As some of you may know, I often suffer from grammar-induced rage blackouts. These can be triggered por anything from a misplaced apostrophe to the incorrect usage of "your" and "you're". So, I decided to do something about it.. mostly because I'm afraid the seguinte dangling modifier I come across might send me spiraling into a violent rampage the likes of which have never been seen.
I understand that a lot of Fanpoppers are not native English speakers, and thus might not have as good a hold on our sometimes ridiculously complicated grammatical rules. Obviously, I can't fault them for their mistakes. Still, hopefully this little guide will help them as well as the rest of you, who should just plain know better. :)
I give you:
"The topo, início 5 Grammatical Errors That Make Bliss
Want to Tear Her Hair Out and Scream Like a Banshee"
1. The Misplaced Apostrophe
The most heinous and widespread of all grammatical mistakes. You can't go nimbly bimbly throwing apostrophes around whenever you see an "s". Here's how to use them correctly:
Apostrophes are used most commonly in two cases:
a) To signify a missing letter, as in the case of contractions like can't for cannot, or in abbreviations like gov't for government
b) to signify a possessive, such as "Nikita is Janie's cat" meaning that the cat belongs to Janie.
Under NO circumstances should an apostrophe be used to signify a plural! The following sentences are all incorrect:
"Apple's $0.29/lbs"
"The Nazi's were evil"
"I wish I knew how to properly use apostrophe's"
Here is a quote from an excellent link on apostrophes:
"If in doubt it is better to leave an apostrophe out than to put it in. This is because if you leave it out incorrectly this will be put down either to an oversight or to an affinity with the views of George Bernard Shaw [who thought them unneccesary]. On the other hand, if you put it in incorrectly this will be attributed (rightly) to ignorance."
2. Your vs. You're
Apparently, it's necessary to point out that these are not interchangeable. They actually mean completely different things.
You're is the contracted form (like an abbreviation) of "You are".
- As in, "You're a moron".
Your is a possessive pronoun. It is used to signify when something belongs to someone other than yourself.
- As in, "Your mother was a criceto, hamster and your father smelled of elderberries"
3. Their, There, or They're
Their misuse is widespread, but there is hope; they're not as tricky as they seem.
Their is a possessive pronoun meaning "pertaining to or belonging to them"
- "It was their horrible spelling that caused her brain to explode"
There is an abverb meaning "that location" which is farther away than here.
- "Bliss is over there making out with John Krazinski"
They're is a contraction of "They are".
- "Dwangela rocks my world, they're totally meant to be together"
4. Affect vs. Effect
This is not a case of lazy American spelling. You cannot simply choose at aleatório whether to start this word with an "a" or an "e". Again, these words mean different things.
Affect is a verb that has two common meanings:
a) "to influence"
- as in, "Bad grammar may negatively affect your sex life"
b) "to act in a way that you don't feel"
- as in, "She affected an air of innocence".
Effect is a noun that most often signifies "a result"
- as in, "I drank 7 tequila shooters last night and I'm definitely feeling the effects this morning".
5. It's and Its
Another confusing contraction.
Its is a possessive pronoun meaning "pertaining to or belonging to it".
- "I amor that cat, its purr is so melodic" (the purr "belongs" to the cat).
It's is a contraction of "It is".
- "Good grammar: it's sexy!"
Lastly, there is absolutely, positively no such word as its'!
So, there you have it. I really hope this kicks some bad grammatical habits in the butt. If not wanting to look like a moron isn't enough incentive, then do it for me. The seguinte time you start to type "Bliss write's awesome article's", stop and think of me throwing my laptop across the room in a fit of uncontrollable rage, and refer back to this guide.
- as a sidenote, these imagens are from the "Good Grammar is Hot" group on Facebook.
