Affect/Effect Your/You're

💡💡 DISCLAIMER I AM AN AUTHORITY ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 💡💡 IGNORE "of these"in the previous poster's sentence. Because, that is a prepositional phrase☝🏾. Based upon proper grammatical rules, a prepositional phrase can be removed from a sentence and still read correctly☝🏾. In essence, the sentence should read💡💡 "None ___ that big of a deal etc .." Based upon the context, of the point he was trying to convey, ARE is most likely correct (referring to a group or many).
SAMPLE EXAMPLES 📝📝.
Question: Are there any oranges left?
Response: No there are none.
Explanation: ARE is used because ORANGES IS PLURAL☝🏾.
Question: Is my hat there?
Response: No it IS gone
Explanation: IS IS USED BECAUSE "HAT" IS SINGULAR 💡
SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT
 
If I knew it bothered people this much I would have paid for Justin to take a semester at coco's community college efl class.
I get bored.
 
I have to aks… how's come in the Evolutionary War, and why are Warshington and alls his men's trying to excape by gwine accrost the Delawear in there boat? Are they ascairt or afeared ectsetera? I would advice them to go back so they won't effect them elves as loosers.
 
I've heard people in their 40's use the non-word, "I's" for possession of something. I's?????

One guy on tv said, "It's I's and you's (thing)."

Where'd that one come from? I assume some skools are teaching it as about the same age of speakers is using it.


Jeff Livingston

PS Tough thread to post in (damn preps!) without looking like an idiot.
 
If our kids don’t get back to school soon the only verb they’ll be able to conjugate is the verb “to be”

I be
He be
You be
 
chefjeff said:
What did I lose? (no period after "lost")

Is this one of your posts that IS supposed to get me?

lol


Jeff Livingston
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You really go in to correct people, incorrectly, and than maintain your smug superiority.

"Lol" is not a word, either, if you are somehow still out here correcting people.
 
Bigkat said:
💡💡 DISCLAIMER I AM AN AUTHORITY ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 💡💡 IGNORE "of these"in the previous poster's sentence. Because, that is a prepositional phrase☝🏾. Based upon proper grammatical rules, a prepositional phrase can be removed from a sentence and still read correctly☝🏾. In essence, the sentence should read💡💡 "None ___ that big of a deal etc .." Based upon the context, of the point he was trying to convey, ARE is most likely correct (referring to a group or many).
SAMPLE EXAMPLES 📝📝.
Question: Are there any oranges left?
Response: No there are none.
Explanation: ARE is used because ORANGES IS PLURAL☝🏾.
Question: Is my hat there?
Response: No it IS gone
Explanation: IS IS USED BECAUSE "HAT" IS SINGULAR 💡
SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT
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And remember, ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of. 😄
 
ideologist said:
You really go in to correct people, incorrectly, and than maintain your smug superiority.

"Lol" is not a word, either, if you are somehow still out here correcting people.
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You used it first, so I, figuring you are the superior one, used it, too.

Was I wrong?


Jeff Livingston
 
Pool Hand Luke said:
I have to aks… how's come in the Evolutionary War, and why are Warshington and alls his men's trying to excape by gwine accrost the Delawear in there boat? Are they ascairt or afeared ectsetera? I would advice them to go back so they won't effect them elves as loosers.
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Is that you Cocobolo Cowboy?
 
Rickhem said:
And remember, ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of. 😄
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A genteel southern woman and her husband were hosting a welcome party for a couple who were newly arrived to the neighborhood.

Making small talk with the new-to-the-south woman, she asked “Where are y’all from?”.

The woman, with a bit of a stuck-up, haughty, attitude responded “We‘re from a place where we don’t end our sentences in a preposition.”.

The southern lady, not the least bit put off, responded ”I’m sorry. Where are y’all from, bitch?”.

😁
 
chefjeff said:
You used it first, so I, figuring you are the superior one, used it, too.

Was I wrong?


Jeff Livingston
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I meant that you missed correcting my cell phone post even further. You nitpicked a period, so I figured you wanted to get me for everything.
 
garczar said:
Drives me nuts. Most hardcore texter's haven't read two books in their whole life. I call 'em 'language butchers'.
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Sorry.😊 Never intended to drive you nuts.

I just am learning to weight after 55 years. These subtle nuances are just going to have to take me longer. But know my intent is there and I’m doing my best.

Forget spelling, that’s impossible

Best
Fatboy<——a work in progress
 
David in FL said:
A genteel southern woman and her husband were hosting a welcome party for a couple who were newly arrived to the neighborhood.

Making small talk with the new-to-the-south woman, she asked “Where are y’all from?”.

The woman, with a bit of a stuck-up, haughty, attitude responded “We‘re from a place where we don’t end our sentences in a preposition.”.

The southern lady, not the least bit put off, responded ”I’m sorry. Where are y’all from, bitch?”.

😁
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“Bless her heart.”
 
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