This is one of very few things I actually remember from Year 8 History at school. I've always been interested in grammar. History bored me to the brink of tears.
My "bad grammar" joke: A guy walks onto the campus of Harvard University and asks the first person he sees, "Pardon me, would you tell me where the library is at?" The guy, a Harvard student, replies smugly, "At Harvard, we do not end our sentences with a preposition." The first guy says, "Oh, I am sorry. Let me rephrase. Would you tell me where the library is at, asshole?"
It’s weird to think about how Trapp is correcting Pat’s grammar, while Pat is talking about his brothers death, not knowing one of them is gonna kill the other
don't take the advice about them being plural, as since this video came out the official rules on that changed so that they/them/etc. can now be used as singular.
Cookie Cutter They/them is not singular. Don't listen to him. It is only singular if someone's gender is unknown, for example "Ask your friend if they can come over tonight".
@@notakeyring you do realise that humans can play fictional characters, right? He is clearly referring to the character, not the actual person himself.
"Couldn't care less" yes!! thank you! I don't know why people always say "could care less", that doesn't even make sense, that would mean they DO care!
those are both different meanings could care less means i could care less than this amount (let's say under 20% ) Couldn't care less means, i could not care less than this amount (let's say Not under 20%) the first option means i care but i could not. the 2nd options means i just don't care.
+Arseniy Kuznecovs There is no such thing as a poisonous snake. Poison is a substance that is harmful to you that you ingest, while venom is a substance that is harmful to you that is injected into you. Snake venom is injected into you when you are bitten. You don't drink the snake venom. Also, everyone calls the substance a snake kills you with "snake venom", not "snake poison".
Bob Willson, no no there is actually a species of snake that is poisonous. They can emit poison on the back of their neck, so if you touch it that would count as a poison. That snake is ALSO venomous, and can bite people with venom.
Jeez, this comment *gravitates* towards the top. I hope it doesn't *fall* down, because the *gravity* will be so small that this comment *falls* to the bottom.
A Duck What you think about an argument has nothing to do with the argument's merits. An argument isn't rebutted simply by thinking that it is wrong. You have to provide a case why you disagree, otherwise nobody would ever debate each other and would resort to ad hominems and violence.
Luke William Of course what we think of an argument has everything to do with the arguments merits, or lack thereof. An arguments validity is the defining factor by which we evaluate it in our minds. Don't be stupid. You presume that all arguments are equally deserving of time and effort to address, which is simply incorrect. Not all arguments deserve addressing, many don't even warrant acknowledging they exist. Im talking of course about the lowest of the low, utterly demented arguments, the kind of stupidity that is so often littered around youtube. Now, that isn't to say _someone_ may choose to go through the effort of addressing these perpetually dimwitted arguments, maybe as some form of volunteer work for public education's sake, but it's still perfectly _acceptable_ (acceptable is not the same thing as _valid_) to simply dismiss them. If you said "The sky is made of kettles because it said so in my diary, therefore it must be true" No one is obligated to entertain your dumbassery as though it deserves recognition at the table of ideas. Personally, I would simply mock you and move on, but that's just me. Others may choose to do differently, such is the nature of a public forum.
@@stephenking5852 hum ... Black not poor video ?is that the girl you're talking about ? Wait when did we discover killed him or is that in the same video ? Did Trapp become famous at least ?
@@railpwn1268 Nah, that's not it, actually the girl who killed Pat ... presumably, stole his name, it was revealed in the Please research the person you're hiring video
Matías Pierdoménico i am pretty sure it would technically be wrong because "them" is plural and anyone is singular grammatically speaking, like you wouldn't say "anyone are...". so "he met my mom and dad" could be said as "he met them", but if he just met your mom you can't say "he met them" to try and keep it neutral because "them" implies more than one person.
