Do you SPEAK in proper grammar? |
 Feb 14 2007, 10:45 PM
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 Peggy.  Group: Member Posts: 2,508 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 214,025  |
Well, I think grammar mistakes in speaking are inevitable.
I fall victim of saying words like "You was" or "He don't" all the time because I tend to mix up singular and plural when I am talking. Especially in an unprepared speech when I am nervous, my grammar is really screwed up. At least I will try to speak in proper grammar during formal interviews, etc. How about you, do you speak in proper grammar? |
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Feb 14 2007, 11:05 PM
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Yeah, all the time. Just today, my counsellor praised my good grammar (she asked me "How are you?" and I replied with "I'm doing well", whereas most people would say "I'm doing good"). I have a serious pet peeve with well/good.
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Feb 18 2007, 01:36 PM
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Peggy. Group: Member Posts: 2,508 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 214,025 |
QUOTE(gigiopolis @ Feb 14 2007, 8:05 PM)  Yeah, all the time. Just today, my counsellor praised my good grammar (she asked me "How are you?" and I replied with "I'm doing well", whereas most people would say "I'm doing good"). I have a serious pet peeve with well/good. I have to agree with this, though you spelled "counselor" wrong.  But it's okay. I have this pet peeve with "well/good" too, but I think "should/could of" is a bigger pet peeve for me. IT'S "SHOULD HAVE" and "COULD HAVE" AND IT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WITH A PAST PARTICIPLE. Who the heck puts a preposition after "should/could"?  Also, this phrase is a pet peeve for me too, for example, "I ate already." It's "I have eaten already." I have always thought that the past participle is being used less and less in speaking. |
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Feb 18 2007, 03:55 PM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
QUOTE(Monokuro Boo. @ Feb 18 2007, 10:36 AM) I have to agree with this, though you spelled "counselor" wrong. But it's okay. I have this pet peeve with "well/good" too, but I think "should/could of" is a bigger pet peeve for me. IT'S "SHOULD HAVE" and "COULD HAVE" AND IT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WITH A PAST PARTICIPLE. Who the heck puts a preposition after "should/could"? Actually, it's both. Counselor and counsellor. =) Oh, and if this is about spoken grammar, then "should of" and "should have" shouldn't be too big of a problem, since words tend to get dropped or mushed together when spoken quickly. I think it's more of a written pet peeve for me. Another written one that gets me is "alot". "Alot" is two words, people. A. Lot. |
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Monokuro Boo. Do you SPEAK in proper grammar? Feb 14 2007, 10:45 PM
sofakinglazy Fashizzle. Feb 14 2007, 10:46 PM Stefanny Haha, I always talk with propper grammar.
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Taking Latin helps you with Engl... Feb 17 2007, 01:13 AM Kathleen QUOTE(french_fries @ Feb 17 2007, 1:13 AM... Feb 17 2007, 10:28 PM niez_cho Sometimes my teachers don't even speak in prop... Feb 17 2007, 09:21 AM S0ul_Reaper I speak online lingo so much I find that I say it ... Feb 17 2007, 04:52 PM Stefan The Sex God I like grammar, but I am making a lot of mistakes.... Feb 17 2007, 11:26 PM gigiopolis Just a few days ago, my friends and I were in Desk... Feb 17 2007, 11:37 PM swiftly_x_now One time, my friends and I were outside after scho... Feb 18 2007, 10:01 AM Uronacid I just speak what's on my mind. Sometimes, usi... Feb 18 2007, 11:26 AM disco infiltrator I generally speak with the most correct grammar th... Feb 18 2007, 11:40 AM Sakuya nooeeeee, not really.
my secret pet peeve is bein... Feb 18 2007, 04:18 PM gigiopolis ^ I don't know, actually. I even searched it u... Feb 19 2007, 02:07 AM slipper ehh, i try to. i'm welcome to any grammar cor... Feb 19 2007, 02:31 AM jayen It only happens when I'm giving a presentation... Feb 19 2007, 05:08 AM lalalaLANUH The occasional "him and me" slips out on... Feb 19 2007, 10:50 AM pink_is_love QUOTE(lalalaLANUH @ Feb 19 2007, 10:50 AM... Feb 19 2007, 12:39 PM kayceeisms QUOTE(lalalaLANUH @ Feb 19 2007, 7:50 AM)... Feb 19 2007, 12:41 PM emazing Sometimes I get my words mixed up, haha. Feb 19 2007, 11:58 PM euphoria. When it comes to typing, grammar is a big thing bu... Feb 22 2007, 11:57 PM stephinika ^^
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