tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795370529696691543.post5803525657435169251..comments2023-09-11T08:33:57.537-05:00Comments on Message in a Bloggle: the Art of Being Broken: Improper Poll: Apostropeeved…and Feeling Weally LarryTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141883867104777688noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795370529696691543.post-62225382096463031692012-06-12T20:42:41.184-05:002012-06-12T20:42:41.184-05:00I've been hearing more people lately pronounce...I've been hearing more people lately pronounce "vs." as "verse" rather than "versus". Are they wrong or did I fail to get the memo?<br /><br />Pat<br />Critter AlleyPat Wahlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138619912065680084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795370529696691543.post-6252159816324085902012-06-11T18:44:22.026-05:002012-06-11T18:44:22.026-05:00What about - I don't got no (fill in the blank...What about - I don't got no (fill in the blank).Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296300032567383021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795370529696691543.post-57237358080115945092012-06-11T18:02:26.045-05:002012-06-11T18:02:26.045-05:00Missoura. I hate it when they say Missoura.Missoura. I hate it when they say Missoura.Tom Jorgensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795370529696691543.post-64924377091055982882012-06-11T16:26:33.378-05:002012-06-11T16:26:33.378-05:00When people say, "I could care less." W...When people say, "I could care less." What they really should say is, "I couldn't care less."<br /><br />But I guess that's not really a grammatical mistake.<br /><br />How about people who overuse ellipsis? That gets aggravating.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795370529696691543.post-4318024108091654472012-06-11T06:18:36.021-05:002012-06-11T06:18:36.021-05:00The me-I gets me, especially when TV news people u...The me-I gets me, especially when TV news people use it incorrectly. Love that quote at the bottom. Made me laugh out loud.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795370529696691543.post-79154114027140095772012-06-11T00:34:58.354-05:002012-06-11T00:34:58.354-05:00Love your "Feeling Weally Larry" — you ...Love your "Feeling Weally Larry" — you are great at that sort of thing.<br />My biggest pet peeve today (not "to date" but just today) is people who mess up me, myself and I.<br />Just today, I saw a lovely young woman I have been admiring on TV for several weeks come up with one of those bloopers. "They did it for Brian and I." Makes me want to ask, "They did it for Brian. And what did you do?"<br />It's so simple. Would you say "they did it for I"? No, you would not. "They did it for me" is correct. So, if they did it for both of you, "They did it for Brian and me." Easy, right?<br />"They gave it to myself." Oh no, they didn't. They couldn't. You could keep it for yourself, but you must say, "They gave it to me."<br />I did it myself. I did it for myself, perhaps, or even, at a stretch, I did it just for me and for nobody else" but that's getting into dangerous grammatical usage there.<br />Keep it simple. Think about it. "They invited myself" is incorrect. "I invited myself" is grammatically correct, but perhaps a little tacky.<br />Keep it simple. "He built it for me. I baked it for him. We ate it ourselves on the table he built."<br />Easy, right?<br />Well, obviously not.<br />Note to self: do not take Tammy at her word when she asks me about my grammatical peeves. Pretend, for Tammy's sake, I'm not peevish atallatall.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.com