10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback If a person's ideas are bad, however, I make fun of their grammer (e.g.then I make fun have they're grammer). If a person's content is good I overlook grammer mistakes. I read for ideas after all.
[August 7, 2006, 21:03]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback But this mistake is common even to people whose occupation involves professional use of the English language, e.g.broadcast commentators. The most ubiquitous sin is the mistake of using "me" where "I" would be the correct choice, as in "He's bigger...
[June 7, 2006, 17:03]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback They told me WHY, and that is, use the "me" or "I" in the sentence without the "Sue and" and which ever sounds correct, that is the one to use.e.g. Totally! I can get a bee in my bonnet seeing common mistakes like the ones listed.
[August 23, 2006, 23:48]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
News Yes: Use an anti-spyware program (e.g. Yes: The techs have to check their cell phones at the door, and they're not happy about it.i.e.for e.g. Note: The term i.e.means "that is"; e.g.means "for example".
[June 6, 2006, 16:00]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback I don't agree that i.e.and e.g.always requires a comma, but they do need one at times. Some proper examples include: Use an anti-spyware program e.g. I have used anti-spyware programs, e.g. I use an anti-spyware program i.e.
[June 8, 2006, 11:10]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback In conventional writing, 'i.e.is virtually synonymous with 'e.g.just as 'data is' and 'agenda is' have replaced the correct usage 'data are' and 'agenda are', repsectively. I agree wholeheartedly with all but item #4.
[June 7, 2006, 12:19]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback Few people really know the difference between i.e.and e.g.anyway, which is why they are used incorrectly so frequently. A better one to place on the list would have been the misuse of "I" and "me".
[June 7, 2006, 12:08]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback For example (e.g.their=possessive pronoun they're=contraction meaning "they are") I kind of question the wisdom of writing an article like this and not providing reasons for the correct answers.
[June 7, 2006, 5:00]
What Bugs Me :
Talkback The other thing is people who say grammar isn't important. I think that anyone who learned the rules of English grammar finds it hard to break them, and it annoys me when people say they don't matter, I don't quite get how "We was" can sound right...
[February 3, 2008, 16:42]
Online Versus In Line
Talkback You cannot stand "online" because online refers to the use of an electronic device (e.g.a computer) that is connected to a network, such as the Internet. I have actually heard people use the word "online" to refer to waiting in a line to purchase...
[June 19, 2008, 16:21]
Marc Koltun
Talkback If we replace the Latin abbreviations “i.e.and “e.g.with their English translations (i.e.that is” and “for example” respectively) we will invariably find their use in the form of a parenthetical phrase or comment.
[April 13, 2007, 1:42]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback E.g. On "fewer" vs.less" -- Use the former for countable words and the latter for noncountable words. This store has fewer books but that one less stock.
[June 8, 2006, 0:46]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback People more and more it seems use the wrong tense in their sentences.e.g see, saw, have seen. This drives me crazy. I seen that error. I seen Joe at the store. They seem to use seen as an all-purpose verb.
[June 7, 2006, 18:04]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback [Quote] Note: The term i.e.means "that is"; e.g.means "for example". What does "i.e.make clearer than simply "i.e. And a comma follows both of them.Quote] No, that is textbook dogma; instead, if a comma serves no purpose, you should omit it.
[June 6, 2006, 21:19]
