Posted by Jersey_Boy on 1/9/06 2:53pm
Msg #87098

OT... Pet Peeve - There, Their, and They're

I can't help but cringe when I see the following words used the wrong way....
So here are the words and how to use them. I am not the English major... I guess you can see that by the way I spelled SURVEY as SURVERY twice in the last two month.... lol

Never-the-less... here goes.

THERE.... It's over there. Are there any more?

THEIR... The borrowers loved their loan. Their dog is black.

THEY'RE... They're going to the beach. They're happily in love.

Anybody have any other words to add?

Reply by MaggieMae_CA on 1/9/06 3:25pm
Msg #87103

LOL

I make my youngest "cringe" every time he's in the car with me listening to Rap and Hip Hop as I critique the non-use of the English language in the lyrics of the songs.

FYI… I can shake my Laffy Taffy… If I had any.

Reply by Charm_AL on 1/9/06 3:41pm
Msg #87114

MaggieMay...

the kitten (so sweet) that we adopted Thursday is named MaggieMay
She is a lover! but she doesn't know how to meooow...she says MAH!

My biggest pet peeve...the kids call me and after I say hello, they say "what's up?"...hell, I don't know, YOU called me!

Reply by Charm_AL on 1/9/06 3:42pm
Msg #87115

Re: MaggieMay...oops

MaggieMae...the cat's called MaggieMae, Maggiemudpie, Maggiemugpuss, Maggiemudpiepuss. I just called her puss

Reply by MaggieMae_CA on 1/9/06 3:45pm
Msg #87118

LOL... Charm...

Thanks for the good laugh.

I know what you mean about the kids. My boys don't do the "What's up" deal with me or their dad. They know better, but they've tried.

Reply by MaggieMae_CA on 1/9/06 3:51pm
Msg #87123

Here's another one Charm - Cellphone madness...

I purchased cellphones for my kids. The two oldest recorded music in the beginning of their outgoing greetings and then did the "Kojak (last name), here. You know what to do."

My voice mail message response: "I gave you a first name and expect it to be used, you're wasting my money by having your friends listen to 2 minutes of music before your voice even comes on to greet them, and I know what I'm going to do... Disconnect the cellphone if you don't have leave a civil outgoing greeting on it that doesn't cost me an arm and a leg every time your friends call!"

Reply by Charm_AL on 1/9/06 4:00pm
Msg #87129

Re: Here's another one Charm - Cellphone madness...

I here you! My eldest daughter had some whacked music for 2 minutes (seemed like a freakin half hour) before she says..."Hey, it's jen, obviously I can't get to my cell phone so leave a message!" my response..."I can't! It just cost me $4. to listen to your crap music!" Now it's " Hey, it's Jen, leave me a message!"

Reply by Charm_AL on 1/9/06 4:01pm
Msg #87131

I hear you too! speaking of peeves...lol...m/n

Reply by Blueink_CA on 1/9/06 4:28pm
Msg #87145

Re: Here's another one Charm - How's that again??

When our youngest daughter "Jen" turned 21, she and her best friend "Brit" rented an apartment together. Her dad was sure she was homesick and missing us so he called that weekend. Imagine his shock when he got the recorder - "Hey, you've reached the home of J & B, BRING IT!!" He left a message and the recording was changed immediately.

Reply by TCMN on 1/9/06 7:19pm
Msg #87217

Charm & Maggie....

THAT is SO funny. I'm using that one Maggie, the whole KitnKaboodle (ooh, not ref to a cat I swear, I just wrote and then reread this and realized)
I'm afraid of the teenage years, the college years, the girlfiends, the drivers license, etc. I don't know what I'll do. Right now I can't get through the lying about homework being done or not. I'm going crazy.

But those ladies, were the best responses I have ever heard.

Reply by JBarnes_NY on 1/9/06 3:35pm
Msg #87110

I hate the phrase "I could care less", if you could care less then that means you DO care, people should say "I couldn't care less."

Reply by John_NCal on 1/9/06 3:35pm
Msg #87111

Re: OT... Pet Peeve - How about...

"sangwich" as in "would you like a turkey sangwich?'

