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A Teacher's Pained Expression...

Journal Entry: Sun May 18, 2008, 11:50 PM
  • Mood: Cheerful
  • Listening to: An Interview with that Guy...
  • Reading: Manifest Forums...
  • Watching: Uh... A Current Affair...
  • Playing: Super Mario Bros.
  • Eating: Toasted Chicken Roll
  • Drinking: Water...


Mood: D-I-S-A-P-P-O-I-N-T-E-D!!!
Reading: DP Fanfiction
Watching: ------------------
Listening To: ------------------
Playing: MIKA - Big Girls
Eating: Chicken and Cheese Wrap
Drinking: Sunkist






IF YOU'RE NOT FROM AN ENGLISH SPEAKING BACKGROUND, I HAVE NO BONES WITH YOU! THIS IS FOR MY FELLOW NATIVES - YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER!!!!!

I AM NOT A GOOD WRITER, BUT GOD DAMN IT ALL!!!!

I recently turned back to an old fandom and OTP.

I've been browsing fictions for said fandom, and said OTP.

I AM DISGUSTED BY THE BAD ENGLISH ON RESTRICTED (18+) WEBSITES.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO FAKE YOUR AGE, AT LEAST BE BELIEVABLE!!!!

Let's start with something as simple as the HUMBLE QUOTATION MARK! In PRIMARY SCHOOL, YOU CALLED THEM "TALKING MARKS"!

When used in most fanfictions, they indicate DIALOGUE~! This happens when a character SPEAKS! LIKE THIS!

"Children," he said with modest nod and a knowing smile. "Nice day for vanquishing the greater evils of the world! Beware the perilous pocket change and the dreaded chippie packet!"

SEE HOW I USED ONE WHEN THE CHARACTER STARTED TALKING, AND THEN AGAIN WHEN HE FINISHED TALKING?! (And also when I broke to add description?)

IT ISN'T:

"Children, he said with a modest nod and a knowing smile. "Nice day for vanquishing the greater evils of the world! Beware the perilous pocket change and the dreaded chippie packet!

"Oh, it's only you!

USE THEM TO CLOSE YOUR DIALOGUE!!!

The next great hassle I have, is the use of apostrophes. I see them used heaps as quotation marks - they aren't, but they're passable, and mainly serve as indicators of possession, conjunction of words, place names, or sometimes plurals.

THE PLACEMENT OF APOSTROPHES IS IMPORTANT!

If you are talking about the thermoses belonging to a group of MUMS, it is: The mums' thermoses.

NOT the mums's thermoses.

Not the mum's thermoses.

If you are talking about the thermoses of a SINGULAR mum, then it is the latter. The mum's thermoses. (Probably better explained as "my mum's thermoses".

Here are some examples of apostrophes being used PROPERLY, and WHY! I read The Language Instinct as a part of my editors degree.

* My sister's friend's investments - (the investments belonging to a friend of my sister)
* My sister's friends' investments - (the investments belonging to several friends of my sister)
* My sisters' friend's investments - (the investments belonging to a friend of several of my sisters)
* My sisters' friends' investments - (the investments belonging to several friends of several of my sisters)

I HATE:

YOUR when it should be YOU'RE (FROM you are, AS IN, YOU ARE WELCOME!)
IM when it should be I'm (FROM I am, AS IN, I AM GOING!)
YOU'RE when it should be YOUR (FROM... WTH?! As IN, YOUR TEA! [Unless you truly intend to eat your dinner guests...])


83% of Americans speak English.
8% of Indians speak English.
53% of Nigerians speak English.
98% of people from the UK speak English. (Do I call them UK-ians?)
52% of people from the Philippines speak English.
44% of Germans speak English.
76% of Canadians speak English.
and
92% of Australians speak English.

YES, WE HAVE A HARD-TO-LEARN LANGUAGE, BUT FOR THOSE OF US WHO KNOW HOW TO USE IT, DO IT, DAMN IT!!!!

DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED!!!

God, and DON'T get me started on FULL STOPS, COMMAS and SPELLING...

*Fumes and storms off* At least I wear my fucking "Grammar Nazi" badge with pride...











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  • Favourite movie: ::The Crow::Phantom of the Opera::
  • Favourite band or musician: ::My Chemical Romance::Gackt::Fall Out Boy::Panic! at the Disco::30 Seconds to Mars::Nick Cave::
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  • Favourite cartoon character: ::Edo::Danny Phantom::Haru::
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~P0W4H-L4D33:iconP0W4H-L4D33: 30 minutes 41 seconds ago
Thanks for the fave! :D

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=19thCenturyFleabag:icon19thCenturyFleabag: 1 day 18 hours ago
No problems! :heart:

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I don't care if I'm not as good as you. All I can do is try.

Sometimes, I :+fav: and run. Sometimes, I don't KNOW what to say. Sometimes, "hey, this is cool" doesn't cut it.
=19thCenturyFleabag:icon19thCenturyFleabag: 1 day 18 hours ago
You're very welcome!

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I don't care if I'm not as good as you. All I can do is try.

Sometimes, I :+fav: and run. Sometimes, I don't KNOW what to say. Sometimes, "hey, this is cool" doesn't cut it.
=Random-Outburst:iconRandom-Outburst: 1 day 20 hours ago
Thanks for the fave.

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~grambo:icongrambo: 3 days 7 hours ago
thx for the :+fav:!

