Amazing Paper Grace

Isn’t this English language of ours something else? Thanks for sharing with us! Makes me more conscious of what I’m saying – ah, writing!
Love your blog! You are so grifted! thanks for all the work you do!
God Bless!
RuthieReplyCancel

Becca,

You are such a delight, and you have such an amazing talent. I just enjoy your blog and all the art that you share more than you know. Keep it up!

Thanks!ReplyCancel

The chair… darling! Great tutorial.

And the use/misuse of idioms and cliche’s does make me giggle sometimes. One more fave that you could add to your list (But not applied to your creations or blogger posts):

“I could care less” Um. I’ll bet you could! LOL The phrase should be “I couldn’t care less” hehehehe!

Well, without further ado I bid you Adieu.
Toodles………ReplyCancel

Oh this made me smile Becca..I agree whole heartedly.
Love the chair and I too will check T K Max in UK – this project would make lovely gifts.
Keep them coming please.
HW..uk
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How funny! My 18 yr old daughter is a self-proclaimed grammar Nazi. She can’t stand texts that use numbers and letters for words. She tells people that if they don’t have time to text the entire word, they don’t have time to talk to her. I think it’s very funny that we use phrases that we’re not sure of the origin. My pet peeve is ‘you’ve got another thing coming’. The word is think not thing, as in, if that’s what you think, you’ve got another think coming. Well, anyway…thanks for letting me laugh for a minute. The pre-madonna had me almost on the floor. I enjoy your blog so much. Your talent and projects are so inspiring. Thanks for sharing with us. CathyReplyCancel

Hi Becca,

Loved your article – My late grandfather was an English teacher, so use correct useage of the language has always been a ‘biggie’ throughout my life, and I too cringe when I hear and see some of the incorrect useage that is here today.

Prime examples are the misuse of there/their and to/too/two!!

I tried to teach my daughter the correct usage of the latter with the sentence – I went to a cafe where I had two coffees too many… doesn’t seem to have stuck, though :-(.

My husband brought home an in-house work bulletin yesterday and I was constantly picking up grammatical and spelling errors. I even offered to be a proof reader for them, but he decided that it would not be appropriate, or maybe it would have been a little too pointed??

My spelling is not the best, but I blame that on the fact that I am not a trained typist and that I often do not pick up typo’s…….

Thanks for the giggle that your article afforded me – a great start to the day.

Blessings
MaxineReplyCancel

O girl! this is priceless……you have found my greatest pet peeve….Poor spelling, punctuation and word usage drive me up the wall. My family just laugh when I go into one of my rants……I loved the pre-Madonna (does that mean there is a post-Madonna) or is that an adolescent before becoming a Madonna…thanks for making me smile and for the neat tutorial……you make my day!ReplyCancel

My compliments to you for researching something you weren’t certain of! If only we all did that before putting something in print….or saying it aloud! I’m a retired English teacher for whom spelling has always been easy, but I’m also visual. I ‘see’ the word. That means that I sometimes have to write it out to be certain of the spelling. I’m really happy that you posted this new information! (What about ‘viola’ instead of ‘voila’??? lol)ReplyCancel

The chair is so adorable – love this project.
I enjoyed your “jelly head” post. Our English language is a mystery sometimes isn’t it? I’m with you – also one of my pet peeves (the misuse of words/phrases and the lack of concern over poor English and spelling).
I love how, after all that , you ended with your 2nd to last statement “without further adieu I’ll close”.
Thanks for the smiles.ReplyCancel

This is too funny, Becca. I do hate to see our printed language destroyed. A couple of others that annoy me are ‘using then instead of than’ and ‘prolly’ instead of probably. Thanks for a good laugh.ReplyCancel

What a fun read Becca!! I also giggled as I read the comments – I am not the only Grammer Nazi!?! Sometimes I think I am crazy for proofreading my blog posts a dozen times before posting. If I do stumble upon an error, I will go back in and fix it because it will just drive me to insanity if I don’t! However, I must admit that I have started using a few slang terms and idioms. Did you know that LOL is now in the dictionary? Hmmm….. :)ReplyCancel

thank you so much I can say I have used them all wrong at all times so thanks for english 101 and I will be looking for the next helpful tip. I enjoy this blog so much and look forward to reading it every day. thank you so much. have a blessed dayReplyCancel

