by journey-on 26 Replies latest jw friends
Some people can't help it due to dyslexia (ironic that that's such a hard word to spell don't you think?). Others may not have had such a good education due to family/schooling problems or due to not applying themselves properly as Armageddon was around the corner. Give some slack here surely? I'd hate to think people wouldn't post here because they''re worried someone is going to pick on their grammar and spelling.
Clam the impeckable speller.
Someone please refresh me on the proper way to punctuate the following
It is Johns' birthday
John's coming over
We had four Johns in our congregation
Did I write them correctly?
It is Johns' birthday
Should be "It is John's birthday."
It's a singular possessive - The birthday belonging to John.
If you were talking about two cats eating dinner, you would write, "That is the cats' food." Plural possessive.
I can punctuate, I just can't spell!
GGG
Got it. Thank you
My father was a perfectionist, a very controlling one at that. He always checked my homework for neatness and spelling errors. The "plus side" was that I always got "A"s in English essays and book reports all through high school and developed good skills in this area which have been most helpful to me in many situations.
The "negative side" of living in a very cotrolling atmospehere with a domineering perfectionist---was that I quit school at 17---the summer I was to enter my Senior year---ran away, went to another state and eloped to get out of the house; resulting in a bad marriage and a big mistake).
I practically cringe when I see a lot of bad spelling, (although posting on a discussion board is NOT a literary work)----BUT---I also cringe when I see someone comment on someone else's spelling.....it reminds me of my father's demand for perfection.
Yes, I concuer. All these grammer eras are highly distracting and anoying.
Heehee, John Doe...I assume you're kidding cause I found 4 "errors" in your post...lmao
Yer to funnie!!
I try to ignore spelling errors here but sometimes I can't resist if they are funny or can make an amusing pun. I am a confessed pun junky.
My husband has a problem mixing up they're, there, and their when he writes. That just blows my mind.
I before e unless followed by c. Their! Friend! I missed an exception during my school days but I think I can see what it may be.
BTW,,WTF happened to Terry? Someone PM me.
It can be quite critical though. . . .
Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is all about.
You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not
like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have
ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no
feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever
happy--will you let me be yours?
Jane
Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is. All about
you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like
you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined
me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings
whatsoever. When we're apart, I can be forever happy.
Will you let me be?
Yours,
Jane
