Lovelyish

oh god, yes. i’m somewhat of a spelling nazi, too. this dude i was dating had the worst grammar and spelling in text messages. it drove me nuts! he attributed it to his iphone’s autocorrect, but i know it was his brain’s dumb.

Nope. I’m not. I personally have spelling issues myself, yay learning disorders…. So I think it be wrong of me if I sat there and picked. 

I also believe it shows you have little to no life if you sit there and pick at other’s spelling. Or take the time to bitch about it~
:/ and btw what the hell does this have to do with lovelyish? 

To vs Too is a big one for me. It’s very annoying.

Idk. It doesn’t take any more effort to type the correct word instead of the wrong one… and it isn’t something anyone should have to think about. These are basic common sense things; you should automatically know which word to use… So when you see them in an otherwise well written paragraph it’s sort of embarrassing. Someone’s trying to lecture you on quantum mechanics or something… but they don’t even know the difference between you’re and your?Obviously this is the internet and proper sentence structure and grammar aren’t necessarily important, but it does bother me when someone is trying to make an intelligent argument and it’s filled with typos and misspelled words and use of the wrong word.

@raspbxrrryjam@xanga - I like your point! This reminds me of a time when I was in high school and a professor from a university came by to give a presentation and there was wrong grammar usage in his presentation. I almost wanted to tell him. I can’t believe how many intelligent adults misuse the words “your” and “you’re.” They’re not interchangeable!!

I’m also a grammar freak. Sometimes I still get a little mixed up with affect and effect if I’m not careful, but your, you’re and they’re, their, and there are the worst mistakes I see people make and I can’t stand it. Like you, I haven’t messed those up for quite some time. I nearly give my brother a verbal lashing when he messes those up (he’s a junior in high school). I would also add on here, it’s easy to make simple grammar mistakes when you don’t re-read your words. I re-read my comments, blogs, school paper, emails, IMs, etc.

ALSO, spellcheck.net and dictionary.com are my go-to websites if I need to look something up! Smart people challenge themselves when they think THEY’RE wrong.

Not so much. I do understand the difference between all of them but I don’t go around correcting people. I guess it helps being a writer, I suppose. Though at times, it’s hard for me to spell due to my disorder. I’m manic, I can hardly understand what I’m writing or reading. >.>

@MyFaire@xanga - I don’t think there’s many other sites where users can post blogs. I also run into this problem when I want to share a post and I don’t know where to submit it.  I don’t think the majority of us want to sit around and pick through someone else’s bad grammar, but sometimes as when someone else is teaching us, we are met with bad grammar and it’s hard to ignore.

@Hinase@xanga - Every post/comment I’ve read by you is always greatly written.  Writing is hard work, and it must ten times more difficult with a disorder.  Kudos to you

@makesenseofmadness@xanga - That probably would be why you have your own blog? I don’t understand the posting on lovelyish. It has nothing to do with that lovelyish about.

@ohveryoung@xanga - Really? I think I have horrible grammar. I’m even told that by everyone. Thank you. That means a whole to me a lot. Seriously. Yeah, it’s quite hard but I still do it because I love writing, as it is my passion and I’ll probably do it forever.

i am such a stickler for proper grammar, spelling, and syntax. this doesn’t quite hold for capitalization, though. i like the aesthetics of uniform lower-case letters.

@MissPixieGlitter@xanga - I think since you’ve got the other three down pat, the capitilization doesn’t matter all that much.  Besides, Microsoft Word autocapitilizes anyway

To me, there’s a HUGE difference between typing on the internet and writing a paper for an English class. It annoys me people hare huge sticklers on grammar online. It doesn’t count for anything honestly. I try to the best of my ability to type properly on the internet, but it really doesn’t bother me if someone else makes grammar mistakes around here. It’s not the place.

<3 I am tough on grammar as well.

Break/brake and spelling “definitely” correctly are important to me.

