Ha! I completely understand! I die a thousand deaths if I accidentally let a mistake slip through, especially in comments where I have no ability to edit!
It’s not that difficult to use proper grammar. I don’t ever correct anyone’s, other than my boys’, but it makes me roll my mind’s eye when I hear or see it done poorly. Living where we do, it’s prevalent….even from some of the teachers we’ve dealt with over the years. 😏
Not all, but some. We’re doing our part at home to instill this fact in our kids: speaking and writing properly, and using basic manners, will go a long way in creating a positive image of themselves to others. It will make them stand out to teachers, future employers, and girls. Well, the right girls, at least. 😃
If I had a dollar for every time one of my students wrote “could of” I would be living in the Bahamas and sunbathing on a luxury yacht. We live in an aural / oral world with less formal writing than ever, more texting and tweeting, and copy editors (who specialize in grammar and punctuation) to ensure that the rich and powerful don’t make too many mistakes. Oh yes, and then there are the apologists and spin doctors who help us to understand what was really, really meant, I mean really meant when these mistakes occur.
You should have kept a jar on your desk, Roger, and made them drop a dollar in for every “could of, would of, should of” 😀
And yes, where would we be without “really” and “actually” and “in reality” as modifiers?
I am a language editor by profession.
See, I live in a country where English is not the spoken language, although it is the language of written communication (try to make sense of that, I dare you). So, I can understand people making grammar mistakes in their work – if they didn’t I’d be without a job. But I have a serious problem with students who are careless or worse couldn’t care less, about their work and they send me a document for editing, filled with texting language – pls, “u” and absolutely no punctuations. A four year old, learning English in our kindergarten (yes, we start kindergarten earlier than you) is taught that a sentence begins with a capital letter. When I see a document without punctuation, I wonder if my job is worth the tension.
Sorry for ranting.
When I re-read that comment I wrote, I feel like hitting myself. I am sure the apostrophe after punctuation and before s in the last sentence was an autocorrect, I wouldn’t dare use it there.
If possible, please correct.
No apologies! Rant away. 🙂 That’s it exactly. I think we can tell the difference between a genuine mistake and careless work. I know I make plenty of mistakes myself, however, I am also a diligent self-editor! I am mortified if something gets past me or as I mentioned before, the autocorrect makes assumptions for me and I hit send without checking!
OOOOOh. It literally makes me mad!!!!!!!!!!! Am I almost unique in this???????? It’s definately different to what it should be and there are less people writing right nowadays.
The reader has finally come up for me, and I just refreshed the page and it came up again. Hopefully it will continue to work. Nathalie, I’m glad to read that you had success getting into the reader today. 🙂 Have a terrific rest of the day, with no more crashing!
Doc, I’m a shotgun. I shoot and if it hits, it hits. I don’t work it because it’s not my thing. I don’t sweat the lines or the mistakes because they are a part of who I am.
Reading your work and that of my friends is the joy for me.
AND JUST IN CASE anyone thinks otherwise I have marked my deliberate errors. OOOOOh. It 😩literally makes me mad!!!!!!!!!!! Am I 😩almost unique in this???????? It’s 😩definately different 😩to what it should be and there are 😩less people writing 😩right nowadays. If I’ve made any others, all I can say is Oh 💩!
You know… this bugs the shit out of me. It’s not hard! The other one that gets me is loose when someone means lose. I guess that one could be autocorrect, but it irritates me anyway. Oh, and if someone can’t ditches you as a friend for correcting them, fuck ’em. (Not literally.) You’re just being helpful… like telling a guy his fly’s down. Just preventing future embarrassment…
An old boss of mine used to say “why’d you do that for?” Aaaarrrgggghhhh!!
And some individuals in my husband’s family say “how’s come?” I think it’s a rural-regional thing with them. Drives me nuts!
Haha, I see your point there. I must say of late, your posts have been pretty phenomenal. Not that they aren’t usually excellent, but recently they have been prolific and put me to shame.
Truly, it’s only because of being in the midst of the new novel… As a matter of fact, I’ve just caught up to where I am writing in the book, so I’ve officially run out of new excerpts to post. I’m writing today so perhaps by this afternoon or tomorrow, I’ll have something. Otherwise, expect to see a dwindling of material! Plus I have some sketching to do! I’m working on yours of course, and putting the finishing touches on one other.
I will actually unfollow if I find one’s grammar egregious. Now you know. I hate myself for being a grammar snob
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Ha! I completely understand! I die a thousand deaths if I accidentally let a mistake slip through, especially in comments where I have no ability to edit!
