Loose vs Lose

What lexical or grammatical errors bother you?

  • Oh, I've got a couple

    Votes: 10 23.8%

  • None, becasue I'm not an uptight asshole!

    Votes: 7 16.7%

  • Fuck you, Tyler! Go shove a book up your ass...

    Votes: 10 23.8%

  • A little bit of the ol' shit and stomp for me

    Votes: 3 7.1%

  • Oh yeah? Then why are you a 'looser'?

    Votes: 4 9.5%

  • Thanks for playing a part in saving our beloved language. You rock!

    Votes: 12 28.6%

  • Pinworm

    Votes: 17 40.5%
  • Total voters
    42
lokie

lokie

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Feralj87 said:
Reprocessing response...

Back in the days of my youth, when grammar was just a uninteresting subject taught by an old lady with big hair, I remember being taught to write its' as a possessive pronoun. Apparently that use to be a thing, but is no longer considered even remotely correct. I still see it from time to time, and every single time I'm forced to ponder about it and rememeber that big haired lady that taught me wrong. That same lady forced me to give that red headed bitch Tony Blocker back her pretzels, AFTER I traded her my cheetos, she ate them, and then told the teacher I had stolen her snack. Inevitably any recollection of that lady triggers my emotional trauma regarding those pretzels, and I prefer not to be reminded. Thank you for forcing me to relive it.
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It's refreshing to read your reformatted reply.

All too often a proper response is not proffered.

Welcome.
 
raratt

raratt

Well-Known Member
Feralj87 said:
Its'
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The following rules apply:
  1. If the possessive noun is singular, always add an apostrophe + s.
  2. If the possessive noun does not end in -s (in its written form), always add an apostrophe + s.
  3. If the possessive noun is plural and ends in -s (and this is a characteristic feature of the large majority of plural nouns), just add an apostrophe.
  4. Edit, Possessive pronouns like yours, his, hers, ours, its and theirs are not followed by an apostrophe.
 
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cannabineer

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
raratt said:
The following rules apply:
  1. If the possessive noun is singular, always add an apostrophe + s.
  2. If the possessive noun does not end in -s (in its written form), always add an apostrophe + s.
  3. If the possessive noun is plural and ends in -s (and this is a characteristic feature of the large majority of plural nouns), just add an apostrophe.
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4. Never apostrophize a plural.
 
Bareback

Bareback

Well-Known Member
I think this thread has real potential but 2 things......
1. SF would really make it complete
2. Wtf why are y’all picking on window lickers :cuss:


I feel like.... maybe just maybe I’ll start a thread called United Window Lickers Front...... but I’m afraid none of the rear window lickers will reply or at the very least feel left out.
 
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