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=19thCenturyFleabag:icon19thCenturyFleabag: 4 days 6 hours ago
^_^ You're very welcome~!

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I don't care if I'm not as good as you. All I can do is try.

Sometimes, I :+fav: and run. Sometimes, I don't KNOW what to say. Sometimes, "hey, this is cool" doesn't cut it.
=Elle-Lawliet:iconElle-Lawliet: 4 days 15 hours ago
:iconrudeboyskunkplz::iconrudeboyskunkplz2::iconrudeboyskunkplz3:

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~chibiflor is mah Wilson <3~

I'm gay. Oh that's not what you meant! Well it does explain a lot of things. No girlfriend, always hanging around Wilson, the sneaker obsession...
-Greg House
~ImperfectEclipse:iconImperfectEclipse: 4 days 21 hours ago
Woo~

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~Hidden in the darkness of the solar eclipse.
=19thCenturyFleabag:icon19thCenturyFleabag: 5 days 1 hour ago
^___^ You're very welcome! :glomp: You too! :D

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I don't care if I'm not as good as you. All I can do is try.

Sometimes, I :+fav: and run. Sometimes, I don't KNOW what to say. Sometimes, "hey, this is cool" doesn't cut it.
~StrawberryHedgehog:iconStrawberryHedgehog: 5 days 2 hours ago
Thanks for the comments and friend add ^_^ Hope to see you at Manifest!

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=19thCenturyFleabag:icon19thCenturyFleabag: 5 days 7 hours ago
:cuddle: No problems! :heart:

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I don't care if I'm not as good as you. All I can do is try.

Sometimes, I :+fav: and run. Sometimes, I don't KNOW what to say. Sometimes, "hey, this is cool" doesn't cut it.
=19thCenturyFleabag:icon19thCenturyFleabag: 5 days 7 hours ago
You're welcome!

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I don't care if I'm not as good as you. All I can do is try.

Sometimes, I :+fav: and run. Sometimes, I don't KNOW what to say. Sometimes, "hey, this is cool" doesn't cut it.
~ImperfectEclipse:iconImperfectEclipse: 5 days 8 hours ago
Thanks for adding me to your friends list!

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~Hidden in the darkness of the solar eclipse.
`love4art:iconlove4art: 5 days 22 hours ago
Thank you hon. :cuddle: :aww:

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=19thCenturyFleabag:icon19thCenturyFleabag: 6 days 2 hours ago
:hug: You're very welcomes!

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I don't care if I'm not as good as you. All I can do is try.

Sometimes, I :+fav: and run. Sometimes, I don't KNOW what to say. Sometimes, "hey, this is cool" doesn't cut it.
=19thCenturyFleabag:icon19thCenturyFleabag: 6 days 2 hours ago
:hug: It's a pleasure. :heart:

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I don't care if I'm not as good as you. All I can do is try.

Sometimes, I :+fav: and run. Sometimes, I don't KNOW what to say. Sometimes, "hey, this is cool" doesn't cut it.
*KatsuyaCrimson:iconKatsuyaCrimson: 6 days 15 hours ago
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

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It’s cause I’m brown, isn’t it?
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~vashsdaughter:iconvashsdaughter: 6 days 23 hours ago
thankies for the favies

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=19thCenturyFleabag:icon19thCenturyFleabag: May 12, 2008, 3:04:07 AM
You're very welcome! :D

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I don't care if I'm not as good as you. All I can do is try.

Sometimes, I :+fav: and run. Sometimes, I don't KNOW what to say. Sometimes, "hey, this is cool" doesn't cut it.
~mrs-allonby:iconmrs-allonby: May 11, 2008, 7:54:22 AM
and thank you for the +fav ;)

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Me? The 13th Duke of Wybourne? Here? In a sixth form girl's dormitory? At three o'clock in the morning? With my reputation? What were they thinking of?
=19thCenturyFleabag:icon19thCenturyFleabag: May 11, 2008, 7:32:11 AM
:D No probs! Thanks for the add back~! :hug:

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I don't care if I'm not as good as you. All I can do is try.

Sometimes, I :+fav: and run. Sometimes, I don't KNOW what to say. Sometimes, "hey, this is cool" doesn't cut it.
=19thCenturyFleabag:icon19thCenturyFleabag: May 11, 2008, 7:31:56 AM
You're welcome!

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I don't care if I'm not as good as you. All I can do is try.

Sometimes, I :+fav: and run. Sometimes, I don't KNOW what to say. Sometimes, "hey, this is cool" doesn't cut it.
=19thCenturyFleabag:icon19thCenturyFleabag: May 11, 2008, 7:31:49 AM
You're welcome, baby. :heart:

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I don't care if I'm not as good as you. All I can do is try.

Sometimes, I :+fav: and run. Sometimes, I don't KNOW what to say. Sometimes, "hey, this is cool" doesn't cut it.
=19thCenturyFleabag:icon19thCenturyFleabag: May 10, 2008, 8:11:38 PM
You're very welcome~!

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I don't care if I'm not as good as you. All I can do is try.

Sometimes, I :+fav: and run. Sometimes, I don't KNOW what to say. Sometimes, "hey, this is cool" doesn't cut it.
~hagis-girl-saya:iconhagis-girl-saya: May 9, 2008, 1:12:09 AM
why, thanks for adding me ^^

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