Elementary, my dear Watson!

In this day and age, I've got one question to ask: Why can't people write sentences that are grammatically correct?
This goes out to all those unmentionable people who probably skipped over English, have never read a book all the way through, and think "your" is the same as "you're."

There is a fucking difference, you know! "Your" refers to something that belongs to you or someone else if you are speaking to them. "You're" means you are -- is this not simple enough? It's really not that difficult to grasp.

Ex: Your cat is ugly. Your face looks funny.
Ex: You're stupid. You're a douchfag.

You can't say "You are cat is ugly" or "You are face looks funny" or "Your stupid" because all three of those make no sense anymore and you sound like a jackass. At the very least make what you are writing legible to the naked eye. Use correct punctuation and spelling, because ultimately it'll help you become a better writer and probably less incompetent people would inhabit this world if we all did so. Baby steps, children, baby steps.

I'm not asking you to become English majors, I'm just asking you to wise up. For your sake and mine. See how I used that "your" in the right context?

Oh and as for acronyms, cut that shit out. Seriously or I'll KYF and I DGAF if it hurts very badly. Chances are I wont have the stomach for doing what that acronym stands for though, so just STOP for the benefit of yourself, the virtual world, and Mr. Kite.

As for creative writing if you're (see!) interested,
Kurt Vonnegut (RIP) had this to say:
"Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college."

Thanks for your eyes.

Comments

ulovecc said…
Haha, that's exactly what I wonder...

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