http://bearsunderland.com/2007-06-17/growing-stupidity Spewing Randomness Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:23:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://bearsunderland.com/2007-06-17/growing-stupidity#comment-4 Bear Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:21:51 +0000 http://bearsunderland.com/2007-06-17/growing-stupidity#comment-4 Yeah, it's meant to say "your performance," and that's the problem with it. The point was to acknowledge the idiocy of the usage of "you're" when it should have been "your." Yeah, it’s meant to say “your performance,” and that’s the problem with it. The point was to acknowledge the idiocy of the usage of “you’re” when it should have been “your.”

]]> http://bearsunderland.com/2007-06-17/growing-stupidity#comment-3 Amelia Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:15:56 +0000 http://bearsunderland.com/2007-06-17/growing-stupidity#comment-3 I've got two more examples for you: -a "heart rendering" book on Amazon (she meant "heart-rending," which means "heartbreaking") -those signs on telephone poles that say "We demolish house" I’ve got two more examples for you:
-a “heart rendering” book on Amazon (she meant “heart-rending,” which means “heartbreaking”)
-those signs on telephone poles that say “We demolish house”

]]> http://bearsunderland.com/2007-06-17/growing-stupidity#comment-2 Amelia Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:41:03 +0000 http://bearsunderland.com/2007-06-17/growing-stupidity#comment-2 Your first example doesn't make sense. Is it meant to say "your performance," and that's the problem with it? Because the example you gave doesn't make sense regardless. Maybe we need to see the whole sentence? Your first example doesn’t make sense. Is it meant to say “your performance,” and that’s the problem with it? Because the example you gave doesn’t make sense regardless. Maybe we need to see the whole sentence?

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