tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post2535044141296283103..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: GRAMMAR PEEVES - A "LET'S BLOG OFF" POSTWelshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-73269742222056706872012-04-02T21:41:53.933+02:002012-04-02T21:41:53.933+02:00Haha! Got me!Haha! Got me!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-85716736745695610322012-04-02T13:42:53.483+02:002012-04-02T13:42:53.483+02:00What's urritating mean?What's urritating mean?Beyond Survivorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13651923245154253074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-84557637751979261732012-03-20T00:51:47.993+01:002012-03-20T00:51:47.993+01:00Hi, Arlene and it's so nice to meet you. I agr...Hi, Arlene and it's so nice to meet you. I agree with you about the apostrophe on noun plurals - it drives me mad!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-65670936993690193032012-03-19T17:11:18.656+01:002012-03-19T17:11:18.656+01:00Thank you! I am an English teacher, grammar book a...Thank you! I am an English teacher, grammar book author, and self-professed grammar hawk....even more awful than the misplaced apostrophe in possessives is an apostrophe placed in a plain old plural! Have you seen my photo's?? What's with that! I have many other peeves as well, most of them somewhere in my book.Arlene Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275466344935930600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-11649891995838781192012-03-18T17:34:48.012+01:002012-03-18T17:34:48.012+01:00Well, I did say that the language is evolving in m...Well, I did say that the language is evolving in my last paragraph, Jam. If an 1850 teacher were to read my writing today, there would be some red marks, sure but he or she would still understand my argument. Sloppy grammar often impedes comprehension and this is why it is so urritating.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-84496523598215278092012-03-18T14:21:00.456+01:002012-03-18T14:21:00.456+01:00I can understand your frustration and as you know ...I can understand your frustration and as you know yourself my grammar leaves much to be desired at times...<br /><br />The English language had evolved over the centuries. What if the things that annoy you and so many others now are simply part of on ongoing evolution? I'm not knocking you at all, I admire and respect your passion for languages. Unfortunately if an English teacher from 1850 was to look at your writings today they would have red pen marks everywhere... The world changes, not always for the good.Beyond Survivorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13651923245154253074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-50702073297678322452012-03-14T23:42:56.262+01:002012-03-14T23:42:56.262+01:00Thanks, Paul. I can just imagine you with one! Hi,...Thanks, Paul. I can just imagine you with one! Hi, Joseph. I'm sure you'd have made a fine teacher. I love the precision, too. That's interesting about thr publishing world - and sad, too, as you say. Hi, Rosaria. That's a good idea to leave a nice note. Internet translators are awful and I rant at my students whenever they use them! Agreed, jams.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-33790109678706940302012-03-14T17:09:05.201+01:002012-03-14T17:09:05.201+01:00It's a case of getting the balance right. Gram...It's a case of getting the balance right. Grammar exists to ensure clarity (eats, shoots and leaves) but some things are discardable (split infintives etc)jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-41139629704336834132012-03-14T13:52:26.036+01:002012-03-14T13:52:26.036+01:00Ah, those teacher's gut reactions!
What irrit...Ah, those teacher's gut reactions!<br /><br />What irritates me are menus that are written in Italian, or French, with gross spelling mistakes. I make a point of leaving a lovely note when I pay my bill, correcting the mistakes.<br />In this age of Google Translation application, anyone can find a simple translation.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-75860420265465938412012-03-14T02:18:34.151+01:002012-03-14T02:18:34.151+01:00There was a brief period of time when I considered...There was a brief period of time when I considered teaching. If I had, I would have taught either English or history, preferably both! As I said in my own blog on this subject, I love the precision that proper grammar brings to English. <br /><br />I recently read a self-published book and found the number of errors rather disconcerting. The sad thing, though, is that books these days are not being edited much better than those that are self-published. I often find typos and grammatical errors when I read books published within the last decade. Sadly, the publishing industry these days is in the hands of a few. Whenever there’s a monopoly, the prices go up, and the wages go down. One of the more clever ways of raising prices is to provide less quality, or, in the case of book publishing, less editing.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11737274560403152591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-66940424799427340012012-03-14T02:10:58.599+01:002012-03-14T02:10:58.599+01:00Bless you and your red pen, I have one too.Bless you and your red pen, I have one too.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.com