What grammatical quirk do you overuse?

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: Kadarin
I tend to use parenthesis too much, and also seriously abuse the three dots at the end of a sentence...

There should be four dots if you use an ellipsis at the end of a sentence.

 

[zinfamous]

Digressions, commas, and parentheticals (but only when necessary; for as we all know, parentheses are quite necessary when one wants to convey the type of inner turmoil, the "heart of the beast," if you will, when one wants to elucidate on the struggles and foibles one must suffer for simply putting down a mere thought, a word or two, a sentence constructed such that it must resonate to its utmost capacity and present the writer's pain and agony for conveying even the simplest image...the simplest thought--all of it necessary; naturally) are my most common "overboard mistakes."

but what's the point of writing if you don't have fun with it?

 

[jagec]

It is grammatically, socially, and morally wrong to separate your sentences with a single space. Two spaces is the BEST way of ensuring that it is easy to resolve two sentences for fast readers such as myself, as well as providing a more natural pace for everyone. After all, when speaking, do you not use a longer pause between sentences than you do between words? And if you feel that readability is an unnecessary part of the written word, or indeed that pacing is something which only matters in speech, then I suggest that you pick up a copy of Moby Dick and tell me that proper pacing and appropriate sentence length are unimportant.

 

[manowar821]

Honestly, I can't think of much. Maybe I use commas a bit often, but in a different light, you could say that I'm using them correctly. Oh I know! I say "I" a lot, and sometimes it bugs the shit out of me.

 

[Howard]

I have no idea. I'll let you guys figure that out the next time I make a huge post.

 

[EGGO]

Commas and semicolons.

 

[chronodekar]

Not using short-forms or net slang. Well, I'm slowly learning, but it seems that I'm the only one in my circles who writes proper English in a chat-room. Then again, I know how to touch-type, so from a time-perspective, it's not an issue for me.

Took me a long time to figure out what LOL stood for. And if anyone can recall, I once made a post about the full-form of QFT. (Wikipedia)

 

[mjrpes3]

I like commutative sentences, starting with a short subject and verb, slowly adding information piece by piece, sometimes at the beginning, most often at the end, growing longer, and longer, until your eyes glaze over, only stopping once you see the analogy at the end, as if you were walking towards the end of a train and finally came upon the caboose.

 

[Kadarin]

I never do it myself, but I absolutely hate when people use constructs like ne and ur to replace perfectly good words like any and your. To do so is to loudly proclaim to the world that you are a fucking idiot.

 

[kranky]

Originally posted by: Locut0s

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Profanity. I swear a cubic fuck-ton. I've actually extended sentences just so I could find a few more ways to squeeze the word "asscunt" in. While it's not necessarily wrong from a grammar standpoint, it's considered inappropriate when you do it in interoffice e-mails to the CFO. You live, you learn.

What kind of job do you do that let's you get away with this?

He's trying to be funny.

 

[Crono]

I, have no (none), grammatical (right word?), quirks. Really (really, really), I, don't (fo' real).

 

[rh71]

Lots of dots... and also parenthesis (like this)... seriously. But just for forums... I was a COM major so I've written a ton of papers... but that's long past (at least 8 years now).

 

[BoomerD]

I tend to use"..." too often...definitely in ways other than it was...originally meant to be used...but it works for me.

 

[BW86]

alot, your/you're, to/too, there/their/they're

 

[chronodekar]

Originally posted by: AreaCode707
LOL

I hate voicemail with a passion and for a while had my voicemail message set to, "I don't check my voicemail often so if this is urgent please email me." That ended when the CPO (chief people officer, I know it's a dumb title) called my desk when I was away.

THAT is the kind of that that fits me. I think I'll customize my mobile ring-tone with it. (or something similar.. if it's cheap enough)

Tell us, how long did you get away with it ?

