Comments for The Truth About Grammar

Comment on Come on, BBCHD! by 4ndyman

4ndyman — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:12:39 +0000

High definition only makes the errors easier to find.

Comment on From the George W. Bush School of Grammar by mark

mark — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:05:52 +0000

Perhaps they’re referring to just one “youth!”

Comment on English Teacher Needs to Learn English by 4ndyman

4ndyman — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:25:37 +0000

Notice also the complete lack of parallelism in second sentence: “The course is rigorous, not appropriate for the unmotivated, those prone to procrastination, nor is it for the [faint of heart].”

Perhaps “The course is rigorous and not appropriate for the unmotivated, those prone to procrastination, or the faint of heart.”

Or more concise: “This rigorous course is inappropriate for people who are unmotivated, who tend to procrastinate, or who want to learn to write well.”

Comment on Which, now? by Mary Brewster

Mary Brewster — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:07:13 +0000

What is this Am a whice?

Comment on Costomes for Costomers by Jeff Puthuff

Jeff Puthuff — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:16:03 +0000

Hah, good eye! Looks like I need new glasses.

Comment on Costomes for Costomers by 4ndyman

4ndyman — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:59:19 +0000

Um…"costumes" isn't misspelled. It's just a horrible font. Take a closer look at the U and you'll see that the serifs have crashed into each other, making it look like an O. So it's a design flaw, not a language one.

And please don't buy pirate costumes. You're only encouraging Disney to make more "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, something that should have stopped three movies ago.

Comment on I Don’t Get It by David Craig

David Craig — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:01:31 +0000

Porches = Porsches

It's funny.

Or at least it's supposed to be.

Comment on This Guy’s Tattoo Artist Should Quit by Lyrian

Lyrian — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:02:39 +0000

At least it says "lose" and not "loose"!

Comment on Semicolons Are Female??? by Jeff Puthuff

Jeff Puthuff — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 21:32:50 +0000

Thanks, asshole, but that doesn't explain how a semicolon is like a woman with loose morals. Also, why not use your real e-mail address?

Comment on Semicolons Are Female??? by Bob L

Bob L — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:32:41 +0000

“explain to me how it works in this context”

Here’s a concise explanation: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personi…

If you want a better one, any basic English writing class should be able to explain such simple language concepts to you.