@MyFaire@xanga - Honestly, I think there just must be days when Lovelyish hasn’t had anything usable submitted to them.
It seems like there are streaks where there are a ton of semi-interesting or longish posts… and then there are streaks where the posts come sparingly and are off topic or largely useless picture-and-question posts.

@raspbxrrryjam@xanga - x___X; Seems like it.  If only there where interesting ones again. xD

Oh yes, I am a grammar nazi.

I’ve even seen people mix up “bored” with “board.” ……

“Grammar nazis on the internet” seems kind of contradictory, though..

I have a difficult time taking people with terrible grammar seriously.

I am a grammar nazi as well… perhaps this is because I am studying journalism in college (and graduate in 37 days, woohhoo !) but also because I think being able to construct a errorless sentence shows your intelligence. People often use the excuse of “it’s just twitter, or facebook or a text” but really, what’s the difference?! I understand the shorthand text and abbreviations because I’m def (like that) guilty of them but still… why is it so difficult to learn these simple rules and APPLY them to your every day life?

As far as correcting people, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it, as long as you do it in the right way. For instance, when my boyfriend and I first met he used to mess up a lot of basic grammar rules and when he would send me text messages that contained them, I simply sent back a message with a correction and a * and then another message with the answer. He quickly learned how to correct his errors and told me he appreciates that I took the time out to point it out.

Here’s an example…. what if you had something in your teeth, something in  your hair, a huge stain on your shirt that you didn’t notice, but your friend knew. You’d want him or her to tell you. Well, I think that’s the same as sounding ridiculous and stupid because you are speaking improperly. I’d want someone to correct me, so I corrected my boyfriend and he has since learned how to speak correctly:)

COMPLETELY AGREE.  My biggest pet peeve is when people use “that” instead of “who.”  Example: I am the type of person who (NOT “THAT”) goes crazy when people use incorrect grammar. 

breathe vs. breath. -.-

Win.

You’re annoying.

I always find it funny when people spell ‘definitely’ as ‘defiantly’, and who’s and whose is a big one for me as well. I’ve also seen ‘daughter’ spelt ‘dotter’ before. No joke; Eighth Grade Creative Writing Class.
The people who annoy me most though r da ppl hu typ lyk dis bcuz dey tink iz kewl. I feel like my brain is going to short circuit from the stupidity. If you’re under 14 I’ll cut you some slack, but hooooly, that crap irks me.

@leave_it_lovelier - I concur.

1 2 3 omg

Only when somebody is acting arrogantly do I pick at their literacy skills.

Yes, I must that I’m one as well haha

Another word I’ve realised people get mixed up with are “than/then” (i.e. I’m better THEN you.) Wth?!
I’m in no way great at English, but seriously, I really don’t understand how people can get these words mixed up lol

I can be a little bit of a grammar nazi, but I tend to type fast and miss things.

I can forgive others a few mistakes here and there.

I agree.  They should be things that are automatic that they don’t require extra effort to type out “correctly”. Sure it’s the internet and we’re very casual but it just screams “I’m ignorant and/or uneducated”.  A few mistakes here and there are obviously fine and we all make them, but when it’s constant and you see the continuous pattern, then you know they really don’t know.  

Though, I will say as a psych major you have to be careful stating that the difference between affect and effect is the noun/verb usage.  Affect is used as a noun in psychology. :P
You’d probably like this:http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

@rabbitsarecool14@xanga - Loved that site!!!  I want to become an English teacher just so I can hang that bad ass poster in my classroom…. But seriously, I did just consider changing my major because of that poster.  Thanks for showing me that site.

@WannaBeFit73@xanga - yes.

As an english major you think I would be one too, but as a dyslexic, it’s my worst enemy. 

I used to be EXTREMELY anal about grammar up until I was 18 or so, but now it’s only the little mistakes (like the ones you’ve mentioned here) that bother me. In my opinion, unless you’re dyslexic, you should really be able to tell the difference between your and you’re; their, they’re, and there; and two, too, and to after you’ve graduated high school. As bitchy as it might sound, I really don’t think it’s all that difficult.

