When they do then they will remember where they left their clothes, unless they are wearing some new invisibility suit in which case they are definately doing that wrong.
Pretty sure you didn’t intentionally spell it wrong, but the word is not “your” it’s “you’re.” I laughed at the photo and then stopped when I saw the bad grammar. FAIL.
You know, to all of you people who can’t wait to correct someone’s grammar and skips reading the other comments (as though it’s not even a possibility that anyone else caught the typo and commented on it before you) just settle down. I mean, congrats, you caught a grammatical error that most eight year old kids would pick up on. Good lord.
A typo is the inadvertent misspelling of a word, not the use, as in this case, of a similar-sounding but completely different-meaning word; this is a malapropism.
As to why people would continue to add our seemingly-similar comments to others already there, please see the “who cares” comment in response to the numerous corrections.
We care, and malaprops such as this are indicative of a far greater problem- the transformation of public schools from educational institutions to bastions of political correctness and “everybody gets a trophy lest we injure the losers’ self esteems” socialist brainwashing camps.
And finally, the malaprop defeats the originator’s purpose: the poster he created is much less funny because of it.
Actually, the issue is that people all submitted these comments early, but it took forever for them to be approved. I.E., I submitted mine when there were only 4 comments on the page, yet I am halfway down.
I can’t speak for him, but the reason people continue to add corrections of grammar afterwards is because they wanted to quickly explain why they didn’t like the photo, or only half-liked it. It just so happens that nearly everyone’s responses were the same. Also, had people stopped correcting the grammar, the admonishments would have long been forgotten. Just be glad that some people still care about grammar.
This photo was obviously taken in the picturesque village of “Your”, in north kakpratistan.
Why lambaste the poster simply because you dont like the location of the pic?
The caption could have read “Why doing it right” (Why, Arizona),
or even “Blue Ball doing it right” (blue ball, pennsylvania)
Believe me? no? good. But surely a funnier spinn-off than just flaming the poster for a trivial mistake.
P.S. Those are real place names.
QUOTE:”I mean, congrats, you caught a grammatical error that most eight year old kids would pick up on”/QUOTE
Yea, and The Person who originally made the Error didn’t pick up on it, because they were clueless between You’re and Your, or they were Seven years old and hadn’t learned it yet.
People who think Grammatical errors are “No big deal” have never had a job that required a resumé before
That’s true, but if you make silly errors on fun internet projects, who says the errors won’t spill onto more serious venues? What if one writes “If your looking for a hard wurker, its me your looking four” on craigslist? Guess how many employers will be interested in that.
This poster has something to do with the Village People, I just know it! They’ve moved from the YMCA, to the Navy, to Foot Soldiers! When will it end?!
I’m glad there are other Grammar Nazis around the interwebs besides just me. YOU’RE getting a thumbs down because you spelled it wrong. Bad spelling can ruin a good joke. (hopes I didn’t accidentally spell anything wrong in this comment or else I’m gonna feel like a retard)
“YOU’RE!” It’s not difficult: the apostrophe means it’s a contraction of “you are.” “Your” is a completely different word with a completely different meaning. Does no one go to school any more? This is 5th grade stuff!
And can’t we come up with something more original than “you’re doing it right/wrong?” Or were the preceding 10,000 posters with the identical tag line somehow insufficient?
“YOU’RE!” It’s not difficult: the apostrophe means it’s a contraction of “you are.” “Your” is a completely different word with a completely different meaning. Does no one go to school any more? This is 5th grade stuff!
And can’t we come up with something more original than “you’re doing it right/wrong?” Or were the preceding 10,000 posters with the identical tag line somehow insufficient?
OOOOOOOH MYYYYYYYYY GODDD!!!!!!! you guys are sooo dumb with “you’re” stupid corrections. who cares? its funnny! thats what this site is for, not for the nerds from english class to show off how cool they are. dont you have some world of wrcrft to play?
…says the person who writes on first grade English level.
Actually, we know that intellgence isn’t cool, we know that stupidity is where it’s at, at least when you’re in grade school. But some of us are well past puberty (I am likely old enough to be your father, so any “English class” I may came from is one I taught, not one I was a student in) and realize that paying attention school is the ticket to success. And for me, it certainly was. I’m glad I cared enough through high school and college to get a good degree. If you don’t heed my warning, you should practice saying “Do you want fries with that?”.
By the way, English nerds don’t play World of Warcraft, we sit around discussing Chaucer, Shakespeare, and other luminaries of English literature while sipping our dry martinis. It’s how we relax after a hard day’s work of making a six figure income. After leaving, some of us go on to do our own things, which very often involves going home to eat dinner with the family. Others go to the gym to pump some iron. Yes, you can have both brawn and brains.
Seriously. You guys are taking the fun out of this. Who CARES if it’s bad grammar? Well, maybe English teachers, but that’s besides the point. Why don’t you all just can it and ENJOY this picture?
It’s not very enjoyable if it has bad grammar. It doth maketh mine own two eyes bleed. But seriously, we shouldn’t encourage people to continue misspelling things. And people wonder why the world laughs at Americans who don’t even care about their own language.