Reply by BetsyMI on 1/9/06 3:45pm
Msg #87119

Someone who says "you know?" a million times in a conversation.

"I seen" it (cringe) and "he don't know".

Reply by Charm_AL on 1/9/06 3:46pm
Msg #87120

My husband loves the "like you know, it's like'....

Reply by Julie Williams on 1/9/06 10:14pm
Msg #87263

A lot is not alot!

Reply by Beth/MD on 1/9/06 3:47pm
Msg #87121

Said it before...how about those who insist on saying "hisself" like it is really a word? These are educated professionals I'm speaking of. Obviously they're not English teachers.

Reply by LilyMD on 1/9/06 4:35pm
Msg #87148

My pet peeves are those pronounced words! My mother-in-law is the world's worse! Instead of Alzhiemer's she insists upon saying Alztimers. No she's not kidding. My father-in-law insists on putting a k in athlete which makes it athleke. Drives me nuts.

Reply by CarolynCO on 1/9/06 4:41pm
Msg #87152

Re: Alzheimer's

I don't knock the way anyone says it -- although the terrible disease runs rampart in my genealogy, I think it's an awful word and difficult to pronounce -- if it were meant to be pronounced properly, it should have been named Mad Cow. JMO.

Reply by Charles_Ca on 1/9/06 5:08pm
Msg #87163

I just tell them I have BSE...............NM

Reply by JanetK_CA on 1/9/06 5:58pm
Msg #87175

OK, I'll bite: what is BSE...............?

Or is it "Old Timer's" catching up with me???

Reply by Charles_Ca on 1/9/06 6:53pm
Msg #87208

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, mad cow disease, NM

Reply by Traci/MD on 1/9/06 4:45pm
Msg #87155

My mother will put a S on everything. Walmarts, Kmarts, ect.ect.

Reply by PAW_Fl on 1/9/06 4:51pm
Msg #87159

We just call it ...

Old Timers - all in good humor, of course.

Reply by TitleGalCA on 1/9/06 5:15pm
Msg #87166

ValenTIMES Day....drives me nuts. ~NM~

Reply by PAW_Fl on 1/9/06 4:48pm
Msg #87157

OT: Sight, site and cite

Sight is what you have with your eyes. The sunset can be such a lovely sight.

Site is a place, such as this. For more information visit the dictionary site.

Cite is to refer to a written or visual work. From the dictionary site, you can cite examples of how to use proper English.

Reply by Ilona_OH on 1/9/06 5:07pm
Msg #87162

Re: OT: Sight, site and cite

Adverbs,adverbs,adverbs--my grandmother insisted on using the correct adverbs which you hardly hear anyone. It is like running your nails on a chalk board when they are wrong.

Reply by JanetK_CA on 1/9/06 5:54pm
Msg #87174

Re: OT... While we're at it, "Notary" grammar...

Jersey_Boy, I'm glad you started this thread, because I've been meaning to post about one of my pet peeves. This is particularly key for those of you in this field who don't want to sound ignorant about your own businesses. I don't expect our signers to always get this right, but we should! The following is provided with a little help from Webster:

Notarize (verb) - "to acknowledge or attest as a notary public" as in:
"Yes, I can notarize that document for you." [This is what we do...]


Notarization (noun) - "1. the act, process or an instance of notarizing 2. the notarial certificate appended to a document" as in:
"The notarization was completed at 10:15 am and recorded by the notary in her journal."

Notarial (adjective) - "1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary 2. done or executed by a notary" as in:
"The notarial verbiage provided was incorrect for their state, so a loose certificate was attached by the notary."

Notary (shortened form of "Notary Public") [I don't like Webster's definition, so I'm providing my own with a dash of commentary...] - the *person* authorized by their state to execute notarial acts (most commonly used as a noun). It is who we are. You do not *do* a "notary" (unless you are married to one or otherwise involved... sorry, couldn't help myself! ;>)); you *do* a "notarization". And to further confuse things, you also do not *get* your "notary" (get him/her for what??); you get your notary commission (or whatever it is called in your state), and yes, it's an adjective in this case. As in:

"My cousin passed the exam, met all the other requirements and received his notary commission, so he is now a practicing notary public, authorized by his state to notarize signatures and complete notarial certificates."

