tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post5257285867927790803..comments2023-10-18T09:24:06.238-05:00Comments on Stefanie Says: It wouldn't be an Encyclopedia of ME if it didn't have at least one grammar-related postStefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10128238432671375399noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-82866794645008597362007-11-18T21:45:00.000-06:002007-11-18T21:45:00.000-06:00I used to get this confused but I looked it up one...I used to get this confused but I looked it up one day not too long ago and I get it now. I think there is just so much grammar to learn as a kid that I couldn't retain the info until now. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-51405420099823220092007-11-13T22:20:00.000-06:002007-11-13T22:20:00.000-06:00Paisley--Why indeed. Also, now I want guacamole.No...Paisley--Why indeed. Also, now I want guacamole.<BR/><BR/>Noelle--Well, if you need any pointers, I'm your girl. :-)<BR/><BR/>Liz--Thank you for proving again what I love about people: the surprising and very specific ways we all exhibit our nerdery.<BR/><BR/>Shana--I heard a theory once that there's a finite number of consonants in the English language. When one gets dropped somewhere, it's picked up in some other unlikely place. For example, when someone in Boston <I>paahks</I> his <I>caaah</I>, someone else down south <I>warshes</I> his. (That joke works better when you don't have to try to type out phonetic pronunciations.) <BR/><BR/>Ang--And yet, they do. Really.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128238432671375399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-4628043608803993602007-11-13T17:15:00.000-06:002007-11-13T17:15:00.000-06:00Just happened to look over here today - this is si...Just happened to look over here today - this is simple grammar - I can't believe people need a lesson on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-47704678603318683832007-11-13T15:41:00.000-06:002007-11-13T15:41:00.000-06:00Liz needs to get her voice nerdery on with my othe...Liz needs to get her voice nerdery on with my other half. He's from Oklahoma AND had loads of voice and diction with his music degree. <BR/><BR/>As for pronunciation perversions, I nominate the Boston area and Alabama for Worst in Class. (It's okay -- I grew up near Boston and best friend's from way down south.)<BR/><BR/>Now. Stefanie. Please do make this part of a series. You are of my tribe, and must blog for the blogless-and-grammatically-psychotic. Many thanks.<BR/><BR/>I dig the daily posts!<BR/><BR/>--Shana in MOAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18110478207233054595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-38988822643082970462007-11-13T13:51:00.000-06:002007-11-13T13:51:00.000-06:00Oh, it's definitely not an Oklahoma vs. midwest th...Oh, it's definitely not an Oklahoma vs. midwest thing. It's a voice major trained on pronunciation within an inch of her life vs. a normal person thing. It's a "liquid" u sound vs. a simple "ooh" sound. And yes, I just noticed the dictionary lists both as acceptable, but to my voice teachers it definitely was not, and now I can't let it go. I also can't pronounce "whit" and "wit" the same. It's a bit of a curse.lizgwizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907508137794025189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-52913582428814171192007-11-13T13:39:00.000-06:002007-11-13T13:39:00.000-06:00I'm pretty sure I have that one down. I need to w...I'm pretty sure I have that one down. I need to work on the advanced grammar involving punctuation, parenthesis, and quotation marks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-13056600944996225382007-11-13T10:55:00.000-06:002007-11-13T10:55:00.000-06:00Holy guacamole, Stefanie! I just posted and asked...Holy guacamole, Stefanie! I just posted and asked you a grammar question and LO! and BEHOLD! you wrote a grammar post. I think we have telepathic powers or something. <BR/><BR/>I hate the its/it's issue. It, honestly, makes me love people less when they get it wrong. Also, why is they're and their so hard? WHY for the love of GOD?!Paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01627902202210039719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-59704048224739910512007-11-13T09:51:00.000-06:002007-11-13T09:51:00.000-06:00R and 3Cs--I was wondering the same thing, so I'm ...R and 3Cs--I was wondering the same thing, so I'm glad I'm not alone. I guess I can hear a little bit of a difference in the pronounciations, but nothing too drastic. (Also, I am wondering how often "dew" comes up in conversation that it's nails-on-a-chalkboard to Liz!)<BR/><BR/>Maybe this is an Oklahoma vs. upper Midwest thing? Maybe in Oklahoma people say both "do" and "dew" differently than we do...Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128238432671375399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-41190259570287535012007-11-13T09:29:00.000-06:002007-11-13T09:29:00.000-06:003carnations, I was just about to write something v...3carnations, I was just about to write something very similar. Liz, what are you talking about???<BR/><BR/>Stefanie, I bet you could probably write a grammar tip for every letter of the alphabet. You should write a children's book!