Grammer or whatever - The Firearms Forum

Spanky · 08-03-2007, 06:06 PM

Sorry, just gotta say it because I see it so often: "alot" is not a word. A lot of people apparently don't know this. (I know gotta is not a word) I'm not an english teacher or anything like that, but for some reason this one gets to me.

lohki13 · 08-04-2007, 02:36 AM

Personally i use alot, alot of the times on the internet but in my college papers i don't use the word alot at all.

travihanson · 08-04-2007, 03:24 AM

You know what gets me? "Anyways" it's not anyways....it's anyway....

Pistolenschutze · 08-04-2007, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Spanky

Sorry, just gotta say it because I see it so often: "alot" is not a word. A lot of people apparently don't know this. (I know gotta is not a word) I'm not an english teacher or anything like that, but for some reason this one gets to me.

You are quite correct, Spanky. "Alot" is not a legitimate word in English. At best it may be considered slang. It seems to be a contraction or squeezing together of two words, the article "a" and the informal pronoun "lot" to form an adverb meaning "a great deal" or "many." As so many words in American English do, it comes from informal British usage modified (some would say corrupted) here in the US. Oh, and by the way, you misspelled "grammar" in the title of your post. It's spelled with an "ar" at the end, not "er."

pickenup · 08-04-2007, 02:11 PM

Picky Picky Picky.

I ain't gonna pay alot'a attention to this post.
I just do what they taut us in skool.
Well........maybe if forget somma it, 3rd grade was along time ago.

Bruce FLinch · 08-04-2007, 03:07 PM

Like, you know, like what gets me is like people who say like , um I don't know Um , like you know what I mean?

strayshot · 08-12-2007, 10:02 AM

Have you ever scanned a gun forum where *alot* of members write 'prolly' instead of 'probably'? I don't know why.. but, If I see that, I'm.....out of there!

Bruce FLinch · 08-12-2007, 10:13 PM

Isn't prolly, Southern slang for probably? Alot easier to type...

firebird · 08-12-2007, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Pistolenschutze

Oh, and by the way, you misspelled "grammar" in the title of your post. It's spelled with an "ar" at the end, not "er."

Aww man!!! You beat me too it!!!!

firebird · 08-12-2007, 10:25 PM

Spanky...I take it you haven't come across IB's posts yet...LMAO!

And in your sig..."Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" - Bob Seger"...I'm not saying Seger didn't say/sing that, but I do know that's a line in Poison's "Something to Believe In" song (one of my favs!)

bunnyhunter12 · 08-13-2007, 08:52 AM

The one that really irks me is when people are debating rifle design and the miss the spelling of certain words. They usually misspell Enfield. Common misspellings include MAUSER and MOSIN NAGANT.

Example; "the best rifle ever built was the Mauser,"

Obviously this is simply misspelling and should have read "The best rifle ever built was the Enfield."

Pistol, Polish, just practice writing that for about a half hour per day and soon you'll be cured of this slight spelling defect. Remember now, it's "The best rifle ever built was the Enfield."

Otherwise you'll keep on looking foolish by incorrectly posting that the best rifle ever built was the Mauser or Mosin. I'm just looking out for you guys.

inplanotx · 08-13-2007, 01:11 PM

Next y'all gunna tel me that y'all ain't a dang wird! Cumon to Texas and say it down here!

Marlin · 08-13-2007, 02:09 PM

Y'all is in the Merriam-Webster with the definition being: A variant of you all.

So, IPT, it is a recognized word !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

noslolo · 11-27-2007, 02:26 AM

That was very funny Bunnyhunter12!!!! I don't agree but funny none the less!

