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harmonicon

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82. It would not!!

Sat Feb 18, 2012, 07:18 PM

Feb 2012

Having a living language does not simply mean "anything goes" though.

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I don't mind having to look up words in a dictionary. It's a pretty simple thing to do. If they're new words that aren't in a dictionary, I can do a google search and find out what they mean. I don't, however, want to have to translate from Stupid to English when I'm reading.

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For my fellow grammar/spelling fascists on DU. [View all] WilliamPitt Feb 2012 OP

OK hobbit709 Feb 2012 #1

I taught for 27 years. Only if its immersed in conservative clabber do I care anymore. Mostly. roguevalley Feb 2012 #19

As a grammer/spelling handycap, I do miss the spell check liberal N proud Feb 2012 #2

my speeling is guud, but my typping culd usse a litle wirk..... lastlib Feb 2012 #10

Excellent! The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2012 #3

And this Newsjock Feb 2012 #4

commas save lives! alterfurz Feb 2012 #9

That's funny. Mira Feb 2012 #48

That's a great example... midnight Feb 2012 #49

Eats shoots and leaves Martin Eden Feb 2012 #60

My reply is a bit off topic ChazII Feb 2012 #71

That post needs music. Uncle Joe Feb 2012 #26

Perfectly put, my dear Will! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #5

The first one pintobean Feb 2012 #6

I prefer "stickler" to "fascist" peace frog Feb 2012 #7

touchy' rhett o rick Feb 2012 #43

Touchy? Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #52

Dam Otto-correct. nm rhett o rick Feb 2012 #65

Some times when I look I wonder if it's looking back. Lint Head Feb 2012 #8

You like too get right at the to points of it, two. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #11

Trolling is a art...nt SidDithers Feb 2012 #12

For some it is. Rex Feb 2012 #31

THAT... sendero Feb 2012 #13

My mom kept her proof reading gene for herself libodem Feb 2012 #14

Shakespeare would think our English is atrocious. Speck Tater Feb 2012 #15

There is a vast difference between willfully stretching grammatical rules tkmorris Feb 2012 #28

That's very true. And both of those are agents of change. Speck Tater Feb 2012 #42

Best response ever. Neoma Feb 2012 #54

Irregardless tavalon Feb 2012 #57

That one causes me pain. harmonicon Feb 2012 #68

Imagine how your great grandparents felt when "slum", "smog", "suburb", and "gadget" were coined. Speck Tater Feb 2012 #69

You're purposefully missing the point. nt. harmonicon Feb 2012 #73

Speck tater tavalon Feb 2012 #76

If your point is that you don't like new words being coined, then I didn't miss it. Speck Tater Feb 2012 #77

I'm completely fine with new words being coined. harmonicon Feb 2012 #81

I know what you mean. Like how "inflammable" just means "flammable". Speck Tater Feb 2012 #87

Well, you got that one backwards there. harmonicon Feb 2012 #90

And with that I rest my case, because history shows that in fact... Speck Tater Feb 2012 #91

k thnx bai. nt. harmonicon Feb 2012 #92

I hate it to, but us grammar purists have to understand tavalon Feb 2012 #74

It would not!! harmonicon Feb 2012 #82

I agree tavalon Feb 2012 #83

I did. harmonicon Feb 2012 #84

True tavalon Feb 2012 #85

Define "more suitable". Speck Tater Feb 2012 #88

Easy. harmonicon Feb 2012 #89

I have always believed that there is ONLY dialect, when it comes to language. CTyankee Feb 2012 #86

LOL nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #16

Enough with the Santorum jokes! Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #17

Bravo! MarianJack Feb 2012 #18

Beautifully illustrated WhoIsNumberNone Feb 2012 #20

Give that man a Pullet Surprise! MADem Feb 2012 #21

Pullet Surprise! tavalon Feb 2012 #56

I'd be much more forgiving if the errors weren't usually made Dreamer Tatum Feb 2012 #22

You should have used a colon at the end of your thread title. kysrsoze Feb 2012 #23

*bowing* WilliamPitt Feb 2012 #33

My Grammar never spoke in such a fashion. n/t IDemo Feb 2012 #24

The panda eats shoots and leaves. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2012 #25

Those two don't necessarily have to contradict. A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2012 #27

That's excellent! lunatica Feb 2012 #29

You'are your best friend, I hope. eom xtraxritical Feb 2012 #55

I'd be happy to be one... Yo_Mama Feb 2012 #30

This one is for you Will WonderGrunion Feb 2012 #32

Bees. WilliamPitt Feb 2012 #34

Mangling my grammar for the LULZ Generic Other Feb 2012 #35

Hey Will, you have bees in your head! s-cubed Feb 2012 #36

Bees. WilliamPitt Feb 2012 #39

The OP's grammar lesson is not helping me with public speaking, however! :) Land Shark Feb 2012 #37

Or the difference between Jakes Progress Feb 2012 #38

LOL! Right On! fascisthunter Feb 2012 #40

Is that a grammar mistake? Or a mistake in diction? pnwmom Feb 2012 #41

OR...is it "cat keys"? dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #45

i miss the old check spelling and ... madrchsod Feb 2012 #44

Now if I could only get my iPad to stop fooling around with my writing. Kablooie Feb 2012 #46

And when you make a typo ThoughtCriminal Feb 2012 #47

lol! That was perfect. :) /nt October Feb 2012 #72

Is "anal retentive" hyphenated? n/t dooner Feb 2012 #50

And here is an avatar for grammar/spelling fascists csziggy Feb 2012 #51

I could never figure out why people put a capital letter after a colon. Prometheus Bound Feb 2012 #53

Yer funny. tclambert Feb 2012 #58

My pet peeve is "loose" when it should be "lose" Martin Eden Feb 2012 #59

I mix them up quite often, so ___ me. Snort snot. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #64

Yeah, ____ you! Martin Eden Feb 2012 #79

Touche'. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #95

I actually attribute that one to the advent of spell check. bigmonkey Feb 2012 #75

UNTIE, UNTIE! n/t Earth_First Feb 2012 #61

What has always puzzled me... malthaussen Feb 2012 #62

language unites us.... tomp Feb 2012 #63

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re: For my fellow grammar/spelling fascists on DU. View profile allan01 Feb 2012 #67

That's Grammarian! whistler162 Feb 2012 #70

Hmm...I am wondering about your lead... 4whomthebelletrolls Feb 2012 #78

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thank you! ibegurpard Feb 2012 #93

Any World of Warcraft players here? ibegurpard Feb 2012 #94