OT rant: martial/marshal/Marshall

[bryang]

Hey, this is pretty cool... thanks, again, KaiserB, this google toolbar is a great little gadget.

-geo

[catwoman]

I also am not a grammar Nazi, although I was a newspaper proofreader for several years back in the Dark Ages, and my sister refers to me as The Keeper of the English Language. My personal favorite is rein/reign. I don't remember the specifics, but I saw something a few days ago about someone needing to be reigned in...not quite sure how that would happen. Probably totally unrelated to the rein of the current monarch...you think? And I have seen "rain" mixed in there once or twice...gotta love it!

[longhorn_92]

I agree, Mr. 72, however, I have always had a very hard time with spelling and grammar through out school, and like you said I was fearful of posting or writing emails.

That is one of the things that I enjoy so much about this forum is not having to fear getting chewed up and spit out over making spelling or grammar mistakes. I try hard not to, but some times it just comes out that way...sorry ya'll.

-geo

Since we are on this subject.....is it:

y'all or ya'll?

[longtooth]

That one is easy for the old wore out broke up cowboy. We use one every day.. Pray for one regular out on the plains. On kings allowed in Usa so we dont use the last one. Rein, rain, reign.

[longtooth]

I agree, Mr. 72, however, I have always had a very hard time with spelling and grammar through out school, and like you said I was fearful of posting or writing emails.

That is one of the things that I enjoy so much about this forum is not having to fear getting chewed up and spit out over making spelling or grammar mistakes. I try hard not to, but some times it just comes out that way...sorry ya'll.

-geo

Since we are on this subject.....is it:

y'all or ya'll?

Texas - ya'll
Georgia - y'all.

[KBCraig]

...sorry ya'll.

Since we are on this subject.....is it:

y'all or ya'll?

Y'all. It's a contraction of "you all"; the apostrophe replaces the missing letters, which are "ou".

It's an easy typo to make, though. I find myself accidentally typing "ya'll" now and then.

[John]

I thought they said Martian Law. Guess I can take my tin-foil hat off now.

[longhorn_92]

I thought they said Martian Law. Guess I can take my tin-foil hat off now.

They can read our minds!!!

[Lumberjack98]

Why do people pronounce nuclear as nucular (our President being a perfect example).

**Yeah this is a twist on the original post and not meant as a hijack, just a turn.

[DoubleJ]

...sorry ya'll.

Since we are on this subject.....is it:

y'all or ya'll?

Y'all. It's a contraction of "you all"; the apostrophe replaces the missing letters, which are "ou".

It's an easy typo to make, though. I find myself accidentally typing "ya'll" now and then.

Naw, it's a contraction of "Ya" and "all."

whaddya mean "ya" ain't a word??