Grammer

This topic was created in the Scorpio forum by Scorpius_ on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 and has 32 replies.

Common Grammar Mistakes and How to Improve Them

This guide highlights frequent grammar errors like incorrect punctuation, capitalization, and misuse of words such as your and you're. Improving grammar involves understanding proper sentence structure, punctuation, and word usage. Consistent practice and referencing trusted grammar resources can help enhance your writing skills.

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@Scorpius_
18 Years1,000+ Posts

Nobody say it! I know my spelling and grammer is horrible beyond belief! Almost everyone's grammer is pretty bad on this site. In order to fix this I thought it would be best to make a topic dedicated to improving this. Here are some common mistakes I've noticed.

When some people quote things they use these (' ') instead of the proper quotations (" ") hence the word quotation.

Capitolization:

Perhapps people are just being lazy but if I recall, you're supposed to capitolize the first word of a sentance.

Paragraphs:

There are no published books that write like this:

The quick brown fox

jumps over

the

lazy dog

The Word Your:

Your(s) = posession. When you say, "That is yours" it reffers to ownership.
You're = this is a shortcut for "you are" and is used in this type of context.
"You're absolutely beautiful today, Roxi"

The Word There:

There = "Aedimus's ego ranges from down here to up there."
Their = Again, this means ownership or posession. "The shiny blue car is theirs."
They're = Short for "they are"

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Pick up any book in the world that reads like this.

I am................doing fine..............thank you

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@DK09
18 Years5,000+ Posts

This is why I use Firefox. It doesn't help with grammar but the built in spell check helps out. I like having a little red line telling me if I'm spelling a word wrong. At least it's better than having someone on a message board tell me I can't spell.

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@DK09
18 Years5,000+ Posts

Awesome. OK, OK, I need to get into character first. Let me get my USC Trojans helmet and red cape. OK, DK breathe in, breathe out. Phffffff.... Calm , deep breaths. Alright here we go.

SSSSSSSSSPPPPPPPPPPPAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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@DK09
18 Years5,000+ Posts

Oil is expensive lol. You know me happy as a clam as usual. Trying to save on energy costs by retrofitting the apartment and fixing up my parents' home. The weather's been up and down lately sometimes it feels like winter and sometimes it feels like summer. It's really messed up.

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@DK09
18 Years5,000+ Posts

Oh yeah, 300 has that oil painting look to it. If you've read the graphic novel you'd see that they literally took everything from the novel and put it into the movie. Frank Miller, the creator of the 300 novel, Also came up with the concept for the Sin City movies too. If you look at all his work they're all snazzy looking and have that edgy kind of dirty look to it.

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@DK09
18 Years5,000+ Posts

Get used to it lol. I love this kind of weather. But come on, what's more fun than chopping wood and stacking it up in neat little piles? I mean you get exercise, you get to be outdoors and even better you get to chat away with your buddies while doing something manly.

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@DK09
18 Years5,000+ Posts

Does he have a beard and wears a red flannel shirt with Blue Jeans? I know I do when I chop wood. Geez, I don't think I should be reinforcing the Canadian stereotype of lumberjacks lol.

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@DK09
18 Years5,000+ Posts

HAHAHAHAHA! Oh you city folk. Always with the complaining and stuff. You;re lucky you're doing it in this kind of weather and not in the summer. Choppin' wood in the summer is hell.

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@Lady_M
20 Years10,000+ Posts

I like it...just not a fanatic or anything. Wont buy rubbish for millions, thats for sure.

I HEART Bob Ross.
...thanks for all the happy little trees...

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@fieryearth
19 Years1,000+ PostsLeo

"No butter, fieryearth. But it's always good practice and the reality is the vast majority of people have no clue how to type in or out of the internet."

haha...

but you are right, most people completely ignore what they have "learned".

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@Scorpius_
18 Years1,000+ Posts

"i like to atleast be correct in my spelling when writing over on the net. word capitalization is just too much effort.haahaa"

itotallyagree haha.ahaha lolz hellz yea!