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Holy Cow...ARE YOU?!
The title is irrelevant to what I'm about to show you.


Grammar Flaws and The Ways To Correct.


Now, just to note, I'm not terrific at Grammar. As a matter of fact, I'm medicore at best. But I'm just giving the basics not the "advanced", as most would call it. I'm only listing ways that usual problems exist not anything extreme-lack of better word.

Note: All examples will be corrected!!! Please don't comment and tell me "BUT BUT MISERY! THAT'S WRONG!!!!". I get that they're wrong. That's why I'm correcting them after every explanation and/or incorrect examples. If you are illierate and don't understand a single thing that I'm saying. Then, by all means, please leave.

So here it is: Delicate Misery's Basics, not the Complicated Crap.

Basic One: The evil "your/you're" mistake


Your so awesome!

Correction (simple as 1,2,3): You're so awesome!

It's not that hard to type it but unless you're using it for something like "Your dog is so cute!", then that's different.

The "their/there/they're" challenge


This one is not really that simple nor it's complicated. In fact, it's the middle. They all sound the same that they could be easily mistaken as something else.

Here are some incorrect examples of their use:

-"Wow, there cat is so weird. I wonder why they even adopted him."

-"Dang, their really serious about that."

-"They're is an annoying problem."

The Correct Versions:

-"Wow, their cat is so weird. I wonder why they even adopted him."
-"Dang, they're really serious about that."
-"There is an annoying problem."

Understandably, it should be recognized that they are (they're) easily mistaken for something else. Sometimes we have to be diligent in when writing or typing out our words. We can stay it right, but truthfully, it's all the matter of just learning when to say it or how it say it.

The Mistaken "Whom/Who" Explanation


Since I suck at this, I'll leave a couple of links to show you how to use them well. Like I said, I'm not that good at grammar.

Link 1: Who Vs Whom: Grammar Book
Link 2: The Grammar Girl Explanation: Part I
Link 3:The Grammar Girl Explanation: Part II

If you want more links or if you want me to explain, just comment below. I'll try and answer the best I can but it won't be that easy.

Hey, if you want to correct me on a few things. Go ahead. Just use common sense when doing so. I hate irrational people.

More will come later but I need people to contribute to this! I'm trying to make a Grammar Catalog (thread, maybe. Who knows) that will help people with their issues on Grammar and Spelling. The "Holy Cow...ARE YOU?!" is the title. But maybe irrelevant but it sure is eye catching. xd

Signed,
DelicateMisery





 
 
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