Cube Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 That annoys me, too. I would of started a thread about it, but I was too lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnas Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Wait, "Would of" is actually correct for certain dialects? What are those? I never learned such a difference in my english classes. And I get the reason people make mistakes, but spoken=/=written. A reason is not an excuse. I meen, if eat werent 4 grammer rulz, weed b writin woarse then een utube commants. (Notice how that sentence is (almost) phonetically right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Wait, "Would of" is actually correct for certain dialects? What are those? I never learned such a difference in my english classes. I'm fairly sure that it's "Would've" that is used in those dialects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Yeah Also, Nice Sig Cube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Wait, "Would of" is actually correct for certain dialects? What are those? I never learned such a difference in my english classes.It's not necessarily that it's accepted as grammatically correct, it's simply that we define what is grammatically correct by whatever we use. The more people say things, the more they are accepted. They're listed firstly in the dictionary as 'slang' then 'alternatives' then eventually just... listed. That's how our language grows.* * post contains heavy exaggeration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergrunch Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Wait, "Would of" is actually correct for certain dialects? What are those? I never learned such a difference in my english classes. Linguistically, it most definitely is, simply because some people think it's correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkatronics Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 That pisses me of too :s There are a few others which i hate such as lose-loose and to-too. I sometimes do it, but its usually a typo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Ugh, I so shouldn't of clicked this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 If you get everybody to use have/of in the correct manner THEN i'LL STOP CAPITALISING. Deal my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 You know, i say it all the fucking time. I'm a total grammar nazi when it comes to text... but in real life my stupid, retarded, utter shit, bollocking cock of a diolect (sp) makes me say 'of'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Of course, it's only natural. Don't feel down about it, fellow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 1) "Me and Joe are going to the shops." No, Joe and I are going to the shops. 2) "Another new feature in iPhone 3G" Correct statement should be: "Another new feature in the iPhone 3G It's not a human, please don't treat it as such. 3) "I'm going to turn the cooker of" Correction: "I'm going to turn the cooker off" 4) Using "assume" and "presume" interchangeably: Assume should be used when there is no proof of the matter. Presume should be used when there is a basis of probability. 5) "alot" It's two words, "a lot". 6) "It" is a pronoun and should not have an apostrophe when it's plural. (And yes, I did get that right as I was using "it's" as a contraction of "it is") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 1) "Me and Joe are going to the shops." No, Joe and I are going to the shops. 2) "Another new feature in iPhone 3G" Correct statement should be: "Another new feature in the iPhone 3G It's not a human, please don't treat it as such. 3) "I'm going to turn the cooker of" Correction: "I'm going to turn the cooker off" 4) Using "assume" and "presume" interchangeably: Assume should be used when there is no proof of the matter. Presume should be used when there is a basis of probability. 5) "alot" It's two words, "a lot". 6) "It" is a pronoun and should not have an apostrophe when it's plural. (And yes, I did get that right as I was using "it's" as a contraction of "it is") Surely the assume and presume part could then just be argued about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Surely the assume and presume part could then just be argued about? Recently they've become interchangeable but the proper meaning is as I had it down there and should only be used as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergrunch Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Recently they've become interchangeable but the proper meaning is as I had it down there and should only be used as such. That's not cut of you. And by not cut, I of course mean the "proper" meaning of nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supercube Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Many spelling mistakes here come from people who actually speak english as their mother tongue. A few annoying examples: -"Would of" annoys me, because a "v" and an "f" aren't that similar. It's like somebody started using it to be funny, and people catched ( caught ) on. (reminds me of "Há-des" in Portuguese) -Confusing "accept" with "except". How the f*** can someone confuse two words that have completely different meanings? Their pronounciation ( pronunciation ) isn't that similar either. It's unexceptable! ( unacceptable ) Surprised nobody mentioned that lot, unless there was a regional allowance! People say "I lent it from my mate" instead of borrowed it, to reverse what someone said earlier. One that bugs me is when people say "you're joking me!" when it should be "you're kidding me" or "you're joking!" Yes, it's the sound of the two letters which causes the "laziness." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnas Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Surprised nobody mentioned that lot, unless there was a regional allowance! You DO know the "unexceptable" was intentional, right? There's a smiley in there. (The other 2 were, in fact, stupid mistakes. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mundi Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I am here as a representative of my group to announce this message to you grammar fanatics. We don´t care Signed: People who use incorrect grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I'm sure I use it too, but it's just language developing over time, and the fact that forums use formal writing/written form to convey casual speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Would of totally annoyed me if I was an english teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I'm sure I use it too, but it's just language developing over time, and the fact that forums use formal writing/written form to convey casual speech. It's really not. Using "of" instead of "have" makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Fair enough "assume" and "presume", that is acceptable to use them interchangeably, but "of" and "have" isn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 *cough* *cough* On a side note, its funny how many members in the xkcd forums have avatars with math graphics, genes, covers of weird books and art. On topic, the only thing I have found to annoy when reading something is non-capital "I"s, it breaks my reading. Using apostrophe to put something in plural also grinds my gears. I usually make mistakes such as using "were" and "where" or "your" and "you're" interchangeably. I've been trying to correct does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 You shouldn't of made this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipaul Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supercube Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 On topic, the only thing I have found to annoy when reading something is non-capital "I"s, it breaks my reading. Using apostrophe to put something in plural also grinds my gears. It's perfectly acceptable to use an apostrophe to make a plural out of an abbreviated item. For instance CD's and TV's and even No.'s...it just looks wrong any other way and you're showing a break from the abbreviated letters and a new letter purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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