There, their, they're...does anyone care??

Question

It makes me crazy when people don't use these correctly. Are there any other "grammar gurus" out there who feel the same?

I'm not talking about typos...I'm talking about people who really don't know that there is a difference!!

Answer 1

Yes, definitely. It strikes me as harder to go out of your way to spell something incorrectly than to spell it the right way. Here's an example that I see all too often:

bcuz i m 2 tyred 2 go 2 da zame ol playcez wit dem

UGH that bugs the hell out of me.

Learn to spell. Sure, typos happen to everyone, but wow...

The whole they're - their - there thing falls right in with all this. It's quite frustrating. It is as if an entire generation skipped the 3rd grade.

Cheers. Good topic.

Answer 2

My wife is a teacher as well, and mis-used apostrophes drive her crazy.

My pet peeve is the stupid rules in English, like the double negative bit, which in EVERY OTHER language means an emphasis.

I am also fascinated by the 'grammer war' going on. Language is fluid- it always has been, and always will be- but there are people other there (I shan't point fingers) who work hard to lock it down hard, make it obey the rules they came up with, and actively resist the changes brought about in actual usage.

Due misused homophones bother me? Knot as much as the idiocy of words like cough, tough, plough, dough- which don't rhyme (neither do food and good) , oar that wee learn all of this in a place that is knot pronounced like it is spelled- school (should'nt it be pronounced 'shoe-ll', or spelled 'skool'?).

(Fascinating though, isn't it, how easily we can deal with homophones in the context of speech, but how annoying they are misused in writing?)

Answer 3

It bugs the hell out of me. That, and improper use of apostrophes... If you're taking the time to put a response on Yahoo, or writing a paper, at least take the time to use correct grammar. It makes it so much easier to read things when they're written correctly!

Answer 4

There, there. Those may not be very comforting words, but you have to realize there are poorly educated people out there. They're probably not willing to put their lives on hold to fill their brains with the knowledge of proper grammar. There are ways to educate their minds if they're willing to learn.

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Answer 5

This is one of my biggest pet peeves!!! Especially because I assume they know what they're writing; there are so many times I have to re-read sentences to ascertain their meanings!!

Have you read "Eat Shoots & Leaves" (There is no "underline" function, so I must use quotation marks!)? It details a great many grammatical atrocities to keep you very entertained and outraged!

Answer 6

Depends. Most of the time I don't care as long as I can understand what the person is talking about.

Answer 7

Definitely, I feel that using incorrect grammar projects ignorance to the rest of society. Particularly, when its something that is often used in your daily writing.

Answer 8

Yes, it bothers me as well. Especially those people over the internet who type like they're in the hood.

Wat=what?
wit=with?

I'm sorry, but that's just STUPID!

Answer 9

It does me crazy also. I dislike seeing your welcome, when it should be you're welcome. The Internet has become breeding grounds for sloppy grammar and slang. We all have been guilty of typographical errors (typos). Unfortunately it appears most people using the Internet have become habitual offenders.

Answer 10

Yes, it drives me crazy! I make sure my 8 & 10 year olds know the difference. I check them frequently so they don't make such stupid mistakes. Same with you're and your.