***** They and it's directives such as them, their, themself are perfectly valid for use as singular. It is particularly common for cases of indeterminate gender as there is no dedicated singular genderless pronoun. It's usage is not new or controversial, and those who have historically been critical of it's usage have generally called for he/him/his/himself. I for one prefer the singular they to the assumption of the masculine, though personally I'd prefer we have a gender neutral singular and restrict he/she to matter only where it is relevant. Of course that won't happen without a concerted effort to introduce a new gender neutral singular pronoun, so I'll settle for the singular they.
+NoSchool100 'them' is a perfectly valid singular pronoun if the gender is indeterminable, and is used in most Latinate languages. In fact, in French and Spanish cultures, plural forms should always be used when talking with or about someone of higher standing than yourself; regard the use of 'usted' (Spanish, especially prevalent in South America) and 'vous' as examples of this.
***** What is your problem ._. I'm a native Greek, and I've studied German, both of which languages have three genders for every word, much like Spanish has two. Still, it's no argument for or against using "them" in singular context, which is very much valid and way better than saying "he or she", in my opinion.
quiroz923 What does the year have to do with the price of eggs, man? "They" has been used as a gender-neutral singular pronoun for centuries. It's not a politically correct term that came about recently to be inclusive. It has almost always been used when the subject's gender is unknown as an alternative to the rather clunky "he or she".
nope, he was not incorrect. "Them" refers to 2 or more people, it is not singular, your leftist snowflake politics is not grammar, get over it snowflake
+Sam Mason "if it is easy to understand, it is correct" is a terrible way of approaching language. Especially when you say it to a language major in college. There are rules that must be followed and some which are more flexible because they are complicated and the average speaker simplifies it. But what you described is madness. Regardless, many entities have officiated the standard English language... So yeah.
that's completely horse shit. Communication does not require grammar laws. Language is over 25,000 years old. Modern English grammatical rules are less than 100 years old. Do me a favor, do the math!
Who remembers A Series Of Unfortunate Events? Count Olaf: "I guess I don't have to kill you, but then again you hadn't been a very trustworthy person." Aunt Josephine: "Haven't."
2:07 actually Trap is wrong here since singular "them" is a completely valid way to refer to a singular person whose gender is unknown to the user. Way less tedious than "him or her".
mashetskih not entirely true. With 2 syllable words it depends on their ending. If the word ends with a "y" you use "-er" and "-est" ... If not you use "more" and "most"!!! Example: funny - funnIER - funniEST stupid - MORE stupid - MOST stupid
2:07 The guy literally made a wrong correction, stating how the object of the verb 'correct' must be 'him' or 'her', even though that is wrong and 'them' is perfectly fine to use in this situation. I very much doubt the claim that 'them' could be used in the singular only after July 9th 2015, which is when this video was published or uploaded.
I think the worst is when someone says something like "John took Sally and me to dinner" and someone 'corrects' them saying that it should be "Sally and I".
@@TheInsultInvestor - no, you are. John took Sally and I to dinner? Terrible grammar. Who taught you that? Don't you know the difference between a subject pronoun and an object pronoun? Obviously not.
Yuuri Gatsby semantics has to do with meaning, grammar has to do with punctuation and word type placement. so "can't be most unique" is technically correct (the components fit with each other), however the meaning doesn't fit (nothing can be 'most' unique).
People who say "could care less..." That means you COULD care more. If you "couldn't care less" then you have no more cares to give. Pisses me off so much!!! Edit: Word change, affects the sentence.
No... "I could care less" means that you care just enough for there to be a possibility of caring less, I.e. You do care. "I couldn't care more" means you care about this more than anything else in the world.
2:07 I'm 99% sure you can refer to a singular person as them, if you can't specify their gender. 'It' also works but thats for like animals and objects.
@@m4lfine What you're talking about is a Sociological and psychological aspect of genders, which is completely normal and based on the personal choices or feelings of the person involved. English as a formal language just has three genders- i.e. "Male" "female" and "it" for undefined.
I mean it's not a new thing. It's been around for centuries. Morons just argue about anyway. Take this sentence as an example "The newly elected mayor went to the park where they met with constituents." Sentences like that are a perfectly good use of the singular third person pronoun " they".
