Easy Grammar Fix

[Snag Breac]

Listen I need a link to that pic of Wakes, I just wanna make sure it's our wakes not the Port one.

Liar! You just want to see him in his blue plastic shower cap.
It was in the Herald.

 

[Snag Breac]

Just to make you cringe Snag...

My third year uni tutor handed back our final assignments and very politely provided about 40% of the class some criticism.

That is...

'There' is the place I'll meet you... not their
And 'their' is the thing they own... not the place I'm meeting you
And 'they're' going to the place I'm meeting you... not any of the above

All of a sudden struck with fear I thought 'I know that... but dear God I was tired writing that essay... and eep! I could have made that silly mistake.' Fortunately, I didn't and now I have another HD to my name.

So when the tutor said something along the lines of "I'm rather surprised that people had problems with this" I responded "you're assuming we recieved a decent primary education."

None the less, this is a thrid year uni class for pete sake!

Okay rant over.

I'm not surprised. I've heard this a lot from friends who teach at uni. But it's a shame that tertiary student should make such basic mistakes. Anyone doing a degree should be a grammar gun.

 

[Snag Breac]

And Snag, whilst I agree in theory that we should embrace various spellings, I generally won't stand for crass Americanisms such as "analog". I won't even sit for them.

Glad you raised this MDC. EGF doesn't recognise American spelling in Aussie cyberspace.

In fact, I got a bit excited recently when my daughter's new violin teacher wrote, "programme". I thought I was the last one alive using that spelling. In the old days we used 'program' for computer and techno-related matters, and "programme'' for everything else.

 

[mdc]

In fact, I got a bit excited recently when my daughter's new violin teacher wrote, "programme". I thought I was the last one alive using that spelling. In the old days we used 'program' for computer and techno-related matters, and "programme'' for everything else.

Funny you should say that. I was taking a "Publishing and Editing" class a couple of years back, and I brought up the exact same point with my lecturer. He, however, insisted that there is absolutely no difference between the two, with program being the preferred Australian spelling. The dictionary I consulted at the time seemed to side with him.

However, only recently I was checking something in my Macquarie and happened across a note for program which states: "There are those who like to retain [programme] for all meanings apart from those which relate to computers". Ha!

Since then I've gone back to writing programme and no longer feeling like a pretentious ass for doing so.

 

[beez]

Just to make you cringe Snag...

My third year uni tutor handed back our final assignments and very politely provided about 40% of the class some criticism.

That is...

'There' is the place I'll meet you... not their
And 'their' is the thing they own... not the place I'm meeting you
And 'they're' going to the place I'm meeting you... not any of the above

All of a sudden struck with fear I thought 'I know that... but dear God I was tired writing that essay... and eep! I could have made that silly mistake.' Fortunately, I didn't and now I have another HD to my name.

So when the tutor said something along the lines of "I'm rather surprised that people had problems with this" I responded "you're assuming we recieved a decent primary education."

None the less, this is a thrid year uni class for pete sake!

Okay rant over.

Ever get told the phrase " 'i' before 'e' except after 'c' " ???

Then there are the exceptions, their, caffeine and a few others

 

[pongo_3931]

Ever get told the phrase " 'i' before 'e' except after 'c' " ???

Then there are the exceptions, their, caffeine and a few others

Haha. I've already received an e-mail from Snag in regards to this... I like the irony though.

did you konw taht poeple can raed wrdos pttrey eisaly povidred taht the frist and lsat lteters are in thier aropppiarte piotoisns?

 

[Territory Magpie]

Snag, I really meant to write that is how people speak, not how they write. When they talk, they pronounce the word as "yor've" for example, rather than "you've". I guess it's just me being a Pronunciation Nazi.

 

[Territory Magpie]

Haha. I've already received an e-mail from Snag in regards to this... I like the irony though.

did you konw taht poeple can raed wrdos pttrey eisaly povidred taht the frist and lsat lteters are in thier aropppiarte piotoisns?

Pongo, I'm forever writing "taht" when I meant to write "that", and "teh" when what I menat was "the". I heard it was a sign of intelligence (that's my story anyway, and I'm sticking to it!)

 

[Bloben]

Just to make you cringe Snag...

My third year uni tutor handed back our final assignments and very politely provided about 40% of the class some criticism.

That is...

'There' is the place I'll meet you... not their
And 'their' is the thing they own... not the place I'm meeting you
And 'they're' going to the place I'm meeting you... not any of the above

All of a sudden struck with fear I thought 'I know that... but dear God I was tired writing that essay... and eep! I could have made that silly mistake.' Fortunately, I didn't and now I have another HD to my name.

So when the tutor said something along the lines of "I'm rather surprised that people had problems with this" I responded "you're assuming we recieved a decent primary education."

None the less, this is a thrid year uni class for pete sake!

Okay rant over.

At uni I worked part time at the university bookshop which also had a binding machine. At end of semester time I would get hundreds of assignments to bind and I would estimate that only 30-40% of people would ask for their assignment to be BOUND. Over 50% of them would ask for their report to be BINDED, some would say BOUNDED and some even BIND as in "Could I please get this report bind?"

