A Resource for English Teachers: How to Use a F@%king Apostrophe

people writing in a hurriedly

OK. Now start a thread on the proper use of adverbs!

Yeah, and while you're creating new threads, could you start one on the use of to, two and too and another one on your and you're?  Those are the errors repeated on this forum that most get under my skin.  But, checking spelling and grammar is not why I come here.

Methinks Raoul has too much time on his hands in [cue music, please] Oklahoma.

I'm sure it's its that's caused Raoul's distress.

Ruth, your issue is that you're annoyed because there are two too many ways to spell to.

 

Escaped Lunatic, "Your write!!" 

There their they're, kids, don't get upset. 

no, There, they're their kids, don,t be upset

iM s'o happie this thred gaht start'ed !

If I can skip the current pun-ishment, I've got my own peeve along these lines...

A southern gentleman might address a group of people as y'll, being short for you all, or all of you.

A redneck will use y'all to address a single person (perhaps short for "yep, I'm too dumb to know singular from plural).   

But the redneck is refering to you, yourself, and you when he says "y'all".

I get a real chuckle outa this thread.  It's a good change from the usually wrangling and other stuff we usually wank about.....

Way to go Raoul !~!

Escaped Lunatic, would you prefer a Pittsburghese version for you (pl.): "Yinz"

Never heard that one, China-matt. When we were kids we used to say 'youse', as in "Youse guys wanna come out and play?"  My mother (the school teacher) beat it out of me     Okay, I made up the 'beat' part.  Let's say nagged and corrected it out of me.

Yinz???  Wo bu ming bai.

Youse.  Ming bai.

when does the punch line come?
 
I've been reading this thread every couple days looking fo`it...
but I be am startin fo to tink it be one serious complaint by da kine folk who be tinkin their scoolin an upbringin done ben betta than us ottas....

Yinz gotta try this one. Could be a good lesson the next time a student brings up "standard" English accents.
http://www.pittsburghese.com/