Apologies if you’re from the UK, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, but the acceptance of bad spelling is a very American thing.
I don’t know if anyone mentioned yet, but it’s definately “you’re” as in you are and not “your” in a sense of belonging Just thought you should know dude!
the funny thing is: someone believes literate individuals look at these pictures and then post comments. Seriously, in the world of spell-check, does anyone under the age of 20 know how to use an actual dictionary?
@silver throne… that was *your* caption, wasn’t it?
Seriously, is this the new israeli tactic? To show their nuts so the enemy will surrender? If the girls were going commando, that would be better, then I`d bet the Palestinians would even forget there was ever a quarrel, hehehehe…
go COMMANDO!
You’re spelling it wrong.
“You’re” Fail
Too bad that you haven’t figured out the difference between “your” and “you’re” yet, though.
My thoughts exactly.
When they do then they will remember where they left their clothes, unless they are wearing some new invisibility suit in which case they are definately doing that wrong.
Their obviously on a mission too get they’re clothes back.
Exhibitionist squad is making the enemy uncomfortable.
Success.
Exhibitionist Squad used Flash
It was super effective
WIN
YOU’RE spelling it wrong!
Thumbs down for the grammar fail.
It’s “You’re” as in “You Are”. Now “your”.
SERIOUSLY? the only thing you’re concerned with is THAT?
It should be “You’re” not “Your” – totally ruins an otherwise good idea.
Surely a grammar fail? “You’re Doing It Right”
“Your Doing It Right.” And you’re failing right.
“You’re,” not “your,” moron.
You’re spelling it wrong.
Pretty sure you didn’t intentionally spell it wrong, but the word is not “your” it’s “you’re.” I laughed at the photo and then stopped when I saw the bad grammar. FAIL.
Grammar, YOU’RE doing it wrong.
Re “Your doing it right”:
You’re doing it wrong.
The Army discovers that their new ‘steatlh’ BDU’s still have some bugs in them…….
Does NOBODY understand the difference between YOUR and YOU’RE?
Spelling: *You’re* Doing It WRONG
“Your” use of poor grammar is like communication warfare gone commando.
I changed my mind. Your is used correctly. Ignore the haters.
for commenting on your own comment; fail.
*You’re
You’re spelling it wrong.
My what is doing it right?
Oh… you mean YOU’RE?
FTW
And
“YOU’RE” spelling it wrong
You’re is spelled wrong.
you’re(!) not spelling it right
They used the wrong your.
*you’re
I am so glad that this has gotten nothing but grammar corrections XD
Oh for Pete sake…can we just enjoy the humor, and not make an english lesson out of it…
You know, to all of you people who can’t wait to correct someone’s grammar and skips reading the other comments (as though it’s not even a possibility that anyone else caught the typo and commented on it before you) just settle down. I mean, congrats, you caught a grammatical error that most eight year old kids would pick up on. Good lord.
No kidding.
Did we really need 26 corrections? Did NONE of them see that it had already been corrected several times? Seriously.
Funny poster, typo yes, but the comments are the real fail.
A typo is the inadvertent misspelling of a word, not the use, as in this case, of a similar-sounding but completely different-meaning word; this is a malapropism.
As to why people would continue to add our seemingly-similar comments to others already there, please see the “who cares” comment in response to the numerous corrections.
We care, and malaprops such as this are indicative of a far greater problem- the transformation of public schools from educational institutions to bastions of political correctness and “everybody gets a trophy lest we injure the losers’ self esteems” socialist brainwashing camps.
And finally, the malaprop defeats the originator’s purpose: the poster he created is much less funny because of it.
Actually, the issue is that people all submitted these comments early, but it took forever for them to be approved. I.E., I submitted mine when there were only 4 comments on the page, yet I am halfway down.
TL;DR: You aren’t as smart as you think.
And three out of the four responses that were on the page when you posted were correcting the grammar.
Yet you still thought that it was necessary to correct them a fourth time…
I can’t speak for him, but the reason people continue to add corrections of grammar afterwards is because they wanted to quickly explain why they didn’t like the photo, or only half-liked it. It just so happens that nearly everyone’s responses were the same. Also, had people stopped correcting the grammar, the admonishments would have long been forgotten. Just be glad that some people still care about grammar.
or shud we al typ lyk dis? Or WuD u LyK DiS BeTr?
This photo was obviously taken in the picturesque village of “Your”, in north kakpratistan.
Why lambaste the poster simply because you dont like the location of the pic?
The caption could have read “Why doing it right” (Why, Arizona),
or even “Blue Ball doing it right” (blue ball, pennsylvania)
Believe me? no? good. But surely a funnier spinn-off than just flaming the poster for a trivial mistake.
P.S. Those are real place names.
QUOTE:”I mean, congrats, you caught a grammatical error that most eight year old kids would pick up on”/QUOTE
Yea, and The Person who originally made the Error didn’t pick up on it, because they were clueless between You’re and Your, or they were Seven years old and hadn’t learned it yet.