And last but not least, the proper plural of "notary public" is "notaries public" (since in this case the word "notaries" is the noun and "public" the adj. or descriptor).

Hope this helps... [My teacher hat is going back into the drawer now! ;>)]

Reply by Beth/MD on 1/9/06 6:05pm
Msg #87178

Re: OT... While we're at it, "Notary" grammar...JanetK

and let us not forget...it's notaries public not notary publics. Thanks, I needed to get that off my chest.

Reply by Becca_FL on 1/9/06 6:14pm
Msg #87184

Re: OT... While we're at it, "Notary" grammar...JanetK

I swear, this is not a joke, I had a pkg. with pre-printed acks. from a Title Co. that read Notary Republic. Really, I'm NOT joking.

Reply by Beth/MD on 1/9/06 6:28pm
Msg #87193

Re: OT...Notary Republic? Wow, is that a promotion? n/m

Reply by Bonnie_CO on 1/9/06 7:49pm
Msg #87226

Notary Republic..is that like...

"I pledge allegiance to the Notary Republic..." ?

Reply by John_NCal on 1/9/06 9:36pm
Msg #87252

Re: Notary Republic..Once had someone ask if I was a

Notary Republican. I told them, "No, I'm a Democrat."
And one more for the road --- How about people who say
Itly for Italy
Vetrens for Veterans
and please don't say
Frisco when you refer to San Francisco!

Reply by JanetK_CA on 1/10/06 2:17am
Msg #87284

Re: Notary Republic..Once had someone ask if I was a

Cute! Here's a few more:

nucular vs nuclear
libary vs library
jewlery vs jewelry
realitor vs realtor

And another pet peeve which seems to be getting worse and worse - even by newscasters... Saying, for example, "all cars are not blue" vs. "not all cars are blue". The first statement is the same as saying that there are NO blue cars.

Reply by Marlene_USNA on 1/10/06 10:22am
Msg #87321

Re: We're twins separated at birth!

It's "They are better than anyone else" and not "They are better than anyone."

Reply by BrendaTx on 1/10/06 3:51am
Msg #87285

Re: Notary Republic..is that like...Yes Bonnie, plus...

In Texas, if you have an ancestor who fought in the Texas War of Independence you get to be a "Daughter of the Republic of Texas" (aka DRT).

Doesn't stand to reason then with the same circumstances, as a notary I am a Notary Republic?

Reply by Bonnie_CO on 1/10/06 9:44am
Msg #87306

Brenda...

Makes sense to me! LOL

Reply by CarolynCO on 1/10/06 10:01am
Msg #87313

Re: Notary Republic..is that like...

A couple of years ago, there was a notary on GMN who always posted that they were a *notary republic*

Reply by Jon on 1/10/06 9:41pm
Msg #87487

Re: Notary Republic..is that like...

Notary Republic is a high end store that carries clothing for specifically made for notaries. Kind of like Banana Republic for bananas

Reply by Becca_FL on 1/9/06 6:02pm
Msg #87177

Re: OT... Pet Peeve - Mine is You're and Your

I like your profile.

You're not JUST a Notary!

Reply by Marlene_USNA on 1/10/06 10:17am
Msg #87317

Re: OT... Pet Peeve - The person. . .themselves

from a writers' board I belong to:

How would you re-work the following sentence, published in a newspaper story about a woman who was shot in the face during "celebratory gunfire."

"Police hope the person who fired the shot will turn themselves in to authorities."

The top two winners:

1. Police hope the person who fired the shot will contact them.

2. Police hope the jerk who fired the shot will be turned in by the public, convicted, and rot in jail for many years.

Reply by Anonymous on 1/10/06 10:29am
Msg #87326

My personal favorite is Affidavid

Reply by Adams_CA on 1/10/06 2:07pm
Msg #87382

Re: Pet Peeve - CostCos and Snuck

Ditto Tracy with adding the S on the end of everything. My secretary does that to CostCo. "I got it as CostCos."

Also, I hate "snuck," as in, "He snuck up on me." There's no such word. It's SNEAKED.