LizzyBee Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I am working on planning out my rising 7th grader's geography course for next year. I am using the Trail Guide to World Geography to make worksheets. Every question that should begin with which begins with what instead. I am changing them on my worksheets, but it's like nails on a chalkboard to keep reading them. :glare: I even googled to make sure it really is an error and not just a personal preference. Thanks for letting me vent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancypants Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 They bother me when they are on television or in print like a book, magazine or newspaper where an editor obviously missed it. They don't bother me so much on message boards, e-mails, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I, too, find grammar errors irritating. Have you read Eats, Shoots, and Leaves by Lynne Truss? She is a kindred spirit. I work as a copy editor part-time so I have found a way to capitalize on my obsession. It's a wonderful feeling:). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 They bother me when they are on television or in print like a book, magazine or newspaper where an editor obviously missed it. They don't bother me so much on message boards, e-mails, etc. :iagree: I should have said that errors don't bother me on message boards. We're all busy moms here and I certainly make my share of grammar and spelling errors. But in published material, 99% of errors should have been edited and corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancypants Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 You'll probably like Grammar Girl! I have to add that I'm driven just as crazy by continuity errors in movies! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 :iagree: I should have said that errors don't bother me on message boards. We're all busy moms here and I certainly make my share of grammar and spelling errors. But in published material, 99% of errors should have been edited and corrected. Yes, indeed. I'm with you on that one, too. I don't mind them in email or message boards because we are all usually thinking faster than we can type and who has time to proofread every little thing? But when people are putting things in print - hard copy - they really ought to be careful. I think most self-publishers (like the folks who produce Trail Guide, for instance) do not realize that it takes at least seven pairs of eyes to really proof something well. Perhaps they just don't have the budget to pay that many people to examine their material, which is understandable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmeg Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 This is the one currently driving me nuts; it's a campaign ad running in our area right now: I approve working together across party lines and this ad. It just sounds (and reads) so awkward! I think that is because they are joining an independent clause and a phrase? Please correct me if I'm wrong. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 This is the one currently driving me nuts; it's a campaign ad running in our area right now: I approve working together across party lines and this ad. It just sounds (and reads) so awkward! I think that is because they are joining an independent clause and a phrase? Please correct me if I'm wrong. :001_smile: Yuck! That reminds me of an example SWB used in one of her writing workshops of a really BAD sentence! My dh gets really annoyed by spelling errors, grammatical errors (he used to correct my grammar all the time until I told him that I wouldn't "sleep" w/ a professor :lol:). Spelling errors and grammar errors in textbooks, ad campaign letters, books, workbooks, ed. materials, etc. really do get me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 This is the one currently driving me nuts; it's a campaign ad running in our area right now: I approve working together across party lines and this ad. It just sounds (and reads) so awkward! I think that is because they are joining an independent clause and a phrase? Please correct me if I'm wrong. :001_smile: OK, it's just a guess but I *think* what's wrong with this sentence is the first part (I approve working together across party lines) is fine, but the second part should be the past tense of approve: "...I'm so-and-so and I approved this ad"? I can't remember since I don't watch much TV and haven't heard one of those announcements in a while, but it seems like you'd have to approve an ad before it gets broadcast and that would be past tense. Working together across party lines is an ongoing activity. Whaddya think? Did I figure it out??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I'm not typically a grammar stalker, but there's a nearby private school with the following in their ad: "Is your child's skills one to two grade levels ahead of their peers?" I have phoned and emailed, but it has remained unchanged for going on three years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senunk Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I don't mind on message boards at all because I am probably the worst. I tend to type as if I were talking. If that makes sense. I saw a sign at our waterpark: 42" HEIGTH REQUIRED Aaagh! Where's a Sharpie?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmeg Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I saw a sign at our waterpark:42" HEIGTH REQUIRED Aaagh! Where's a Sharpie?? :glare: on a side note: Hey, 42" isn't too bad! At our BK, the girls noticed this one: To play in the Fun Room you must be shorter than 4" :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 No, your not alone. Its won of my pet peeves, to!:tongue_smilie::D (Gotcha!);) -Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 No, your not alone. Its won of my pet peeves, to!:tongue_smilie::D (Gotcha!);) -Robin rofl ur 2 kewl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 You'll probably like Grammar Girl! I have to add that I'm driven just as crazy by continuity errors in movies! :D Grammar Girl is my favorite podcast. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Its you. