English 101

[SSJ455]

Thems the brakes.

[90503]

Originally Posted by Mr Twisty

My phone changed Jones's milk to jones' milk. Who's correct, me or my phone? Lol

If the noun ends in s (Jones), as most plural nouns do, just the apostrophe is needed and no added s is needed. The phone is correct, but it should be capitalized.

[1Coopgt]

Originally Posted by Hyper16

I will probably get flamed for this but I can't friggin stand it anymore. I have a hard time understanding some of the posts because of poor use of english.

their = belonging to them, as in: That's their new Camaro.

there = over there, as in: That's their new Camaro over there.

they're = they are, as in: They're detailing their new Camaro over there.

break = destroy something, as in: I will break the seal on that bottle of wine.

brake = thing that stops the car, as in: Step on the damn brake.

right = correct, as in: He was right about the hp gains.

write = put on paper, as in: Write that down.

wright = someone's name, as in: The Wright Brothers were the first to fly.

your = belonging to you, as in: Is that your new Camaro?

you're = you are, as in: Now you're going to have to make payments.

I sucked big time in English in H.S. and this even bothers me. Preach on Brother !

[detamble13]

The US fought for it's independence from England and in the process a new language was created called Merican. The only thing worth keeping was their measurement system.

[1Coopgt]

Originally Posted by GroundhogSS

They left off seen and saw.

How about Sell and Sale . I always see this screwed up . WTH

[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by 90503

If the noun ends in s (Jones), as most plural nouns do, just the apostrophe is needed and no added s is needed. The phone is correct, but it should be capitalized.

Then it's correct to say," I'm going to go visit the Jones' after work." ?

(I heard you laugh)

[Mr Twisty]

I wonder what the suicide rate is for OCD English teachers nowadays.

[Hyper16]

Originally Posted by Mr Twisty

I wonder what the suicide rate is for OCD English teachers is nowadays.

LOL

[Mr Twisty]

Read the writings of George Washington sometime. He was quote loquacious with the verbage. He could have called me an idiot and I never would have known.

[Scalded Dog]

I like this thread, simply because it lets me know that there are still SOME out there who do give a rat's ass about proper grammar. I will rarely correct anybody (it seems to be a general consensus that CORRECTING a person is a greater crime that the error itself), but damn if I don't roll my eyes, and knock a few IQ points off, using my personal grading system. Yes, I judge, just like that ol' English teacher said that people would do.

I recently saw on a local forum, a post from a college student. It read, "i was hpe that somebodys would help me with some money as im a starving colege studnet and want to get enouf moneys to finnis my school to be smarter for a good job to have for more money so if you could help me with that god bless"

Believe it or not, community members opened up their wallets and purses to help this adorable young girl. I'm a pretty generous guy... but I could not find one ounce of generosity towards this chick. If she can't even produce a written line, while claiming to be a college student, then there's absolutely no hope. She is either dumb as a sack of hammers (sorry, sacks of hammers everywhere... no insult intended), or she just does NOT G.A.F. I suspect both. You won't find me donating to that cause.

A teacher recently busted somebody out in a group conversation we were having. Somebody had used improper grammar, and the teacher said, "That's grammarically incorrect." I took much grammar- Nazi pleasure in correcting the teacher's correction.

There is a time and place to not care... texting your wife, for example: She already knows if you are intelligent or not, so there's no need to maintain correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. However, public postings, job resumes, professional/ business emails, posted signage, and dozens of other situations call for putting just a TINY little bit of effort into demonstrating that you are smart enough to know how to write.

I will not hire anybody who has did lots of jobs before. I will not buy tires that have lots of threads left... even when they are for sell for a good price. I won't do business with a place that advertises that they, "buy and sell used car" (I just saw that yesterday!). I make my judgements, and maybe that makes me a dick. However, it gives me guilty pleasure to know that for some, being dumb--- or not GAF--- is NOT paying off for them.

[90503]

Originally Posted by Mr Twisty

Then it's correct to say," I'm going to go visit the Jones' after work." ?

(I heard you laugh)

In your sentence, Jones is not possessive, it is simply plural. The plural of a noun ending in s, es or ss is to add an es. ....visit the Joneses after work....(as in messes or dresses).
You made it an incorrect possessive noun in this case. The "Jones' milk" is the correct use of an apostrophe indicating the Joneses possess the milk.