@ohveryoung@xanga - lol pfft just get the poster anyway.  I think it’d be totally cool to have hanging up in your room or something lol.  I do hope there are some english teachers somewhere that have this in their rooms lol.

boring post. who cares? I hate grammar nazis. get a hobby?

thank you!!

I sometimes confuse loose and lose.. But English is only my second language, so I think I’m excused

My other biggest frustrations are improper uses of since/because, which/that and composed/comprised.

Also, use of the word “Nazi” when it’s fairly inappropriate. No one’s gassing anyone for using the wrong your/you’re.

I could go the rest of my life and never hear the terms Grammar Nazi, or Soup Nazi, ect, ect again. Damn Seinfeild!

That said Thomas Jefferson once quiped that you can’t be too smart if you only know one way to spell every word.

1 When I do make this mistake it’s usually a typo. The computer doesn’t usually correct you unless you physically run it through a Grammar check. (I rarely bother, for just comments)

2 I don’t see this error made often.

3 I never even realized there wasan “its” without the… whatever that punctuation is called. I would more likely type “Can you hand me the camera along with the case?” That’s also how I speak.

4 I don’t recall ever seeing this one. But I can imagine that #1 (Typo) applies.

5 I haven’t thought much about it, but I would imagine that this may be the one I’ve broken most often. They are so close in spelling and meaning, that I can see why they would easily get confusing.

<3 <3 <3

All of those really bother me, and unfortunately, I am student teaching in second grade, so all of my students do NOT understand grammar! Ugh!

should of  =/=  should’ve  =  should have

would of   =/=  would’ve   =  would have

could of   =/=  could’ve    =  could have

That’s the most annoying thing to me. I also hate to, two, and too, witch and which, weather and whether, bored and board, either and neither, who and whom, then and than, write, right, rite, and wright–is it sad that I can say these off the top of my head and make no effort to think about it?

Oh yes, I care a lot about grammar and spelling. I can’t help but notice other people’s errors. If there are one or two, then they might be typos, but when there are so many on a post and it’s always the same ones, I don’t even want to comment.

I wanted to write something like what you’ve got here, but I’ll also include good vs well, who’s vs whose, bored vs board, etc. (not ect.)

your a grammer, natzi?

@MyFaire@xanga - I don’t think lovelyish has a direct definition, firstly. And the major point of blogging is to share with as many people as possible, unless you’re privately blogging and then you wouldn’t use a site like this like others. I’m assuming this writer didn’t know where to post this blog, and why does it really matter if it’s not in the right place? There are still people willing to read it, even if you don’t think it’s in the right place.

I HATE PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY’RE SO MUCH SMARTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE THAT THEY CAN CORRECT OTHER PEOPLES GRAMMAR. 

We’re writing a text (email, post, comment etc.) NOT the fucking constitution. Get over yourself! 

I love the people that say you have no life for being a grammar nazi, it’s fucking annoying when people can’t use their education.

I used to have a friend who spelled answer “answere” (even after we corrected her), stomach “stomache”, and did not know the difference between your and you’re.

I also absolutely love when people write “should of” instead of “should have”. Seriously, makes my day.

@SuburbanSweetheart - Improper uses? O.o That sounds so formal to me. 

“Of course you do!”  I really hate to be the first bitch here, but you never start a sentence with a preposition, Ms. Nazi.

I typically try to see past the literal words and straight to what someone is actually saying, that way I am actually focusing on the point of the communication and not the structure of it. 

As an English teacher, I am not interested in correcting people on anything outside of class. If I can understand you, you have achieved the point of communication :D

@SpOnTaNeOuS_sPiTbAlL@xanga - Good point.

I ignore text message and IMs sometimes because of how painful it is to sift through the sea of “r u bzy rite nw?”