08-03-2007, 06:06 PM	#1
Spanky Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: The land of Sunshine, the best Citrus and the Most Beautiful Women in the World. Posts: 25	Grammer or whatever Sorry, just gotta say it because I see it so often: "alot" is not a word. A lot of people apparently don't know this. (I know gotta is not a word) I'm not an english teacher or anything like that, but for some reason this one gets to me. __________________ "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" - Bob Seger Well I'm not a Gynegologist, but I'll take a look. -->

08-04-2007, 02:36 AM	#2
lohki13 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Batcave Posts: 417	Re: Grammer or whatever Personally i use alot, alot of the times on the internet but in my college papers i don't use the word alot at all.

08-04-2007, 03:24 AM	#3
travihanson Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Milo, ME Posts: 582	Re: Grammer or whatever You know what gets me? "Anyways" it's not anyways....it's anyway.... __________________ The two loudest sounds in the world are a click when you expect a bang, and a bang when you expect a click.

08-04-2007, 02:11 PM	#5
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,838	Re: Grammer or whatever Picky Picky Picky. I ain't gonna pay alot'a attention to this post. I just do what they taut us in skool. Well........maybe if forget somma it, 3rd grade was along time ago. __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

08-04-2007, 03:07 PM	#6
Bruce FLinch Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bay Point, Kali..aka Gun Point Posts: 5,016	Re: Grammer or whatever Like, you know, like what gets me is like people who say like , um I don't know Um , like you know what I mean? __________________ A bad day @ the Range, is better than a good day @ work.

08-12-2007, 10:02 AM	#7
strayshot V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: upper midwest Posts: 359	Re: Grammer or whatever Have you ever scanned a gun forum where alot of members write 'prolly' instead of 'probably'? I don't know why.. but, If I see that, I'm.....out of there!

08-12-2007, 10:13 PM	#8
Bruce FLinch Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bay Point, Kali..aka Gun Point Posts: 5,016	Re: Grammer or whatever Isn't prolly, Southern slang for probably? Alot easier to type... __________________ A bad day @ the Range, is better than a good day @ work.

08-12-2007, 10:25 PM	#10
firebird Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In the recesses of my little mind... Posts: 1,233	Re: Grammer or whatever Spanky...I take it you haven't come across IB's posts yet...LMAO! And in your sig..."Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" - Bob Seger"...I'm not saying Seger didn't say/sing that, but I do know that's a line in Poison's "Something to Believe In" song (one of my favs!) __________________ ***************************** “Let them call me a rebel, and welcome; I feel no concern from it. For I should suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul.” ~Thomas Paine "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~Aristotle "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." ~Confucius Alis volat propiis ~ She flies with her own wings Rara avis

08-13-2007, 08:52 AM	#11
bunnyhunter12 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 1,090	Re: Grammer or whatever The one that really irks me is when people are debating rifle design and the miss the spelling of certain words. They usually misspell Enfield. Common misspellings include MAUSER and MOSIN NAGANT. Example; "the best rifle ever built was the Mauser," Obviously this is simply misspelling and should have read "The best rifle ever built was the Enfield." Pistol, Polish, just practice writing that for about a half hour per day and soon you'll be cured of this slight spelling defect. Remember now, it's "The best rifle ever built was the Enfield." Otherwise you'll keep on looking foolish by incorrectly posting that the best rifle ever built was the Mauser or Mosin. I'm just looking out for you guys. __________________ Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei~ Official motto of Newfoundland If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government --and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws. -- Edward Abbey in Abbey's Road, p.39 (Plume, 1979) -Smitty

08-13-2007, 01:11 PM	#12
inplanotx Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 8,897	Re: Grammer or whatever Next y'all gunna tel me that y'all ain't a dang wird! Cumon to Texas and say it down here! __________________

08-13-2007, 02:09 PM	#13
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Re: Grammer or whatever Y'all is in the Merriam-Webster with the definition being: A variant of you all. So, IPT, it is a recognized word !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

11-27-2007, 02:26 AM	#14
noslolo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Johnstown PA Posts: 1,558	Re: Grammer or whatever That was very funny Bunnyhunter12!!!! I don't agree but funny none the less! __________________ I'm a heck of a "obesito illegitimo"