 

[Territory Magpie]

At uni I worked part time at the university bookshop which also had a binding machine. At end of semester time I would get hundreds of assignments to bind and I would estimate that only 30-40% of people would ask for their assignment to be BOUND. Over 50% of them would ask for their report to be BINDED, some would say BOUNDED and some even BIND as in "Could I please get this report bind?"

It was bound to happen

 

[pongo_3931]

At uni I worked part time at the university bookshop which also had a binding machine. At end of semester time I would get hundreds of assignments to bind and I would estimate that only 30-40% of people would ask for their assignment to be BOUND. Over 50% of them would ask for their report to be BINDED, some would say BOUNDED and some even BIND as in "Could I please get this report bind?"

You've got to account for international students too tho. I'm not sure how it is at other unis but some of the international students really struggle with English where I am. Although I must say that was more an issue in first year... a lot seem to have vanished since then.

 

[Bloben]

It was bound to happen

Very funny! Would have been better if you used binded though

 

[Bloben]

You've got to account for international students too tho. I'm not sure how it is at other unis but some of the international students really struggle with English where I am. Although I must say that was more an issue in first year... a lot seem to have vanished since then.

Yes there were many international students and they were forgiven as English was not their main language. It was those that supposedly had English for a first language that I was referring too.

 

[pongo_3931]

Eek!!

 

[sirlothie]

At uni I worked part time at the university bookshop which also had a binding machine. At end of semester time I would get hundreds of assignments to bind and I would estimate that only 30-40% of people would ask for their assignment to be BOUND. Over 50% of them would ask for their report to be BINDED, some would say BOUNDED and some even BIND as in "Could I please get this report bind?"

Duly noted... next time I need something bound I'm going to say "Could you please tie this shit together". Just to keep them on their toes.

 

[pongo_3931]

Duly noted... next time I need something bound I'm going to say "Could you please tie this shit together". Just to keep them on their toes.

lol!

 

[Snag Breac]

Please, please, please, get this right! ​

Your does NOT mean You are!!!!!!!

Your is a possessive adjective. Use it only to suggest ownership.
E.g.

It's your turn. Pull up your socks.
What’s your favourite BF thread?
Who's your favourite player?

You’re is the correct short way of writing “You are”.

Never write; “Your right, mate” when you mean: “You are right, mate”.
You can abbreviate to; You’re right, mate.

Come on Pies posters, many of you are scholars, students and professionals. This is an embarrassingly basic error and exposes us to easy ridicule on the forums.

Get it right this week, or expose yourselves to the scorn of the Carltankians!

 

[spartan-magpie]

so where does UR fit into the scheme of things?

 

[Snag Breac]

so where does UR fit into the schemes of things?

Well, I heard on radio today that if ur in NSW and doing ur yr 12 exams, it's ok to use txt-speak in all exams, except English. I don't mind ur - it's clear. BUT I can't abide the blur between Your and You're.

 

[spartan-magpie]

would u'r be appropriate for you're... and ur for ur?
and 2 for to 2o for too? u could start ur own TXT dictionary/lexicon/thesaurus and make some big $$$

 

[Snag Breac]

would u'r be appropriate for you're... and ur for ur?
and 2 for to 2o for too? u could start ur own TXT dictionary/lexicon/thesaurus and make some big $$$

I wouldn't risk another apostrophe. But I fancy the idea of a Txticon.

 

[MagpieGirl_13]

OMG!
Since when have we been able to change sizes???

Hehehehe.... I'm having fun with this now....

sorry for going a bit off topic but I didn't know where else to test this... It's cool!!!

(please tell me it hasn't always had the size change button here??? )

 

[beez]

So many pretty colours....and no drugs in sight

 

[Snag Breac]

OMG!
Since when have we been able to change sizes???

Hehehehe.... I'm having fun with this now....

sorry for going a bit off topic but I didn't know where else to test this... It's cool!!!

(please tell me it hasn't always had the size change button here??? )

I think it's a new feature. I used it in the ROCCAdemption thread yesterday. I should edit this entire thread to highlight glaring mistakes.

 

[Snag Breac]

Please, please, please, get this right! ​

Your does NOT mean You are!!!!!!!

Your is a possessive adjective. Use it only to suggest ownership.
E.g.

It's your turn. Pull up your socks.
What’s your favourite BF thread?
Who's your favourite player?

You’re is the correct short way of writing “You are”.

Never write; “Your right, mate” when you mean: “You are right, mate”.
You can abbreviate to; You’re right, mate.

Come on Pies posters, many of you are scholars, students and professionals. This is an embarrassingly basic error and exposes us to easy ridicule on the forums.

Get it right this week, or expose yourselves to the scorn of the Carltankians!

Am quoting self, because am sick writing same thing. Please note: on the Dale Thomas blog, someone knows how to distinguish between your and you're. Here's the link:

http://dalethomas.bigblog.com.au/index.do