I've Had It! The Grammar/Punctuation Hall of Shame Master Thread

[good sam]

That they don't know grammar?

I'm looking for some lomdus

[beeweegee]

I'm looking for some lomdus

Lol just looked at it again - it's accurate. The word "men" is already plural, so when you form the possessive of "men," you treat it as singular, as in a singular group called "plural men."

[aygart]

What could you be medayek from the apostrophe placement on men's and boys'?

That wasn't even what made me post it

[Something Fishy]

What bothers me most is the lack of an Oxford comma in "See ads on pages 51, 61 & 63" .

[beeweegee]

That wasn't even what made me post it

Assumed as much. The errors in that sentence are pretty glaring, but what's funny is that had the sentence been punctuated properly, the wording would actually be accurate.

[good sam]

Lol just looked at it again - it's accurate. The word "men" is already plural, so when you form the possessive of "men," you treat it as singular, as in a singular group called "plural men."

You're right!

That wasn't even what made me post it

is/are

[ExGingi]

You're right! is/are

When "suits" is the question...

Or rearrange to see if it makes sense: when the question is/are suits...

[beeweegee]

The bill just past in the House

[ExGingi]

2. it acquires interest quite fast

[Something Fishy]

https://fstoppers.com/business/why-spelling-might-cost-you-clients-206308

The words you use and the way you say it is what people have to go on and how you come across, how knowledgeable you are is often judged by what you put out there. Be sure to carefully read what you write before posting, run it through a spell checker if you have to. But do keep in mind that a spell checker along won't catch the wrong words, because the word is spelled correctly but used improperly. Some programs such as Microsoft Word have grammar checkers built in rather than just a word by word spell check.

Oh the irony.

(Emphasis mine)

[ExGingi]

https://fstoppers.com/business/why-spelling-might-cost-you-clients-206308

Oh the irony.

(Emphasis mine)

Indeed. Not to mention that the way that first sentence is written, doesn't convey too much professionalism, even if properly spelled.

[srap]

Indeed. Not to mention that the way that first sentence is written, doesn't convey too much professionalism, even if properly spelled.

Whoa!  Reading that first sentence is really a mouthful and a brainful with irony along alone the way!

[Work-for-ur-muny]

https://fstoppers.com/business/why-spelling-might-cost-you-clients-206308

Oh the irony.

(Emphasis mine)

I sure hope you're not their client! 

[mmgfarb]

The overuse of commas by certain people is starting to get on my nerves.

[Boruch999]

The overuse of commas by certain people is starting to get on my nerves.

Can you, give us some examples?

[mmgfarb]

Can you, give us some examples?

Ha ha, very funny, I'm laughing right now.

[Boruch999]

Ha ha, very funny, I'm laughing right now.

That's just using a comma instead of a period.

[Yehuda57]

The overuse of commas by certain people is starting to get on my nerves.

Why, pray tell, would the use of a comma, a small, tiny, almost insignificant punctuation mark, however excessive, bother you, a user who, incidentally, has a massive, horrific, glob of ear wax as an avatar, even slightly?

[ExGingi]

Why, pray tell, would the use of a comma, a small, tiny, almost insignificant punctuation mark, however excessive, bother you, a user who, incidentally, has a massive, horrific, glob of ear wax as an avatar, even slightly?

ALOL.

Is it, by any chance, Friday?

[mmgfarb]

Why, pray tell, would the use of a comma, a small, tiny, almost insignificant punctuation mark, however excessive, bother you, a user who, incidentally, has a massive, horrific, glob of ear wax as an avatar, even slightly?

I wasn't aware that my avatar bothered you that much, I'll gladly change it for you.