We must of choose the wrong parts of speech! · 11:07pm Jul 19th, 2012
I know nopony will probably end up reading, but I just need to get this off my back.
I HATEITHATEITHATEIT when an author continually uses incorrect grammar! I can deal with a single mess up or whatever, but when an author categorically refuses to use the proper phrasing, tense or whatever, I just can't stay silent! It's even worse that otherwise they are VERY good authors, with beautiful writing and awesome characterization. And I wish this was a localized event, but I am seeing a bunch of authors make the same mistakes. I'll list two most common I've been seeing(and the most egregious, for that matter), just for kicks.
There is no such thing as "Must Of"
it is not a phrase at all. It is a contraction of speech. Specifically "must have," when you are feeling lazy and want to cut out half a syllable. Must have just slipped their minds....
'Choose' vs 'Chose'
What. I mean, seriously? This is grade school stuff, bronies. 'Choose' is present tense, used to denote you are MAKING a choice. It is pronounced like chew, blue or you. 'Chose' is past tense. You already made your choice. It is pronounced like bulldoze, poes or Eat At Joes.
There are others, but they don't show up quite as often, and are a bit more limited in who I have been seeing them from. Not quite as annoying ones either.
conanthegrammarnazi
Wow... total grammar nazi.
Although I totally agree with you on all counts!
However, the one thing I hate MOST is when authors don't format speech correctly. Then again, I'm slightly obsessive compulsive...
EDIT: I'm on a caffeine high
241525
Hey! Someone read this! That must mean I'm popular! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
But yeah, caffeine FTW. And did you know the GDocs automatically corrects grammar for a bunch of stuff? It's really cool, and sometimes kinda creepy...
241528 well everytime I try to type "Equestria" it underlines red... GODDAMIT 502 and things were going so well...
357730
Whaaaaat? yay
TBH I read it a little while ago. bad habit of mine: download a story, mark "read later," read it, love it, forget about it for a month.dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/Twilight_Sparkle_lolface.png
I only really hate bad grammar when it takes place during general naration. But people often speak incorrect grammar ("must of" or "could care less") so some of these showing up in dialogue in somewhat realistic.