Random right? That's because it's Random Tuesday Thoughts! Hosted by Keely at The Un-Mom, RTT is a way for you to dump out whatever you're thinking and call it a post!
So here are my Random Thoughts:
I get on Facebook, that's most likely the problem, and I'm reading other people's updates or comments and all I see are the mistakes. Am I OCD? But seriously, how do you not know the difference between your and you're? I understand typos...and I'm usually okay with a second comment where you fix your spelling error...
I know, I know...it makes me seem stuck-up. I promise I'm not. My Mom has always drilled into my brain the differences between words and the fact that spelling well is always beneficial in life. Therefore, I can't help it and I'm blaming it on her. I don't think less of people because they must have just missed learning that in like...second grade? I just want to reach out and help them.
I'm not the only one either. There's even a facebook page dedicated to it. Look here.
Unfortunately, only 34 people, so far, have "liked" it. I suppose there are more people that don't know the difference than there are those of us who do....oh well.
I think my teachers would be proud though...just saying. =)
That's all I have for this week's Random Tuesday Thoughts. Head on over to The Un-Mom, see what Keely has done to the page and read everyone else's random thoughts. Don't forget to link up and write your own random thoughts!
*Editor's Note: Sorry if this offends anyone. I didn't intend for it to be mean. :)
3 comments:
You and Grammar Girl would get along great: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/
I'm a stickler for grammar (and mechanics), too. It's so distracting to read something that's riddled with errors.
you're and your and their and they're and there. All. irk. me.
because I cannot read a sentence and not think it the way it is written. I cannot say:
"your being the grammar police. " (lol, not really) without thinking "your grammar what?" and by the time I do decide that it should be "you're" I've given up on the whole thing. and I move on.
but I am the queen of otherwise bad grammar so sue me for being a hypocrite. (and if I see hypocrite spelled hippocrit one more time I will slit my wrist).
Thanks for letting me get that out. ;)
I agree completely! And you're welcome. ;)
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