Right, I thought I should make this as i've seen many new people here posting things like:
Quote:
'its b cuz i wana do it'
I havent seen anybody say the specific line, but thats how the new people are talking, except some which have excellent grammar.
Proper line should be: It's because I want to do it. You can say wanna if you want, with two n's.
So, i'm going to write how to get smart with grammar, hopefully not with an essay of rubbish you wont read. Just points and tips.
Okay.
> Whatever letter starts a sentence off must be a capital. So not: 'you like my work? it took me ages..', it should be: 'You like my work? It took me ages.' Hopefully that makes sense.
> Now this point I have a thing for, not many members care but I do randomly. When saying, 'Did you know i can balance a book on my head?' The 'i' must be capital as it is alone. So, 'Did you know I can balance a book on my head?'
> A full stop ends a sentance. 'John went to the shops for 2 loaves of bread.'
> Right, to a couple or three words some people mix up.
There means somebody is over somewhere else or its looking to the past. You can use there like this:
'He's over there, by that randomly large tree.'
There was a big tree, it ate the dude up whole...
Their means its somebodies. Use it like this:
'It's their yellow shirt.'
Never use it like there or they're.
They're basically means 'They are'. Use it like this:
'They're going to see X-Men 3 when it comes out.'
'They're at the shops buying comic books.'
Hopefully that makes sense.
> More things people can get mixed up.
I'm = I am
I've = I have
I'ts = It is
> Minor things.
Don't = Do not
Doesn't = Does not
I know not many people get those wrong, but i've seen one or two people do it. If you think you cant get them right, use what they mean. Like I have, they are, does not.
> Spelling rule. I before E except after C. Figure it out yourself. ^_^
> Dont use more than 3 exclamation marks (!!!) at the end of a sentance. It makes the post seem retarded. Same goes for question marks (???). Oh and the same of full stops (...).
> Dont use more than one comma at the same time.
> There is a space after a comma.
'George likes cows, rabbits, monkeys and rats.'
> If you are making a list like the thing above 'cows, rabbits, monkeys and rats.' Then last two items on the list must be joined by 'and'. You can not say:
'George likes cows, rabbits, monkeys, rats.'
> A semi-colon (;) is basically a pause. Longer than a comma, shorter than a full stop. It also helps to link things up, but im not going into it as I may get it wrong. ^_^
> Don't use slang basically, it looks messy and bad.
> Nobody minds the casual abbreviations we all use.
Imo = In my opinion
Imho = In my honest/humble opinion
Lol = Laugh out loud
Rofl = Rolling on floor laughing.
Lmao = Laughing my ass off.
Roflmao = Rolling on floor laughing my ass off.
BBD has also reminded me of something.
> 'The cat's fur was orange and white.' - There must be a ' after cat and before the s. E.g: 's
But, if the word ends in an S, this happens:
'But dude, Chris' car is blue and black!'
- So, you shouldn't say. 'The cats fur is orange.' You say 'cats' if you are talking about a verb after, if you are talking something that belongs to them. You add a 's instead of just an s. Alas, you can say, 'The cats have brown fur.' Instead of, 'The cat's fur is brown.'
These are just tips on how to make your posts looks good. It isn't exactly rocket science. Just try a bit better.
Hope this all made sense anyway.
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