Quick question, folks, brought up by someone on one of my grammar communities. It's only for those on this side of the big water, I'm afraid, because someone stated that "I haven't" is the more common contraction in the south/Home Counties and "I've not" more usual as you travel further north. However, I've always used the latter, despite being ( Read more... )

Actors not being able to construct gramatically acceptable acceptance speeches is one thing - they spend their lives speaking other people's words, that's what they're good at. However, I would like to suggest that any writer who offends mine ear be stripped of any awards they might receive for writing ( Read more... )

It's official: I'm too damn picky.

I was just browsing an online dating and found a great sounding guy - a cute fireman local to my area with his own house.

What put me off? In the very last line of his personal statement type thingy, he used 'your' instead of 'you're'.

I really need to lower my standards.

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I just demonstrated great self-control.

There was a comment on lordoftherings stating how no one should write Tolkien fanfic. The commenter displayed an impressive lack of proper grammar and punctuation. And missplelled Tolkien. Once I am willing to regard as a typo -G-d knows I make them. However, type 'Tolkein' every time and you lose the right to comment on ( Read more... )