Just to clarify

[Nine Miler]

It seems like one of the most commonly misused words here is "loose."

You can lose a bait to a hang-up. 

You can lose a ball game, or in Shane Mosley's case, a fight to Floyd Mayweather.

You can tighten a loose bolt.  You can turn a fish loose at the boat after you take the hook out.  You might never get that chance if you lose it before getting it into the boat because you didn't loosen your drag enough though.   :-?

[MattinOK]

I bet a lot of people loose there baits because of not losen they're drags!

[burleytog]

Welcome to the club!   

[SDoolittle]

My pet peeve is the misuse of there, their, and they're.

[Dan:]

next week we should have a lesson on the appropriate use of the apostrophe

[burleytog]

next week we should have a lesson on the appropriate use of the apostrophe

I've been working on my position paper for the better part of a week. 

[Nine Miler]

next week we should have a lesson on the appropriate use of the apostrophe

Yes, we should. They are used to denote possession, or with contractions.

Ex.

The cat's meow- (An old fashioned way of saying really cool.)

The cats meow- (A group of cats making noise, present tense.)

The cats' tails were in danger due to the rocking chair. (Possessive and plural...Tricky, I know.)

The board's decision was correct.

The boards are the right length.

Can't

Doesn't

You're- (another bad one around here)

[Dan:]

next week we should have a lesson on the appropriate use of the apostrophe

Yes, we should. They are used to denote possession, or with contractions.

Ex.

The cat's meow- (An old fashioned way of saying really cool.)

The cats meow- (A group of cats making noise, present tense.)

The cats' tails were in danger due to the rocking chair. (Possessive and plural...Tricky, I know.)

The board's decision was correct.

The boards are the right length.

Can't

Doesn't

You're- (another bad one around here)

perfect! Stickify!

[burleytog]

I know we just did this a couple of weeks ago, but the misuse of the -nant and -ate suffixes chaps my arse.

Dominate

Dominant

Over the last five or six years, it seems 75% of forum (not just this one) posters confuse the two.

[1inStripes]

next week we should have a lesson on the appropriate use of the apostrophe

How about capitalization?

[Nine Miler]

In the grand scheme, I am sure these are small things I get frustrated about.  I do have a tendency to read most of the boards and a lot of the topics, so I read fast.  I hate going back to re-read something because it just didn't sit right in my mind. 

[Nine Miler]

next week we should have a lesson on the appropriate use of the apostrophe

How about capitalization?

Punctuation, too.

[Dan:]

short notes don't require punctuation or capitalization...it's an internet rule, look it up.

[Nine Miler]

Maybe you could give us a brief synopsis?  I didn't make you look up that apostrophe stuff. 

[Dan:]

ok, a brief synopsis:

short notes don't require punctuation or capitalization.

That is all. 

[FishingBuds]

I'd take miss spelled anytime, instead of having morons not stay on the topic at hand!

How many can comprehend what they read?

staying on topic would help a whole lot for all of us and moderators, instead of spelling.

Did I just go off the topic????

[SDoolittle]

short notes don't require punctuation or capitalization...it's an internet rule, look it up.

I don't agree with that statement, but I do understand what you're saying. The real problem arises when someone writes what should be a paragraph without a hint of capitalization or punctuation. I don't even bother to read that crap.

[SDoolittle]

I'd take miss spelled anytime, instead of having morons not stay on the topic at hand!

How many can comprehend what they read?

staying on topic would help a whole lot for all of us and moderators, instead of spelling.

Did I just go off the topic????

You didn't go off topic. The type of grammar in your post is the topic.

[FishingBuds]

short notes don't require punctuation or capitalization...it's an internet rule, look it up.

I don't agree with that statement, but I do understand what you're saying. The real problem arises when someone writes what should be a paragraph without a hint of capitalization or punctuation. I don't even bother to read that crap.

Are you a big fan of silent letters?

[NewAngler]

short notes don't require punctuation or capitalization...it's an internet rule, look it up.

I don't agree with that statement, but I do understand what you're saying. The real problem arises when someone writes what should be a paragraph without a hint of capitalization or punctuation. I don't even bother to read that crap.

eh.... it's an online forum, though.  it's easier to read a sentence without proper capitalization than it is to read a run-on sentence, butchered words, or the improper use of said words in above post. the one that gets me is; (semi-colon, right?) to, too, and two.

[firefightn15]

I have a guy working for me that cannot read or write very well and this is not by choice.  I suppose he probably should just quit trying.  Maybe at this point Glenn should just have an English placement test prior to being allowed on the forum.

I get frustrated trying to read some posts also, but at the same time make my own mistakes.  I just hope that those with legit learning disabilities, who try their best, don't refrain from participating in our forums.

Okay, flame me.

[Dan:]

short notes don't require punctuation or capitalization...it's an internet rule, look it up.

I don't agree with that statement.

Do you use capitalization and punctuation when you write a note on the kitchen counter or on a friend's door? I don't. I classify short posts in the same category as such notes.

[Root beer]

who cares

[Root beer]

Oh, and to clarify something else, I'm sure you guys misused the words "may" and "can" everyday. So who cares.

[Alpster]

me thinks U all git two freekt about nutin its jes wurds ;D ;D