-R-https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106445268257079599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-88506704735387216742007-11-13T09:26:00.000-06:002007-11-13T09:26:00.000-06:00Liz (sorry for carrying on a conversation in the c...Liz (sorry for carrying on a conversation in the comments, Stefanie), I'm with you on nuclear, but what is the dew/do thing about? I pronounce those the same! Dictionary.com lists them both as having "doo" as correct pronunciations.3carnationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942247215569463561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-44737702715452170702007-11-13T09:09:00.000-06:002007-11-13T09:09:00.000-06:00Well, you know I will certainly never give you shi...Well, you know I will certainly never give you shit for pointing out grammar goofs. I look forward to your follow-up series.<BR/><BR/>Then maybe I need to do one on correct pronunciation. "Nu-cle-ar," not "nu-cu-lar." Etc. "Dew" on the grass is not pronounced the same as "do" whatever you want 'cause who cares about all this stuff anyway?! Ahem. I do.lizgwizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907508137794025189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-56408837401621033752007-11-13T08:47:00.000-06:002007-11-13T08:47:00.000-06:00HA! This was awesome. Nice work!HA! This was awesome. Nice work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-84467595454155468032007-11-13T08:25:00.000-06:002007-11-13T08:25:00.000-06:00Nabb--That's all I have to do to win a Nobel Prize...Nabb--That's all I have to do to win a Nobel Prize? Wow! And those scientists make it look so hard... Whoo!<BR/><BR/>WM--Lots of smart people make this same mistake. That's why I'm here to help. :-) Sometimes we all slip and miss this one while proofing... we know better, but our fingers just start typing faster than our brain. But for anyone who really didn't ever learn this rule, I thought that "pretend the apostrophe is an i" tip was pretty helpful.<BR/><BR/>Steve--You're welcome. I try.<BR/><BR/>Aaron--Ha. It IS everyone's problem! And don't tempt me with that follow-up series. I will totally do it. <BR/><BR/>NPW--Refer to my comment back to Whiskey. I know we all maybe slip up sometimes due to lazy proofing... just make sure you KNOW which is really right! :-)<BR/><BR/>3Cs--Don't feel too bad. I am positive I have done that exact same thing.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128238432671375399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-22481151733043978622007-11-13T07:27:00.000-06:002007-11-13T07:27:00.000-06:00Yay! Thank you. That needed to be said. As passion...Yay! Thank you. That needed to be said. <BR/><BR/>As passionate as I am about this, I was a little ashamed of myself when I got a Christmas card last year that said "Happy Holidays from the theirlastname's" and the first thing I thought was "There should not be an apostrophe!!!", not "Oh, how nice, a card from the theirlastnames."3carnationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942247215569463561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-75224168292289415252007-11-13T07:17:00.000-06:002007-11-13T07:17:00.000-06:00I like to think that I am pretty grammar savvy, bu...I like to think that I am pretty grammar savvy, but I feel as though I may occasionally mess this one up out of sheer laziness. I'm sorry if I've ever made your eyes bleed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-47971620513171724662007-11-13T05:41:00.000-06:002007-11-13T05:41:00.000-06:00Thank you, thank you, thank you for writing this. ...Thank you, thank you, thank you for writing this. I recommend a follow-up series on the difference between "your" and "you're" (misuse of which makes my ears bleed), and an advanced class on "their", "there" and "they're".<BR/><BR/>Homophone mangling: It's everyone's problem.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264855858620478519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-40815295701082164462007-11-13T02:02:00.000-06:002007-11-13T02:02:00.000-06:00While I'm a spelling Nazi, I must confess that I o...While I'm a spelling Nazi, I must confess that I occasionally screwed up the it's/its up until about a year ago when I got corrected by someone in a post on my own blog. I was embarrassed enough to knock the rule into my head permanently.<BR/><BR/>Good on you for bringing proper grammar and punctuation to the masses.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080222715917965784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-51061406756185201342007-11-13T00:43:00.000-06:002007-11-13T00:43:00.000-06:00You must know that I am punctuationally stunted, b...You must know that I am punctuationally stunted, but I really inadvertently screw up the It's/Its stuff occasionally. <BR/>The worst part is, I usually don't notice until I'm re-reading a post like, 4 days later. <BR/>I AM smart, I just don't always show it.Whiskeymariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680444919622976790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-64460958787840486592007-11-12T23:32:00.000-06:002007-11-12T23:32:00.000-06:00Thank you, thank you, thank you. I don't know why ...Thank you, thank you, thank you. I don't know why this one is particularly hard for people to grasp, and it drives me nuts.<BR/><BR/>I nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com