Grammer Me!!!

[kmitch200]

Printed /edited no doubt by someone whose primary language wasn't english.

[crusader rabbit]

Dave Barry has frequently noted that the purpose of an apostrophe is to warn the reader about an upcoming s.

And gramma has nothing to do with anything except grampa.

Crusader Rabbit

[mortdooley]

I just wish spell check came with grama check included rather then letting me spell the wrong word correctly.

[jaybet]

I can be pickier than thou.  

It should be (more than one gun own something)

In that phrase, gun is the object of the preposition than and more is the subject of the verb own.  More is a plural noun so the verb needs to be plural also.  Own is the plural form.    He owns...   We own.

I think.

 

EXACTLY!  (I think)

[blackwolfe]

I can be pickier than thou.  

It should be (more than one gun own something)

In that phrase, gun is the object of the preposition than and more is the subject of the verb own.  More is a plural noun so the verb needs to be plural also.  Own is the plural form.    He owns...   We own.

I think.

 

WTF

I can't speak or spell.

[Sponsor]

[Solus]

If anyone is interested, I was wrong and Jay was correct.

If you are really interested, go here  http://1aiway.com/nlp4net/services/enparser/

And enter these two sentences.

More than one gun own something.

  and

More than one gun owns something.

The resulting diagrams show that the second version (Jay's) is more accurately portrays the meaning Jay intended.

[tombogan03884]

I'm with MortDooly, I'd be happy spelling the words wrong as long as they were the right words. 

[Solus]

POOR SPELLERS OF THE WORLD UNTIE

[Solus]

ZEOR DEFECTS

[tt11758]

And then there is the subject of capitalization, the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse.