tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post5484615070299029753..comments2023-09-23T04:56:51.617-07:00Comments on Forensics & Faith: That Insidious Grammar Disease~ Brandilyn Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04771812607327238979noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-40695751780228313352009-10-15T07:17:56.684-07:002009-10-15T07:17:56.684-07:00I join you. Drives me nutz!I join you. Drives me nutz!Candynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-14013223823721740922009-10-14T16:50:21.189-07:002009-10-14T16:50:21.189-07:00You should start a Facebook group for this. I'...You should start a Facebook group for this. I'm posting a link to this blog on my status right now. :-) As a high schooler who appreciates proper grammar, I thank you!!Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061813878200274657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-13210171652731495892009-10-13T22:58:37.274-07:002009-10-13T22:58:37.274-07:00I'm with you, Brandilyn. Just one favor. Once ...I'm with you, Brandilyn. Just one favor. Once we've conquered the For Subject Syndrome, may we please beat the voiced /t/ out of often? Please! We don't pronounce the /t/ in listen or whistle--why are we all of a sudden voicing it in often? I've heard it from the pulpit, on the news from the commentators and (I hate to add) from teachers. This madness must stop! <br />So please let's make this our second wave in the war on poor grammar. <br />Abundant blessings,<br />JennyJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282306699437598730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-62701565516223548962009-10-13T17:32:54.712-07:002009-10-13T17:32:54.712-07:00Thanks (about the word "grow") but perso...Thanks (about the word "grow") but personally, I think I will find a synonym...It just doesn't sound right to me. I just won't correct others anymore when they use it that way. *smile*Yvonne Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710596077769759997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-28476345919147220232009-10-13T14:40:45.949-07:002009-10-13T14:40:45.949-07:00Yes! *pumps fist in the air* I'm tired of pron...Yes! *pumps fist in the air* I'm tired of pronouns being abused. (My poor family will testify -- my younger brother gets the incredulous eyebrow and sarcastic, "by him and I"?) Let's bring back proper grammar!<br /><br />LOL. We all sound like the Scottish in Braveheart.Hannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-64341207056753643072009-10-13T14:19:00.456-07:002009-10-13T14:19:00.456-07:00I'm in. Yes, that's one of my big grammar ...I'm in. Yes, that's one of my big grammar pet peeves. As are some of the others mentioned here. <br /><br />Anita, LOVED your comment!Peggy Blann Phiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181446367876764390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-23651075272925215112009-10-13T14:16:06.795-07:002009-10-13T14:16:06.795-07:00Vonnie, if you can grow vegetables, I suppose you ...Vonnie, if you can grow vegetables, I suppose you can grow a platform. Metaphorically speaking, anyway. I think "grow" is fine as a transitive verb.~ Brandilyn Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771812607327238979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-12176906397728292052009-10-13T12:02:18.231-07:002009-10-13T12:02:18.231-07:00YES! This drives me nuts. It's the swing of ...YES! This drives me nuts. It's the swing of the pendulum from when people used to say "me" when they should have said "I". (Saying "It's me" instead of the correct "It's I".) <br /><br />That and apostrophes for plurals make me cringe.Mocha with Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387717261200678465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-78565483523984985442009-10-13T11:35:40.447-07:002009-10-13T11:35:40.447-07:00I don't know why people think that using "...I don't know why people think that using "I" sounds smarter. I too use the rule of thumb in which you leave off the third-person pronoun to see if "I" or "me" is appropriate. I also get frustrated with the "your/you're" and "too/to" mix-ups. I'm beginning to become annoyed with ending sentences with prepositions, but I may have to give up because to speak properly sounds too stilted.Jenn Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15270828301749815003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-16679926703131288352009-10-13T11:02:05.563-07:002009-10-13T11:02:05.563-07:00Me love this post very much, and not just because ...Me love this post very much, and not just because me won the photo caption contest, but because me am very much a stickler for good grammar. It annoys I very much to hear the English language butchered so badly, including the switching of subject/object pronouns. There are many other grammar topics that bother I immensely, but me guess "their" for another time/place as this message could get far "to" lengthly. ;-) (WHEW...that was HARD!)<br /><br />For the record, though, my 9 year old has a better grasp on English grammar than a lot of adults (sadly).AnitaSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-68744118963352780542009-10-13T09:51:34.482-07:002009-10-13T09:51:34.482-07:00I've been trained into disliking improper gram...I've been trained into disliking improper grammar because it's my mom's biggest pet peeve. She'd love this post, Brandilyn! :0)<br />And on the subject of grammar t-shirts, my favorite is the on my fiance and I got my mom for Christmas last year-"Mentally correcting your grammar."lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02717843055807658022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-82297602026289911952009-10-13T07:26:56.238-07:002009-10-13T07:26:56.238-07:00Yay! I am not alone!
While we're listening to...Yay! I am not alone!<br /><br />While we're listening to the radio, my kids hear me correct people who use incorrect grammar over the airwaves. I'm not stopping it at the source, but hopefully, I'm teaching my kids to say it correctly. <br /><br />I think I'd wear a shirt to promote good grammar. Words on the front might be, "Good grammar works for my friends and ME, not for my friends and I."<br /><br />But then you'll have people asking about my Grandma working for me.Dominohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698502437170233088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-90500082705730426792009-10-13T05:20:19.612-07:002009-10-13T05:20:19.612-07:00I teach English grammar, and I agree with you. Wh...I teach English grammar, and I agree with you. When youngsters hear it incorrectly constantly, the correct way sounds wrong to them. (also forms of "lie" and "lay"...but that's a different subject) <br /><br />I'm also hearing something that bothers me, but I'm not sure about it. The verb "grow" is being used as a transitive verb. (to grow your platform) It is being used more and more. Is it correct? <br /><br />Yvonne BlakeYvonne Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710596077769759997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-84707477107014242762009-10-13T05:15:34.686-07:002009-10-13T05:15:34.686-07:00Then again, you could just say, "Do it for me...Then again, you could just say, "Do it for me. Do it for her. Do it for both of us." <br />Seriously, I'll be glad to join your army on this one.Richard Mabryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993592219849830777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-12919205572951078462009-10-13T04:49:06.701-07:002009-10-13T04:49:06.701-07:00What gets me is when people say it correctly then ...What gets me is when people say it correctly then correct themselves and say it wrong.Timothy Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554064732811895577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-30993067033078078992009-10-12T19:57:14.408-07:002009-10-12T19:57:14.408-07:00Brandilyn, I'm with you. I've got a degree...Brandilyn, I'm with you. I've got a degree in English, and I hate it when I hear that.<br /><br />That being said, for some reason I struggle with it myself. I don't think I ever actually say for him and I, but when I'm going to use that phrasing, I have to stop and think, "Would I say for I or for me?" And then I'm good.<br /><br />Hm. What about the movie The King and I? I wonder if phrasing like that has confused people? Who knows.Sally Bradleyhttp://www.sallybradley.comnoreply@blogger.com