Wednesday, February 19, 2014

What I Learned This Week In Comm160

Well, basically, this week I learned that everything I write or say is completely incorrect in the grammatical world. I did an assignment on a couple of incorrect uses of grammar that have molded their way into a mainstream way of communication... Even though it isn't completely and utterly wrong. This means that people are incorrectly using a phrase or sentence structure that is gradually becoming accepted in the public. Consequently generating an epidemic of improper grammar! 

Anyways, some things that I discovered is: 
-it is not proper to end a sentence in a preposition.. such as to.
The grammar gods will frowned on you if you ask someone, "Who are you throwing the football to?"
NO! NO! NO!!!

Instead, you need to rephrase what you're saying so that 'to' is not at the end of the sentence. For example, I would say, "Are you throwing that football to someone?" ... or something like that.

Also, you're not technically allowed to use the word 'like'...
AWKWARD because that's like my favorite word. 

So... instead of using like, try to say 'as' or 'as in'.
It's an easy problem to fix. It is never too late to learn and use proper grammar!!!

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