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Haha! Me too. And me too. Which makes it incredibly more difficult as my typing skills SUCK and auto correct hates me. Lol
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Ah, that’s the worst! When you’re not paying attention and autocorrect makes assumptions! 😀
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Yes! I’d call it a fucker, but generally it changes it to sucker or ducker. Which doesn’t quite pack the same punch. 😜
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Hahahahahahaahahaha! Exactly!
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Oh, me too! Utterly humiliated, I always blame it on spell check. lol! 🙂
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Yep! Me too!
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Thanks for this Meg. This is important stuff! I too am a grammar snob. Cheah! Lol. 😉
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Thanks, Sam! It’s our duty, right? Right?!? 😀
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Right Meg! Exactly. I mean…come on people…get with the program. This stuff (grammar) is not hard. You can do it! 😉
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It’s not that difficult to use proper grammar. I don’t ever correct anyone’s, other than my boys’, but it makes me roll my mind’s eye when I hear or see it done poorly. Living where we do, it’s prevalent….even from some of the teachers we’ve dealt with over the years. 😏
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Oh, that would drive me insane! Regional colloquialisms I can tolerate, but come on, teachers?!?
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Not all, but some. We’re doing our part at home to instill this fact in our kids: speaking and writing properly, and using basic manners, will go a long way in creating a positive image of themselves to others. It will make them stand out to teachers, future employers, and girls. Well, the right girls, at least. 😃
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I love it! 😀
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If I had a dollar for every time one of my students wrote “could of” I would be living in the Bahamas and sunbathing on a luxury yacht. We live in an aural / oral world with less formal writing than ever, more texting and tweeting, and copy editors (who specialize in grammar and punctuation) to ensure that the rich and powerful don’t make too many mistakes. Oh yes, and then there are the apologists and spin doctors who help us to understand what was really, really meant, I mean really meant when these mistakes occur.
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You should have kept a jar on your desk, Roger, and made them drop a dollar in for every “could of, would of, should of” 😀
And yes, where would we be without “really” and “actually” and “in reality” as modifiers?
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Poor grammar and spelling drive me up the wall. Good skills will benefit anyone, no matter what job they choose. I guess I’m a snob about this, too!
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Exactly! Not just for writers, for everyone!
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lol! I’m going to be more careful in the future. 🙂
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I’m like a nun with a ruler! Lol!
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haha! I’m getting the shakes just thinking about my Catholic school years.
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Oops! Sorry about that! Think of the girls in their uniforms instead! 😀
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Thank you. My shakes are now gone. 😀
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Good!
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I am a language editor by profession.
See, I live in a country where English is not the spoken language, although it is the language of written communication (try to make sense of that, I dare you). So, I can understand people making grammar mistakes in their work – if they didn’t I’d be without a job. But I have a serious problem with students who are careless or worse couldn’t care less, about their work and they send me a document for editing, filled with texting language – pls, “u” and absolutely no punctuations. A four year old, learning English in our kindergarten (yes, we start kindergarten earlier than you) is taught that a sentence begins with a capital letter. When I see a document without punctuation, I wonder if my job is worth the tension.
Sorry for ranting.
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When I re-read that comment I wrote, I feel like hitting myself. I am sure the apostrophe after punctuation and before s in the last sentence was an autocorrect, I wouldn’t dare use it there.
If possible, please correct.
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Dang. Plural for punctuation is punctuation. Dang. I promise not to inundate you any more. Please please correct them in my comment….
So sorry.
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Hahaha! No problem, I fixed it!
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I will! And I feel your pain!
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No apologies! Rant away. 🙂 That’s it exactly. I think we can tell the difference between a genuine mistake and careless work. I know I make plenty of mistakes myself, however, I am also a diligent self-editor! I am mortified if something gets past me or as I mentioned before, the autocorrect makes assumptions for me and I hit send without checking!
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OOOOOh. It literally makes me mad!!!!!!!!!!! Am I almost unique in this???????? It’s definately different to what it should be and there are less people writing right nowadays.
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Yes, indeed! Autocorrect, spell check and text speak have made lazy writers of a lot of people!
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……and I so love that red in the pic!
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Love this Meg! Have a great day. ~ Mia
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Thanks! You too, love!