People who think Grammatical errors are “No big deal” have never had a job that required a resumé before
I’m pretty sure making a demotivational poster doesn’t require a resumé
That’s true, but if you make silly errors on fun internet projects, who says the errors won’t spill onto more serious venues? What if one writes “If your looking for a hard wurker, its me your looking four” on craigslist? Guess how many employers will be interested in that.
FIRST! You’re fail. LOL.
“You’re”, not “your”.
What’s funny is that everyone who posted here on the grammatical correctness is preaching to the choir!
This poster has something to do with the Village People, I just know it! They’ve moved from the YMCA, to the Navy, to Foot Soldiers! When will it end?!
Shortly after the “your”/”you’re” debate.
^THIS
Good points, I think I will definitely subscribe!
. I’ll go and read some more!
Why, thank you for noticing my Doing It Right. ‘Bout time I got SOME appreciation around here.
I am SO GLAD I’m not the only grammar freak here!
Just wait for the showers…
(Don’t drop the soap!)
Despite the orthographic mistake, this is one of the funniest things I’ve seen lately.
When i saw the picture its funny… but when i saw you guys with your “you’re” “your” opinions…. now that’s funnier! :p
I’m glad there are other Grammar Nazis around the interwebs besides just me. YOU’RE getting a thumbs down because you spelled it wrong. Bad spelling can ruin a good joke. (hopes I didn’t accidentally spell anything wrong in this comment or else I’m gonna feel like a retard)
GRAMMAR NAZIs!
WOLVERINES!!!!
ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dawn
Wow who cares, honestly?
Anyone with at least a 5th grade education who does not consider serving fries at McDonald’s a vaid career option.
Anyone with at least a 5th grade education who does not consider serving fries at McDonald’s a valid career option.
Your argument is invalid. I do not have to argue my point.
DAMMIT!
*sigh*
“YOU’RE!” It’s not difficult: the apostrophe means it’s a contraction of “you are.” “Your” is a completely different word with a completely different meaning. Does no one go to school any more? This is 5th grade stuff!
And can’t we come up with something more original than “you’re doing it right/wrong?” Or were the preceding 10,000 posters with the identical tag line somehow insufficient?
/endrant
DAMMIT!
*sigh*
“YOU’RE!” It’s not difficult: the apostrophe means it’s a contraction of “you are.” “Your” is a completely different word with a completely different meaning. Does no one go to school any more? This is 5th grade stuff!
And can’t we come up with something more original than “you’re doing it right/wrong?” Or were the preceding 10,000 posters with the identical tag line somehow insufficient?
/endrant
/end double post
OOOOOOOH MYYYYYYYYY GODDD!!!!!!! you guys are sooo dumb with “you’re” stupid corrections. who cares? its funnny! thats what this site is for, not for the nerds from english class to show off how cool they are. dont you have some world of wrcrft to play?
…says the person who writes on first grade English level.
Actually, we know that intellgence isn’t cool, we know that stupidity is where it’s at, at least when you’re in grade school. But some of us are well past puberty (I am likely old enough to be your father, so any “English class” I may came from is one I taught, not one I was a student in) and realize that paying attention school is the ticket to success. And for me, it certainly was. I’m glad I cared enough through high school and college to get a good degree. If you don’t heed my warning, you should practice saying “Do you want fries with that?”.
By the way, English nerds don’t play World of Warcraft, we sit around discussing Chaucer, Shakespeare, and other luminaries of English literature while sipping our dry martinis. It’s how we relax after a hard day’s work of making a six figure income. After leaving, some of us go on to do our own things, which very often involves going home to eat dinner with the family. Others go to the gym to pump some iron. Yes, you can have both brawn and brains.
Don’t you mean “I may *come* from” and “paying attention *in* school”? Fail good sir, and to think people allow you to teach their children.
Seriously. You guys are taking the fun out of this. Who CARES if it’s bad grammar? Well, maybe English teachers, but that’s besides the point. Why don’t you all just can it and ENJOY this picture?
It’s not very enjoyable if it has bad grammar. It doth maketh mine own two eyes bleed. But seriously, we shouldn’t encourage people to continue misspelling things. And people wonder why the world laughs at Americans who don’t even care about their own language.
Apologies if you’re from the UK, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, but the acceptance of bad spelling is a very American thing.
Either israeli soldiers are about the funniest soldiers in the world, or they have way too much time on their hands (which is highly unlikely).
I don’t know if anyone mentioned yet, but it’s definately “you’re” as in you are and not “your” in a sense of belonging
Just thought you should know dude!
the funny thing is: someone believes literate individuals look at these pictures and then post comments. Seriously, in the world of spell-check, does anyone under the age of 20 know how to use an actual dictionary?
@silver throne… that was *your* caption, wasn’t it?
Seriously, is this the new israeli tactic? To show their nuts so the enemy will surrender? If the girls were going commando, that would be better, then I`d bet the Palestinians would even forget there was ever a quarrel, hehehehe…
Looks like Israeli Defense Forces
True, true…