Cat Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 (edited) Their, adj,the possessive form of they,used before a noun There,adv. in,at,to,or into that place. I'm sorry I just get annoyed by the Americanization of our culture being forced onto us by the internet, though it has been going on a lot longer than that. and I get annoyed at seeing this bs all the time i love how you used a "z" btw Edited June 9, 2011 by Cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervin Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 yeah, that was Sandgrubber's intent...join a dog forum over many years, makes thousands of posts, just to turn us Aussies into Yanks. BTW, the difference between their and there has nothing to do with Amercianisation, so I don't know what you're on about. This is a dog forum. If you want to correct basic English all the time I suggest you become a primary school teacher. Sandgrubber ask a question about there and their, I answered it. Get your heckles down, I just get annoyed that every time I spell it right in the Queens english an american spell check tells me I am wrong, end result is that in years to come every one will spell it the american way, I am not having a go at american people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan's Mum Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Another blog I enjoy (well when she updates it) is one by a friend in NZ.She's a great girl, her dogs are adorable and full of character. She does Agility, Flygility and tricks with her dogs. http://kiwimutts.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan3 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Here's a good blog: http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/08/its-not-easy-being-a-grammar-wizard-3/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 I love reading about Amanda's labrador lodge http://www.labradogrescue.com.au/blog/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polecatty Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 I like Retrieverman's Weblog: http://retrieverman.wordpress.com/ And Desertwindhounds. http://desertwindhounds.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsaw Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 I've just discovered Border Wars. Some interesting blogs. http://www.astraean.com/borderwars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Here's a good blog: http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/08/its-not-easy-being-a-grammar-wizard-3/ QFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkySoaringMagpie Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Living With Infidels. Want a Saluki? Read this first :D http://livingwithinfidelsdiaryofasaluki.blogspot.com/ Longdog or lurcher fan? http://walkingollie.wordpress.com/category/walking-ollie/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 (edited) Apologies. I'm embarrassed about loosing my temper, but I do so sometimes. I was paid to be picky about grammar, spelling and usage for many years and I never liked the role. It p's me off to be criticised, or should I say criticized, for using one Americanism. Guess there's a bit of a bull breed about me . It's hard to ignore a perceived attack. Thanks to those who have brought the thread back on topic. I'll try to do a summary someday . . . giving people a set of links to blogs worth trying. [interjections in square brackets]. btw., Mervin, that should have read 'Sandgrubber asked [tense wrong] a question about 'their' and 'there'; [full stop or semi colon, not comma. Use either quotes or italics to set their and there apart from the rest of the text. Btw, I did not ask a question. The difference between the two words is clear, and the same in US and UK English]. I answered it. Get your hackles down. [Heckles, in US or British English, relates to abuse of a public speaker . . . most often seen as heckling. Hackles, or perhaps haeckles in older versions of English, refers to the hair on a dog, or other animal's neck]. I just get annoyed that every time I spell it right in the Queen's English [English is a proper noun and should be capitalised . . . or capitalized . . . and you missed the apostrophe in Queen's], an American spell checker tells me I am wrong. End result is [tense?] that in years to come everyone will spell it in the American way. I am not having a go at the American people.' [No? Then are you attacking me, personally?] PLEASE learn the Queen's English, find a British spell checker, and stop attacking people [by which I mean, me] over trivial spelling differences that have nothing to do with dogs. Guess I'm still mad. yeah, that was Sandgrubber's intent...join a dog forum over many years, makes thousands of posts, just to turn us Aussies into Yanks. BTW, the difference between their and there has nothing to do with Amercianisation, so I don't know what you're on about. This is a dog forum. If you want to correct basic English all the time I suggest you become a primary school teacher. Sandgrubber ask a question about there and their, I answered it. Get your heckles down, I just get annoyed that every time I spell it right in the Queens english an american spell check tells me I am wrong, end result is that in years to come every one will spell it the american way, I am not having a go at american people. Edited to correct minor punctuation errors. Edited June 9, 2011 by sandgrubber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervin Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 (edited) Apologies. I'm embarrassed about loosing my temper, but I do so sometimes. Being picky about grammar, spelling and usage was part of my employment for many years and I never liked the role. It p's me off to be criticised, or should I say criticized, for using one Americanism. Guess there's a bit of a bull breed about me . It's hard to ignore a perceived attack. Thanks to those who have brought the thread back on topic. I'll try to do a summary someday . . . giving people a set of links to blogs worth trying. btw., Mervin, that should have read 'Sandgrubber asked [tense wrong] a question about 'their' and 'there'; [full stop or semi colon, not comma. Use either quotes or italics to set their and there apart from the rest of the text. Btw, I did not ask a question. The difference between the two words is clear, and the same in US and UK English]. I answered it. Get your hackles down. [Heckles, in US or British English, relates to abuse of a public speaker . . . most often seen as heckling. Hackles, or perhaps it's haeckles in older versions of English, refers to the hair on a dog, or other animal's neck]. I just get annoyed that every time I spell it right in the Queen's English [English is a proper noun and should be capitalised . . . or capitalized], an American spell checker tells me I am wrong. End result is that in years to come everyone will spell it in the American way. I am not having a go at the American people.' [No? Then are you attacking me, personally?] PLEASE learn the Queen's English, find a British spell checker, and stop attacking people over trivial spelling differences that have nothing to do with dogs. yeah, that was Sandgrubber's intent...join a dog forum over many years, makes thousands of posts, just to turn us Aussies into Yanks. BTW, the difference between their and there has nothing to do with Amercianisation, so I don't know what you're on about. This is a dog forum. If you want to correct basic English all the time I suggest you become a primary school teacher. Sandgrubber ask a question about there and their, I answered it. Get your heckles down, I just get annoyed that every time I spell it right in the Queens english an american spell check tells me I am wrong, end result is that in years to come every one will spell it the american way, I am not having a go at american people. Edited to correct minor punctuation errors. [interjections in square brackets]. I'm sorry, I wasn't attacking you. I wasn't attacking anybody. I thought you were asking a question, my mistake. But you you have put me back in my place, good for you. Edited June 9, 2011 by Mervin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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