Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Red pens and delete buttons

What do you hate most about grammar? 

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Subject Verb Agreement
Pro-nouns
Pluralization
Lydia.

-JB

Anonymous said...

People who feel the need to correct you, constantly. Go ahead. Correct it. I am aware of your desire to correct my dangling adverb.

Melissa said...

I like the album Country Grammar by Nelly. I like his teeth. I dont know what you are talking about otherwise. According to rachel, they dangle and I like stuff that dangles. like earrings and carrots. y'know?

Anonymous said...

Dont forget balls, they dangle... As far as grammar goes I think I should be allowed to split infinitives whenever I want, like in Star Trek... ie. "to boldly go where no man has gone before". Can you believe that isnt grammatically correct when it sounds so exciting?

-Jeff

Nightrain said...

Honestly, I really appreciate grammar.

"Proper grammar" is an irreplaceable cornerstone to a successful professional career.

With that said, once you have mastered the intricacies of grammar, and established yourself as a superior writer, it is perfectly acceptable to branch-out and explore the boundaries and flexibilities of the written language. So, as long as you are not a complete idiot to begin with, grammar is simply a "guideline" and not a necessarily "rule."

...and I like that

Anonymous said...

comma splices are so easy to write, so easy to fix.

I don't know what I hate but I LOVE dangling modifiers:
"Walking down the street, a car honked at me 'cause I'm fly." <---get it? sounds like the car was walking...and funny cause its says I'm fly.

Oh- I think the one thing I hate is how grammar is spelled. It should definitely be grammEr.

Tess.