We're waiting with suspense.
Will Neil??...... or won't Neil?... :D

If the OP can get excited about our misuse of the word commuting, then I'm surprised he can survive all the misuse of apostrophes. I saw a post on BF with about 4 sentences and 10 misplaced apostrophes. I almost got over my aversion to correcting grammar.

What really bothers me is when people talk about a "language peeve" when what they're criticizing isn't improper language, but improper diction.

If I wanted my grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. critiqued and corrected I would have signed up for the English forum.

And the spoken language is *******ized just as much, should we correct folks during conversation too.

Like, don' axe me, man. I ain't much on conversatin'.

Flashbacks to Dubya! I need more coffee.

we must be board on this bored its fryday

I can't say any of my favorite words in this forum.

One rides horses not bikes

I think you may be right. Last night my wife told me I need to improve my diction. :o

This is a common mannerism, even in speech lately.

Another one which started a few years ago is beginning a sentence with "I mean...". It used to mean, "in other words" but it no longer precedes a rewording of anything.

I'm a Nurse.... Not a writer..... and I LIKE TO FLOG PERIODS....... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Good. This conversation could benefit from a little more ellipticism.

oh yes. everyone here is a friggin Cervantes.

Since this is the "Commuting" area of "Bike Forums," the meaning of the above is abundantly clear given the context.

What is a comma splice?

Sincerely,

Wordsmith

http://grammartips.homestead.com/splice.html
http://grammartips.homestead.com/spliceok.html

Me, too. Your wife, that is.

Strange. Bob the Angry Flower didn't mention the confusion between the possessive "its" and the contraction "it's."

"The cat stuck its feet out of the bag."

"The cat is out of the bag and it's very happy about it."

"Teacher man now steps down from his soapbox now. Thank you. "

I hate when people don't proof read.

Be very careful when throwing stones in a glass house.

"Proofread" is one word.

It's always really easy to acquire targets in a grammar/diction/whatthefrakever thread.

Fixie. There,I said it.

Whoops,wrong forum.

Personally, I hate it when people don't Proofide.

A comma splice is where you put two independent clauses (full sentences) together with a comma.


I.E. "The cat's feet hung out of the bag, it was a big cat."

as opposed to the correct;

The cat's feet hung out of the bag; it was a big cat.

or

The cat's feet hung out of the bag. It was a big cat.

or

The cat's feet hung out of the bag, because it was a big cat.

etc.

http://www.angryflower.com/itsits.gif

The early Bob books are great, BTW, and I love them!

Haha, that's pretty funny, but my wife would never hang with a dweeb who cycles to work and posts on a bicycle forum...

Wait a minute. On second thought, where did you say you live? :notamused:

Lol! ^^^

This is the greatest thread bikeforums has ever had. The OP should receive an award.

I hate myself for this. I have a brooks on my commuter, and I have some proofide for it that I can't find. I'm too cheap to buy another tin since I know the first tin will show up as a result. I'd rather buy another saddle.

I figure online forums are an informal venue where we can all let a few lazy sentences go without comment. I used to get all worked up when I saw they're in place of their. They're (sic) was a sign at work that had that mistake, and it used to annoy me to no end.

a colleague at work dislikes my usage of bullets but I find them so helpful because I dislike writing complete sentences and because I have a personal quest for speed and clarity