???

[Jayster]

Grammar 1/2 ounce depends on the day of the week....

[RacerX]

http://www.englishchick.com/grammar/grpunc.htm

All the examples, read the examples!

The exception to the possessive rule - and the one which gives most people a lot of trouble - is the word "its" meaning "belonging to it." Unlike most possessives, "its" does not contain an apostrophe. It is just one of the many cases where the English language is unnecessarily complex. The trouble with English is not that it has too many rules - it's that there are too many exceptions to the rules. But "its/it's" is a case wherein it's good to remember Case 1 from above. If the word is "it's," ask yourself, "What letter has been removed?" The answer clearly is "i." The letter i from "it is" has been replaced by the apostrophe.

So, to clarify:
Its = belonging to it. "The frying pan has a dent in its handle."
It's = it is. "It's not my fault the frying pan is dented!"

[Hellbat]

48 point type = strong hate for infractions of this grammar rule.

[Scooter]

Yes, but if it's Gabrielle's whip, why does Xena have it?

[Nightbat]

Getting???

Sue me, I'm Dutch

Funny that today my Polish Co-worker learning my language asked me if a certain word ended with 'T' or a 'D'

And like any thoroughbred cheesehead, I, ofcourse, had no idea

[Shawn Lutz]

I'm not part of the grammar police but bad grammar bugs me. Especially simple shit, you'd be surprised on how many MBA's I deal with that don't know the difference between too and to. Another one I run across is moot vs mute. It is not a mute point, it is a moot point mmmmkay...go back to school and get you a doctorate degree as obviously MBA wasn't enough

[toejam]

I'm not part of the grammar police but bad grammar bugs me. Especially simple shit, you'd be surprised on how many MBA's I deal with

What belongs to an MBA that you deal with?


No apostrophe in MBAs.