OT: 'Advise' Advice

HofstraJet

JustineCaseyFeldown said:

fwiw (nothing) i have a very loose take on this stuff.  i don't actually prefer a grammatically rigorous approach, unless we're writing some literal academic stuff.  better to have fun and get the point across than to be proper.

I hear this argument often and I'm just curious - does it really take longer to type something properly? On your phone or tablet, sure - I get the typos, lack of punctuation, etc. But if you are on a computer, how difficult is it to write properly?

JustineCaseyFeldown

stlcharcoal said:

I'm pretty good with affect vs. effect, but I can never keep who vs. whom straight.....I always have to revert to whichever sounds better.

Also, the whole oxford commas debate is mind boggling.  Our copywriter for all print ads hates them, but it never looks right to me without a comma before an 'and/or' if you're listing 3+ things. 

for 'whom/who' you can always default to subbing 'him/he' to see which sounds better. doesn't always work though.

"you gave it to him?"="you gave it to whom?"

"he was at the door?"="who was at the door?"

but frankly, 'whom' sounds a little uptight in a lot of contexts.  it will be a dead word in a generation

even grammarians argue over that one i think.
if you are talking with your buddies, it's pretty much cool to just say 'who'. 

use almost always wins out over the rule

fishlessman

JustineCaseyFeldown said:

fishlessman said:

i dont mind the miss spellings, lack of capitals, commas, misuse of words, but the new way of asking a question without a ? mark....and go wtf is that

yer talkin about me aintcha

nosah

blasting

You guys are triggering me.  I'll be in my safe place.
 

Little Steven

JustineCaseyFeldown said:

tongue-in-cheek here, but couldn't help noticing the run of 'advise' posts this morning.   Almost three-in-a-row.








Some will pounce on pedantry.  But I think it is always better to know something than to not know something, right?
So some quick advice re using 'advise' and 'advice' (which seems to be a common internet 'thing', because >typing):

'Advise' (with a Z sound, like 'despise') is what you do;  "I would like to advise you of your rights"

'Advice' (like 'rice' or 'ice') is what you give or get;  "That is some great advice"


Bonus tip: ...for Canadians, the words would be spelled "adviuse' and 'adviuce'.


Not a big deal, I know.  Just the three in a row thing that really made i stand out.
 

What a b!tch! People are simply asking to be advised. You remind me of someone right now that I can't quite place.

JRWhitee

Canugghead said:

I should of paid more attention to the Hinglish teacher in school

I should HAVE paid more attention.....Since we are at it....

nolaegghead

JRWhitee said:

Canugghead said:

I should of paid more attention to the Hinglish teacher in school

I should HAVE paid more attention.....Since we are at it....

Sorry Bob!  I should have paid more attention when I payed out that rope....

HofstraJet

Little Steven said:

JustineCaseyFeldown said:

tongue-in-cheek here, but couldn't help noticing the run of 'advise' posts this morning.   Almost three-in-a-row.








Some will pounce on pedantry.  But I think it is always better to know something than to not know something, right?
So some quick advice re using 'advise' and 'advice' (which seems to be a common internet 'thing', because >typing):

'Advise' (with a Z sound, like 'despise') is what you do;  "I would like to advise you of your rights"

'Advice' (like 'rice' or 'ice') is what you give or get;  "That is some great advice"


Bonus tip: ...for Canadians, the words would be spelled "adviuse' and 'adviuce'.


Not a big deal, I know.  Just the three in a row thing that really made i stand out.
 

What a b!tch! People are simply asking to be advised. You remind me of someone right now that I can't quite place.

Then they forgot punctuation (e.g., "Chuck Roll: Advise" or "Chuck Roll - Advise") 

http://www.yourememberthat.com/media/1501/Punctuation_101_from_the_Cast_of_The_Electric_Company/#.WHe0efkrKUm

JustineCaseyFeldown

blasting said:

You guys are triggering me.  I'll be in my safe place.
 

*guy's

on the internet, you need to use an apostrophe before any plural-S

GATraveller

We all need to be more tolerant.

SciAggie

y'all are going to make me loose my mind...

Eggaroo

You guy's r crackin me up... is this the place to come for advise

JustineCaseyFeldown

GATraveller said:

We all need to be more tolerant.

*'more toleranter'

theyolksonyou

JustineCaseyFeldown said:

blasting said:

You guys are triggering me.  I'll be in my safe place.
 

*guy's

on the internet, you need to use an apostrophe before any plural-S

I'd herd that

GATraveller

JustineCaseyFeldown said:

GATraveller said:

We all need to be more tolerant.

*'more toleranter'

Much more toleranter.  Irregardless......I could care less.

Legume

GATraveller said:

I could care less.

THIS is the one that gets under my skin.  I wish I could care less, but I always want to ask - so, you're saying you do care?

nolaegghead

Rising bubble from orifice.

HeavyG

HofstraJet said:

JustineCaseyFeldown said:

fwiw (nothing) i have a very loose take on this stuff.  i don't actually prefer a grammatically rigorous approach, unless we're writing some literal academic stuff.  better to have fun and get the point across than to be proper.

I hear this argument often and I'm just curious - does it really take longer to type something properly? On your phone or tablet, sure - I get the typos, lack of punctuation, etc. But if you are on a computer, how difficult is it to write properly?

Depending upon which OS and which browser and browser settings are in place autocorrect and autocomplete can sumtimes mess you up.

There is also the BAC factor.

Spaightlabs

Legume said:

GATraveller said:

I could care less.

THIS is the one that gets under my skin.  I wish I could care less, but I always want to ask - so, you're saying you do care?

Your good with 'irregardless'?

JustineCaseyFeldown

Spaightlabs said:

Legume said:

GATraveller said:

I could care less.

THIS is the one that gets under my skin.  I wish I could care less, but I always want to ask - so, you're saying you do care?

Your good with 'irregardless'?

is it "your mama!" or "you're mama!"...?

fishlessman

advice comes from the adviser, or the advisor, or the internet advicer. does not matter, its still pronounced ad-veye-zah

Acn

ATM Machine is the one that drives me nuts.  I've actually left a gas station and gone somewhere else because they had an 'ATM Machine Inside' sign.

theyolksonyou

Hot water heater

nolaegghead

Ass-To-Mouth machine?!  Wonder how that works....

dmchicago

Acn said:

ATM Machine is the one that drives me nuts.  I've actually left a gas station and gone somewhere else because they had an 'ATM Machine Inside' sign.

A machine that does ATM? You have my attention!

pgprescott

nolaegghead said:

Ass-To-Mouth machine?!  Wonder how that works....

It runs on any combo of cocaine, lsd, and meth.

lkapigian

Humor Humour

saluki2007

You have learnd me something today.

JustineCaseyFeldown

theyolksonyou said:

Hot water heater

i laughed out loud at that.  no lie. 

JustineCaseyFeldown

saluki2007 said:

You have learnd me something today.

'taught', or the past tense of 'taught', which is 'teat'