I can't take it anymore. (quote, words)

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

Re the CT tragedy:

I just cannot phantom the pain and sorrow for so many at the same time

I wonder if the person who posted that gem is planning on seeing the new film production of Fathom of the Opera.

[Mightyqueen801]

^^^ I really felt like responding, "Can you please explain what you mean by that because it doesn't make sense" but that's just because I don't have a high opinion of that poster in the first place, and I'd just be doing it to make him look like more of an idiot than he does on his own.

[suzy_q2010]

One of the major differences between the A&W's is that the old ones brewed their root beer on promises.

[missik999]

"It was gaven to me yesterday."

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by missik999

"It was gaven to me yesterday."

...and when something is not voluntary given (gaven??) to that person, he/she probably says that he/she "tooken" it.

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by Retriever

...and when something is not voluntary given (gaven??) to that person, he/she probably says that he/she "tooken" it.

Whoops!
That should have been voluntarily!

[jtur88]

Originally Posted by missik999

She wrinkled her brow and said she didn't get it. I tried to explain by saying, "It's like mothers-in-law. You wouldn't say, "mother-in-laws."

She said, "Why not?"

She might have thought you were using the possessive as an example, because only a Mormon has "mothers-in-law".

Maybe a more vivid example would have been "bird-of-a-feathers".

But wait -- then why don't British driver have to learn to use rounds-about?

[suzy_q2010]

Originally Posted by jtur88

She might have thought you were using the possessive as an example, because only a Mormon has "mothers-in-law".

Maybe a more vivid example would have been "bird-of-a-feathers".

But wait -- then why don't British driver have to learn to use rounds-about?

If you get a group of people together exchanging mother-in-law stories, would they not be talking about their collective "mothers-in-law"?

Roundabout is not hyphenated. So the plural is roundabouts. We have them in the US, too.

Language Tips: Difficult plurals & Hyphens « Language Usage Weblog

[Rob Allen]

Just saw this on another site: "We are like vulchers fighting over scraps of meat."

Yeah, vulching is a tough way of life...

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by Rob Allen

Just saw this on another site: "We are like vulchers fighting over scraps of meat."

Yeah, vulching is a tough way of life...

That just reinforces my belief that a huge percentage of the population nowadays has such faith in their own (limited) literacy that they never bother to consult a dictionary.
The result is that they essentially just make up whatever spelling comes to mind at the moment.

I think that I have a somewhat better-than-average command of the English language, but I wind up consulting one or more dictionaries on a fairly frequent basis, simply because I sometimes doubt myself. Perhaps I should just start using the fly by the seat of your pants approach to writing, rather than trying to verify that my spelling and punctuation are correct.

If I stopped consulting my dictionaries, I would prolly make a alot of misteaks, but, more then likely, noone would notice.
And, if they did notice, I wood just call them Grammer Nazis. (Witch they R!)
Those peeps should just mind there bizzness.
Its a hella sitiation wen you're best effits at writing R critter sized.