Grammar! - Page 8

dizzyde · #71 11-03-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

Ending a sentence with a prepositional word.

Where's he at?

Stop picking on me! I'm sure I have said something like that at some point!

rgcraig · #72 11-03-2009, 02:11 PM

bring or take

Can you bring this to her?

Can you take this to her?

Praxeas · #73 11-03-2009, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Ending a sentence with a prepositional word.

Where's he at?

I have to wonder if some of the people that made up silly rules like that weren't legalists lol

rgcraig · #74 11-03-2009, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dizzyde

Stop picking on me! I'm sure I have said something like that at some point!

We were talking about this one day and my SIL which is a college graduate had NEVER heard of it. HUH?

rgcraig · #75 11-03-2009, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Praxeas

I have to wonder if some of the people that made up silly rules like that weren't legalists lol

HA!

rgcraig · #76 11-03-2009, 02:17 PM

I'm not sure about this one, but it gets on my nerves......

I would say:

Tomorrow, I'm going to the mall.

My birthday is today.

TONS of people around here say:

On tomorrow, I'm going to the mall.

My birthday is on today.

*AQuietPlace* · #77 11-03-2009, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Ending a sentence with a prepositional word.

Where's he at?

I do this all the time. I know it's wrong, but I still do it. I'm working on it.

mfblume · #78 11-03-2009, 03:46 PM

This is kind of a[part from the issue, but related nonetheless. Calling a person a Charismatic just because they do not keep standards. It actually means one who believes in and has experienced Spirit infilling.

notofworks · #79 11-03-2009, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

We were talking about this one day and my SIL which is a college graduate had NEVER heard of it. HUH?

I hate to sound like an old fart here, but have things changed? (I almost said "HAS things changed, just to be funny)

To my shame, I wasted four years of high school (really, really bad school) and did very poorly. But I learned spelling, punctuation, and grammar. I have a friend who is at a major university on a full academic scholarship, and he graduated high school with a GPA of almost 5 (on a four scale).

And when I get emails from him I'm stunned. The spelling is horrible, the punctuation is worse, and the grammar...forget it. I see this a lot of this "these days" (ugh, I hate saying that).

So any theories? Has the emphasis changed?

mfblume · #80 11-03-2009, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notofworks

I hate to sound like an old fart here, but have things changed? (I almost said "HAS things changed, just to be funny)

To my shame, I wasted four years of high school (really, really bad school) and did very poorly. But I learned spelling, punctuation, and grammar. I have a friend who is at a major university on a full academic scholarship, and he graduated high school with a GPA of almost 5 (on a four scale).

And when I get emails from him I'm stunned. The spelling is horrible, the punctuation is worse, and the grammar...forget it. I see this a lot of this "these days" (ugh, I hate saying that).

So any theories? Has the emphasis changed?

There's been a dumbing-down, but I do not know the full reason. I do know it has been a TV generation where everyone wants to SEE pictures, and reading is too slow.