One of my biggest pet peeves is poor grammar. I truly can't stand when people say something that is simply incorrect. I have a terrible habit of correcting people, and I'm not even sorry for that. It drives me insane when people misuse you're/your, to/too, their/they're/there. I feel that people should know when you use "I" instead of "me," and "well" instead of "good". I do realize that I live in Kentucky, but that really shouldn't matter. I'm not saying we should all walk around speaking like we are sitting down for afternoon tea, but we should strive to sound like intelligent beings.
It makes me sad to think that students are no longer learning the rules of grammar and spelling that were so important in my education. Spell check is great, but we all know it's not perfect. Texting doesn't help the situation. I think I'm probably the only person who actually spells out all of my words in a text, except for the occasional LOL. It takes me longer to read my incoming texts than it does to spell out all of the words in my own. I don't know what half of the acronyms even mean!
So, how would you rate yourself in the areas of grammar and spelling? Do you think that you're an expert, or have you forgotten all of those rules you learned in school? Take this little quiz, comment with your answers, and I'll let you know how you did.
1) The nurse needs to take _____ blood pressure.
a) your
b) you're
2) Don't work ____ hard.
a) to
b) too
c) two
3) You did very _____ on your project!
a) well
b) good
4) The dog has been ______ on the porch all afternoon.
a) lieing
b) laying
c) lying
5) My brother _____ in bed all day.
a) lays
b) lies
6) Which word is spelled correctly?
a) seperate
b) separate
7) Which word is spelled correctly?
a) recommend
b) reccomend
8) The cost of the repairs shocked both my brother and ______.
a) me
b) I
9) The rain _____ Amy's hairdo.
a) effected
b) affected
10) Let's keep this between you and _____.
a) me
b) I
Thursday, November 17, 2011
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