Posted by Marian_in_CA on 8/28/11 9:12pm
Msg #395412

What are your pet peeves regarding Notary grammar?

I'm working on a blog entry about Notary Grammar, and I was wondering what incorrect terms annoy you the most?

I'll start with the obvious:

- 'Notary Publics' vs. Notaries Public
- "Doing a Notary"
- Commission vs. License (a little more subtle, but for some states, it's a VERY different thing)
- "Notary Republic"
- Notario Publico (in many states, this 'translation' is actually illegal)
- Seal vs. Stamp

Reply by Teresa/FL on 8/28/11 9:14pm
Msg #395413

"I just got my notary" n/m

Reply by HisHughness on 8/28/11 9:17pm
Msg #395415

Is it incorrect to do a notary?

If so, that would explain some things about my social life -- or lack thereof.

Reply by HrdwrkrVA on 8/28/11 9:29pm
Msg #395419

Is it incorrect to do a notary? Not if he/she consents! n/m

Reply by Karla/OR on 8/28/11 9:24pm
Msg #395417

Marian, I would so love to see that.

Reply by Marian_in_CA on 8/28/11 9:33pm
Msg #395421

It'll be some time... it's still in the planning stages. I'm still trying to decide if I want to do a series where I address each one, or something else. When it's done, I'll definitely let people know.

Reply by LKT/CA on 8/28/11 11:33pm
Msg #395441

My most colossal pet peeve is: I have a *closing*. Notaries don't *close* anything. They are not the *closer*. They complete loan SIGNINGS. They use the title NSA, as in notary SIGNNG agent, yet say they have a *closing*.

Reply by CJ on 8/29/11 1:05am
Msg #395448

Random Notary Pet Peeves:

"So is this a like a part-time job you do on the side for fun"?
"Is this LUCRATIVE? (salivate - salivate)".
"So is this all you do all day?"
"This job would be perfect for my [lazy mooching relative] who won't get a job and move out".
"How much education do you need to do this?"
"Wow, the HUD says here that you make $250 . . . "
"So why don't you start your own notary company and just keep all the money".
(From non-engineers) "Has anyone ever actually read all this stuff?"
(From engineers) "Does anyone ever sign this without reading it? (Everyone but you.)
"Well that's a stupid rule - it's still me even though my liscense is expired or my name changed."
"Why do I have to give you a thumbprint? I don't like your company's policy".

Reply by JanetK_CA on 8/29/11 1:24am
Msg #395451

Good stuff! :>) n/m

Reply by HouTexJoe on 8/29/11 5:03am
Msg #395454

Great idea! How about a glossary of abbreviations people use in their posts? It seems that at times there are different abbreviations used for the same term depending on who the author is.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 8/29/11 5:12am
Msg #395455

Joe, thread starting with Msg #344413...maybe that will help n/m

Reply by Linda Juenger on 8/29/11 9:13am
Msg #395478

Advise and Advice. Please use it correctly.

Reply by taxpro on 8/29/11 10:28am
Msg #395487

Or Lose and Loose

It should be "I am not in business to lose (not loose) money!"

And "My dog got loose and ran into the street."

Reply by pan/nd on 8/29/11 10:18am
Msg #395482

Gees, where's "Notary Republic?'... must be a Carribean country not too far from the

Dominican Republic.

Reply by Stephanie Santiago on 8/29/11 10:25am
Msg #395486

Stamp rather than seal and Notary Republic.

Reply by bagger on 8/29/11 10:36am
Msg #395488

Quick claim deed n/m

Reply by Stephanie Santiago on 8/29/11 11:54am
Msg #395493

Re: Quick claim deed ;)

Reply by NJDiva on 8/29/11 12:01pm
Msg #395497

I have to admit, I have probably been guilty of

making some of these grammatical errors at some point or another. Not necessarily because I didn't know better but sometimes because they were the slip of the fingers, I wasn't paying attention to what I was typing or I didn't edit my post.

A couple of examples: First and foremost, the name of my personal company is NotaryByCheryl. It is CLEARLY not grammatically correct and REALLY makes absolutely no sense. I knew it when I chose it. I'm sure some would agree that there are most of us here that are NotaryByOsmosis...actually, notary by ANYTHING makes no sense. But neither does Yahoo, Google, Firefox, etc. It doesn't make sense but it is what it is.

Additionally, my step son chose it. He's a college grad (not that that means much in this day and age...lol), but he said it doesn't make any sense, but how about...? I said, you're (I hate when your is used when it's supposed to be you're...but God knows, I've made that mistake more than once...sometimes I catch it, sometimes I see it afterward and feel like a schmuck) right, it doesn't make sense, but most people will never know...lol

However, with that said, when he was setting up my webpage, he inadvertently typed Notary REpublic. Now you KNOW I know better than THAT!!! After editing it and posting it online, I STILL did not even see that it said Notary REpublic. The line above it said Notary Public. If it wasn't for Julianne, I probably STILL would not have known it. When she told me about it, I was horrified (and very grateful that she brought it to my attention.) How many times have I myself passed judgement when Notary Public is mistaken for Notary Republic. Ugh...

But hey, you know the old adage (which I've said here and will say many more times here), judge not for how you judge you will (eventually) be judged.

I'm going to read back through this and hope I've not made any grammatical typos, but wth?, we're all human fo sho!!! LMAO

Hope everyone is safe and sound after Irene. We were very blessed, but many people around us (even so much as two blocks away) were devastated with flooding. Our cable (and therefore internet) were down for most of the day, but REALLY, in the scheme of the devastation, big WHOOPTI FREAKIN DOO FOR THAT!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you G*d!!!!

Reply by JAM/CA on 8/29/11 8:07pm
Msg #395649

Google Acknowledgment forms. Most of the forms are spelled with "Acknowledgement". Putting an "e" after the "g".

Reply by jba/fl on 8/29/11 8:41pm
Msg #395655

Acknowledgement is correct, and of the two, more generally used. Both are correct. This has been discussed here before.

I just can't locate it.

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 8/30/11 8:37am
Msg #395688

Jules is correct.
From Merriam-Webster

Definition of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
1a : the act of acknowledging b : recognition or favorable notice of an act or achievement
2: a thing done or given in recognition of something received
3: a declaration or avowal of one's act or of a fact to give it legal validity
See acknowledgment defined for English-language learners »
See acknowledgment defined for kids »
Variants of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ac·knowl·edg·ment or ac·knowl·edge·ment \ik-ˈnä-lij-mənt, ak-\