They're Their and There

That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Mar 8, 2011

FUAutocorrect is hilarious. They need one for swype now too because I have come up with some killer texts from that as well.

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · Mar 9, 2011

This is frustrating! However, I must say that the funniest things I've ever seen have been iphone autocorrect mistakes. My students were having a bake sale a month ago and I texted my husband and offered to bring home baked goods; at least, that's what I thought I typed. He seemed extremely enthusiastic in his response, and I then noticed that I had been autocorrected and had instead offered to bring home "naked goods."
You need to see the website D*mn you autocorrect!

I love this website, one of my favorites.

nurse2b013 · Mar 9, 2011

I have to admit I am a bit of a grammar nazi also!

But what I think absolutely makes people sound uneducated is when they say, "We was at the store" or "We was going for a ride" instead of "We were..." It drives me crazy!!!

Music in My Heart · Mar 9, 2011

I have to admit I am a bit of a grammar nazi also!
But what I think absolutely makes people sound uneducated is when they say, "We was at the store" or "We was going for a ride" instead of "We were..." It drives me crazy!!!

The funny thing is that I sometimes drop into bad-grammar vernacular even though even though I can generally hold my own with most grammar Nazis... sometimes I just like the sound of the double-negatives and missing phonemes. Just tonight I busted out with a, "hey, I ain't done nuthin' wrong."

Sometimes it's fun to ruffle folks' feathers a little and lull them into false estimation of my intellect and education... just 'cuz.

Boog'sCRRN246, RN · Mar 9, 2011

I have to admit I am a bit of a grammar nazi also!
But what I think absolutely makes people sound uneducated is when they say, "We was at the store" or "We was going for a ride" instead of "We were..." It drives me crazy!!!

I have issues with hearing people say (or seeing them write) "I seen so and so..." or "We seen this and that..." instead of "I/We saw..." or "I've/We've seen..." - gah! makes me crazy! :uhoh3:

Despareux · Mar 9, 2011

Their, they're now.
Their are two many homonyms in English too expect that they're will never bee any mistakes. Just bare with them.
And don't lye, ewe make them, two, don't yew? Eye no aye dew.
Aisle say this, though... appropriate homonyms our the marque of an educated mined.

I wonder if this was more difficult to write than writing it correctly.

Despareux · Mar 9, 2011

The funny thing is that I sometimes drop into bad-grammar vernacular even though even though I can generally hold my own with most grammar Nazis... "
Sometimes it's fun to ruffle folks' feathers a little and lull them into false estimation of my intellect and education... just 'cuz.

I love to do the same. Using su-em (something) and prolly (probably) really make my eyeballs pop---had to throw those in there.

wldcard · Mar 9, 2011

Their, they're now.
Their are two many homonyms in English too expect that they're will never bee any mistakes. Just bare with them.
And don't lye, ewe make them, two, don't yew? Eye no aye dew.
Aisle say this, though... appropriate homonyms our the marque of an educated mined.

This made my head hurt but lol anyways! :yeah:

Jonathank · Mar 9, 2011

I like the new turn the thread has taken. I'm reminded of a couple of closed-captioning stories.

The first is hearsay- but the source was a sportswriter, so it's credible. In the late 90's, Tiger Woods was describing a shot he had hit. He compared it to a ball that had been thrown by a pair of knuckle-ball throwing brothers named Joe & Phil Niekro by saying something like, "It looked like it was thrown by one of the Niekros." Only problem: "Niekros" showed up in the closed-captioning as a similar sounding word...

The second one I witnessed myself. It was during an early 2000's SEC football telecast. A University of Kentucky receiver whose last name was "Pope" caught a pass. But in the closed-captioning text, the catch was credited to "Pope John Paul II". It took me a while to quit laughing...

Music in My Heart · Mar 9, 2011

I wonder if this was more difficult to write than writing it correctly.

Obviously...

It was a whole lot more fun, though.

Music in My Heart · Mar 9, 2011

the catch was credited to "Pope John Paul II".

He was fearless going over the middle... Jerry Rice had nothing on Johnny P.

Poi Dog · Mar 9, 2011

let's eat grandpa.

vs.

let's eat, grandpa.

punctuation saves lives! :smokin:

i say this while surfing the internet and just had to post it. :uhoh3: :eek: