My Grammar

My Grammar

Don’t it make you winces when someone say “He never knew no one named Nathan?” It sure do for me. Now I ain’t no grammar police, but I does like to speak wright English. It’s imperative for this nation and especially the country to speak goode. We as the next generation has to let the other nations known that we can master ours own language. A person thats can speak well will translate into success in their line of work as well. And since we’s entering young adulthood, we have to leadeth a grate example for our childrens. Here is a bunches of grammar tips that can help you lead a smarter life (some are courtesy of Reader’s Digest).

Incorrect usage: Hopefully
Correct usage: I hope
Why: Hopefully means in a hopeful manner such as “I hopefully watched him return.” “Hopefully, I can get some studying done” is not the same as “I hope I can get some studying done”

Incorrect usage: The reason is because
Correct usage: The reason is that
Why: “because” is implied in “reason”

Incorrect usage: I laid down on the couch
Correct usage: I lied down on the couch
Why: You “lay” down objects like a book. You don’t lay yourself down. If you’re wondering about “getting laid”, I don’t know…probably the wrong place to be looking

Incorrect Usage: PIN number
Correct Usage: PIN
Why: PIN means personal identification NUMBER

Incorrect: For all intensive purposes
Correct: For all intents and purposes
Why: because you’re stuuupid. (jk)

Incorrect: very unique
Correct: unique
Why: you can’t get more unique than something that’s already unique.

Incorrect: I literally laughed my head off
Correct: I laughed my head off
Why: Really? Did you really actually laugh your head off? Because if you did then I want to hear that joke too.

Incorrect: comprises of or comprised of
Correct: comprises
Why: think of comprises the same as includes. No need to say, “My group includes of John, Joan, and Jack.”

Don’t worry, no one’s grammar is perfect, but you can use some of these tips to be a pompous blowhard and show your friends up. Then you will soon have no friends and resort to writing blogs like I. I mean me.