I understand that a lot of Fanpoppers are not native English speakers, and thus might not have as good a hold on our sometimes ridiculously complicated grammatical rules. Obviously, I can't fault them for their mistakes. Still, hopefully this little guide will help them as well as the rest of you, who should just plain know better. :)
I give you:
"The topo, início 5 Grammatical Errors That Make Bliss
Want to Tear Her Hair Out and Scream Like a Banshee"
1. The Misplaced Apostrophe
The most heinous and widespread of all grammatical mistakes. You can't go nimbly bimbly throwing apostrophes around whenever you see an "s". Here's how to use them correctly:
Apostrophes are used most commonly in two cases:
a) To signify a missing letter, as in the case of contractions like can't for cannot, or in abbreviations like gov't for government
b) to signify a possessive, such as "Nikita is Janie's cat" meaning that the cat belongs to Janie.
Under NO circumstances should an apostrophe be used to signify a plural! The following sentences are all incorrect:
"Apple's $0.29/lbs"
"The Nazi's were evil"
"I wish I knew how to properly use apostrophe's"
Here is a quote from an excellent link on apostrophes:
"If in doubt it is better to leave an apostrophe out than to put it in. This is because if you leave it out incorrectly this will be put down either to an oversight or to an affinity with the views of George Bernard Shaw [who thought them unneccesary]. On the other hand, if you put it in incorrectly this will be attributed (rightly) to ignorance."
2. Your vs. You're
Apparently, it's necessary to point out that these are not interchangeable. They actually mean completely different things.
You're is the contracted form (like an abbreviation) of "You are".
- As in, "You're a moron".
Your is a possessive pronoun. It is used to signify when something belongs to someone other than yourself.
- As in, "Your mother was a criceto, hamster and your father smelled of elderberries"
3. Their, There, or They're
Their misuse is widespread, but there is hope; they're not as tricky as they seem.
Their is a possessive pronoun meaning "pertaining to or belonging to them"
- "It was their horrible spelling that caused her brain to explode"
There is an abverb meaning "that location" which is farther away than here.
- "Bliss is over there making out with John Krazinski"
They're is a contraction of "They are".
- "Dwangela rocks my world, they're totally meant to be together"
4. Affect vs. Effect
This is not a case of lazy American spelling. You cannot simply choose at aleatório whether to start this word with an "a" or an "e". Again, these words mean different things.
Affect is a verb that has two common meanings:
a) "to influence"
- as in, "Bad grammar may negatively affect your sex life"
b) "to act in a way that you don't feel"
- as in, "She affected an air of innocence".
Effect is a noun that most often signifies "a result"
- as in, "I drank 7 tequila shooters last night and I'm definitely feeling the effects this morning".
5. It's and Its
Another confusing contraction.
Its is a possessive pronoun meaning "pertaining to or belonging to it".
- "I amor that cat, its purr is so melodic" (the purr "belongs" to the cat).
It's is a contraction of "It is".
- "Good grammar: it's sexy!"
Lastly, there is absolutely, positively no such word as its'!
So, there you have it. I really hope this kicks some bad grammatical habits in the butt. If not wanting to look like a moron isn't enough incentive, then do it for me. The seguinte time you start to type "Bliss write's awesome article's", stop and think of me throwing my laptop across the room in a fit of uncontrollable rage, and refer back to this guide.
- as a sidenote, these imagens are from the "Good Grammar is Hot" group on Facebook.
Let me tell you how I first discovered fanpop. (Just bored so thought I'd write this)
I was on the net looking for pictures. I then came across a site (Which is this one really) and clicked the link.
I never knew what this site was or what and thought it was one of those many sites like twitter and Facebook.
Browsing some mais I accidentally landed on someone's perfil page and scrolling down say there were pic's looking like cubes. On topo, início there were titled 'Clubs'.
I noticed a familiar ícone of my favourite actor and clicked on it.
It was cool, it was like a website just full of that actors info.
I noticed they had quizzes and took part.
Than I released that you had to sign up to record what you got right/wrong etc.
Thats when I decided to log on and realised I was SOOO ADDICTED TO IT!
(Hey I don't even spend so0 much time like this on Facebook!)
So that was how I discovered Fanpop-not to dramatic or interesting, but i found my rabbit hole.
Whats yours?
I was on the net looking for pictures. I then came across a site (Which is this one really) and clicked the link.
