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onomatopoeia99

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Re other people's post, my biggest bugbears are the wrong use of there/their, and using your/you're in the wrong context. I always want to point it out, but that would make me part of the grammer police (WPC Georgie!) so I refrain from doing so!

Mine is affect and effect. The potential for errors with those two is huge, since both can be either verb or noun (although affect being used as a noun is very rare). The most common error is using effect as a verb where affect is required:

Will it effect you?

err... I'm already here so unlikely to be effected. I might be affected though. :A

Waves_and_Smiles

I think I will avoid Game of Thrones!

I didn't have an eye test for years despite needing glasses until I developed my eye problem, now I have no choice because I have to go to the hospital twice a year. I still hate it but it's for the silliest reason ever. I am such a perfectionist that I get embarrassed and feel like a failure because I can't read the entire eye chart! I am totally aware of how ridiculous that is, but it feels like getting an F for a test and totally stopped me going!

Effect and affect drive me mad because it is the one I struggle over. If I can't work it out I substitute another word rather than get it wrong.

Stoodles

Some products used to have the wording "This does not effect your statutory rights" in the small print. Always made me want to throw them across the room.

WaS - I have one almost useless eye. I'm always pleased if I can read one letter from the second row.

Waves_and_Smiles

The best or worse way to learn about punctuation and grammar is to have an ex-headmaster/english teacher as your close friend. I have to proof read my emails because if I make a mistake I will be corrected! I accidentally missed the apostrophe out of it's once and received a paragraph in return lecturing me on the difference between it's and its. He did apologise for it but he says he can't help it.

codemonkey

Arrgh, already feeling very delicate about my bulk when my line manager implies I need to lose weight to allow him to get past. Must not punch manager. Must not punch manager.

heartbreak_star

codemonkey, may I PM you about a work-related question?

EDIT: Maybe it's the manager than needs to lose some size. Sounds like they need punched.

HBS x

Pyxis

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

Mine is affect and effect. The potential for errors with those two is huge, since both can be either verb or noun (although affect being used as a noun is very rare). The most common error is using effect as a verb where affect is required:

Will it effect you?

err... I'm already here so unlikely to be effected. I might be affected though. :A

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Love it!
Way, way back, perhaps even on the old thread, I posted a 'dissertation' on the differences, even going into the etymological differences. :eek:
I'm surprised I didn't get thumped! Actually, I probably did get virtually thumped! :rotfl:

Waves_and_Smiles wrote: »

The best or worse way to learn about punctuation and grammar is to have an ex-headmaster/english teacher as your close friend. I have to proof read my emails because if I make a mistake I will be corrected! I accidentally missed the apostrophe out of it's once and received a paragraph in return lecturing me on the difference between it's and its. He did apologise for it but he says he can't help it.

That could sooooooo be me, if I weren't to practice extreme restraint!

codemonkey wrote: »

Arrgh, already feeling very delicate about my bulk when my line manager implies I need to lose weight to allow him to get past. Must not punch manager. Must not punch manager.

Poor Code, it's so not your day, is it? ((((((((Code))))))))))
People can be a right pain! Actually, one of the nicest things about retirement is that you don't have to mix with people who drive you mad/upset you/irritate you constantly!
(Not that I was constantly being maddened, upset, irritated, but you know what I mean!)

codemonkey

heartbreak_star wrote: »

codemonkey, may I PM you about a work-related question?

EDIT: Maybe it's the manager than needs to lose some size. Sounds like they need punched.

HBS x

Feel free. I'll help if I can.

tea_lover

Stoodles wrote: »

The difference between real life and TV/film seem to work in the opposite direction for me. I can deal with quite a bit of gore in reality, if it is necessary, but on screen it is way beyond me. Even nature programmes can be very disturbing, but I can cope with the cat's victims when he brings them home.

I'm the other way with TV emotions :rotfl:. I can cope with quite a lot in real life with a stiff upper lip and a bar of chocolate (and a good whinge on here). But show me a kitten or a little old man on the TV and I'm a blubbering wreck.

Have just had a lovely lunch (and my soon to be ex boss paid, bonus ) Now I have to pretend to work for another hour or so when really I could do with a nap.

tea_lover

Code - I think you're actually allowed to punch people for comments like that. I'll pop up and do it for you if you like!