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!