I am a carbon-based entity currently residing on the east coast of Canada. I am both language and history geek, though I am by no means an expert on any part of either subject. I am a stickler for proper grammar, spelling and punctuation, though I am not as anal as some others seem to be(much to my chagrin).
I am a new Wikipedian, so if I do something wrong, please let me know!
Userboxes
Language
fgn-2 | This user speaks several dialects of foreign. |
Mix | This user has been influenced by too many dialects of English to use one orthography, vocabulary and grammar consistently. |
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Eats, Shoots and Leaves
User:Jeffro77/userboxes/Singular they:LessEvilsnuk | This user says snuck. |
to too two | This user thinks that too many people have no idea how to use words that they should have learned in grade two. |
who(m) | This user uses either who or whom in the object case. |
you one | This user knows that one should not use "you" in encyclopedia articles or other formal works. |
if & whether | This user knows how to use "if" and "whether" correctly. |
which & that
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This user joins with Dickens, Melville, and other great writers[1] in rejecting the canard that which may not be used for restrictive relative clauses.
| much & many | This user understands the difference between much & many. |
than then | This user understands the difference between using "than" and "then." |
their there they're | This user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling! |
your you're | This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help. |
English Singulars: "The data is..."
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This user recognizes that "data", "media", and "agenda" have become incorporated into English as singular nouns.
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Majority ≠ right
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This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake.
| . The | This user does not put two spaces after a full stop. |
Wheaties, Cheerios, and Rice Chex
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This user prefers the cereal comma.
| its & it's | This user understands the difference between its and it's. So should you. |
’s | Thi's user know's that not every word that end's with s need's an apostrophe and will remove misused apostrophe's from Wikipedia with extreme prejudice. |
; | This user knows how to use a semicolon correctly. |
1337/ IntS ! | This user understands leet, IM & texting slang, but won't use it. "411 ur LOL pwn ROFLMAO OMG b310ng 2" you, thanks. |
ANAL 4 | This user advocates good grammar usage. |
Pickyness Pickiness | This user changes the adjective ending "y" to "i" to form nouns with "-ness". |
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