Thank you for pointing some of these things out. I can’t remember exactly whose blog it was but I remember the ‘wala’ too! I cringed but didn’t want to say anything lest I seem elitist! Stuff like that drives me crazy. I think some bloggers should type up their posts in a good word processsor with spell check and grammar rules on. I am of course more lenient when I read comments because we can’t all type those up in a word pro or no one would bother to leave comments. Those are my two scents worth (haha tongue in cheek!)ReplyCancel

I forgot….have you read any good books or magazines lately? Whatever happened to editing articles and such before printing? Seriously.
Oh, and if you want to have fun, go to McDonnalds and hand the kid $2.02 for for a $1.57 and watch their brains turn to mush as they try to figure out what to do with it.ReplyCancel

This cracks me up! I’m an English teacher, and I just try my very best not to edit everything I see. All of us, no matter how accomplished we are as writers, make mistakes. Period! One point about the “wala,” don’t you think some people do that intentioanlly, to be amusing? That’s what I’ve always though, because if they were trying to spell it the way it sounds, they would say something like, “vwala!”

Another reminder, which I know you know because you are a believer: Just as soon as you start to feel self righteous, the Master Teacher will find a teachable momnet for you!! I know, because He has to do it all the time with me!!

PS. Your chair is exquisite! You are an immensely talented crafter and I enjoy your work so much!!ReplyCancel

Too funny – and very good points. My pet peeve is this one:
“Wah-laa!”

It’s really french, and spelled “Voila!” The dictionary entry is:
interjection
Etymology: French, literally, see there
Date: 1739
—used to call attention, to express satisfaction or approval, or to suggest an appearance as if by magicReplyCancel

I guess we can’t call you “fish breath” when you’re waiting with baited breath, huh? (that one’s my fav)ReplyCancel

What a delightful post! So glad you took the time to research these words. I wish the media (tv, radio, and print) would do the same. It is so sad to see and hear the way our language has been sliding down, down, down. One of my pet peeves is “there’s” followed by a plural noun…definitely makes me nuts. Oh, well…guess it means I’m getting older. LOL! Thanks for your beautiful creations…and a laugh now and then. (P. S. Does anyone know what a gerund is these days…and how to use them properly? LOL!)ReplyCancel

I LOVE this post. Just this week I was complaining to myself about the dismal state of English spelling and grammar found on the internet. I’m not an expert, but some of the errors are just so GLARING!! My mental list included the “wala” that you mentioned, and there were many others. My most/least favourite though, is “prolly”. As in: “I prolly won’t see him after class.” OR “My kids prolly wouldn’t mind McDonalds for dinner again.” Is this some new internet lingo that’s only loosely based on the English language? In any case, I’m glad I’m not the only one bothered by this new trend!

PS – I caught myself in one of these ‘woopsies’ recently. I had intended to write about an internet ‘site’, and only after posting did I realize that I had typed ‘sight’. I knew the difference, but was in a hurry and just didn’t think. Good job I can laugh at myself! LOL!ReplyCancel

The chair is just beautiful- ingenious!

I just HAD to comment on the wala vs. voila’. It is my biggest pet peeve. And honestly, I don’t think people do it just to be funny, because the same people who say “wala” couldn’t pronounce voila’ when Stampin’ Up! put that set in the catalog. I can’t tell you the number of people who have called to order that set and just couldn’t pronounce it!

I thought your post was hysterical. My husband has a friend he IM’s with and every day he says (types) “good mourning”. Finally my DH gently corrected him. It’ so hard because you don’t want to embarrass people by correcting them, but at the same time you’re doing them a disservice by not speaking up.

Anyway, thanks for the great post! I love your blog and that chair just took my breath away!ReplyCancel

I love this note! I love words and phrases and often wonder if I or someone else is stating an idiam correctly. My mom, friends and I aslo like to exchange phrases that we thought people said and then give the correct phrase… this is can be tremendously funny.

Also, while here posting I wanted to let you know you have a great introduction! Great quotes, too. Yes, I’ve copied a couple with credit to the author to use in my ever changing signature block for persoal use. I’m one of those people who find kind people, gentle words and smiles make my day….and help others.
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