Sunday, June 20, 2010

I changed my mind.

I was about to publish a post about something that has bothered me for some time now-- poor spelling and grammar.  I am not immune to the epidemic, but for some reason I pick it out everywhere.  I love that writing and personal reflection has seen such a surge in popularity and ease, but with it I also find that we have failed an entire generation when it comes to basic grammar.

I was going to have a list of examples like:

There is a difference between the words "to" and "too". 
There is a difference between the words "there" (location) and "their" (possessive). 
It's "oops" not "opps" and "etc." not "ect."
"Your" (possessive) and "You're" (you are)

I was going to be sure to say something like: "Don't worry if you've committed** any or these errors, you're not the only one, I blame the school system."

But... I didn't want to sound like a snob... so nevermind. 

Instead I'll post this picture taken by Kitty.

**Full disclosure: I originally spelled it "commited" but then I used spell check and fixed it. Contrary to popular belief, spell check works.

7 comments:

Jaime said...

My friend has a book on her coffee table called, "I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar: A Collection of Egregious Errors, Disconcerting Bloopers, and Other Linguistic Slip-Ups"
It's a family favorite.

Shay Brackney said...

my favorites are always made up words...like ... irregardless. like nails on a chalkboard...I do love the artful composition by Kitty! future photog on your hands my friend.

natalie said...

You crack me up.

Unknown said...

so funny...I think I am one of those that accidentally uses the wrong words even though I know the rules!!! I blame it on time..just not enough of it these days :)

Anonymous said...

Oh, this post speaks to me. Improper grammar and spelling are serious pet peeves of mine. The ones that really hurt my ears are when people add letters to words, like "acrosst" and "drownding". *shudder*

Tommy said...

uhhh, I don't mean to be rude, but your phrase "Don't worry if you've committed** any or these errors,..." should probably read "...any OF these errors,...".

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.

korie said...

I give you, Shay, and Emily permission to stop reading my blog.