@@gavinriley5232 It's been around for centuries, sure, but as an informal/'lower class' way of speaking. It used to be rude to say 'them over there' and such, only recently has it become more integrated
Wish Make nah this ain't about literacy, the point I was making is that the thing he said was wrong is not, in fact, wrong, and people should be free to use it
Rob Mckennie "them," although it's commonly used, is technically incorrect when referring to a singular person who's gender is unknown. "He or she" is correct.
Ruari Morrison "Them" has undergone a semantic shift. "He or she" does not cover all possible genders, so we have a lexical gap for a word that refers to a single person of unknown gender, and that gap has been filled by "them"
I positively LOVE grammar, and I'm constantly striving to improve my command of the English and Russian languages. During this video, I learned a few things I previously didn't know about English grammar. For example, I was certainly not aware that the adjective "unique" has no superlative form. Why can something or someone not be "more unique" or "most unique"?
Ah. That makes perfect sense now. It doesn't possess a superlative or comparative form for the same reason the adjective "dead" doesn't. One corpse is no more dead than the next. Thank you for your explanation.
James Wheeler Only because we're used to hearing "another thing coming". "Another think coming" is apparently the original form of the phrase: grammarist.com/usage/another-think-coming/
***** Part of me feels inclined to agree, but I feel reluctant to judge either new or antiquated phrasings that may sound wrong to our current-day ears. All living languages are constantly evolving. Ways of speaking that are non-standard today but may have been common in the past, or may become common in future aren't wrong, they just _are_. Regarding the assertion that "'another thing' makes more sense": I don't think that it does make more sense; it just has a _different_ meaning from "another think". It seems to me that "another think" is intentionally ungrammatical and drawing of attention to itself in order to make a point. My guess is that it was used by speakers to give a "plain folks"-y flavor to their statements, to imply that the perspective they're using that phrase to present was unassailably self-evident, backed up by the wisdom of generations. One might argue that "another thing coming" is actually the dumber of the two phrases because it's not really much less dumb than "another think coming" (the meaning of the statement taken literally is vague, which could reflect the speaker's thoughts not being well-formed, and even if one did want to say something so ambiguous, there are ways to do so a hell of a lot more articulately), but "another think coming" is self-conscious of it's dumbness - it's clearly intentional - whereas the dumbness of "another thing coming" isn't nearly so self-conscious. When people use it, it typically genuinely reflects an actual sloppiness of thought.
Haha yeah, I understand why my friends sent this to me. Also at 1:52 I say that a lot. While we’re on the topic of “a lot” let me just tell you that alot isn’t a word.
@@jakjib Language in it self is madeup. So a word that was madeup by some one should there four still be a word iff: 1) It was created by a person. 2) It can convey a message unambiguously 3) It sounds "okay" (subjective) when said in a sentence
When Trapp said "it's bad, and I should stop, and I'm sorry," I fully expected a five second somber and musical interlude interuupted by Pat saying "there should only be one and in that sentence."
From time of conception, including the time it takes to gestate, the "full term pregnancy" (including the gestational period) is more often 10 months. Most women give birth at the beginning or middle of the 10th month. People don't usually find out they're pregnant until 6-8 weeks have passed, meaning they only KNOW they're pregnant for 9 months, when in fact they've been pregnant for 10.
"They" should be acceptable in science papers when referring to a person in a general term, instead of a specific one. If you've identified a specific person, then 'she/he/her/him' would probably be better, since it's more accurate. It would probably be better to not do this with animals, however. Personification could suggest attachment, and you want to remove bias. Then again, it might depend on the journal or professor. I've read a number of papers that used informal language ::shrug:: Content is probably more important than presentation.
"I don't have a lot of confidence in myself, and I guess correcting other people's grammar just makes me feel better." I feel personally targeted by this sentence.
@@nipie42 Not quite true, while it is true that now the singular they is correct grammatically, and that it has been in use for a long time, it was a colloquial usage and considered grammatically incorrect until the 21st century.
