Grammar Corner

[BrAinPaiNt]

 

[Runwildboys]

We had someone use irregardless in a thread..still refuses to admit that's not a word
And he acts all high and might which is funny

It has been added to the dictionary, due to so many people using it.

 

[Runwildboys]

I like the idea of a grammar thread and, at the least, it will be fun.

So, explain this use of the Queen's English: very recently, I heard a BBC newsreader state, "... the government are blah, blah, blah". Why is government considered plural in this sentence? This isn't the first time I have heard the "pluralization" of what most Americans would consider a singular noun.

By the way, I lived in the UK for a number of years and am an avid reader of the London Times as well as the BBC

It's also used when speaking of bands, such as "Aerosmith are playing the Civic Center this weekend."

 

[lukin2006]

The grammar police are annoying on the internet...

As long as I get the drift of what is being said, I'm good.

 

[Runwildboys]

The grammar police are annoying on the internet...

As long as I get the drift of what is being said, I'm good.

You mean "well".

 

[Runwildboys]

I'd never seen that before. I like it!

 

[Cowboys_22]

I'd never seen that before. I like it!

I’ve

 

[Runwildboys]

I’ve

Now, I have seen it.
Before now, I had not.

 

[lukin2006]

You mean "well".

 

[Xelda]

Ah grammar, through these dark times of abuse I will not abandon thee. Tis far better to pause and think than adopt poor communication skills.

 

[Runwildboys]

Ah grammar, through these dark times of abuse I will not abandon thee. Tis far better to pause and think than adopt poor communication skills.

Well said!

 

[Xelda]

I'd never seen that before. I like it!

I bought the song and would crank up the speakers at work to "Everybody shut up". Weird Al is a genius!

 

[Cowboys_22]

Now, I have seen it.
Before now, I had not.

 

[jsb357]

 

[CouchCoach]

Great idear, this was badily kneaded.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Where is @Melonfeud?

I can never understand what he is saying!

 

[Runwildboys]

Where is @Melonfeud?

I can never understand what he is saying!

To almost quote the Rolling Stones: You're a fool to try.

 

[Cowboys_22]

To almost quote the Rolling Stones: You're a fool to try.

I wreckin so

 

[Ranching]

You Yanks and Yankettes mangle the Queen's English so frequently that I have decided to begin a gramnar go-to place.
Have a question on grammar? Usage? Punctuation? Awful trends in the language?

Try me, blokes!

Each day or so I will highlight a facet of English that we tend to mangle.

Let's begin with the common mistake of noun verb usage:
"Each one of you have a mission in life."
It should be thus:
"Each one of you HAS a mission in life."
Each is called a determiner. And it's a pronoun. But it can mimic a noun that affects the verb has/have.

Each is singular, thus, has.

Use an idiot! Is that cotcorr enough?

 

[Melonfeud]

Oh crap! I reckon the jig's up for me around here , prolly a pretty timely deal I've launched my flagship operation of " post like boring& bland white dudes& other humourless types of folk" when I did ,HuH?

* I'm personally leaning on it being relabelled;OPERATION REVAMP