tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31822452.post2427894847527292849..comments2023-10-30T06:04:31.686-04:00Comments on Peace in the Pandemonium: Grievous GrammarJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07295771924438697987noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31822452.post-43810002499029623562008-10-21T15:21:00.000-04:002008-10-21T15:21:00.000-04:00I am totally with you! Drives me nuts, too. What...I am totally with you! Drives me nuts, too. What is worse is when it invades your own home. My daughter, when a home-schooling sixth grader, had her own blog and she wrote beautiful stories on it with great grammar, proper punctuation, great spelling, and divided into logical paragraphs. ...Then we moved and she transferred to public school and became a cool teenager. Gone is the blog. Now she has "Facebook"...a place where she misspells things on purpose and never writes in complete sentences. It seems if you actually write like you have been well educated, you will look like a total dork (okay...no one says 'dork' these days...showing my 46 years here!)... The point is that it is tragic how we are dumbing down this present generation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31822452.post-334028764752736442008-10-09T19:16:00.000-04:002008-10-09T19:16:00.000-04:00*I* think you are quite funny - and perhaps a tad ...*I* think you are quite funny - and perhaps a tad overboard - with your quest to rid the world of improper grammar users :-)<BR/>...don't pay too much attention to my posts - I'm sure they are riddled with their fair share of bloopers...<BR/>I should add, however, that the glaring errors really bug me, too.<BR/>Here is one I saw on the pw message board yesterday: "Are" used repeatedly in the same post instead of "our"Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234383445090580710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31822452.post-40782559154348917802008-10-09T10:55:00.000-04:002008-10-09T10:55:00.000-04:00"When you teach your son, you teach your son's son..."When you teach your son, you teach your son's son."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31822452.post-64520387302153582812008-10-09T00:02:00.000-04:002008-10-09T00:02:00.000-04:00Yes, this is Brazil Valerie.I can't believe I spel...Yes, this is Brazil Valerie.<BR/><BR/>I can't believe I spelled HEROES incorrectly. It must be because I have never watched the television show. I do know the correct spelling, but seriously, WHY does it have an "e" in it? That is quite irregular, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Speaking a second language has made me much more aware of things in English. <BR/><BR/>I have a bazillion bonus points? WOW! I've never been so rich before!<BR/><BR/>Love your blog, Jen!Valerie Smallmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00534888224515232321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31822452.post-26540630968506485702008-10-08T23:53:00.000-04:002008-10-08T23:53:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Valerie Smallmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00534888224515232321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31822452.post-51259554712912819902008-10-08T19:05:00.000-04:002008-10-08T19:05:00.000-04:00Okay - I don't even WANT to be the hero of my own ...Okay - I don't even WANT to be the hero of my own story - it would be tragic!!!<BR/><BR/>I word wall "Home - where your story begins" on our new homes (in hopes of them selling faster if people make a personal connection . . .) I'll have to check out Kohl's selection - sounds cheaper than the Expressions place I get mine =]<BR/><BR/>p.s - spotted the error also (must toot my own horn)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31822452.post-6258158229845498832008-10-08T15:36:00.000-04:002008-10-08T15:36:00.000-04:00Anxiously awaiting the post of the boys room. hug...Anxiously awaiting the post of the boys room. huge wall words fan.Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191151771285370686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31822452.post-6488216469611349652008-10-08T12:32:00.000-04:002008-10-08T12:32:00.000-04:00She was too fast, but might I also suggest "I am t...She was too fast, but might I also suggest "I am the hero of my own story" if they really are looking for singular.....<BR/><BR/>Geez, that quote doesn't even SOUND right when you say it out loud!!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836045235509603726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31822452.post-53570381484281447092008-10-08T10:09:00.000-04:002008-10-08T10:09:00.000-04:00Ding, Ding, Ding!! You win Valerie (I'm assuming ...Ding, Ding, Ding!! You win Valerie (I'm assuming this is Brazil Valerie??!) <BR/><BR/>However, I do feel compelled to point out that it should be "We are the HEROES of our own stories." It is, after all, a grammar post! :-)<BR/><BR/>So, what do you plan to do with your bazillion bonus points??? :-)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07295771924438697987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31822452.post-3309583575786113812008-10-08T09:59:00.000-04:002008-10-08T09:59:00.000-04:00I'm thinking it should be:We are the HEROS of our ...I'm thinking it should be:<BR/><BR/>We are the HEROS of our own STORIES.Valerie Smallmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00534888224515232321noreply@blogger.com