Grumpy Grammar Grinch Grouses...

[Geonz]

Dear struggling spellers,

I can't speak for any of the other grinches, but since I teach people with dyslexia I have had to learn to channel my grammar grouchies.

To me there's a HUGE difference between anything typed as an ongoing dialogue and something that you're publishing or setting out to the public. That stuff deserves that ancient skill called proofreading. Also, if you can't spell, nowadays it's quite possibly because you were never taught, not because you held it in disdain.

So keep posting... and it doesn't matter what we think anyway. I happen to know that many people find my habits of dressing to violate all kinds of rules I just can't seem to figure out. That doesn't mean I'm going to stop wearing clothes (or stop going out in public).

But actually, what am I doing on line... I'm supposed to be spending my spare work moments developing spelling-improvement software. I'm out of here

[chickwhorips]

But actually, what am I doing on line... I'm supposed to be spending my spare work moments developing spelling-improvement software. I'm out of here

do you need someone to try that on? i'll be willing to be your willing victim.

[cherinyc]

snapdragon - i had to read your last post a couple times, then referred back to my traumatic move in 8th grade, from South Florida (basically New York) to North Florida (basically Georgia).

They pronounced it pert-near. "I pert-near fell out my chair." I can't even fathom where that comes from.
The 2 that confused me most were, "fixin to" "I'm fixin to go meet my ma"
and the usage of the word "learn" "Boy - I'm gonna learn you some manners".

Scary stuff.

[Dianyla]

They pronounced it pert-near. "I pert-near fell out my chair." I can't even fathom where that comes from.

I think it's from "I pretty near fell out" which could be rewritten as "I came close to falling out of my chair".

[cherinyc]

I think it's from "I pretty near fell out" which could be rewritten as "I came close to falling out of my chair".

OHHHH. Yeah I see it now. Pretty near. Thanks Dianyla - I've been wondering about that for a while now.

[wannaduacentury]

[QUOTE=cherinyc;137745}
The 2 that confused me most were, "fixin to" "I'm fixin to go meet my ma"
and the usage of the word "learn" "Boy - I'm gonna learn you some manners".

Scary stuff.[/QUOTE]

Those were the ones I couldn't remember earlier. "fixin" is quite popular and "What is your teacher gonna learn you at school today?"

Y'all
Pronunciation: 'yol
Function: Contraction
Ye all or you all.

[CyclChyk]

The 2 that confused me most were, "fixin to" "I'm fixin to go meet my ma" Scary stuff.

Ok - guilty. I have said "fixin' to" since I was "knee high to a grasshopper".

Also, the one phrase I have that drives my husband insane (but I have caught him using it once or twice) is "might should" as in "I might should give her a call to see if she is ok" kinda thing.........

Guess I will always just be a wannabe yank.