Allow me to be a grammer nazi for a while - Page 5

While we're on the subject, I know most teachers tell us that "aint" is not a word. "Ain't" is a word; it's a contraction made up of the words "am" and "not". Amn't just doesn't sound right. "Ain't" is not proper grammar but it is a word.
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It annoys me when a person says "more better". :-)
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i cane beleve dis thred is stil goin.
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I'm starting to worry about posting now... :-)

:-) :-)

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Originally Posted by huero71:
It annoys me when a person says "more better". :-)

That's right, the proper way to say it is "betterer".:-):-)
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mor better blues baby
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Originally Posted by huero71:
It annoys me when a person says "more better". :-)

mo'betta :-)
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Originally Posted by Fumes:
Spelling and grammar in a resume are crucial. In a forum like this, not so much. But I still hate it when people talk about their "pallets" in reference to cigar flavor. If you have a pallet in your mouth you should probably see a doctor. Or a dock worker maybe?

You should see some wine boards, I can never explain how people spending hundreds of dollars on a bottle of wine can't tell the difference between palate and pallet.
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Originally Posted by TheRiddick:
You should see some wine boards, I can never explain how people spending hundreds of dollars on a bottle of wine can't tell the difference between palate and pallet.

Because being able to spend/spending hundreds on a bottle of wine doesn't require intelligence?
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Originally Posted by andysutherland:
That's right, the proper way to say it is "betterer".:-):-)

Exactly! :-)
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Originally Posted by replicant_argent:
Because being able to spend/spending hundreds on a bottle of wine doesn't require intelligence?

Thread drift.

Actually, intelligence IS required, IMO. Price has nothing to do with quality. Same as with cigars and any other consumer product.
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Back to the thread now.
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Here we go again
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Where's Legend? :-)
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Originally Posted by icehog3:
Where's Legend? :-)

In his mind... :-)
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Originally Posted by BC-Axeman:
mo'betta :-)

My brother likes to talk about his "most favoritest <insert topic here>". I like to think/hope that he is just doing that to annoy us, but I'm not sure.
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Does it really have to matter in a forum such as this one?

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Believe me, I'm there with the OP. Poor grammar is just rampant, and not just in schools.
Ask a High School teacher...it's BAD.

Even at work I see people TYPE just as they speak. No difference. As a result, work from our office can seem completely unprofessional.

Don't people know you write in a different manner than you speak?
Of course ideally we should all speak proper grammar...something I have started to attempt.
Some people think it makes you sound pompous....I prefer the term "educated"
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I was thinking of what to post, and went through a list in my head.
A) Nope.
B) Nope.
C) Nope.
D) Nope.
E) Ugly.
Therefore, I will not post in this thread. (Except for this one recounting my dilemma. :-))
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Originally Posted by marge796:
Does it really have to matter in a forum such as this one?

:-)

Yes and no.
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