Monday, September 28, 2009

My Geekiness Revealed

As some of you may have noticed, I do not always use proper English when writing this blog. I know I know, you're saying, "But Sarah, you're an English major! Surely you know how to conjugate the verb lie as in lie in bed." Of course I do and I just tested myself by taking a quiz on this site and I got a perfect score. I am taking a stand against this irregular verb and using it in the regular fashion. Totally on purpose. I will not lie in a bed when I could much easier lay in a bed. I will not say I have lain anywhere. I simply refuse. It's too stupid. To lie means to tell an untruth, and to confuse it with laying on a bed is just asking for trouble.

Along the same lines, I will write tonite instead of tonight. It's more efficient and just makes more sense. I will not however confuse the words site and sight because they mean different things. See, I have my own rules so I'm not stupid or uneducated. I'm a rebel with a cause. A grammar cause.

So if you see a verb that isn't conjugated in the "proper" fashion, or if you see a more simplistic spelling of a word, know that I'm doing it on purpose to make this a better world for us all.

You're welcome.

6 comments:

  1. fyi...everytime I post a response on your blog I really struggle over proof reading and making sure I am using proper spelling, grammar and punctuation. I like to think I am pretty with that, but you make me nervous......don't judge me! :)

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  2. I don't care if it's gramatically correct or not...NEVER stop writing this blog!

    Is gramatically a word?? I'm with Jill on proofreading my stuff, knowing that you'll be reading it. I thought I was pretty good at wrtiting, then I read your blog, and well...how can I compete with that???

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  3. How about when you use "it's" when it should be "its?" What are you protesting on that one? (Cat sound)

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  4. LOL!! Filthy lying birthday girl. Hope you had a great day.

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