Grrrrrrammar!

[ravan]

Gaaah! Where's my spork?

Grammar, spelling, and the proper use of the apostrophe are pretty easy to do when you can go back and edit what you wrote. Why in the hell can't people learn to use these tools correctly?

it's == contraction of "it is"
its == possessive of "it"
they're == contraction of "they are"
their == possessive of "them"
there == a place, opposite of here
(plus many, many, more...)

Hell, LJ even has a spelling checker for postings.

Why are people so damned illiterate?

Comments

The Acorn has become a tree!

[jemyl.livejournal.com]

I showed your rant to your mother. She is still chuckling. She keeps walking around her house going "hehehe eep" like a little rabbit or squirrel. She is also wearing your grandfather's famouse "shit-eating grin." You see, I happen to know that exactly what you wrote about above is her pet complaint too. It is like fingernails on a chalkboard to her. The spelling isn't so much it, as she has been married to a dyslexic for nearly 12 years now. The problem is that these people don't even realize that they are in error!

Anyway, your Mama wanted me to tell you that she is ever so glad that the little acorn learned basic grammar and usage at home as well as in school and has grown into a beautiful tree of knowledge of literate usage. I think she's kind of proud of that, judging from her actions.

Have a great day, Ravan. Love ya!