Correct Grammar and Spelling

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Elin

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did i hear someone call for a grammar nazi?

(i said grammar...not capitalization :))

it's almost always a problem with homonyms, homophones, homographs and heteronyms.

quick and usually right tip regarding affect and effect?
use affect as a verb, and effect as a noun.
there are instances where the opposite is the case, but usually you're safe with that.

but, hey! it's English, and English has its own pesky problems. :)
Another tip in spelling regarding "ie" or "ei":

"i" before "e" except after "c,"
or when sounding like "a", as in "neighbor" or "weigh."
 
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Galahad

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#42
Before reading, check post #28.

To all readers, including the author of the paragraph below, I am only trying to help. My intention is not to embarrass anyone. My grammar ain't the better!
My comments are RED. The numbers in the paragraph are mine and coincide with the numbers found under comments. My corrections or changes do not suggest that I agree or disagree with the views and opinions of the author.

"1. Isis is truly an evil group 2. I will not deny that but Jesus died for the sinners for the evil ones as the 3. scriptures says For God so loved the world he gave his one and only son. Do you have any idea the kind of love it takes to sacrifice your own son so that others don't have to be condemned? Can you imagine the pain He must have felt inside watching his son go through all that by the very ppl he was trying to save?

Comments:
1. Isis is truly an evil group (Omit truly. If the writer believes Isis is evil, then the sentence should read: Isis is evil. Omit group. Why? Redundant. Isis is a group, so group is not needed.)
2. group I will not deny that but Jesus (Run-on sentence: two independent clauses not joined by a conjunction or not separated by a period. Should we use a conjunction [for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so] or a period? Since the two sentences do not have the same thought, a period should be used.)
3. scriptures says (Scriptures is plural. Says is singular. The noun and verb cases must agree. Watch. The dog barks all night. Dog/singular and barks/singular. The dogs bark all night. Dogs/plural and bark/plural. I know, the s seems to pluralize the singular verb. But this is grammar: rules not absolute.)

Corrected:
Example - Isis is evil. And I do not deny that Jesus died for all people. Yes, He died for sinners. Do you not know about God and His love, about the sacrifice of His own Son? Imagine the pain God felt as He saw His Son suffer on the cross. Allowed to suffer at the hands of His enemies.
That's love. That's the love of God. It's the love I will have and show to others, even to those who are evil.

Example - Isis is evil, but their evil is not greater or mightier than the love of God. God sacrificed His Son for the sin of the world. Yes, for those who are evil. Even for those who crucified God's Son.

(I appreciate and agree with the author's point. Isis is evil. But no matter how evil, we are called to love all, even our enemies.
Love does not turn a blind eye to evil. Not at all. In fact, my love for my family will only compel me to defend my family. It will compel me to defend the weak. But my willingness to take the life of one who is an immediate threat to my family or to a helpless victim is not hate: It is not being hateful toward the attacker. [The rage in the moment, is rage in the moment. And at times it is necessary.])

Ain't doing this again. I do hope it helps.

Go ahead. Go ahead and chop up what I wrote.
 

Reborn

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Where does this "prolly" come from?
It's a real text word.

I will prolly go out with my friends later.

I don't use it.....but its real Elin...its very real. :(
 

Elin

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#46
The word HERE made me think of the phrase "this here"...now, where I'm from we were using this phrase, but I later learned that it was incorrect...is it?
It's redundant. . .like "exact same."
 

Elin

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#47
It's a real text word.

I will prolly go out with my friends later.

I don't use it.....but its real Elin...its very real. :(
What do you mean "text word"?

All words are text words, for text is made up of words.
 

melita916

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#50
what we be talking about?

teeheeee please don't take away my chocolate :\ :D
 
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Galahad

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The word HERE made me think of the phrase "this here"...now, where I'm from we were using this phrase, but I later learned that it was incorrect...is it?
Jenny,
Depends on who you ask.

Some grammarians refuse any excuse to end a sentence with a preposition. "I have over three years here." Okay, "here" is a preposition. We need to create a new sentence. "I have over three years experience in sales."

Remember, Willie said it should always be "I have more than." Okay, so: "I have more than three years here."

Oh, I just figured it out!

Again, OVER is a preposition, it is not showing AMOUNT! DUH!

Thank you Jenny for seeking clarification and Willie for supplying the correction.

That's it. OVER is not an amount. It is spatial. Me proud of myself.

I only figured it while I was typing this post.
 

Reborn

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#56
What do you mean "text word"?

All words are text words, for text is made up of words.
Texting on your phone. Slang.
Do l confuse you?
It's prolly a misunderstanding in something l wrote, sorry.
 
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Galahad

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#57
The one I see most: would've, would of

He would've (contraction of would have) gone with his mother, not he would of gone with his mother.

Can't think of anytime "would of" would be correct.
Here's one: The wood of that tree will be used for homes. :p
 

santuzza

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The difficulty with "a" and "an" before a vowel can be solved if one thinks of the "y" and "w" sounds as consonants (they are actually semi-consonants). Notice I said SOUNDS not actual letters. Before the "y" and "w" sounds, one would use "a," otherwise, before a vowel sound, one would use "an."

EXAMPLE:

An ugly car

A university

Notice, the word "university" actually starts with a "y" sound (a semi-consonant).

Hope that clarifies...
 
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Galahad

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The one I see most: would've, would of

He would've (contraction of would have) gone with his mother, not he would of gone with his mother.

Can't think of anytime "would of" would be correct.
I'm thinking.

Okay, here goes.

Couch Potato: I would run, but I am tired.
Couch Potato's mom: Well, that's a would of an excuse that's inexcusable.