tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200296163951133251.post7387015395685376869..comments2023-09-29T01:30:45.808-07:00Comments on Our Crooked Tree: Word SnobOur Crooked Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227832609851976307noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200296163951133251.post-13832167444427209462008-09-07T09:14:00.000-07:002008-09-07T09:14:00.000-07:00oh dear, you have caught me at my worst thing ever...oh dear, you have caught me at my worst thing ever i do....see i just did it...do is not the way i should end the sentance...and i write maybe 60 notes , comments a day to poeple and i do it wrong to all of them...that is why i am a PUTZ...my daughters aren't like that, mt wife is a tacher, but i was a cutodian my whole life and they don't worry about that sort of thing...my brain is now in gear and i care leesss about how it comes out on paper...are you going to get mad at me now????Putznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200296163951133251.post-16575377282263514522008-09-08T13:03:00.000-07:002008-09-08T13:03:00.000-07:00Ha! I have been all over my husband lately about ...Ha! I have been all over my husband lately about some of his sloppy grammar. "At" is one of the things he does. I just don't want to have to un-teach the Toddler, y'know?Burgh Babynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200296163951133251.post-35611998437957841602008-09-09T05:10:00.000-07:002008-09-09T05:10:00.000-07:00My poor husband is the victim of my grammar abilit...My poor husband is the victim of my grammar abilities . . . . meaning, I constantly correct him.Miss Got Wingsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200296163951133251.post-62862910440005597662008-09-09T07:23:00.000-07:002008-09-09T07:23:00.000-07:00So true, it's a pity. English is a great lang...So true, it's a pity. English is a great language when used well. Quite similar are the names that we give our children. This bothers me. For example: Richard. It's a great name, but "Dick" - well not so great, in my opinion. Or James, and then calling him "Jimmy."<br><br><a href="http://sexdiariesofamom.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Sex Diaries of a Mom</a>The Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200296163951133251.post-84828914755770848582008-09-09T17:44:00.000-07:002008-09-09T17:44:00.000-07:00I'm a high school English teacher, so you'...I'm a high school English teacher, so you're preachin' to the choir. Thanks for the post. You're right on-point!Veggie Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200296163951133251.post-23334864442608301632008-09-09T20:31:00.000-07:002008-09-09T20:31:00.000-07:00I think it may simply boil down to one thing: lazi...I think it may simply boil down to one thing: laziness. <br><br>I am, as my friends are <i>well</i> aware, an absolute FIEND for proper grammar. Thankfully, it was instilled in me at a young age.The Rev.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200296163951133251.post-10077412303903347142008-09-10T06:47:00.000-07:002008-09-10T06:47:00.000-07:00OOOOOH this irks me, too, to no end!!! My other la...OOOOOH this irks me, too, to no end!!! My other language gripe? People who over-use text message lingo! GRRRRRRR....Colleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200296163951133251.post-32237819075195531422008-09-11T17:33:00.000-07:002008-09-11T17:33:00.000-07:00It's dialect; habits learned from one's fa...It's dialect; habits learned from one's family and friends in the same dialect. I never end sentences that way, but I'm sure people notice my dialect when I'm in other states. On my blog, I have to avoid saying things like, "I love 'you guys,'" because I know it sounds kind of hokey :) I love proper English; it was my favorite subject in school, but a dialect is something that probably just sneaks up on people.Mrs4444noreply@blogger.com