Comments | ogrevi: ...in which I shoulda been paying more attention. Again.

ogrevi

...in which I shoulda been paying more attention. Again.

Mar 06, 2008 23:44

GAAAAHHHH!!!!
I missed National Grammar DayI had no idea there was such a thing, but there is, and it's March 4th. It's over. I'm gonna lie my head down in shame. I feel badly, and more importantly, I am nauseous.

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reallyamermaid March 7 2008, 05:26:21 UTC

How did we both miss that?

ogrevi March 7 2008, 05:29:00 UTC

You and me should be hung.

reallyamermaid March 7 2008, 08:18:07 UTC

Is that correct grammar? And was "nauseous," by the way?

ogrevi March 7 2008, 16:00:15 UTC

I put four grammatical errors in the last two sentences of the post, and two in my response to you (not counting odd word formations like "gonna," which I'm prone to). It's a puzzle!
Yes, "nauseous" is incorrect. This one surprised me, and I only learned it yesterday. Apparently everybody, including me, misuses that word. When we say "nauseous" we really mean "nauseated," and the actual meaning of "nauseous" we express with "nauseating." But Grammar Girl says that this is beyond common vs. accepted usage, that it's so prevalent that in twenty years or so even dictionaries will give up. Which I think is pretty cool, and I'm gonna continue misusing it.
P.S. Did you notice the joke in the song title, too?

grammar babs827 March 7 2008, 15:48:53 UTC

Thirdly, we will not be able to celebrate till next year. If I would have known, I would have baked a cake.

Re: grammar ogrevi March 7 2008, 16:04:48 UTC

Hmmm...."had known" instead of "would have known"? You're making a puzzle too, huh? But you didn't solve mine :)

Re: grammar babs827 March 7 2008, 18:20:56 UTC

Let's see:
--lie down my head
--feel badly
--importantly
--nauseous
--you and me
--hung (your all-time pet peeve, I believe)

Did I miss any? I overlooked the song the first time. I really hate songs that incorrectly use "I" instead of "me" (and the like), just for the sake of rhyme. Can't think of any at the moment, but I will....

Re: grammar ogrevi March 7 2008, 18:25:39 UTC

Actually, "importantly" is probably my all-time least favorite, just because it's not only wrong but ugly-sounding. Still, "hung" is also both, and I really hate it, too.
Which reminds me: forgot to point out "thirdly," but that's just as ugly.

re: songs--Grammar Girl did one where she was explaining how the Celine Dion song "You and I" is correct (because the line continues "...were born to fly," which is atrocious but also makes "you and I" the subject), whereas the...well, I forget which teeny-bopper did this one, but there's a song that's big now called "Between You and I," which is wrong. So there's one for you.