Grammar Allergy

The first person was continuously using poor grammar. Since the second person was allergic to grammatical errors, he kept getting sicker and sicker from the continuous usage.

Oxford Comma Rules

The Oxford Comma helps resolve ambiguity in a sentence. With the Oxford Comma in this example, it is clear that the invitees were three separate groups. Without it, it seems as if the group was just the rhinoceri, and their names were Washington and Lincoln.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma

Comma Rules

The comma is used when separating introductory elements. Using a comma, the sentence would introduce the command of eating (Let us eat!) and then who the command is being directed towards (Grandpa). Without the comma, the sentence is suggesting that the command is to eat Grandpa.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm

Snaps on Bad Grammar

This cartoon is funny because the English teacher was arrested because of her inability to keep a sign using incorrect grammar. The English teacher saw that the sign read 'Do you got milk?' She couldn't stand the sign being incorrect, so she crossed off the 'got' and added 'have any'. The cops arrested her for vandalizing property.

Facebook questioning of commas

On Facebook, I noticed a friend of mine had posted a status asking if any 'English buffs' knew whether  a comma goes before or after the 'and' in a sentence, or not at all. Some friends had commented saying no comma, while others stated that because of the Oxford comma, and to make the sentence sound more grammatically correct, a comma should be placed before the 'and'.

I believe without the Oxford comma, the sentence is incomplete and can be taken a different way than the meaning originally intended.

A Second Oxford Comma Cartoon

With the oxford comma, the sentence implies that the individual had eggs, toast, and orange juice separately. Without it, the sentence implies that the individual had eggs and toast with orange juice on it.

Oxford Comma

This cartoon shows that with the oxford comma, the sentence shows that we invited 3 different groups of individuals: the strippers, JFK, and Stalin. Without the oxford comma, the sentence implies that only 2 individuals were invited, and those are the 2 strippers, JFK and Stalin. Without the comma, the sentence is interpreted incorrectly, and comically.

Grammar Cartoon

I find this cartoon funny because 'bestest' and 'irregardless' are not grammatically correct, and the English teacher doesn't want a sign to be posted that is not correct.

Now write vs right??

A friend recently showed me a text she had written to an ex-boyfriend. In the text she wrote, "You always run write back to her." I could see someone writing rite instead of right, whether to text faster or just a mistake slipping, but write?? I wouldn't have even thought to write 'write' for 'right'. Hmm...

Just another touch of 'there'

Just going off of my last there, to, and your blog.. it's amazing how a professor at a university doesn't use basic grammar. The same professor that I mentioned writing "If p than q", wrote "Most living things have..... that make up there cellular chemistry." There? Really? I know mistakes occur, but the basics of grammar should be carried out in writing..

The To, There and Your Dilemma

I like in class how we are learning that it is not always necessary to focus on correct grammar, but whether or not an individual is correctly communicating his/her ideas. I am not a stickler when it comes to speaking sophisticatedly, but I do become annoyed when people mix up basic grammar. The most common grammar basics that are mixed up are to/too/two, there/their/they're and your/you're. It irritates me when I see on Facebook people writing "Your dumb" or "Your to complicated" or "There really funny". Have you forgotten the basics we learned in elementary??? Although it is not right to look down on these individuals or create discriminations against certain individuals, it is hard not to think that they are less educated and sophisticated.

Than vs then pet peeve

A grammar pet peeve of mine is when individuals misuse the terms 'than' and 'then'. A professor of mine recently wrote "If ..... than...." meaning if x is y than p is q. But he should of wrote it "if..... THEN...." I see statuses on facebook that say: Going to the mall than getting my nails done. If you pronounce 'than' correctly, how does it even sound like 'then'?? It's annoying how so many people mix the two up..

Ready to learn

I hope from taking this class I can learn how to properly use grammar. My grammar has always been fairly good, but there's still a lot of room for improvement. There's a lot of specifics I haven't learned from my secondary education, so hopefully this class will fill the void! I am excited to learn all I can!