A thread a few people on here might enjoy...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22403731

 

"The research arm of dating site OKCupid looked at 500,000 first contacts and concluded that "netspeak, bad grammar and bad spelling are huge turn-offs". The biggest passion killers were "ur", "r", "u", "ya" and "cant". Also damaging to online suitors were "luv" and "wat".

On the other hand, correct use of apostrophes was appealing. Using "don't" and "won't" caused better than average response rates - 36% and 37% respectively, according to the research."

Using apostrophes correctly is OK, but personally I prefer a cracking pair of norks.

 

I saw that and could relate to it theres lots we can learn from using correct grammar its not hard is it

 

"Too much, too young" - That seems fine to me but apparently because 'young' is an adjective it cannot be used in this case. It needs an adverb. Strange.

I don't like it when people leave out apostrophes but I can handle them being used incorrectly, I get confused myself sometimes. If 'it' possesses something, you would assume it should be 'it's' but in fact it's 'its'. 'It's' is only used to mean 'It is'.

 

I think everyones going to pick up on the mistake you made there. In fact, theres actually a couple.

 

Double bluff or didn't get the irony? Ha

 

I got the irony and thought I'd join in.

 

Can any grammar pedants confirm that the second question on the "Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling" quiz in the article contains an error - shouldn't it be a semicolon rather than a colon in the sentence?

 

No it should be a colon. A colon separates a general statement from the specifics while a semicolon just indicates that the two statements are related.

 

Thanks. I consider myself educated - although I can't remember ever learning that stuff in school so I think I made up how I use them

 

I thought the colon separates the cecum and the rectum.

 

Yes it is....mines called Barry

 

Barry `Egghead' Colon. he passed through Barnsley sharpish.

 

A comma in a sentence such as "I'll see you at seven, Steve" always gets me - seems to serve no purpose and interrupts the flow when reading.

 

I had this thing about wanting to write the lords prayer in black marker on the back of his head,

 

You don't pause when saying it but technically there is no time or place called 'seven Steve'

 

I know what you mean, the comma just stands out when I see them in those sentences.

I've always purposely ignore using it and can't imagine I've ever been misunderstood because of it.