Most of you probably think I’m too radical with grammar, but it’s something I’m determined not to be lenient about.  Disagree with me if you want, but using excessive amounts of incorrect grammar makes a person look ignorant and lazy.  If I get lazy and abbreviate/use bad grammar in texts, comments, facebook, etc., it’ll be too easy to get in the habit of using incorrect grammar all the time.  Sorry guys, but that’s how I feel.

@Hinase@xanga - They’re… just words. Used correctly.

@sassij - Hey, maybe grammar is her hobby.

@undeclared1@xanga - Um, good luck when you try to tell your employer, “I’m just writing a memo, not the fucking Constitution!” Whether you want to care or not, grammar matters.

I agree. I totally notice when people make grammar mistakes, but I know it irritates people to constantly be corrected so I try to lay off unless I really see a reason to. Plus, I want to be an English teacher. I’ll have plenty of time then to be a grammar nazi on papers and whatnot.

@SpOnTaNeOuS_sPiTbAlL@xanga - Good one !

@i_heart_tha_80s@xanga - I totally didn’t realize that was an error until just now. Thanks. I am the type of person WHO likes to learn new things .

I’m exactly the same. I loathe incorrect grammar and you’ve listed all my pet hates. I also hate it when people say “might of” instead of “might have”. I just don’t understand why people would do that D:

I am known to correct people for grammar mistakes. 
I believe you should have gone over the difference between well and good as well. People can’t seem to figure that one out. Well equals an adverb which describes a verb, good equals an adjective which describes a noun. “She was a good swimmer.”  That statement describes what type of swimmer (noun) she is…. “She swims well.” That described how she swims (verb).

Oh, and drown vs. drowned.

I agree completely. To look like an intelligent human being, one must speak like an intelligent human being.

… And why the HELL is it so hard to say “Isn’t” instead of “Ain’t”? I don’t give a flying crap whether or not it’s in the dictionary. Anybody who uses it sounds like an uneducated hick.

I’m not perfect, but some of these grammar mistakes are just stupid to make.

@SuburbanSweetheart - You mentioned rules on those specific words, though. I was curious about that. That’s all. Maybe it isn’t a big deal..?

What a wonderful and novel idea for a blog! I don’t think ANYONE ever wrote about this before.

@XxrockxXxgirlxX@xanga -  i’m not a grammar nazi.. unless i need to be (school work or something.) but i know the rules.. and i feel like all these “fellow” grammar nazis are liars! how dare they not catch that grammatical error… lmao.

@Nawnaa@xanga - there’s nothing wrong with the word ain’t! southern and proud   you just said “flying crap”  how unintelligent sounding is that? geez. don’t preach what you don’t practice giiiiiiirl.

I know at least that much, and I find it absolutely deplorable that people older than be didn’t learn this shit in grade school.

@SpOnTaNeOuS_sPiTbAlL@xanga - That’s true . They’re impostors that claim to be something they’re not. haha

@SuburbanSweetheart - Yes, that is exactly my point. If I were writing something for work then I would use proper grammar. If I were writing a long email to someone I wanted to impress then I would proofread, but if I have a spelling mistake of tiny grammar error and someone acts like they’re so much better than me than they need to back off. 

I try to be as careful as I can, sometimes I slip though.  ha ha.

I am, too. In addition to those, punctuation and capitalization.

my boyfriend uses ‘r’ to replace ‘our’ O_O

example: ‘jon and i r going to get r pizza soon’ 
babe… babbbbeeeee… you’re killing me. i KNOW that it’s text speak but ‘r’ is a shortened version for ‘are’, not ‘our’. i want to cry every time he does it. i don’t mention it because i don’t want to be obnoxious. he knows he does it and he knows i’m an english major. he just does it regardless of how i feel.

All the things you mentioned, I agree with. I don’t get annoyed about lack of caps or spelling mistakes though because obviously everyone knows how to use caps and every single word misspelled is not common knowledge.

Nice grammar lesson  

This stuff drives me insane. I’ve probably been able to tell you the difference between these since I was at least 10-12. You’d think they’d just be something easily produced….