wastedyears just wrote an entry whereby he (rightfully) bemoaned the retarded misuse of various and sundry words and phrases. Then he requested more from his readers.
Here's my bit.
Stand back.
shutter // shudder -- as in, *shutters*. What, you're a window treatment, now?
definately // definetely // defanitely // any other bastardization of the word DEFINITELY. This also goes for "unfortunetely // unfortunately" or any other variation of retardedness.
expessially // especially ...*twitch*
could care less // COULDN'T care less. If you could care less, you retarded assfuck, it means you still care some.
doggy dog // dog-eat-dog. What the fuck do you think "doggy dog" even MEANS?
Making plurals possessive when they should just be plural (i.e., adding an apostrophe in a word that doesn't need it) just because you feel like there should be something there. THIS -- ' -- DENOTES POSSESSION OR A CONTRACTION. YOU DO NOT PUT IT IN ANY WORD WITH AN "S" IN IT. See Bob the Angry Flower's Quick Guide to the Apostrophe for details, you morons.
Don't even get me started on its/it's // they're/there/their // your/you're // to/two/too.
breath // breathe. The first one is the noun. The second one is a verb. I do not take a breathe, and I do not breath. I take a breath. I breathe. Except for when I'm this pissed off.
envelope/develope // envelop/develop. Why the fuck would you put an "e" on the end of those words? What the fuck is a develope, the threatened southasian relative of the antelope?
alot // a lot. A. LOT. Not "allot," which means "to distribute." A good deal of. A bunch of. A significant amount of. A LOT OF. They've been telling us this since we were FIVE. It is FOUR letters. Make some fucking effort.
Here, here! // Hear, hear. What the hell does "here, here" mean? I'm not only here, but I'm here again! HAHA! I AM HERE MAN! No matter where you go, THERE I AM, EVILDOERS!
I'm going to cross over from "annoyed" to "enraged" to "apoplectic" if I don't stop now, so I will. But you haven't heard the last of me! *shakes fist*
Here's my bit.
Stand back.
shutter // shudder -- as in, *shutters*. What, you're a window treatment, now?
definately // definetely // defanitely // any other bastardization of the word DEFINITELY. This also goes for "unfortunetely // unfortunately" or any other variation of retardedness.
expessially // especially ...*twitch*
could care less // COULDN'T care less. If you could care less, you retarded assfuck, it means you still care some.
doggy dog // dog-eat-dog. What the fuck do you think "doggy dog" even MEANS?
Making plurals possessive when they should just be plural (i.e., adding an apostrophe in a word that doesn't need it) just because you feel like there should be something there. THIS -- ' -- DENOTES POSSESSION OR A CONTRACTION. YOU DO NOT PUT IT IN ANY WORD WITH AN "S" IN IT. See Bob the Angry Flower's Quick Guide to the Apostrophe for details, you morons.
Don't even get me started on its/it's // they're/there/their // your/you're // to/two/too.
breath // breathe. The first one is the noun. The second one is a verb. I do not take a breathe, and I do not breath. I take a breath. I breathe. Except for when I'm this pissed off.
envelope/develope // envelop/develop. Why the fuck would you put an "e" on the end of those words? What the fuck is a develope, the threatened southasian relative of the antelope?
alot // a lot. A. LOT. Not "allot," which means "to distribute." A good deal of. A bunch of. A significant amount of. A LOT OF. They've been telling us this since we were FIVE. It is FOUR letters. Make some fucking effort.
Here, here! // Hear, hear. What the hell does "here, here" mean? I'm not only here, but I'm here again! HAHA! I AM HERE MAN! No matter where you go, THERE I AM, EVILDOERS!
I'm going to cross over from "annoyed" to "enraged" to "apoplectic" if I don't stop now, so I will. But you haven't heard the last of me! *shakes fist*
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since we are on the "Grammar Schooling" topic.
"I before E except after C" is complete crap and WHY did they ever tell us that? It's totally foreign.
I am still seized by moments of self doubt when I try to spell "protein", and that's just weird. I wanted to have a clear conscience, I thought I would be proficient at spelling by they time I was kicked out into society after highschool.
That rule is the height of stupidity,...
There's 8 examples of exceptions to their rule.
Oh wait. 9 now.
and yeah well you just made me loose my temper
*rips pages from Webster's, wipes but, and lobs turd encrusted page's in your general direction*
[Edited on Mar 09, 2005 11:44AM]