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ipa-1
ə
This user has a basic understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
theyThis user frequently uses singular they as it is a handy gender-neutral pronoun.
snukThis user says snuck.
to¦goThis user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives.
byThe passive voice may be used by this user.
mankindThis user supports the use of gender-neutral language.
(s)he This user supports parallel usage.
to
too
two
This user thinks that too many people have no idea how to use words that they should have learned in grade two.
whoThis user prefers using who for both the object and subject case. Who does it hurt to simplify things?
which
that
This user typically uses "which" and "that" interchangeably.
if & whetherThis user knows how to use "if" and "whether" correctly.
less & fewerThis user understands the difference between less & fewer.
than
then
This user understands the difference between using "than" and "then."
their
there
they're
This user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling!
your
you're
This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help.
Latin Plurals: "Data is are..." This user uses "data", "media", "memoranda", "criteria", and "agenda" as the plurals of "datum", "medium", "memorandum", "criterion", and "agendum".
“,;:’This user is a punctuation stickler.
. TheThis user does not put two spaces after a full stop.
,This user fixes comma-splices; they are annoying.
A, B, and CThis user prefers the serial comma.
its
it's
It's really not that hard to use each word in its proper manner.
“…”This user favors curly quotation marks over straight style.
"…"?This user thinks "British punctuation is best for quotation marks". Do you?
UKThis user uses British English.
AIM-AbleThis user understands AIM talk perfectly well, and sometimes uses it, but not excessively.
Ths usr cn rd & rt usn txt lng
1337-3+|-|15 |_|53|2 <4/\/ (0/\/+|2!|3|_|+3 \/\/1+|-| 4/\/ 4|)\/4/\/(3|) 13\/31 0|= 1337.
1337/
IntS !
This user understands leet, IM & texting slang, but won't use it. "411 ur LOL pwn ROFLMAO OMG b310ng 2" you, thanks.
prog-1This user is a beginning programmer.
C-0This person does not understand C (or does not want to program in C).
CFThis user can code in ColdFusion.
This user can program in Python.
This user can program in Ruby.
Ascript-NThis user is a native AppleScript programmer.
This user can write Cascading Style Sheets.
<html>This user can write HTML.
This user can program in JavaScript.
W3CThis user believes in compliance with W3C standards.
XMLThis user can write XML.
xhtmlThis user can write XHTML.
This user has a pet cat.
This user is a cat lover.