@@giorgitsiklauri840 It is colloquial, yes. In the case of this sketch, they were not speaking in a formal setting anyway, so he used it correctly. Same with most other times it's used, unless you're actually writing a paper or something, it's just fine to use They as a singular. Most prominent example would probably be someone like Shakespeare
True. There are many phrases that people say that are misquotes or just plain wrong. One that really bugs me is when my friends use "wherefore" to mean "where" when they want to sound British. Makes me twitch every time.
I was correcting all of them on the way and I got all but one right! When Mike said "It's 'You and I'" I had said it at the same time unintentionally xD
I love how most of the corrections he makes are based on grammar that has been out of date for years. The inconvenient truth for grammar nazis: languages aren't static. Yesterday's mistake is today's standard English.
By the way... my Dad committed suicide. I know this is humorous, and I tried hard but wow... going through something like that really fucks you up. I can't stop crying. Never underestimate losing a loved one because they CHOSE to leave you.
Ronan Bradford it is another think, another thing would be incorrect because it refers to something such as a ball rolling to you twice, another thing coming, another think would be like "o shit bra u git anithr think coming to u after dis bad ting!!!!111!1!2!1!1!11!1!1!1!1!1uno"
Wrong, it's been very common and official practise to use it in the singular form for generations before we were born. I wonder if people kicked up such a fuss when they realised 'you' was being used singularly.
In the same way that ending sentences with a preposition is, sure. It's become so common usage over a long period of time that it's been accepted as correct by most people - in the same way that ‘you’ is now accepted as the correct word to use when talking to one person directly (where it used to be only for plural, and ‘thou’ was used for singular). Terminology changing to turn nouns into verbs happens far more frequently and has been happening far more recently, but nobody gives a toss about that for some reason.
minecraftvideo2547 But if I don't correct you wont get it right and then I have to put up with your bad grammar, I'm simply taking positive action against things I don't like rather than just bitch about them.
No, but people on the internet correct grammar when they knew what you meant. People say your instead of you're because it takes less time. Everyone knows the difference, so shut up about it. Or what's ever worse is when you speel one word wrong and they flip at table. Oh look he missed one p in apple. Time to endlessly describe how stupid they are.
That moment you've gone your whole life and not realized that the past tense of hang is different for people than it is for objects.
Preston Jackson I didn't know till 8th grade.
Lol, I Knew
Preston Jackson a
I dunno, though. "Hanged" sounds very awkward to me.
This is one of very few things I actually remember from Year 8 History at school. I've always been interested in grammar. History bored me to the brink of tears.
My "bad grammar" joke: A guy walks onto the campus of Harvard University and asks the first person he sees, "Pardon me, would you tell me where the library is at?" The guy, a Harvard student, replies smugly, "At Harvard, we do not end our sentences with a preposition." The first guy says, "Oh, I am sorry. Let me rephrase. Would you tell me where the library is at, asshole?"
did you steal that from house of cards
@@cockidk Nah the joke is much older than that. As for my english joke, "Using double negatives is a huge no no."
@@chrishubbard64 that probably sounded really aggressive in retrospect, haha
The correct phrasing would be: "At Harvard, we do not end our sentences with prepositions."
@@oscarwilde9581 Not really.
It’s weird to think about how Trapp is correcting Pat’s grammar, while Pat is talking about his brothers death, not knowing one of them is gonna kill the other
Allegedly.
when you're not a native English speaker and learn from this lmao
exactly! xD
FlashakaViolet ikr?? So useful 😂
don't take the advice about them being plural, as since this video came out the official rules on that changed so that they/them/etc. can now be used as singular.
Unlocked thank you so much for telling me this!!
Cookie Cutter They/them is not singular. Don't listen to him. It is only singular if someone's gender is unknown, for example "Ask your friend if they can come over tonight".
*****
I still would.
CollegeHumor fuck google+
Yep, Daniel Buhler
Spongebob destroyer Congrats, you're using it!
