Indexes or indices?

[shereads]

Troublesome word thingie of the day:

I HATE it when I see an apostrophe used this way:

"The Johnson's House." What? Is this the seat of the Clan Johnson, home of their laird, known as the Johnson?

It makes me gnash my teeth.

What word-thingies trouble you authors?

 

[HeyNonnyNonny]

Troublesome word thingie of the day:

I HATE it when I see an apostrophe used this way:

"The Johnson's House." What? Is this the seat of the Clan Johnson, home of their laird, known as the Johnson?

It makes me gnash my teeth.

What word-thingies trouble you authors?

I don't see the point of you're thread. I think your wrong to assume that words are annoying. Me? I'm not effected by anything - grammar is just an effectation.

 

[Guest]

I don't see the point of you're thread. I think your wrong to assume that words are annoying. Me? I'm not effected by anything - grammar is just an effectation.

AIEEEEEE!

It burns! It burns!

 

[CopyCarver]

Troublesome word thingie of the day:

I HATE it when I see an apostrophe used this way:

"The Johnson's House." What? Is this the seat of the Clan Johnson, home of their laird, known as the Johnson?

It makes me gnash my teeth.

What word-thingies trouble you authors?

OK, the possessive is indeed misplaced, assuming that the Johnsons are a couple or a family, but that "word-thingie" doesn't bother me nearly as much as apostrophies that are mis-used to indicate plurals-e.g. "Both team's took the field" or "I own two car's."

 

[dr_mabeuse]

Toward and towards, forward and forwards.

When I'm reading: it's and its.

Prepositions too: different than or different from

Pronouns for collectives: Everyone grabbed his hat. Everyone grabbed their hat(s?). Anyone can do what he wants or Anyone can do what they want?

And forget the Johnson's or Johnsons'. What do you do with the Jones's or Joneses'

Come and cum. Still bothers me. Now I understand that, according to some editors, come is the verb but cum is the noun.

He came and his cum came coming out.

 

[Guest]

Toward and towards, forward and forwards.

When I'm reading: it's and its.

Prepositions too: different than or different from

Pronouns for collectives: Everyone grabbed his hat. Everyone grabbed their hat(s?). Anyone can do what he wants or Anyone can do what they want?

And forget the Johnson's or Johnsons'. What do you do with the Jones's or Joneses'

Come and cum. Still bothers me. Now I understand that, according to some editors, come is the verb but cum is the noun.

He came and his cum came coming out.

But when does he kike down the door?

 

[dr_mabeuse]

But when does he kike down the door?

I don't know, but I'm relieved that cum is now a noun and not a verb. I was never sure of the past tense: cummed? cam? cumped?

 

[cloudy]

I don't know, but I'm relieved that cum is now a noun and not a verb. I was never sure of the past tense: cummed? cam? cumped?

camed, as in "he kiked down the door and camed in her fas"

 

[Guest]

I don't know, but I'm relieved that cum is now a noun and not a verb. I was never sure of the past tense: cummed? cam? cumped?

Just as long as I get to, it doesn't matter all that much to me.

 

[rgraham666]

Just as long as I get to, it doesn't matter all that much to me.

Quelle surprise.

 

[Guest]

Quelle surprise.

I'm not certain, but I believe I've been insulted.

 

[rgraham666]

I'm not certain, but I believe I've been insulted.

Allow me to translate then.

"What a surprise."

Does that clear things up?

 

[Guest]

Allow me to translate then.

"What a surprise."

Does that clear things up?

I knew what you meant, silly man.

 

[rgraham666]

I knew what you meant, silly man.

A friend of mine claims 'silly' and 'man' are words that fit together naturally.

Who am I to argue?

 

[TheEarl]

I don't see the point of you're thread. I think your wrong to assume that words are annoying. Me? I'm not effected by anything - grammar is just an effectation.

You mispelled 'grammer'.

The Earl

 

[AppleBiter]

You mispelled 'grammer'.

The Earl

Arrrggghhhh!! Yes! That's my number ONE!! Also, ones that have already been mentioned: Your/You're, Their/They're, Its/It's. Let me add: "could of," "should of," and "would of."

 

[gauchecritic]

object misery.

supposably.

deridedly.

encumbent.

 

[HeyNonnyNonny]

To many errors too mention, are'nt their?!?

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Toward and towards, forward and forwards.

When I'm reading: it's and its.

Prepositions too: different than or different from

Pronouns for collectives: Everyone grabbed his hat. Everyone grabbed their hat(s?). Anyone can do what he wants or Anyone can do what they want?

And forget the Johnson's or Johnsons'. What do you do with the Jones's or Joneses'

Come and cum. Still bothers me. Now I understand that, according to some editors, come is the verb but cum is the noun.

He came and his cum came coming out.

Unfortunately, I have no idea what's wrong with a few of those

And on another note, what is the elongated version of "Kind've"? I've been wondering if "kind of" is correct or not, but it just doesn't look it to me. Help?

 

[Guest]

Unfortunately, I have no idea what's wrong with a few of those

And on another note, what is the elongated version of "Kind've"? I've been wondering if "kind of" is correct or not, but it just doesn't look it to me. Help?

"Kind've" is the conjunction of "kind have, not "kind of."

Avoid "kind of" in writing in the first place, unless one of your characters is speaking in slang.

I also see people misuse a similar word combination - "Must have".

Every so often the combination "Must of" appears in local advertisements when it is obvious they mean to say "Must have".

"Must of been a great year for peaches, blah blah blah."

 

[gauchecritic]

"Kind've" is the conjunction of "kind have, not "kind of."

Avoid "kind of" in writing in the first place, unless one of your characters is speaking in slang.

I also see people misuse a similar word combination - "Must have".

Every so often the combination "Must of" appears in local advertisements when it is obvious they mean to say "Must have".

"Must of been a great year for peaches, blah blah blah."

Naa. Kind've is a phonetic contraction of "kind of". I've never actually seen or heard of this contraction before now. The mistake comes from incorrect grammar saying "It's kind of a leopard." when the correct form is "It's a kind of leopard." Kind of = similar to = like.

 

[Guest]

Naa. Kind've is a phonetic contraction of "kind of". I've never actually seen or heard of this contraction before now. The mistake comes from incorrect grammar saying "It's kind of a leopard." when the correct form is "It's a kind of leopard." Kind of = similar to = like.

That makes more sense than what I was thinking.

I've never in my life seen "kind have."

So we're just lazy speakers, then?

 

[TheeGoatPig]

That makes more sense than what I was thinking.

I've never in my life seen "kind have."

So we're just lazy speakers, then?

I always knew that about me Lately I've been forcing myself to say "yes" instead of "yeah" (thank you Miss Congeneality )

 

[shereads]

Between more than two things, instead of among.


"Save up to 30% and more."


Gender neutrality at the expense of literacy. Listen up, Corporate World. "Your child will always remember their birthday party at Wally World" doesn't close the salary gap.

 

[shereads]

"I own two car's."

The Johnson's own three car's.