I never knew what this site was or what and thought it was one of those many sites like twitter and Facebook.
Browsing some mais I accidentally landed on someone's perfil page and scrolling down say there were pic's looking like cubes. On topo, início there were titled 'Clubs'.
I noticed a familiar ícone of my favourite actor and clicked on it.
It was cool, it was like a website just full of that actors info.
I noticed they had quizzes and took part.
Than I released that you had to sign up to record what you got right/wrong etc.
Thats when I decided to log on and realised I was SOOO ADDICTED TO IT!
(Hey I don't even spend so0 much time like this on Facebook!)
So that was how I discovered Fanpop-not to dramatic or interesting, but i found my rabbit hole.
Whats yours?
Most of you probably don't care because you have a PC or don't upload imagens that much.
It didn't really get on my nerves before, but now I want to upload heroes screencaps to the heroes spot which I have a die-hard medal in and I know PC users can upload much mais than five imagens at a time; especially if they have a die hard medal in the spot they want to upload in.
I know you can open loads of tabs but then again it is mais work and annoying.
It's unfair on people who like to contribute anyway, so I hope there is some change in the image uploader for mac users.
P.S. If you joke and say I should have a PC or whatever, then very funny but no.
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Ten years ago, fanpop made its presence on the Internet and people joined the site one way or another. I first found out about fanpop when I did a google Image procurar on "link". That was back in May 2010, in which I signed up for the site as CHILDISHY; now I use my ReptarZolo account to match with my current DeviantArt account. All those years, fanpop became cluttered with various types of violative content, including and especially pornography. With only four admins, I don't believe fanpop will last any longer; this can be prevented if the admins promote some users, preferably those they trust, to become moderators and help clean up the site.
Ok so I'm sooo sorry If I waited to long to do the story I SWEAR! that i'm going to do it tomorrow i'm so sorry. I have to many problems and i'm very emotional the last couple of days and it's a big problem with my family and i'm very sad but i really will start the story I swear! I cant really tell u about my family issues but I need someone to talk to. But on the other hand if you can be my co-writer i would amor that but you have to be good like not basic, you know how when people push the story too fast...
Example for some of you dumbass trifflin bunda cunt bunda bitches: Yolanda dated this boy named Prince then he bullied her then he liked her afterwards the got married had a baby named Rolanda and Prince got hit por a car trying to see an old friend a cruz the rua 2 years later Yolanda sold Rolanda n got on crack,died, and lived happily ever after with Prince in heaven.
Example for some of you dumbass trifflin bunda cunt bunda bitches: Yolanda dated this boy named Prince then he bullied her then he liked her afterwards the got married had a baby named Rolanda and Prince got hit por a car trying to see an old friend a cruz the rua 2 years later Yolanda sold Rolanda n got on crack,died, and lived happily ever after with Prince in heaven.
ATTENTION: This is just a user opinion's on what could be cool for Fanpop.
1. Customize Profile: Everyone likes to have a nice perfil homepage, so my first idea is we have a chance of customize our own profile, with backgrounds, colors, fonts etc...
2. Medal Meter: I think every Fanpopers like to know how much are they far to get a medal on the spot, so my 2nd idea is FP give us the chance to see if we are far or close to get our medal.
3. perfil Viewers: How many and what users did check our profile.
4. Comment Reply Notice: Be notice in you atualizações when someone reply you in a comment.
5. Possibility to Change User name: Sometimes people don't like their user names...a opportunity to change would be nice ;)
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1. Customize Profile: Everyone likes to have a nice perfil homepage, so my first idea is we have a chance of customize our own profile, with backgrounds, colors, fonts etc...
2. Medal Meter: I think every Fanpopers like to know how much are they far to get a medal on the spot, so my 2nd idea is FP give us the chance to see if we are far or close to get our medal.
3. perfil Viewers: How many and what users did check our profile.
4. Comment Reply Notice: Be notice in you atualizações when someone reply you in a comment.
5. Possibility to Change User name: Sometimes people don't like their user names...a opportunity to change would be nice ;)
Hope You Enjoy It