CollegeHumor seriously though i dont care who died if someone say's "you and me" i will 100% everytime say "you and i"
Mike is my favorite college humor character
@@notakeyring you do realise that humans can play fictional characters, right? He is clearly referring to the character, not the actual person himself.
Mike sucks
He’s joking you ducks
Mine are Grant, Rehka (if that’s how you spell it), Brennan (my first fav), and 🌈 blue haired girl
Same
"Couldn't care less" yes!! thank you! I don't know why people always say "could care less", that doesn't even make sense, that would mean they DO care!
I know right, I hate that D:
+FacelessDeity God damn it... Stop being funny.
those are both different meanings
could care less means i could care less than this amount (let's say under 20% )
Couldn't care less means, i could not care less than this amount (let's say Not under 20%)
the first option means i care but i could not.
the 2nd options means i just don't care.
*you're *yourself *cause
You are calling someone a loser and you can't even speak your own language.. Pretty pathetic, don't ya think?
GalladeGuy 123 The guy above you is
It's not just grammar, but vocabulary, too. "Help! There's a poisonous snake here!" "I think you mean a venomous snake."
Sarah Trachtenberg noticed that too
I mean I've heard of poisonous snakes but yeah mostly venomous.
+Arseniy Kuznecovs There is no such thing as a poisonous snake. Poison is a substance that is harmful to you that you ingest, while venom is a substance that is harmful to you that is injected into you. Snake venom is injected into you when you are bitten. You don't drink the snake venom. Also, everyone calls the substance a snake kills you with "snake venom", not "snake poison".
Bob Willson, no no there is actually a species of snake that is poisonous. They can emit poison on the back of their neck, so if you touch it that would count as a poison. That snake is ALSO venomous, and can bite people with venom.
Arseniy Kuznecovs Interesting. What is the name of the species, it sounds cool.
This is why he killed pat.
At least he's with his brother now
Dylan S. OOF
This WAS why he killed Pat.
He knew too much
@@cooldemon5545 stfu
Great, now next time I try to comfort someone, I am going to think about correcting their grammar.
I'm sorry, it's just so hard to take you seriously when you have a gjostrick specter avatar looking at me.
Zaziuma mai doggi dieded afterday haw kan u sai dat?
Jack Bramson
Probably good, because I was not trying to be serious.
*there just saying.
Lennard De Jong No, you're wrong.
"Grammar, Stanley."
I understood that reference, four years later.
ayyyy
Jeez, this comment *gravitates* towards the top. I hope it doesn't *fall* down, because the *gravity* will be so small that this comment *falls* to the bottom.
@@stickmann7363 subtle...
@@adamkerman475 I hope it won't be *A Shortfall of Gravitas*
Oh wait...
Ummmmm...go SpaceX?
2:50
No, don't apologize, that's the appropriate response given the situation
Ikr
Yeah you should correct people in these times
*I'm Glad He Slapped Him.*
@@vladimirlenin876 🖕
In the realm of UA-cam, a grammatical correction is a perfectly valid rebuttal to an argument.
How I hate UA-cam comment section..
***** Wrong lol.
Luke William How I hate UA-cam's comment section.
You failed to place the 's on UA-cam to showcase ownership of the comment section.
Luke William in teh ralme of utubb. a gramerticel crotectiobn is prfeclyt valdid rebotul to a argment how i hat utubb comint scetion *
A Duck What you think about an argument has nothing to do with the argument's merits. An argument isn't rebutted simply by thinking that it is wrong. You have to provide a case why you disagree, otherwise nobody would ever debate each other and would resort to ad hominems and violence.
Luke William
Of course what we think of an argument has everything to do with the arguments merits, or lack thereof. An arguments validity is the defining factor by which we evaluate it in our minds. Don't be stupid.
You presume that all arguments are equally deserving of time and effort to address, which is simply incorrect. Not all arguments deserve addressing, many don't even warrant acknowledging they exist. Im talking of course about the lowest of the low, utterly demented arguments, the kind of stupidity that is so often littered around youtube.
