Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Humor

3catwoman3

(23,943 posts)

12. A few of our pet...

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #10)

Fri Mar 10, 2017, 11:05 PM

Mar 2017

...peeves are:

1. the ubiquitous apostrophe at the end of any word ending with an 's'

2. "Him and me went to the movies." People do it correctly in the singular. No one ever says, "Him went to the movies," or "Me went to the movies." Why doesn't it translate to the plural?

3. I have heard several instances of people making a possessive out of "I" - Mary and I's vacation.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

17 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Know any grammar Nazis? [View all] FakeNoose Mar 2017 OP

And then I tell them to LOL Lib Mar 2017 #1

... FakeNoose Mar 2017 #2

So stolen. Throck Mar 2017 #5

+1 brer cat Mar 2017 #14

Another piece of wisdom: PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #3

... FakeNoose Mar 2017 #9

... FakeNoose Mar 2017 #4

... FakeNoose Mar 2017 #6

... FakeNoose Mar 2017 #7

I am guilty. 3catwoman3 Mar 2017 #8

I get it FakeNoose Mar 2017 #10

A few of our pet... 3catwoman3 Mar 2017 #12

Oh, dear lord. The "Him and me" usage. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #15

This is one of my favs True Dough Mar 2017 #11

Good one! FakeNoose Mar 2017 #13

Please ...please be careful..they are all over here.. Stuart G Mar 2017 #16

............... Angry Dragon Mar 2017 #17