User talk:Lunarbunny/Grammar

I've enjoyed this page a lot, and even picked up one or two things :] Foo 11:31, 18 January 2007 (CST)

A/An and vowel sounds
To simplify, an comes before words that start with vowel sounds, not vowels (as far as I know). So, a unicorn (because it's "yu-nicorn") and an hour (because it's "ow-ur"). :) -- Peej 11:32, 12 February 2007 (CST)

Initialisms
I thought you might want to know, you got the section on initalisms right: "a" or "an" is used depending on the pronunciation of the first syllable: if the sound is "eff"(as in the letter "f"), you use an, but if the first sound is "gee"( as in the letter "g"), you would use "a". Run on sentence.... :P--Dross 21:04, 4 March 2007 (CST)

Lie vs. Lied vs. Lay vs. Laid
Might I reccomend putting in lie versus lay? I have seen many people mix these two up. --User:Albinobird 21:08, 4 March 2007 (CST)
 * According to Wiktionary, lie can be:
 * Etymology 1
 * (vi) To be in a horizontal position.
 * (vi) To be placed or situated.
 * Etymology 2
 * (vi) To give false information intentionally.
 * (vi) To convey a false image or impression.
 * Etymology 3
 * (n) An intentionally false statement; a falsehood.
 * (n) A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true; a half-truth
 * So if you posted here because of the use of lie as in lie down, technically it is proper according to the definitions in etymology 1. I apologize for my extremely tardy response, I've not been editing much lately. &mdash; Lunarbunny 22:06, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

lunarbunny
I don't think Lunarbunny even watches this page. LUNARBUNNY!

Anyways, I suggest adding in very commonly misspelled words as well. E.g. definitely (definately, definitaly, etc) and a lot (alot). There are more that are pretty much just in the GWiki/GuildWars community but those are the worst violators. -- Nova   --  (contribs) 20:26, 5 August 2007 (CDT)
 * I think a list of misspelled words might be nice, however I would likely start a new page for that instead of mixing up the two. &mdash; Lunarbunny 22:07, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Than and Then
Nothing drives me more insane than this one. People who claim to be smarter "then" me never fails to make me cringe inside. It's becoming far more popular lately, too. Another one I'd suggest for the article. Darkobra