The Grammar Police Thread

vta

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Has anyone ever had a glass of Soder, as my cousin calls it?
Ever been to the liberry?
Ever had anything bought over to your house?
 

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I didn't see this listed yet, but the one that really gets to me is the incorrect usage of the word of.

Incorrect usage:

I would of seen it...

I could of seen it....

I should of seen it...

Wrong, wrong, wrong.

It should be:

I would've, could've, or should've, which is an abbreviation of the full usage of the phrase, "would have," could have,"or "should have."
 

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My boss always says "Please insure that you get x done" It's ensure!

Irregardless. Not a word.

Double negatives.

Playoff birth instead of berth.

my grandmother pronounces spatula "spatchler" and volcano "volocano"
 

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irregardless...nope doesn't exist... it is regardless.
 

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windward;2881802 said:
my grandmother pronounces spatula "spatchler" and volcano "volocano"

I always crack my friend's wife up when we're cooking together. I'll put on my best Justin Wilson Cajun accent and tell her to "get out dat dahm spatulater and spatulate it". I'm funny like that. :p:
 

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I thought of a couple, not sure if they've been mentioned.

It's 'anyway' not 'anyways'.

It's 'couldn't care less' not 'could care less'.
 

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masomenos85;2881993 said:
I thought of a couple, not sure if they've been mentioned.

It's 'anyway' not 'anyways'.

It's 'couldn't care less' not 'could care less'.

Ahem.:p:
 

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masomenos85;2875822 said:
I have a friend who always says 'Pacifically' instead of 'specifically'. Every time she says it, I ask "As opposed to Atlantically?" and she never, never understands why.

:)

While I find that extremely amusing I also find is very un-amusing that you do not explain the error in her grammer / pronunciation / usage...

Actually, I'm unclear at where exactly the error is occuring! It's not Pronunciation sense she isn't saying the right word, It isn't grammer since it's a single word she is failing to say and not a sentence or structure of words, and it isn't usage as it's not actual a word you would use (a word at all) in the first place! :laugh2:
 

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I SOOOOOO wanna be in the Grammar Police...

Do they get cool uniforms?? Can they carry guns (for the particularly egregious repeat offenders, of course)??

How's their health insurance plan??
 

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silverbear;2883985 said:
I SOOOOOO wanna be in the Grammar Police...

Do they get cool uniforms?? Can they carry guns (for the particularly egregious repeat offenders, of course)??

How's their health insurance plan??
You WANNA be in the Grammar Police? You've failed the test while asking for the privilege... :laugh2:
 

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nyc;2884341 said:
You WANNA be in the Grammar Police? You've failed the test while asking for the privilege... :laugh2:

Hey, I'm off-duty... when I'm on the job, I'm a regular little George Will...

Anybody in here got a doughnut??
 

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I guess what part of the country you are from words can take on different meaning. My co-workers are always telling me they can tell I grew up on the east coast since I call athletic shoes sneakers and they call them tennis shoes. Tennis shoes are athletic footwear that is specifically to play tennis in.
 

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I interviewed someone the other day who kept saying "Majorly" to my every question. Quite irritating.
 

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DallasCowpoke;2881855 said:
I always crack my friend's wife up when we're cooking together. I'll put on my best Justin Wilson Cajun accent and tell her to "get out dat dahm spatulater and spatulate it". I'm funny like that. :p:

'I always crack up my friend's wife'... as long as we're on the subject. :)
 
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