tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post3748947536293277099..comments2024-02-23T04:11:30.367-05:00Comments on Combreviations: Twitter and grammar, things that make me vomit editionLaura C. Ombreviationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12079133569258549461noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post-72012006924754463562010-04-29T12:43:20.565-04:002010-04-29T12:43:20.565-04:00I have been enjoying reading "The Lexicograph...I have been enjoying reading "The Lexicographer's Dilemma". The story and history of the rules of English is very entertaining.<br /><br />Laura, my favorite "grammar nazi" (I say that with tongue in cheek...oh, if there was only a symbol I could have used rather than bore you with this run on sentence), you have a problem with the grammar and spelling on Twitter? Just wait until the e-book allows everyone to self-publish their own books. More than one twitter account has made the big time. Think of the future and all those books written with the freedom that only the English language can offer.michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812924049258701715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post-60519999245042452032010-04-29T12:32:02.044-04:002010-04-29T12:32:02.044-04:00See, this is why grammar patrol isn't all it&#...See, this is why grammar patrol isn't all it's cracked up to be.<br /><br />And Jamie--I have to check myself for exclamation points! Or I am constantly exclaiming!!Laura C. Ombreviationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079133569258549461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post-67302745109876481692010-04-29T12:06:43.856-04:002010-04-29T12:06:43.856-04:00Deadly Accurate: It's also called "humor....Deadly Accurate: It's also called "humor." Sorry, there's no font for airquotes.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120847492230531939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post-83822262057871030552010-04-29T11:51:02.397-04:002010-04-29T11:51:02.397-04:00I love to snicker at other people's bad gramme...<i>I love to snicker at other people's bad grammer, too.</i><br /><br />It's spelled "grammar."DeadlyAccuratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361707307035259942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post-40925197887898254492010-04-29T11:01:14.746-04:002010-04-29T11:01:14.746-04:00I always check my e-correspondence to make sure I&...I always check my e-correspondence to make sure I've only used one emoticon per letter. Sometimes I'll catch myself ending all my sentence with :)'s.<br /><br />When I go back and think about it, it's like saying, "I'm smiling here!" after everything I say.<br /><br />Don't forget to take out the trash! (I'm smiling here)<br /><br />Last time I was out of town you forgot and the garage smelled like ass funk. (I'm smiling here)<br /><br />Also, call your mom--it's her birthday and if you forget, then she'll curl up in a little ball like last time. (I'm smiling here.)<br /><br />I miss you! (I'm frowning here.)~Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872228115110257474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post-19400779995793839052010-04-29T10:56:29.863-04:002010-04-29T10:56:29.863-04:00Those "Twitter grammar jerks" would have...Those "Twitter grammar jerks" would have field day in my house. Although I'm slightly anal about grammar and spelling (don't even get me started on my irritation with you're and your), I've learned to relax because not even stern disapproval will convince my 13-year-old stepdaughter that the boy in her class is *sexy* not sexxi.Dawn Iushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546425873531022196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post-11192981645737945512010-04-29T10:33:12.479-04:002010-04-29T10:33:12.479-04:00Really? Wow. That seems like a helluva good use of...Really? Wow. That seems like a helluva good use of your time.<br /><br />Do they make any allowances for people with really big fingers using a Blackberry?<br /><br />I love to snicker at other people's bad grammer, too. Hey, what's not to like when someone proves that you are, in fact, smarter than they are. And just after I finish my self-congratulatory (but private) party in my head, I'll notice that I used the word <i>to</i> when I meant also.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120847492230531939noreply@blogger.com