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Happy National Punctuation Day!

Exiled_Addick
Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,242
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I must say, by the general standards of the Internet, the written English on this site is generally pretty good - especially for a football forum. There's always room for improvement, though, so, on National Punctuation Day, what are your favourite examples of bad grammar or biggest grammatical pet peeves?


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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 38,023

  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,530
    eats shoots and leaves
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 1,010
    Think I need some specs, read thread quickly as Happy National Prostitution Day
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,816
    CaptainRobbo said:
    Think I need some specs, read thread quickly as Happy National Prostitution Day
    Full stop.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,633
    CaptainRobbo said:
    Think I need some specs, read thread quickly as Happy National Prostitution Day
    Try to write proper sentences and put a full stop on the end.
  • Peter_G
    Peter_G Posts: 854
    Incorrect use of the colon.
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,905
    What’s the point ?
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,872
    Peter_G said:
    Incorrect use of the colon.

  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,609
    People not knowing the difference between their/there/they're. And bought / brought. Double negatives also grind my gears. I'd have no problem convicting any badass who relied on "I ain't done nothing" when up in court 😄.
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,872
    edited September 2025
    golfaddick said:
    People not knowing the difference between their/there/they're. And bought / brought. Double negatives also grind my gears. I'd have no problem convicting any badass who relied on "I ain't done nothing" when up in court 😄.
    I don’t often agree with you mate…..but we can die on the same hill for this one. Proper boils my piss. 

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  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,473
    Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. 

    That's a grammatically correct sentence.  It doesn't rely on punctuation, but the capitalisation is important. 
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,406
    "would of" instead of "would have" or "would've".
  • jose
    jose Posts: 914
    Forget the punctuation and use the correct word, ‘masturbate’.
    After that focus on the dots and commas.
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,823
    People who say ’are’ instead of ‘our’ 🤬
  • captainbob
    captainbob Posts: 969
    golfaddick said:
    People not knowing the difference between their/there/they're. And bought / brought. Double negatives also grind my gears. I'd have no problem convicting any badass who relied on "I ain't done nothing" when up in court 😄.
    I need a lie-down. I agree with Golfie for once.
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,838
    People who write he's, when they mean his. 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 38,023
    Taxi_Lad said:
    People who say ’are’ instead of ‘our’ 🤬

  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,712
    Period
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,872
    Scoham said:
    Taxi_Lad said:
    People who say ’are’ instead of ‘our’ 🤬

    Thick as mince. 
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,633
    Peter_G said:
    Incorrect use of the colon.
    Is that colonic irritation?

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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,387
    ME14addick said:
    People who write he's, when they mean his. 
    It’s the other way round.
    There are loads of people on here who say his when they mean he’s (short for he is).
    It drives me mad.

  • LennyLowrent
    LennyLowrent Posts: 2,720
    That time of year already..?

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