[1LEMan]

Originally Posted by Scalded Dog

I like this thread, simply because it lets me know that there are still SOME out there who do give a rat's ass about proper grammar. I will rarely correct anybody (it seems to be a general consensus that CORRECTING a person is a greater crime that the error itself), but damn if I don't roll my eyes, and knock a few IQ points off, using my personal grading system. Yes, I judge, just like that ol' English teacher said that people would do.

I recently saw on a local forum, a post from a college student. It read, "i was hpe that somebodys would help me with some money as im a starving colege studnet and want to get enouf moneys to finnis my school to be smarter for a good job to have for more money so if you could help me with that god bless"

Believe it or not, community members opened up their wallets and purses to help this adorable young girl. I'm a pretty generous guy... but I could not find one ounce of generosity towards this chick. If she can't even produce a written line, while claiming to be a college student, then there's absolutely no hope. She is either dumb as a sack of hammers (sorry, sacks of hammers everywhere... no insult intended), or she just does NOT G.A.F. I suspect both. You won't find me donating to that cause.

A teacher recently busted somebody out in a group conversation we were having. Somebody had used improper grammar, and the teacher said, "That's grammarically incorrect." I took much grammar- Nazi pleasure in correcting the teacher's correction.

There is a time and place to not care... texting your wife, for example: She already knows if you are intelligent or not, so there's no need to maintain correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. However, public postings, job resumes, professional/ business emails, posted signage, and dozens of other situations call for putting just a TINY little bit of effort into demonstrating that you are smart enough to know how to write.

I will not hire anybody who has did lots of jobs before. I will not buy tires that have lots of threads left... even when they are for sell for a good price. I won't do business with a place that advertises that they, "buy and sell used car" (I just saw that yesterday!). I make my judgements, and maybe that makes me a dick. However, it gives me guilty pleasure to know that for some, being dumb--- or not GAF--- is NOT paying off for them.

Dude you would of killed me if you'd have said "sorry sacks's of hammer's". Lol

[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by Scalded Dog

I like this thread, simply because it lets me know that there are still SOME out there who do give a rat's ass about proper grammar. I will rarely correct anybody (it seems to be a general consensus that CORRECTING a person is a greater crime that the error itself), but damn if I don't roll my eyes, and knock a few IQ points off, using my personal grading system. Yes, I judge, just like that ol' English teacher said that people would do.

I recently saw on a local forum, a post from a college student. It read, "i was hpe that somebodys would help me with some money as im a starving colege studnet and want to get enouf moneys to finnis my school to be smarter for a good job to have for more money so if you could help me with that god bless"

Believe it or not, community members opened up their wallets and purses to help this adorable young girl. I'm a pretty generous guy... but I could not find one ounce of generosity towards this chick. If she can't even produce a written line, while claiming to be a college student, then there's absolutely no hope. She is either dumb as a sack of hammers (sorry, sacks of hammers everywhere... no insult intended), or she just does NOT G.A.F. I suspect both. You won't find me donating to that cause.

A teacher recently busted somebody out in a group conversation we were having. Somebody had used improper grammar, and the teacher said, "That's grammarically incorrect." I took much grammar- Nazi pleasure in correcting the teacher's correction.

There is a time and place to not care... texting your wife, for example: She already knows if you are intelligent or not, so there's no need to maintain correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. However, public postings, job resumes, professional/ business emails, posted signage, and dozens of other situations call for putting just a TINY little bit of effort into demonstrating that you are smart enough to know how to write.

I will not hire anybody who has did lots of jobs before. I will not buy tires that have lots of threads left... even when they are for sell for a good price. I won't do business with a place that advertises that they, "buy and sell used car" (I just saw that yesterday!). I make my judgements, and maybe that makes me a dick. However, it gives me guilty pleasure to know that for some, being dumb--- or not GAF--- is NOT paying off for them.

I give it a 90% for accuracy. In the future, proofread your writings.

I kid.

Foreigners with English as a second language get a free pass from me.

[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by 90503

In your sentence, Jones is not possessive, it is simply plural. The plural of a noun ending in s, es or ss is to add an es. ....visit the Joneses after work....(as in messes or dresses).
You made it an incorrect possessive noun in this case. The "Jones' milk" is the correct use of an apostrophe indicating the Joneses possess the milk.

Roger that. I was just being silly. I'd say I'm in the 80 percentile regarding proper writing, I just prefer humorous over pedantic.

Columbo was one of my heroes. Hero's. Heros. Well $&@%