Reply to: Things children say

[Old Greg]

Psssst, OG. You might want to put full stops at the end of those sentences in your sig'. Just in case there's a pedant about.

I am utterly ashamed. There is only one complete sentence in my signature, so I have punctuated it accordingly. I hope that I am justified in omitting the full stop from the others.

[wobbegong]

"I'm not a pedant, I'm not a pedant, I'm not a pedant" should read, "I'm not a pedant. I'm not a pedant. I'm not a pedant."

Psssst, OG. You might want to put full stops at the end of those sentences in your sig'. Just in case there's a pedant about.

[Old Greg]

Repeat after me - "I'm not a pedant, I'm not a pedant, I'm not a pedant" - with feeling.

BTW I'm with you, but there's a place and a time for correcting these errors, and an internet forum is not it.

"I'm not a pedant, I'm not a pedant, I'm not a pedant" should read, "I'm not a pedant. I'm not a pedant. I'm not a pedant."

[RichardCranium]

That doesn't work with the spelling/punctuation nazi's on here.

There is no apostrophe in the plural "Nazis". Also, it should really have an initial capital letter.







PS Godwin's Law, so nar, nar, de nar nar.

[jmo21]

Repeat after me - "I'm not a pedant, I'm not a pedant, I'm not a pedant" - with feeling.

BTW I'm with you, but there's a place and a time for correcting these errors, and an internet forum is not it.

That doesn't work with the spelling/punctuation nazi's on here.

[thunderlizard]

I said to him "whats the problem have you got something i have not got", to which he replied "yes Dad, A Life"l

And a good old British sense of Proper Boundaries, you grapefruit-juice-weaving Beatnik progressive you!

[Dearnla]

You could also teach him that there are 3 words with totally different meanings that all sound the same.

There (directional), their (belonging to them), they're (common contraction of they are).

Despite sounding just about the same when spoken, when read they impart a completely different meaning. They aren't interchangable even on the internet unless your IQ is less than your shoe size in which case you shouldn't be allowed near computers.

Repeat after me - "I'm not a pedant, I'm not a pedant, I'm not a pedant" - with feeling.

BTW I'm with you, but there's a place and a time for correcting these errors, and an internet forum is not it.

[Support Monkey]

I was in the bathroom one day and my then 9 year old son was standing outside the door wanting to come in to use the toilet, i said to him just come in but he said he could not come in with me in there, so i said to him "whats the problem have you got something i have not got", to which he replied "yes Dad, A Life"

Kids can be so cruel

[EternalOptimist]

took the kids to Blackpool one year, and Shirley Bassey, amongst great fanfare , switched on the lights.
The manageress asked my cute little 4 year old cherub, with his curling golden locks if we had had a good night, and if we had seen the lights being switched on
'Yes, it was Shirly Bastard'

[Old Greg]

no, i'm not.

you look like one.

Yes you are.

Yes I do.

[EternalOptimist]

You are one.

no, i'm not.

you look like one.

[Old Greg]

I don't know, but I want one

You are one.

[EternalOptimist]

What the hell is a 'sucking teddy'?

I don't know, but I want one

[Old Greg]

My daughter has a problem with S versus F.

She has a teddy which she sucks her thumb to.

She cannot say S. It sounds like F.

She proudly announced to her nana that this was her (F)ucking teddy.

What the hell is a 'sucking teddy'?

[Old Greg]

You could also teach him that there are 3 words with totally different meanings that all sound the same.

There (directional), their (belonging to them), they're (common contraction of they are).

Despite sounding just about the same when spoken, when read they impart a completely different meaning. They aren't interchangable even on the internet unless your IQ is less than your shoe size in which case you shouldn't be allowed near computers.

They're going over there to get their awards. Three different words that sound similar, but have their own unique meanings, they're NOT interchangable no matter how lazy you are.

Yet you still have a comma in your signature after 'meanings'. It should be a full stop.