Comments on: Don’t be stupid (thanks)

By: Isuck

Isuck — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:21:15 +0000

a jock strap

By: PandoraWombat

PandoraWombat — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:13:44 +0000

I don’t think spruce moose cares so much about grammer; I think he is more concerned with grammar.

(Oooooh. That was fairly passive-aggressive of me, wasn’t it?)

By: Wabut

Wabut — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:59:56 +0000

who says you can’t try them on? That’s BS! Just try them on, and don’t tell anyone. LOL

By: jelly

jelly — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:04:25 +0000

Oh my…I haven’t heard people use “conversate’ yet…that would drive me crazy!

By: Joey's Stinky Foot

Joey's Stinky Foot — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:52:32 +0000

colloquial = lazy & ignorant.
“Oh, it’s just too much to say it this way, so let’s make up an incorrect way to say it and make it official.”
I will NEVER accept “irregardless.” Nor will I accept “conversate.” It’s just plain wrong. End of story.

By: Me

Me — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:23:21 +0000

you guys all realize that posting comments here criticizing others grammar, is Passive Aggressive?
You did? not.
Oh?
Ok.
Thanks!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:53:05 +0000

i like bell’s wording, it leaves it up in the air for interpretation. Because it is two words it can be viewed as A) having the ability to not try them on or B) not being allowed to try them on.

I would ask anyway and state that I can not try them on, but i also can try them on

By: jello

jello — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:26:46 +0000

Spruce Moose is right.

‘Can’t’ is short for ‘cannot’, not ‘can not’. And since using ‘can’t’ in the original message would have properly conveyed the message that BALL meant to convey, then ‘cannot’ should’ve been used, not ‘can not’. I hope I explained that well. It was kind of dificult to put in words.

P.S. Shannon sucks

By: Smarter than you

Smarter than you — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:02:26 +0000

Wow. I thought this site was for _making_fun_ of people who write passive-aggressive notes, not a site for writing passive-aggressive notes. What a bunch of berks.

By: It's the principle!

It's the principle! — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:00:14 +0000

Team Spruce Mouse all the way!

By: RaggDolly121

RaggDolly121 — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:05:22 +0000

oh my god, spruce moose, who cares about grammer when it’s just a note?!

anyway, That picture in the corner is GROSS!!!!!!! ugh, I’d hate to work there…

By: Spruce Moose

Spruce Moose — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:40:01 +0000

Actually, in this case “cannot” and “can not” are both incorrect. It should be “may not.”
“Can” refers to ability, “may” refers to permission.
All this on just a high school education and one year of college!

By: underindecision

underindecision — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:07:00 +0000

my favorite part of this blog is the passive aggressive comments that follow each post.

By: BoggyWoggy

BoggyWoggy — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:39:14 +0000

Oh, I’m not teaching my students this stuff. They are still mastering being able to spell their names with a capital letter at the beginning, followed by lowercase letters. After that, we’ll work on see that there are lines on paper. Har, har, har!