I have grown tired of the terrible punctuation, grammar and misspellings (spelled with two s's) that accompany so much of the material we see every day, regardless (not "irregardless") of the medium that we see it in. I am not perfect on this subject, and I am not an expert, but I classify myself as one of the 5% of people who understands most of the nuances of the English language.
Let's (not "lets") be open and honest and try to help people to write better than they do now.
For example, I want to crack down on things like:
"Dear Soccer Parent's."
"Apple's for Sale."
"light-red box" vs. "light red box."
"The Brook's house" vs. "the Brooks' house" vs. "the Brookses' house" vs. "the Brooks house."
"The car is ten-years-old" vs. "The car is ten years old," vs. "The ten-year-old car."
"The slowly-moving car" vs. "The slowly moving car."
"Heros" vs. "heroes."
And so on.
I invite everyone to share their pet peeves in these areas, send me your pictures, tell me your stories, give me second opinions and suggestions, or correct me where I am wrong. Let's make it fun and entertaining and informative.
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Take the period off after "vs" If you go to a dictionary, as I did, you will see that there is no period after. I would say that "vs" is like the "x" used in a math equation: 5 x 7 = 35 The "vs" is a symbol, not an abbreviation.
Attn: Tex Grammar Man-- In your "Welcome" the word "people" is followed by a dependent adjective clause introduced by "who" a relative pronoun. (add "the" in front of "people") It should read: "5% of the people who understand." The word "people" is a plural noun and is the antecedent of "who."
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