Comments on: Blogger Grammar Basics: Colons, Ellipses, and Dashes

By: SwimMomRuns

SwimMomRuns — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 04:01:35 +0000

Nasreen, please tell me “ur” (you’re) joking. You’re and English student, yet you do not capitalize the “e” in English, and you choose to write “im” for “I’m.”

By: Nasreen

Nasreen — Sun, 26 May 2013 03:39:14 +0000

hahaha love the GG examples! im an english student, and I can’t stand bad grammar.

By: Bike Pretty

Bike Pretty — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:46:53 +0000

In reply to Cassaela. I think the point is that grammar is easy for some people, but really tough for others. The important thing is to know when to ask for help! I used to mix up "its" and "it's" all the time. UNTIL someone explained to me that "its" is a possessive pronoun, just like "his" and "hers," which are both apostrophe-less. Let's come up with a new word: thei're That would knock out 80% of grammar mistakes. For more grammar goodies, check out this article. It never fails to crack me up: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

By: Ashley "Ashe" Robison

Ashley "Ashe" Robison — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:43:17 +0000

In reply to Cassaela. Cassaela, I can probably write an entire post on how to use apostrophes! (And honestly, I'm more than happy to-- thank you for the suggestion.)

By: Cassaela

Cassaela — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:50:08 +0000

In reply to Cassaela. *calmed down* That said, I commend this article for promoting awareness of grammar and punctuation. Sorry. The English language makes me angry.

By: Cassaela

Cassaela — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:48:12 +0000

I genuinely cannot BELIEVE you have not included apostrophes, which are by FAR the most misused.

The its/it’s confusion. How many times have you seen fully-grown adults, established bloggers, mess this up?

It is not difficult. ” It’s “ALWAYS means “IT IS”.

Bottom line: grammatical errors are not pro. They make you look stupid. Yeah, I know typos happen, but too much of the time, especially punctuation, it’s due to the blogger not actually knowing how the punctuation’s supposed to be used, rather than it just a mere typo.

By: Donald

Donald — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:32:20 +0000

One of my favorite topics ever: grammar. Great article, I don’t mind reading minor grammar error on blogs because we all make them. But I really dislike reading a blog and stumbling upon utter nonsense that doesn’t make sense. I mostly find comma splices, punctuation errors, and incorrect usage of symbols.

xx Donald

By: Ashe

Ashe — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:26:19 +0000

In reply to Sarah's Real Life. Duly noted-- in the fairness of keeping tenses consistent, it should be Ellipses. That being said, there's always going to be something I miss!

By: Sarah's Real Life

Sarah's Real Life — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:12:58 +0000

So since we're talking grammar, are you going to correct the fact that the title says "ellipsis" (singular) instead of "ellipses" (plural)? ;) That aside, great article. It includes two of my favorite things: grammar and Gossip Girl. It also reminded me that I tend to overuse ellipses...maybe I should work on that... ~Sarah of Sarah's Real Life

By: Ashley "Ashe" Robison

Ashley "Ashe" Robison — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:48:13 +0000

“they just make it exhausting to read, and hard to keep track of. ”
I absolutely agree! I’m pretty easy going about grammar, but find that if a post is filled with excessive ellipsis use, I’m inclined to leave super fast! It’s just so hard to keep track of the thought process otherwise.