On YN, there has always been a struggle...you see people making grammatical errors and it drives you insane. While you would like to point out their errors in order to give them the information to prevent their making the same error in the future, you don't want to come across as a grammar nazi.

This thread is the solution. If you are bugged by some sort of grammatical error, post the correct word usage here. If you feel that your grammatical skills are lacking, please come here to brush up on your understanding.

I will give the first example:
There: refers to a location; "The book is over there."
Their: possessive; "Their house is just down the street."
They're: contraction for "they are"; "They're sticklers for grammar."

Bad grammar makes me cringe. The thing I hate most is when people incorrectly use there, their, or they're. Shudders....

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My grammer can be very bad online, but whne i write, it is better.
I had this one teacher who would always would correct when we talk. She was big on grammer. But it helped a lot, I guess.

Well, I can read and understand you, which is better than some people's grammar on here.

Consider yourself a success

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Originally posted by BrooklynKid7:
My grammer can be very bad online, but whne i write, it is better.
I had this one teacher who would always would correct when we talk. She was big on grammer. But it helped a lot, I guess.

Same with me!But now i am very great with grammer!I am not bragging.I always have 2 correct my friends and family a lot about it!!!!

My grammer can be very bad online, but whne i write, it is better.
I had this one teacher who would always would correct when we talk. She was big on grammer. But it helped a lot, I guess.

Yes. You didn't use a comma between horrid and but. The remainder of the sentence is a stand-alone sentence and demands a comma before the joining word. Also. Smile faces should never be used in sentences.

My grammar is horrid but I never studied english like the rest of you did so I try my best to make things comprehensible.
I apologize if anyone is bothered by it.

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it's quicker and that's KEY. speed is key. responses need to be quick. lightning-fast. :-)

Hmm. That's one of the major things wrong with today's generation. They don't take time to appreciate the world.

As I said, speed isn't something you really need on bulletin boards. Only in Randomosity can threads progress as fast as an IM conversation, but elsewhere, you can take as much time as you need.

Just like I'm doing with this English essay due in seven hours...

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Originally posted by aaathreat:
responses need to be quick. lightning-fast. :-)

That logic (sort of) makes sense on AIM. On a site like YN, it makes about as much sense as it would if it was applied to English essays.

As for convenience, nothing is more inconvenient than having to whip out your English-Web Slang dictionary just to decipher a post.

No. They don't. They need to be well thought out and legible.

F--- ENGLISH!!! There's a REASON why we created slang and why we also speak any wayz we wants to! it's because a) it's convienent and b) it's quicker and that's KEY. speed is key. responses need to be quick. lightning-fast. :-)

*pretends didn't enter this thread*

Me too, clpo. But then again, it's an official rule to not use chat speak.

I'm on another message board that has surprisingly little trouble with grammatical errors (except with non-English speakers). I'm not really sure how they do it, but I know it's not by attacking anyone who got a B in elementary English class.

Small grammatical errors bother me very little. It's the abbreviation maniacs with vowel-phobia that I hate. This isn't an instant messenger; you can actually take your time typing things out.

COMMAS,COMMAS, COMMAS!

If you don't know how to use them look here

Two, to, and too.

Two-The number.

I have two hands, two eyes, two ears and two feet.

To- Preposition

She came to my house.

She had to do homework.

Too-adverb- also, excessive, extremely

Me too!

He came over to my house too.

Don't get too close.

I'm a who/whom nazi.

Sometimes I think we're too much of sticklers here on YN. In real life, I'm a huge grammar nazi (especially a comma nazi). But I admit, I've messed up the there/their/they're. I don't think it's that big of a deal on a quick response, informal message board.

But at least complete your words and I've had it with the no punctuation thing. It makes it difficult to read.

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I wouldn't know where to start with that

Perhaps by putting a period at the end of that sentence? :P

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no u cud b bi so dont think u r a lesbian

I wouldn't know where to start with that