It’s no secret amongst those who know me that I’m a total asshole when it comes to spelling, punctuation, and grammar mistakes. Never in my life have I insulted anyone to their** face…except over this issue. It’s a personal failing and a character flaw that I just can’t overcome, mostly because I don’t want to. I figure, as long as I try to avoid judging and belittling decent people based on things they can’t control, it’s okay to judge and belittle them about things they can.
(It just occurred to me, that would make a great name for a band: Judge and Belittle. Like Hall and Oates, only meaner.)
So there’s this article with 20 examples of grammar misuse, and it’s fine as far as it goes, but frankly it doesn’t begin to cover everything. We’ll get to what they left off later, but first, I have to commend them for recognizing one of my favorites as #1: using “of” instead of “have.”
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Grammar Goofs
Posted for Sarah. [Link]
1 comment:
Oh, did you ever hit a nerve, here! We grammar Nazis are a dying breed. I just finished posting a comment to Rachel's blog (it's being vetted, since I'm a first-timer) about a couple of my personal favorites. It just doesn't seem to matter much, anymore. Pity.
Thanks, you made my day.
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