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 This is the one currently driving me nuts; it's a campaign ad running in our area right now: I approve working together across party lines and this ad. It just sounds (and reads) so awkward! I think that is because they are joining an independent clause and a phrase? Please correct me if I'm wrong. :001_smile: I think that same ad is playing in our area, too. It can be read two ways: I approve working together across party lines and I approve this ad. Or I approve working together across party lines and I approve working together across this ad. The first one makes more sense and is obviously the intended meaning, but it's grammatically incorrect because "working together across party lines" and "this ad" are not parallel. To make them parallel, he would need to change it to something like, "I approve working together across party lines and airing this ad." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 Its you. ;) :confused: Wha, wha, what are you saying? You hurt my feelings! :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 This is the one currently driving me nuts; it's a campaign ad running in our area right now: I approve working together across party lines and this ad. It just sounds (and reads) so awkward! I think that is because they are joining an independent clause and a phrase? Please correct me if I'm wrong. :001_smile: The first part is all wrong: Shouldn't it be "I approve of working together across party lines"? The candidate isn't, after all, giving permission for people of both parties to work together. The second part is wrong, too. Wouldn't the candidate say, "I approved this ad."? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Certain grammar errors make me crazy, regardless of where they appear, because they are not really typos; they're words or phrases that all of us should have learned by 6th grade: it's used instead of its, your instead of you're (I have ocassionally seen "your's," in one instance used repeatedly by someone with a degree in journalism. What???) However, grammar errors on message boards don't bug me nearly as much as in books and newspapers and whatnot, KWIM? Those people are supposed to be "professional;" they're paid to get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorCalMom Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 The first part is all wrong: Shouldn't it be "I approve of working together across party lines"? The candidate isn't, after all, giving permission for people of both parties to work together. The second part is wrong, too. Wouldn't the candidate say, "I approved this ad."? :iagree: My thoughts exactly. On another note, I am a grammar nut myself. Don't even get me started. I live with a wonderful (and I must say intelligent) country cowboy who enjoys listenening to country music...do I need to say anymore??!!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 On these forums, spelling and grammar errors happen---we're busy moms, and we don't have time to check everything over all the time. On printed materials, such as books, newspapers, signs, etc., though, grammar errors bother me! We live in southeast Missouri, and sometimes I see the craziest things in print, like a sign in someone's yard that says "Canalope for sale" or "It's high time to get your house painted!" One grammatical issue that always bothered me, and I'm not sure if I'm the one who's wrong or not. Is it acceptable English usage to say, "She graduated high school in 1985" or "He graduated college with honors"??? It always seems like it should read "She graduated from high school" or "He graduated from college"! Another phrase I don't understand is, "She went missing"---that also strikes me as odd, grammatically. Those of you who show true erudition in these matters, can you enlighten me? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 "It's high time to get your house painted!" I'm tired and I'm not picking up on what is wrong with this sentence. Help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I'm tired and I'm not picking up on what is wrong with this sentence. Help? I think I meant to type in "Its high time to get your house painted" without the apostrophe! I know I often see this confusion with its/it's in our area----I guess it's seeped into my brain! (We just got back from a week at camp, and I'm doing mountains of laundry, so I'm a bit off myself! :) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I think I meant to type in "Its high time to get your house painted" without the apostrophe! I know I often see this confusion with its/it's in our area----I guess it's seeped into my brain! (We just got back from a week at camp, and I'm doing mountains of laundry, so I'm a bit off myself! :) ) I think the apostrophe is correct. It's is a contraction--It is high time to get your house painted. Hope you get the laundry done. I'm doing mountains of laundry too, and I didn't just get back from camp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 That kind of stuff don't bother me none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamagistra Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Certain grammar errors make me crazy, regardless of where they appear, because they are not really typos; they're words or phrases that all of us should have learned by 6th grade: it's used instead of its, your instead of you're (I have ocassionally seen "your's," in one instance used repeatedly by someone with a degree in journalism. What???) This is the type of thing up with which I will not put. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancypants Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 This is the type of thing up with which I will not put. :D Thank you Mastah Yoda. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I think that same ad is playing in our area, too. It can be read two ways: I approve working together across party lines and I approve this ad. Or I approve working together across party lines and I approve working together across this ad. The first one makes more sense and is obviously the intended meaning, but it's grammatically incorrect because "working together across party lines" and "this ad" are not parallel. To make them parallel, he would need to change it to something like, "I approve working together across party lines and airing this ad." That's it!!! Thank you!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 :iagree: It's a good thing considering my typing skills. They bother me when they are on television or in print like a book, magazine or newspaper where an editor obviously missed it. They don't bother me so much on message boards, e-mails, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy in Indy Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Print errors drive me nuts. I used to work as a copy editor so I know how hard it is to get it all right...but most things are really, really obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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