It's "CLINTONS," not "CLINTON'S"

[LostinVA]

:cry:

[antigop]

1. It depends upon the context--one is a possessive, one is not. n/t

[JBoy]

2. Is the plural of Clenis "Clenises" or "Cleni"?

[Missy M]

6. I guess some of you boys never grow up.....

and can't get past a certain body part.

[durrrty libby]

3. Oh please. What kind of a "looser" would make that mistake?

[patrice]

4. Thank you LostinVA! I try real hard to be LIBERAL about grammar and punctuation, but . . .

you've got to draw a line, 'cause, if you don't, eventually no one will be able to understand anything.

Think how much $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ confused grammar and punctuation costs American businesses every day!!!!

[LostinVA]

16. I do, too, because sometimes I make mistakes on here, too

But, I've seen the above in sooo many threads the last few days, and I had to say something!

[patrice]

23. That's part of why I care too; seeing and hearing abuses all of the time corrupts

my own usage and that affects the logic of the language, something we need to be diligent in protecting. So half the time, when I correct something, it's as much for my own benefit as anyone else's.

Have you noticed how bad the Media is getting? Constantly mis-placed modifiers, indefinite pronoun references, improper pronoun case, just to name a few problems.

[LostinVA]

25. And books!

The copy-edited and proofreading have gotten HORRIBLE. You used to RARELY see typos and grammar mistakes.

[patrice]

27. And newspapers! I keep having to double-check myself to see if it's me.

It usually isn't.

Sentence fragments everywhere and those freaking mis-placed modifiers!!! Everyone thinks something such as "Oh, they'll get it anyway." But that's wrong, especially when you're working in multi-lingual, English as a second language, environments.

[robbedvoter]

5. The subtext is clear though...And also Mighty! (paging Dr Freud)

[angie_love]

7. nah

ACTUALLY, its Billary

[LostinVA]

9. Do you like pizza?

I smell one in the oven.

[durrrty libby]

14. Oh I think they have had pizza before. This is a second helping

[LostinVA]

17. I LOVE the movie

"Shaun of the Dead," don't you?

[miles 2 go]

8. as long as we know what's important n/t

[halobeam]

10. or is that, "whats"?

[miles 2 go]

13. perhaps it's watts? n/t

[TwilightZone]

11. You might want to specify that you're referring to the plural.

That's the one that people usually mess up.

Hillary = Clinton
Bill and Hillary = Clintons

Something of Hillary's = Clinton's
Something of Bill and Hillary's = Clintons'

[LostinVA]

19. Right

[iconoclastic cat]

12. You're living in the past. We have entered a post-literate society. nt

[jkshaw]

15. There's nothing wrong with being precise

in language. Some of the posts in DU sound like they're coming from the learning disabled.

[halobeam]

18. We should have a "special sped-spell " section of the forum.. for those who don't spell very well.

this way, all those who are better than others, can just talk about the issues.

But WAIT!! Those distracted from the issues because of spelling errors may be considered easily distracted, so, wouldn't that be like "Some posts on DU sound like they are coming from the attention deficit disordered"? As it goes, then...those who see it that way, shall banish the spell-masters, aka "ADD'uers" to their own special part of the forum too.

Before you know it, we'll have a community of perfect people!

Oh, but WAIT!! Those that think they are perfect are flawed just by thinking that, so, OFF... to the special "flawless folk" section of the forum....

anyone left?

right, those that waste their time responding to those who pat their own backs. Looks like I'm banished then too...

must go find my "specially selected section".... off I go!

[patrice]

26. It really isn't anything about being better or anything like that.

Our language is built on a logic that is codified in its Grammar and Punctuation (and also certain Style issues). Yes, I know it's not a perfect logic, but it's all we've got and we NEED it, so some of us are into defending it from Chaos.

No one should ever feel put-down when they experience a correction. Believe it or not some of us are trying to help and we make mistakes too and I, for one, want to know when I've made a mistake.

[halobeam]

28. I appreciate being corrected when I make a mistake.

I agree with almost everything you say.

My response was to the poster, regarding her comment on poor spellers and the learning disabled. It had a negative connotation and that's what inspired me to get creative in my post.

[patrice]

30. Most of the time, it's soooo un-necessary to be negative, apparently

some people just enjoy it.

I hope our party learns soon how to face our issues without being negative.

[iconoclastic cat]

21. No, they sound illiterate. Which is my point.

The human race is moving away from written language and toward a language that is either spoken or expressed in symbols. That's my thesis, anyway.

[BenDavid]

20. i was under the assumption when you wrote "it's" is always it is

but then again what to I know, oh I forgot I do know something, uh huh HRC is going to be the nominee and also the 44th president of the united states...

[TwilightZone]

22. That is correct, of course.

It's = it is

Something possessed by "it" = its

[Stephanie]

24. You are so SEXIST!

:evilgrin:

[LostinVA]

29. I know!

[MediaBabe]

31. LOL! Sometimes ya just gotta say it! n/t

[ileus]

32. actually it's Clinton....the reason I support her is Bill, to me they're one and the same.

The clintons are my hero's