I had to do this post, I could not resist. There are some people in this world who disregard the importance of grammar completely and it drives me absolutely insane. I realize I'm not perfect when it comes to the subject, but I try my best and that's what counts. Here's a list of things that make me want to throw my computer when I read them:
1) People who shorten words that are already short. "Hey wot u doin 2nite" is not a proper way to ask someone a question. Please watch out for flying dictionaries that might be coming from my direction.
2) People who think they know grammar, but unfortunately they don't. "It's your and you're. Get it right, your in college". Yes, this is an actual post. It makes me very sad.
3) People who don't know the difference between "their", "they're", and "there". THEY'RE over THERE getting THEIR things together. Please know the difference, or you will be forced to return to middle school immediately.
4) People Who Capitalize Every First Letter In A Sentence. No... Just, no.
5) PeOpLe WhO tYpE lIkE tHiS. When did this start being appropriate? Seriously, people. Come on.
6) People who use numbers in their sentences. "Omg th4t5 s0 c00l"... No, it is most certainly not cool!
7) People who refuse to use question marks. How am I supposed to know it's a question if you don't use the mark? That's what it's there for!
8) People who don't use any punctuation in their sentences at all and they just let them run on forever even when there's a question like why are people so mean but they don't include anything at all they just keep going and magically expect you to know which sentences are separate they assume you know exactly what they are talking about when really you're just sitting there wanting to throw things
9) People who use the abbreviation "bbg". This one is self explanatory. Just don't do it.
10) People who edit their pictures with song quotes on them, and they spell things wrong. I laugh out loud, but really I'm crying on the inside.
Hahahahaha! I just came out of the most frusterating physics lab in the history of the world, and this is the first thing I read afterwards. It completely brightened my mood. Hilarious, good work, and I agree, people sometimes drive me insane, especially on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite one is number 8, when people don't use any puncuation at all. I loved your giant run on sentence haha. I didn't know inproper grammar annoyed you so much. But this was really funny and it made me smile.
ReplyDeletePS: what ya goin at l8tr bbg
I agree with you, I may not be perfect when it comes to grammar and certainly not punctuation but at least I know the very basics. I have no idea how some people can write something like " OmGZ guyZ wats we goin at 2Nite <3," and keep their dignity intact.
ReplyDeleteI loved this post Melody, great job! I can definitely relate to all the pet peeves that you have listed. Especially #4, that drives me insane!
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