my biggest pet peves of all time is bad grammar. i absolutely detest bad grammar. it makes me cringe. it hurts my eyes. it makes my pulse race and my palms sweat. now, i'm all about writing in context, especially when trying to get certain points across, but seriously? there is no excuse for bad grammar. and while i know that i have bad spelling, i do try awfully hard to make sure my grammar is accurate and that what i am trying to say is clear and concise.
i also cannot stand when people use texting words in their normal writing. if you are on a cell phone, fine. if you are on a keyboard, it is totally unacceptable to write anything less than the normal word.
some most annoying examples:
ur = your or you're
r = are
u = you
2day = today
4 = for
2nite = tonight
and really? is it that hard to write a sentence and place a period at the end rather than a question mark? question marks are only meant for questions, not for statements!
some of the worst offenders are people that i work with. the work documents that go out and the emails that are sent are simply atrocious. does no one care? surely they must know they are writing like crap. how can they not care? *sigh*
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and I do love me a bunch a periods at the end of a sentence, almost like a dramatic pause.... :)
Can we still be friends?
writing a statement and ending it with a question mark is just lame?
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And hey, ?! is actually correct punctuation. It's called an interrobang.