MarketTantrik Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 The increasing number of instances where IVGians are butchering the English language have driven me up the wall far enough to prompt this thread. We'll list some common grammatical and language errors made by people posting on IVG along with the correct spellings, grammar, usage and other tips. I'll list the errors by category and will keep adding instances as they become evident from the mindless slaughter perpetrated on IVG and through your contributions and suggestions. 1] Spelling mistakes The most common type of language butchery on IVG. This list will first list the correct word followed by the various satan spawn variants generated on IVG. Correct Term / Satan spawn variants Paid / payed It "cost" me Rs. 10 / it "costed" me Rs. 10, how much did it "costed" you? Dying / dieing Losing / loosing. Another common mistake is to use "loose" instead of "lose" to denote defeat. 2] Grammatical errors The second most frequent crime against the language. Correct Usage / Satan spawn variants "You're" correct / "Your" correct He is better "than" me at MW3 / He is better "then" me at MW3 I would "have" done it / I would "of" done it Using the apostrophe to denote the plural form of words is wrong. Its (coupons) not (coupon's) A great online guide: http://forum.blu-ray.com/general-chat/163843-guide-spelling-punctuation-english-101-a.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackboy Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Add dieing to the list , it's dying FFS ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackboy Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Also just ban people who put whole paragraphs of text without punctuation ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 I've seen many people use: "Something is better then something" It's than. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Suggestions incorporated. One cant blame SMS culture for many of these errors. Its mostly down to poor grasp of the language from lack of attention in the classroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shekdown Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 SMS and chat culture go a long way in spoiling a persons English. I remember when MSN messenger was a rage, back in school, I used to chat so much that I started writing 'I h8 tis' or 'ppl' etc. in my notes and during exams. Ofcourse, I immediately corrected them, but that became the first thing I ended up writing. Thankfully, I nipped it in the bud and reduced my chat time and also changed my chatting patterns to writing full words and proper English. SMS wasnt an issue for me, thankfully, because by the time I had got a mobile phone for myself, I had already experienced this chat phase. I didnt make the same mistake again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThE JuGgErNaUT Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 appreciate your enthusiasm for grammar. & completely agree with you on the sms part. noticed on the tp i want to buys OR i am wanting to buy my grammar isn't even close to being gud, but i think this may just worsen it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackboy Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 appreciate your enthusiasm for grammar. & completely agree with you on the sms part. noticed on the tp i want to buys OR i am wanting to buy my grammar isn't even close to being gud, but i think this may just worsen it Yeah , it isn't .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 SMS and chat culture go a long way in spoiling a persons English. I remember when MSN messenger was a rage, back in school, I used to chat so much that I started writing 'I h8 tis' or 'ppl' etc. in my notes and during exams. Ofcourse, I immediately corrected them, but that became the first thing I ended up writing. Thankfully, I nipped it in the bud and reduced my chat time and also changed my chatting patterns to writing full words and proper English. SMS wasnt an issue for me, thankfully, because by the time I had got a mobile phone for myself, I had already experienced this chat phase. I didnt make the same mistake again. Person's. Didn't. appreciate your enthusiasm for grammar. & completely agree with you on the sms part. noticed on the tp i want to buys OR i am wanting to buy my grammar isn't even close to being gud, but i think this may just worsen it GOOD :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shekdown Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Person's. Didn't. Bah. I shall correct myself, henceforth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikushimi Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Would of instead of would have Correct/Incorrect I would have done it / I would of done it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Lose/Loose Losing/Loosing and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Suggestions incorporated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndini Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 One of the best online grammar guides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockwave Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Didn't have, Didn't go or Didn't buy and so on / Didn't had, Didn't went or Didn't bought. :| Of course, the latter are mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 One of the best online grammar guides. Fantastic. Repped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockwave Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 And it's Grammar not Grammer. It's misspelled a lot and it's funniest when it's misspelled by someone who's actually pointing out a grammar mistake of someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameAnalyzer Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Finally i can learn proper English now. Thanks MT for the thread and Fatman for the link. Repped both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Repped Bird Cubed (Yes, I am lazy to type the same word three times but not lazy enough to type this explanation after my laziness lol). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThE JuGgErNaUT Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 great link birdy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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