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You’re welcome Meg. ❤ Are you able to get into the reader? I was earlier, now not at all. Hmm…
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My reader is currently working, but they have made some changes again. Maybe it’s glitchy? Wouldn’t be a surprise… 😦
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Thank you, I’m sure you’re right! 🙂 They “could of” given us a heads up. 😉
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Hahahaha! Brilliant! Yes they could! 😀
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🙂
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It is the first time today I’ve been able to get into the reader, Mia. Yesterday it was impossible all day and night, kept crashing on me 😦
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The reader has finally come up for me, and I just refreshed the page and it came up again. Hopefully it will continue to work. Nathalie, I’m glad to read that you had success getting into the reader today. 🙂 Have a terrific rest of the day, with no more crashing!
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I got nothing to say – I’m not a grammarian
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Lol! ❤
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Sista, you know it’s true! If I get it right, it is purely coincidental 😳
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Oh Rita! You’re a wonderful writer!
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Doc, I’m a shotgun. I shoot and if it hits, it hits. I don’t work it because it’s not my thing. I don’t sweat the lines or the mistakes because they are a part of who I am.
Reading your work and that of my friends is the joy for me.
You, darling, are the writer in this tango 💃🏻
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Aw! Thank you so much, my friend! I still think you are selling yourself short, however…
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Nah, I’m about 5′ 7″ 😂 – average gal
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AND JUST IN CASE anyone thinks otherwise I have marked my deliberate errors. OOOOOh. It 😩literally makes me mad!!!!!!!!!!! Am I 😩almost unique in this???????? It’s 😩definately different 😩to what it should be and there are 😩less people writing 😩right nowadays. If I’ve made any others, all I can say is Oh 💩!
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Oh my goodness! You are making me laugh! Wonderful!
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Oh my god, YES!! This is me!! If I see another one of those “could of” I am going to go on a rampage…
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Right?!? Come on! 😀
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I shall do so armed with a basic guide to grammar and stress the fact that if a French woman can get it right, so can everyone else lol
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Haha! That’s perfect! Enjoy the rest of you day, Nathalie! 💜
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And you, Meg ❤
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You know… this bugs the shit out of me. It’s not hard! The other one that gets me is loose when someone means lose. I guess that one could be autocorrect, but it irritates me anyway. Oh, and if someone can’t ditches you as a friend for correcting them, fuck ’em. (Not literally.) You’re just being helpful… like telling a guy his fly’s down. Just preventing future embarrassment…
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Haha! Soul sister! You are spot on!
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An old boss of mine used to say “why’d you do that for?” Aaaarrrgggghhhh!!
And some individuals in my husband’s family say “how’s come?” I think it’s a rural-regional thing with them. Drives me nuts!
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Oh I would die! I suppose I should lighten up, I’ll live longer!
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Coffee and grammar with Professor Meg!
Just being a wide ass…
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Coffee and grammar with Professor Meg!
Just being a wise ass…
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Better than a wide ass! 😀
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You got that right…
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Lol!
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well you know how cavalierly casual I am about grammar. Oh dear
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Actually I think you are just cavalier about typing.
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I am cavalier about pretty much everything
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No you’re not, but I won’t blow your cover
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Yes, where the hell did this ‘could of’ crap come from, anyway?
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I know! It appeared very recently by my account. Lazy! Lazy! Lazy!
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Great rant Meg.
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Thanks, Vinnie! Could of… what is up with that?!? 😠
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Haha, I see your point there. I must say of late, your posts have been pretty phenomenal. Not that they aren’t usually excellent, but recently they have been prolific and put me to shame.
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Truly, it’s only because of being in the midst of the new novel… As a matter of fact, I’ve just caught up to where I am writing in the book, so I’ve officially run out of new excerpts to post. I’m writing today so perhaps by this afternoon or tomorrow, I’ll have something. Otherwise, expect to see a dwindling of material! Plus I have some sketching to do! I’m working on yours of course, and putting the finishing touches on one other.
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I think you are a wonderful blogger and I am excited to see that sketch.
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Thank you! I really love your blog, too! 😘
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I love your support Meg. And how is the sketch coming along?
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Just getting started. You begin with the basic shape and then add ‘layers’ of contrast and contour with shading. It’ll take time to get it just right.
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Oh, I just know it is going to be fabulous.
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Thank you for your confidence!
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You are a skilled artist Meg.
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I’m so pleased! Thank you!
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My pleasure.
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My pet peeve is when someone in a state of Facebook or Twitter bravery refers to someone as a “looser”. Well, look in the mirror, my friend.
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Ha! I know! That’s perfect!
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Lol I tend to choose the grammar over the friends. Sometimes it’s just too much to handle!
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We just need the right kind of friends!
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