Grammar matters

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coby2

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This is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.
What is wrong with that sentence?
When I wrote me and my brother in school the teacher said it was wrong. It had to be my brother and I. But the television series is called me and my girl! No that was not correct.
 
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coby2

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Petter Solberg:

It's not the fart that kills, it's the smell.
There's so much dog on my window.

(In Norwegian (and Swedish), “fart” = speed & “smell”= bang, crash.)

"Dog" (or "dugg") means "dew" or "fog" in Norwegian.

Louis van Gaal:
That's another cook: a saying meaning that's something completely different.
The three pointe are inside: we have three points.
 
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jennymae

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Petter Solberg:

It's not the fart that kills, it's the smell.
There's so much dog on my window.

(In Norwegian (and Swedish), “fart” = speed & “smell”= bang, crash.)

"Dog" (or "dugg") means "dew" or "fog" in Norwegian.

Louis van Gaal:
That's another cook: a saying meaning that's something completely different.
The three pointe are inside: we have three points.
Fart is like speed...:p...bellys gone real bad?;) lol jk
 
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jennymae

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What is wrong with that sentence?
When I wrote me and my brother in school the teacher said it was wrong. It had to be my brother and I. But the television series is called me and my girl! No that was not correct.
I think both you and him are correct. But maybe the example using "I" is more UK-ish?
 

Dude653

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What is wrong with that sentence?
When I wrote me and my brother in school the teacher said it was wrong. It had to be my brother and I. But the television series is called me and my girl! No that was not correct.
It should read... I don't have a picture of my sister and me.
My sister and I like to take pictures together

Look at the original sentence and leave out sister. You wouldn't say.. I don't have a picture of I.... this is a common grammatical mistake and it drives me insane
This is a picture of my sister and me.
You see the difference?
 

p_rehbein

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Why does grammar matter? Because when bad grammar is used, it can lead to grimmer matters. No one wants to be involved in grimmer matters, and, thus, they apply good grammar to avoid being involved in grimmer matters. Matters can grow grim when bad grammar is used. Do not be caught in the grim reality of grimmer matters, always use good grammar.
 
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jennymae

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Why does grammar matter? Because when bad grammar is used, it can lead to grimmer matters. No one wants to be involved in grimmer matters, and, thus, they apply good grammar to avoid being involved in grimmer matters. Matters can grow grim when bad grammar is used. Do not be caught in the grim reality of grimmer matters, always use good grammar.
I caught myself laughing whenever reading this...Grim, Gram, Grummers...reminder...one older guy a piece down the road, back in the 90s, a character for sure, he's been dead for years now, was always hollering to people passing "You come fix my tire, in Evergreen my darlins waitn on me"..only he had no car....:p
 

Dude653

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I remember a pastor I know published a book and I finally gave up on reading it because I could not stand the bad grammar and improper sentence structure. If you are going to publish a book, be professional and use proper grammar....
For an example I recall one sentence said..." it's never a good idea too lone someone money that you can't trust."... first of all his sentence structure is backwards, implying that you can't trust the money and not the person to whom you loaned it. Also a person is who not that. This is another common grammatical error that gets on my nerves.
 

Billyd

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My mother taught us that poor grammar and profanity were symbols of budding ignorance.
 
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ember

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My mother taught us that poor grammar and profanity were symbols of budding ignorance.
I picked up some funny ways of saying things from my mother, because English was not her first language and sometimes she would reverse words
 

Dude653

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Funny how I have Kenyan friends on Facebook who speaks Swahili as their first language but their grammar is better than most Americans.
 
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AuntieAnt

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Funny how I have Kenyan friends on Facebook who speaks Swahili as their first language but their grammar is better than most Americans.
There is no "s" necessary on the word speak. :rolleyes:
 
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I remember a pastor I know published a book and I finally gave up on reading it because I could not stand the bad grammar and improper sentence structure. If you are going to publish a book, be professional and use proper grammar....
For an example I recall one sentence said..." it's never a good idea too lone someone money that you can't trust."... first of all his sentence structure is backwards, implying that you can't trust the money and not the person to whom you loaned it. Also a person is who not that. This is another common grammatical error that gets on my nerves.
This is sometimes worth overlooking. I had the same experience with a Theologian friend, but his book is still one of the best I have ever read. I read it six times, then (with his permission) I proofed it for him so he could put out a passable second edition..... but he hasn't yet.
 
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coby2

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My dad was a teacher. He taught German. He had one guy in his class who was German, so he thought he didn't have to study, since he knew his own language.
LOL he gave him a 1!!!
(grades go from 1 to 10, but he gave them an extra ! if it was very bad)
 
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coby2

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This is sometimes worth overlooking. I had the same experience with a Theologian friend, but his book is still one of the best I have ever read. I read it six times, then (with his permission) I proofed it for him so he could put out a passable second edition..... but he hasn't yet.
With books? That is really weird.
 
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With books? That is really weird.
Well, it takes a long time before you can get a publishing company to publish you, so most preachers and Theologians have to self-publish. Not many of them have anywhere near all the money some on here claim they do, so the typing, consolidation and proofing is often handled by family and friends. That is seldom a really "professional" group. They don't deliberately set out to publish books with grammatical errors and typos, but it happen more than you might think.
 
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Persuaded

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My problem is my fingers, not so much my grammar.
But then , I do live in Arkansas.