Pedants and Nitpickers

And before you ask... :p

How to Use You're and Your - wikiHow

Your vs You're - e Learn English Language

your/you’re

What the hell... let/lets/lettuce give the cat another canary.... :D

Common Mistakes and Confusing Words in English - Learn English Mistakes

and here are a few more....

Common Errors in English Usage

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Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Why would you take a pic of a topic anyway? :?

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He just wanted the "to".

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Originally Posted by springwater

Where does one seek reference to when and where one puts ones's apostrophe :rolleyes:

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It is sometimes dangerous to ask where to put something.

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Originally Posted by funkychicken

Capital "W" in Weisy as it's a proper name

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No it's not! Peter or David are proper names. "Weisy" sounds decidedly improper to me.

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Originally Posted by springwater

Where does one seek reference to when and where one puts ones's apostrophe

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someone posted it earlier. ones's's's's's apostrophes I think you meant

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Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Sharon Colon's Apostrophe Errors Page

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Don't be vulgar, I'm not looking up anyone's colon:oo:

You missed the other link that I posted.... it has been deleted. :D

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Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

You missed the other link that I posted.... it has been deleted. :D

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As will others of the same ilk.

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Originally Posted by Big Shed

As will others of the same ilk.

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Some things just don't change, no matter how long one stays away... :D

Yup. :D

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Originally Posted by Big Shed

As will others of the same ilk.

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Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Some things just don't change, no matter how long one stays away... :D

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Ve vill heff no "ilk"s here! :ninja: (is that mixing my metaphors? :think: )

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Originally Posted by tea lady

Ve vill heff no "ilk"s here! :ninja: (is that mixing my metaphors? :think: )

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Why? Do they smell?

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Originally Posted by pugwash

No it's not! Peter or David are proper names. "Weisy" sounds decidedly improper to me.

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Carl Weiss is his name, Weisy is a shortening, or "nickname." You wouldn't spell without a capital would you?

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Originally Posted by funkychicken

You wouldn't spell without a capital would you?

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- nup, it doesn't work for me. :no:

Geez Grog, you don't have to be so pedantic:~

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Originally Posted by funkychicken

Geez Grog, you don't have to be so pedantic:~

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Geez , is that a shortened version of geezer , implying that Grog ( which I take is a shortened version of Groggy ) is a geezer . :o

different G sound there, I thought geez was short for Jesus Christ almighty.