Comment by llamageddon01 on 21/10/2021 at 21:33 UTC*

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Grammar Traps

There are many Grammar Traps[1] waiting out there for the unwary Redditor to fall into, and there will invariably be a Grammar Nazi[2] ready to catch them. Things that are guaranteed to get you in trouble are misusing:

1: https://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/agcomm/ontarget/grammartrap/index.html

2: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/aj-failure-club/images/f/f3/GrammarNazi.png/revision/latest?cb=20180403040441

• “your and you’re”
• “their, they’re and there”
• “lose and loose”
• “breath and breathe”

So, because every day’s a school day[3], here’s some handy mnemonics to help you get these right:

3: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=every%20day%27s%20a%20school%20day

• Good grammar is the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you’re shit.
• There’s a difference between someone knowing their shit and someone knowing they’re shit.
• Lose weight, get loose trousers.
• You can breathe a breath but you can’t breath a breathe.

Grammar traps come in many shapes and forms, and I address some issues with apostrophes in the entries “Spelling and Punctuation” and “Spelling and Punctuation: Apostrophe Traps”.

• *See Also:**

• Godwin’s Law[4]
• Pedant; Pedantry[5]
• Spelling and Grammar[6]
• Spelling and Punctuation[7]
• Spelling and Punctuation: Apostrophe Traps[8]

 

4: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh8x92b/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

5: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcm6su/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

6: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu1l7j/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

7: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu1npp/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

8: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu1r7e/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

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