 

[darkxshade]

I often use "cuz" instead of because

Ellipses

Multiple exclamation marks

And on rare occasions I knowingly use double negatives for the extra street cred

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: peritusONE
I capitalize the first letter of all my sentences. I'm trying to quit.

i never capitalize when posting on forums. punctuation is rarely used either, beyond a comma or a period here and there. i do separate my sentences with periods to make what im saying more clear tho.


when i have to do technical writing for work im all about da rulez.

 

[rudeguy]

I use too many commas. I just like the lil guys! They are so cute! And then *squeal* *snorgle*

Night night
com com

 

[clamum]

Usually lots of contractions and dropping the "g" or "n" off of words, because that's usually how I speak in real-life informally. I can sometimes use quite a bit of commas too and be long-winded or wordy, but I've gotten much better at the latter when it was first brought to my attention in junior high.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: jagec
It is grammatically, socially, and morally wrong to separate your sentences with a single space. Two spaces is the BEST way of ensuring that it is easy to resolve two sentences for fast readers such as myself, as well as providing a more natural pace for everyone. After all, when speaking, do you not use a longer pause between sentences than you do between words? And if you feel that readability is an unnecessary part of the written word, or indeed that pacing is something which only matters in speech, then I suggest that you pick up a copy of Moby Dick and tell me that proper pacing and appropriate sentence length are unimportant.

Unfortunately for you, fusetalk doesn't account for two carriage spaces even if you did type two of them. It will only space them out once.

 

[Howard]

friggin hell

the plural of parenthesis is parentheses

 

[BrokenVisage]

I start my OPs with "So.." a lot I think. Deal with it!

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five

Originally posted by: jagec
It is grammatically, socially, and morally wrong to separate your sentences with a single space. Two spaces is the BEST way of ensuring that it is easy to resolve two sentences for fast readers such as myself, as well as providing a more natural pace for everyone. After all, when speaking, do you not use a longer pause between sentences than you do between words? And if you feel that readability is an unnecessary part of the written word, or indeed that pacing is something which only matters in speech, then I suggest that you pick up a copy of Moby Dick and tell me that proper pacing and appropriate sentence length are unimportant.

Unfortunately for you, fusetalk doesn't account for two carriage spaces even if you did type two of them. It will only space them out once.

Au contraire, good sir. It can be done. Spaces are fun.

 

[Mr Pickles]

semi-colon for me as well. Not sure why, it just always works. I feel as though its underused. I read a book by Johnathan Safran Foer not to long ago that used semicolons just about every three sentences, but it all made sense. Couldn't imagine why we don't use them more often, so I started to use them.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
semi-colon for me as well. Not sure why, it just always works. I feel as though its underused. I read a book by Johnathan Safran Foer not to long ago that used semicolons just about every three sentences, but it all made sense. Couldn't imagine why we don't use them more often, so I started to use them.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu...ar/marks/semicolon.htm

"Use a semicolon [ ; ]

to help sort out a monster list:
There were citizens from Bangor, Maine; Hartford, Connecticut; Boston, Massachusetts; and Newport, Rhode Island.
OR
We had four professors on our committee: Peter Wursthorn, Professor of Mathematics; Ronald Pepin, Professor of English; Cynthia Greenblatt, Professor of Education; and Nada Light, Professor of Nursing.

to separate closely related independent clauses:
My grandmother seldom goes to bed this early; she's afraid she'll miss out on something.
The semicolon allows the writer to imply a relationship between nicely balanced ideas without actually stating that relationship. (Instead of saying because my grandmother is afraid she'll miss out on something, we have implied the because. Thus the reader is involved in the development of an idea?a clever, subliminal way of engaging the reader's attention.)

It is rare, but certainly possible, that you will want a semicolon to separate two independent clauses even when those two independent clauses are connected by a coordinating conjunction. This is especially true when the independent clauses are complex or lengthy and when there are commas within those independent clauses. You might consider breaking those two independent clauses into separate sentences when this happens."

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu...marks/semis/semi2.html