stuff by a friend of mine

[Zaaphod]

Grammar is the last desperate refuge of the pendantic.

Allow me to pedantically point out the correct spelling is "pedantic."

[DHLawrence]

And there it is, your moment of zen! XD

[Bocaj Claw]

Doo doo da doo doo da doo dum dum da da! <- Supposed to be the Daily Show theme

[Niko123000]

1. suggest that T- Shirt design to DC and i'd be the first to buy it!
2. does any1 in the world (other than politicans who make up words to sound more important (ie. GW. Bush
who cant publically speak)) who speaks correct grammer on a daily basis? i get points takin off cause i write "yo" and "like" to much on my research paper!... the english language as we know it is comming to an end!

[^w^]

Language evolves.

Grammar that doesn't evolve along with language becomes worthless and ignored by all but those who have nothing better to do.

[Niko123000]

so u r sayin grammer and speech, like animals, evolvce to fit there surroundings?

[^w^]

Yup. Exactly.

Ever wonder why we don't all speak like Shakespeare?

Doth and thou and all that.

It's because the language changed, and the grammar changed along with it.

[Tom Flapwell]

Do bear in mind that I haven't actually been formally taught grammar, really, so I have no clue what youmean by subjects and objects.

For a simple example, take the sentence, "I like napkins." The speaker "I" is the subject, and the verb "like" indicates what the subject does. Napkins are the object, as they have the verb's action done to them. All complete sentences aside from commands have a subject (and some commands start with "you" for a subject), but many sentences have no objects, such as "Love hurts" or "rutabegas are cool."

[^w^]

Y'know, I don't think I ever was taught the difference between a verb and a noun.

I do remember we were taught some stupid little rhyming song about it, but to my frustration, we were never actually taught, y'know, *actual* grammer.

[DesertFoxCat]

Y'know, I don't think I ever was taught the difference between a verb and a noun.

I do remember we were taught some stupid little rhyming song about it, but to my frustration, we were never actually taught, y'know, *actual* grammer.

I was an unfortunate part of the last grade to be taught grammar at one of my schools. It was horrid, but getting rid of it probably wasn't a very good idea.

[Lissou]

Y'know, I don't think I ever was taught the difference between a verb and a noun.

I do remember we were taught some stupid little rhyming song about it, but to my frustration, we were never actually taught, y'know, *actual* grammer.

Lucky you! Grammar was a subject in all elementary school and junior highs, and we had two ours every weeks... (shivers)

And as for English grammar, I studied it when I started learning English, but we had more specific "grammar lessons" when I went to the university, before that it was mixed with text commentaries and stuff like that, that you do when you learn a language in high school.

[Tum0spoo]

And don't even go into prepositions.

[Niko123000]

my english teacher would die if she saw what we were talking about (my report card showing bad enough grades as is) whah thought it wouldnt say this!

[Niko123000]

ugh prepositions
<insert awkward silence here>

man if my english teacher saw this she would die!

[Muninn]

i get points takin off cause i write "yo" and "like" to much on my research paper!... the english language as we know it is comming to an end!

If that type of speech ever becomes common practice for written English then I swear I will knowingly ignore using them.