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Punctuality Rules! » Blog Archive » Better Than Two Pistols at Dawn — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:42:36 +0000

[...] started the blog as a place to air a whole series of pet peeves. People who can’t keep its/it’s, your/you’re or they’re/there/their straight. People who can’t be bothered to say [...]

By: Punctuality Rules! » Blog Archive » MM: Labor Pains

Punctuality Rules! » Blog Archive » MM: Labor Pains — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:12:32 +0000

[...] covered it’s and its. We’ve covered there/their/they’re. We’ve even talked about the uses of the [...]

By: J

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:38:41 +0000

When I was in college, I had a 6-unit International Relations class where the professor told us that if we once used ‘it’s’ when we meant ‘its’, or vice-versa, we would get an F on that paper. I was mostly cured from that moment on.

Sometimes happens still, but it’s a typo, not a misunderstanding.

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:30:43 +0000

One of my personal pet peeves. Good installment.

By: Judy G.

Judy G. — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:25:32 +0000

It makes me increasingly crazy to see my local newspaper misspelling “its” and “it’s”, but one of my personal favourites is “its’ “. I suppose it’s a case of “when in doubt, put in an apostrophe”. That loud noise you hear is the collapsing of the English language.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:43:51 +0000

Debby said it, “A woman after my own heart.” I just read about your new blog on Booking through Thursday. I love it, have added it to my Google Reader, and am passing it on to an equally grammar-obsessed friend. Thanks!!

By: lisa

lisa — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:39:02 +0000

So, came over from Deb… yes, this is one of those things that just makes me NUTS!

By: Debby

Debby — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:46:26 +0000

A woman after my own heart. This is a particular pet peeve of mine, along with yours and theirs.

I think the Lynne Truss books were popular for a reason. A lot of us are frustrated with the lack of spelling and grammar and politeness these days.

By: Judy H.

Judy H. — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:24:45 +0000

I’m so glad to see tangible proof that I’m not the only one who cares about these things! Sometimes I feel like no one else out there gives a rip about punctuation, spelling, grammer … you know, petty things like those!

By: Mom

Mom — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:37:44 +0000

This is going to be a great place to vent on the misuses of so many words.