Love Zhaoying Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Peeve: "Breakfast cereal" was first promoted as a treatment for, umm.."Onanism". By John Kellogg! What a crock. I mean, obviously it doesn't work. Right? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceka Cianci Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 51 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: Peeve: "Breakfast cereal" was first promoted as a treatment for, umm.."Onanism". By John Kellogg! What a crock. I mean, obviously it doesn't work. Right? Was the first Breakfast Cereal chocolate? Because I can see a theory there maybe, Just Maaaaaybe.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabrinaCooke Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Peeve: people who ask for help and are rude when you try to do so. It makes me not want to help at all anymore, most days. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marigold Devin Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Peeve: That I am shivering here in my flat, yet the forecast is for hot weather here tomorrow (and also that there are wildfires in some places currently and too much rain and cold elsewhere - what's going on?!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 People who forget that sentences, capital letters and punctuation are your friends. I post on my phone at times and still manage to include all of the above so that's no excuse. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahKB7 Koskinen Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, Rowan Amore said: People who forget that sentences, capital letters and punctuation are your friends. I post on my phone at times and still manage to include all of the above, so that's no excuse. Fixed. 😜 Edited June 9, 2023 by SarahKB7 Koskinen 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, SarahKB7 Koskinen said: Fixed. 😜 At least I had SOME punctuation. Nothing beats trying to read a post that is just one big sentence. I was hoping @Lindal Kiddwouldn't catch me but someone sure did. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, SarahKB7 Koskinen said: 6 minutes ago, Rowan Amore said: People who forget that sentences, capital letters and punctuation are your friends. I post on my phone at times and still manage to include all of the above, so that's no excuse. Fixed. 😜 You missed a comma: 6 minutes ago, Rowan Amore said: People who forget that sentences, capital letters, and punctuation are your friends. If you're going to be the Grammar Police, do your job!!1!!1!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, Rowan Amore said: I was hoping @Lindal Kiddwouldn't catch me but someone sure did. It's ok, they were impersonating Grammar Police. I saw through the fake badge right away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: It's ok, they were impersonating Grammar Police. I saw through the fake badge right away. I only take punctuation advice from people on this side of the pond. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marigold Devin Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 My brother's next door neighbour is an NHS qualified doctor who works abroad for much of the time as he believes NHS doctors are not valued or paid enough, yet he appears not to value the employees of a care home he co-owns, and begrudges them a free meal during their working day. I wonder when karma is going to bite him on his overfed arse. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 5 hours ago, Marigold Devin said: My brother's next door neighbour is an NHS qualified doctor who works abroad for much of the time as he believes NHS doctors are not valued or paid enough, yet he appears not to value the employees of a care home he co-owns, and begrudges them a free meal during their working day. I wonder when karma is going to bite him on his overfed arse. He needs Rowan's advice about Sentences and Punctuation 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolig Loon Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 FWIW, the New York Times editorial style does not allow the final serial comma. Rowan's sentence would have passed their editorial review with no difficulty. Personally, I prefer the serial comma because I think it reduces ambiguity, but that often puts me on the wrong side of the issue. Clearly, it's hotly debated in grammatical circles, and there is no "right" answer at this time. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, Rolig Loon said: FWIW, the New York Times editorial style does not allow the final serial comma. Rowan's sentence would have passed their editorial review with no difficulty. Personally, I prefer the serial comma because I think it reduces ambiguity, but that often puts me on the wrong side of the issue. Clearly, it's hotly debated in grammatical circles, and there is no "right" answer at this time. Yes, the standard I remember for ambiguity is the Panda, not allowed in the Western bar because he eats, shoots, and leaves. (Two extra commas, but still an example.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahKB7 Koskinen Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) @Love Zhaoying Ugh! You should NEVER put a comma just before an "and" in a sentence! The "and" should only be used in place of a comma in the final part of the sentence. Your sentence should correctly read as: "Yes, the standard I remember for ambiguity is the Panda, not allowed in the Western bar because he eats, shoots and leaves." ^ Fixed. 😜 Edited June 9, 2023 by SarahKB7 Koskinen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, SarahKB7 Koskinen said: @Love Zhaoying Ugh! You should NEVER put a comma before an "and" in a sentence. The "and" is properly used in place of a comma in the final part of the sentence. Your sentence should read as: "Yes, the standard I remember for ambiguity is the Panda, not allowed in the Western bar because he eats, shoots and leaves." Fixed. 😜 Based on a bit of research, one can find just as many references stating the comma should be there as references stating it should not. I'd say there is not a rule about such that everyone would agree on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahKB7 Koskinen Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) I'm English. It's our language and no-one elses. We created it. Our ball, our game and our rules. Therefore we win. Always. 😜 Edited June 10, 2023 by SarahKB7 Koskinen 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 7 minutes ago, SarahKB7 Koskinen said: And we win. Always. Pretty sure we won at least once -- that's how we became a country. 😉 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolig Loon Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 It is certainly possible to make yourself look like a bumpkin or a naif by ignoring grammatical conventions, but one sure way to mark yourself as a pompous pedant is to ignore the reality that there is no universal convention. Find one that suits your own style, apply it consistently, and hold your head high. (Note my final serial comma. ) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Peeved: I always thought Pandas ate [bamboo] shoots so the part about "he eats, shoots and leaves" is punctuated incorrectly. There shouldn't be a comma there. 🤭 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 52 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said: Pretty sure we won at least once -- that's how we became a country. 😉 Might be why they're sometimes surly with us? 😁 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robberinthemuseum Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Peeve: people who think their kink is a sexual orientation 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahKB7 Koskinen Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 (edited) Peeve: Written abbreviations that take longer to say aloud than instead of saying the full longhand version aloud! As an example, the James Webb Space Telescope is shortened to just "J.W.S.T." in it's abbreviated written form. "J.W.S.T" is a written abbreviation to save space on a page of paper or on a screen. However, actually saying "J.W.S.T." aloud (Jay-doubleyoo-ess-tee) compared to "James Webb Space Telescope" saves absolutely no time at all and arguably "J.W.S.T." has more verbal syllables in it than actually saying the full longhand "James Webb Space Telescope" instead! Try it yourself! Peeve2: The people who continually use these abbreviations in normal speech thinking they're saving themselves time. Edited June 10, 2023 by SarahKB7 Koskinen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Nagy Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 (edited) Peeve: People who think that using capital letters and punctuation marks correctly is a goal in life and not a tool to make reading easier (as it should be IMHO). Note: I'm Dutch. We never use a comma before "and" or "or". So better get used to that, if you consider yourself a part of The Internet Spelling And Grammar Police Force.😂 Edited June 10, 2023 by Sid Nagy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Nagy Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 13 hours ago, SarahKB7 Koskinen said: I'm English. It's our language and no-one elses. We created it. Our ball, our game and our rules. Therefore we win. Always. 😜 This is why the EU isn't mourning since the UK has left.🤪 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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