hellcat

Since this forum has such trouble with anything regarding intelligence I figured I would give you all a helping hand. Maybe someday you will remember the difference.

FThornton666

This won't get far. One of them can't even spell finger correctly.

e1000

The one that really drives me nuts is when people confuse BREAK for BRAKE.

splinter

It’s an damn car forum. Nobody cares about its proper grammar.

You’re kidding, right? You should write your stuff in OT, not here where my kind come to hear what’s up.

c32AMG-DTM

Haha, have to agree w/ John... but only to a point.

I'll freely admit occasions where someone comes on MBW posting of a problem they're having - and if their post(s) read like "man o man i hit the breaks and nuttin happened so i swervd into the kerb to miss the sick whip rollin' backwards towards me and now the suspension makes a clunk noise wtf?!?!?!? this car is junk" - I've (at times) jumped to the conclusion that "well, I think the problem may be... you're an idiot" Whereas, if a similar problem occurred and the poster sounded reasonably thoughtful and intelligent, I might not hold the same assumption...

Maybe just me, however - while there are obviously no points for it on internet forums, basic syntax/grammar/spelling is appreciated by some - and might make you seem more credible (and subsequently more likely to be helped with your problem/issue). YMMV... take it for what it is, I suppose.

hellcat

Its- possessive form of it, which in this case would be referring to "forum" from the previous sentence. I wasn't aware that a forum could have proper grammar. Now the people typing on it may or may not have proper grammar which was the issue I was trying to address. I would be intrigued to see the forum itself have better grammar. Maybe it could teach the teenagers here who pretend to drive an AMG.

And what exactly are "your kind?" Despite the strange wording in the first sentence you don't seem like a mindless, blithering fool like the majority of the C63 forum. Which I can only assume is because you drive a C32 and not a C63. So congratulations to you but I would be concerned that your IQ might be irrevocably damaged by even attempting to make sense of most of the drivel that gets posted here.

bigbodybeeenz

Agree 100%

The spelling and grammar on this forum are the worst I've ever seen. Doesn't say much for C63 owners unfortunately.

SebringSilver

I quite like that illustration in the first post. I wish I had more colleagues like that!

bigben320e

Hellcat, I think you should have this lesson as a sticky. You're on to something here. Your lesson is valuable and should be expanded.

I am off to play chess now, and then sleep.

bigben320e

Goodness, I almost cringe at the thought of looking at the C forum. There seems to be a huge uprising against them on MBWorld, and all are coming as a united front on them. LOL.

SebringSilver

I once came across a bilingual illiterate...he couldn't read nor write in two different languages.

NdnMbLova

Dude this bleongs in the off-tapic forum, numbnutz.

shaker

I emphatically disagree! It belongs here, very much, as it it is intented and directed to all of the illiterates who post here!!

Spartan

WHERE....

Main Entry: 1where
Pronunciation: \ˈhwer, ˈwer, (ˌ)(h)wər\
Function: adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwǣr; akin to Old High German hwār where, Old English hwā who — more at who
Date: before 12th century
1 a: at, in, or to what place <where is the house> <where are we going> b: at, in, or to what situation, position, direction, circumstances, or respect <where does this plan lead> <where am I wrong>
2archaic : here , there <lo, where it comes again — Shakespeare>

WERE.....

Main Entry:were
Etymology:Middle English were (suppletive singular past subjunctive & 2d singular past indicative of been to be), weren (suppletive past plural of been), from Old English wǣre (singular past subjunctive & 2d singular past indicative of wesan to be), wǣron (past plural indicative of wesan), wǣren (past plural subjunctive of wesan) — more at was

WE'RE......

Pronunciation: \ˈwir, ˈwər, ˈwē-ər\
Date: circa 1529
: we are

WEAR......

Pronunciation: \ˈwer\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): wore \ˈwȯr\ ; worn \ˈwȯrn\ ; wear·ing
Etymology: Middle English weren, from Old English werian; akin to Old Norse verja to clothe, invest, spend, Latin vestis clothing, garment, Greek hennynai to clothe
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1: to bear or have on the person <wore a coat>
2 a: to use habitually for clothing, adornment, or assistance <wears a size 10> <wear glasses> b: to carry on the person <wear a sword>
3 a: to hold the rank or dignity or position signified by (an ornament) <wear the royal crown> b: exhibit , present <wore a happy smile> <commend the book for wearing its research so lightly — Brad Leithauser> c: to show or fly (a flag or colors) on a ship
4 a: to cause to deteriorate by use b: to impair or diminish by use or attrition : consume or waste gradually <letters on the stone worn away by weathering>
5: to produce gradually by friction or attrition <wear a hole in the rug>
6: to exhaust or lessen the strength of : weary , fatigue
7: to cause (a ship) to go about with the stern presented to the wind
8British : to accept or tolerate without complaint : put up with —usually used in negative constructions <your mates wouldn't wear it — Colin MacInnes>
9: take on 3a
intransitive verb
1 a: to endure use : last under use or the passage of time <material that will wear for years> b: to retain quality or vitality <the classics wear well>
2 a: to diminish or decay through use <the heels of his shoes began to wear> b: to diminish or fail with the passage of time <the effect of the drug wore off> <the day wore on> c: to grow or become by attrition or use <the blade wore dull>
3of a ship : to change to an opposite tack by turning the stern to the wind — compare tack
— wear·er noun
— wear on : irritate , fray <the constant beeping wore on my nerves>
— wear the trousers or wear the pants : to have the controlling authority in a household
— wear thin
1: to become weak or ready to give way <my patience was wearing thin>
2: to become trite, unconvincing, or out-of-date <an argument that quickly wore thin>

MG

# Use there when referring to a place, whether concrete ("over there by the building") or more abstract ("it must be difficult to live there").

* There is an antique store on Camden Avenue.
* The science textbooks are over there on the floor.

# Use their to indicate possession. It is a possessive adjective and indicates that a particular noun belongs to them.

* My friends have lost their tickets.
* Their things were strewn about the office haphazardly.

# Remember that they're is a contraction of the words they and are. It can never be used as a modifier, only as a subject (who or what does the action) and verb (the action itself).

* Hurry up! They're closing the mall at 6 tonight!
* I'm glad that they're so nice to new students here.

# Test your usage. When you use any of these three words, get in the habit of asking yourself these questions:

* If you wrote there, will the sentence still make sense if you replace it with here? If so, you're using it correctly.
* If you chose their, will the sentence still make sense if you replace it with our? If so, you've chosen the correct word.
* If you used they're, will the sentence still make sense if you replace it with they are? If so, you're on the right track!

451/443=EW

This is too funny!! I'll also admit my gramer sucks!

SebringSilver

There'd better be a 5 to 10 whp gain from all these English lessons!

SebringSilver

For a second there, I thought you wrote that your grandma sucks!

*ducks for cover*

451/443=EW

HAhaHA

MG

Grammar

Spartan

GRAMMAR!

Another case of Stockholm Syndrome!

SebringSilver

Actually, his grammar's fine. The spelling could use some work though!

Sorry, 451!

451/443=EW

I guess you didnt read what I said in full. But thanks MOM.

Spartan

Our journey will be long and difficult.

FThornton666

As does your spelling.