cant even spoke rite

[dirtsk8]

Also, as well, in addition = 'TOO', not 'to'. As in, 'I'd like some of that cocaine TOO, please..'

Their - belongs to them, as in, 'all THEIR motorcycles are blue..'

There - as in, 'I saw them all looking over THERE..'

They're - as in, 'Yes officer, I'm on drugs, THEY'RE really rather good..' A shortened version of THEY ARE.

Don't even get me started on apostrophe abuse... :D:cool::rolleyes::smt079

/grammar nazi

[G]

YAWN :rolleyes:

[Biker Biggles]

You should have had the heroine
She is rather good.

[Spokey]

So, how do you stand on using text speak spellings M8 ?

[Frank]

gr8

[dirtsk8]

LOL - my mate and me are both moderators on different forums and were discussing which type of post is usually guaranteed to garner the most replies in the shortest length of time. He told me to try posting something that's mildly criticising, but not quite all-out flame-bait. It works! :)

[Foxy]

It's been done before quite recently on here ... ;)

[xXBADGERXx]

LOL - my mate and me

I think you will find it should be "My mate and I" ;)

An even bigger "Grammar Nazi" , than yourself LOL

[Jayneflakes]

You should try criticism on the mental health forum I use, now there is a case of say your bit, stand back and wait for the shrapnel to stop flying. Often rather amusing, until you find out who did top themselves!



Yes, I really am that much of a bad person M8!

[Demonz]

You should try criticism on the mental health forum I use, now there is a case of say your bit, stand back and wait for the shrapnel to stop flying. Often rather amusing, until you find out who did top themselves!

Yes, I really am that much of a bad person M8!


And you get a kick out of that?

[xXBADGERXx]

Shrapnel alert

[chakraist]

Shrapnel alert

:cool:

[Lozzo]

I think you will find it should be "My mate and I" ;)



Not always. The use of "me and my mate" is perfectly acceptable in todays English, but only mid-sentence; the useage of "My mate and I" is normally only used at the beginning of a sentence. I'd have to agree that "my mate and me" is an awful and grammatically incorrect term.

[jimmy-james]

Its a mobile phone text generation thing, i swear those things kill brain cells!

[Lozzo]

Its a mobile phone text generation thing, i swear those things kill brain cells!

It is far kinder to kill the reprobates who insist on defiling my cellular telephonic communication device in this manner. Such behaviour by said miscreants should never go unpunished.

[chakraist]

Not always. The use of "me and my mate" is perfectly acceptable in todays English, but only mid-sentence; the useage of "My mate and I" is normally only used at the beginning of a sentence. I'd have to agree that "my mate and me" is an awful and grammatically incorrect term.

However, if you were to say, '...my mate and myself,' I believe that's perfectly correct.

[BanannaMan]

However, if you were to say, '...my mate and myself,' I believe that's perfectly correct.


I don't think it really matters how correct one is if they are suffering from drug induced grammer nazism.
It's just other people's grammer that ****es them off. :p

[Ed]

This is all tish.

Language evolves over time and what was unacceptable yesterday might well be acceptable today. Churchill said that 'with' is a bad word to end a sentence with.

So do I choose war hero or pedant? Hmm, hard choice, that one.

[Flamin_Squirrel]

This is all tish.

Language evolves over time and what was unacceptable yesterday might well be acceptable today. Churchill said that 'with' is a bad word to end a sentence with.

So do I choose war hero or pedant? Hmm, hard choice, that one.

Very true. However, it would seem the english language is at risk of devolving into an incomprehensable mess. As language evolves it still needs maintain a structure, and that seems to be on its way out. I certainly find it a chore to read text with no punctuation.