Salutations, traveler of The Internets! Welcome to William's Bloody Hell, so named after our founder, Sir Bloody William.
He is seen in the likeness above in a rare, 19th century woodcut. This
image was rumoured to have been
commissioned after a bout of unpleasantness
in the White Chapel district of London. Do enjoy your stay and peruse our many, varied offerings, much of which cannot be found elsewhere!
::Today's soundtrack: Full Blown Rose "Somebody Help Me" ::
I have commented a few times on here before about grammar. I am a big supporter of the proper use of grammar and sentences. It is unfortunate that with the internet, where anyone can publish anything despite their obvious lack of editors and proof readers, that the practice of good grammar has practically gone out the window. Now, this IS the internet, so I'm not talking about L33T speak, the wanton use of acronyms, or the adoptive use of shorthand for the sake of character economy. These grammatical errors are deliberate and in something like Twitter where every character counts, I can see why people would type "ur" instead of "you're." There are, however, certain errors that people make over and over concerning the difference between particular contractions and possessives which continue to trouble me. Many of you obviously have no idea that the word you picked is the wrong one, and as a result I'm bringing you this PUBLIC SERVICE in order to make these tubes and wires which comprise the internets hopefully sound a little bit smarter.
Its versus It's. It's with an apostrophe is a contraction meaning "it is" or "it was" et cetera. Its WITHOUT an apostrophe is possessive as in: "the dog wagged its tail." Both used correctly in one sentence, bitches: "It's about time the dog wagged its tail!"
Your versus You're. You're with an apostrophe and an e is a contraction meaning "you are" or "you were" et cetera. Your WITHOUT an apostrophe is possessive as in: "I'm going to kick your ass!" Both used correctly in one sentence, bitches: "You're crazy to wear your wedding dress to a Halloween party!"
Their versus They're versus There (a three way battle to the DEATH!). They're with an apostrophe is a contraction meaning "they are" or "they were" et cetera as in: "They're going to regret this!" Their with the "ei" is plural third person possessive as in: "Their kids annoy me." There is a general location indication as in: "Just set those down over there." All three used correctly in one sentence, bitches: "They're going to wish their in-laws hadn't vacationed there."
I hope this helps. I know that I'm not perfect and have occasionally typed the wrong version of "there/they're/their" without even realizing I was doing it! I know these three are very commonly confused, but now that you KNOW, maybe you can start working on fixing your every day usage, yes? Here's hoping.
William the Bloody (You're going to be fired because they're a couple of work-aholic telemarketers and it's one of those things due to the fact that you're never there when its phones don't work and they need your help to do their jobs)