Now, that isn't to say _someone_ may choose to go through the effort of addressing these perpetually dimwitted arguments, maybe as some form of volunteer work for public education's sake, but it's still perfectly _acceptable_ (acceptable is not the same thing as _valid_) to simply dismiss them.
If you said "The sky is made of kettles because it said so in my diary, therefore it must be true"
No one is obligated to entertain your dumbassery as though it deserves recognition at the table of ideas. Personally, I would simply mock you and move on, but that's just me. Others may choose to do differently, such is the nature of a public forum.
"Together, you and me will get through this."
"You and I"
"Fuck you."
+Christian Repass Donald Trump as your profile pic makes this comment so perfect.
+Nathan Boody Small loan of a million memes.
Fucking awesome
"Grammar, Stanley."
+GumballFallsFan Be quiet, Stanford!!!
Trapp is really going to kill Pat.
It turned out to be that girl who stole Pat’s name.
@@stephenking5852 hum ... Black not poor video ?is that the girl you're talking about ?
Wait when did we discover killed him or is that in the same video ?
Did Trapp become famous at least ?
@@Arovna no he did not. It was sad
@@Arovna Adrian, I think the video where it was first discussed was the True Crime Documentary video.
@@railpwn1268 Nah, that's not it, actually the girl who killed Pat ... presumably, stole his name, it was revealed in the Please research the person you're hiring video
2:07 "Them" is actually valid. And it's the one I would use, because it's gender neutral.
Matías Pierdoménico i am pretty sure it would technically be wrong because "them" is plural and anyone is singular grammatically speaking, like you wouldn't say "anyone are...". so "he met my mom and dad" could be said as "he met them", but if he just met your mom you can't say "he met them" to try and keep it neutral because "them" implies more than one person.
***** They and it's directives such as them, their, themself are perfectly valid for use as singular. It is particularly common for cases of indeterminate gender as there is no dedicated singular genderless pronoun. It's usage is not new or controversial, and those who have historically been critical of it's usage have generally called for he/him/his/himself. I for one prefer the singular they to the assumption of the masculine, though personally I'd prefer we have a gender neutral singular and restrict he/she to matter only where it is relevant. Of course that won't happen without a concerted effort to introduce a new gender neutral singular pronoun, so I'll settle for the singular they.
+NoSchool100 'them' is a perfectly valid singular pronoun if the gender is indeterminable, and is used in most Latinate languages. In fact, in French and Spanish cultures, plural forms should always be used when talking with or about someone of higher standing than yourself; regard the use of 'usted' (Spanish, especially prevalent in South America) and 'vous' as examples of this.
***** It's funny because Spanish is my native language, lol.
***** What is your problem ._.
I'm a native Greek, and I've studied German, both of which languages have three genders for every word, much like Spanish has two. Still, it's no argument for or against using "them" in singular context, which is very much valid and way better than saying "he or she", in my opinion.
"You and me will get through this."
"...You and I."
"Fuck you." That killed me!
The worst part is that I said "you and I" along with him.
so this is the reason Trapp killed Pat
*was
*So
A L L E G E D L Y
Was?!
YOU KNOW WHAT? I'VE HAD IT! "THEY" IS A PERFECTLY FUNCTIONAL GENDER-NEUTRAL THIRD PERSON SINGULAR PRONOUN. IT'S 2015. GET WITH THE TIMES.
quiroz923 What does the year have to do with the price of eggs, man? "They" has been used as a gender-neutral singular pronoun for centuries. It's not a politically correct term that came about recently to be inclusive. It has almost always been used when the subject's gender is unknown as an alternative to the rather clunky "he or she".
***** so shows ur lvl 5 caterpie doing
***** What if the subject is a singular thing? You can't use "they" then.
Matt Hoffman They is not only used for that purpose.
MrBoegela Yes it is. It's a plural pronoun.
Where are the grammar nazis when you need them to correct your 5000 words essay?
Working for proofreading services and earning money
Kathryn Walker you're grammar nazi?
that would indeed be a good idea
Asterio 5000 words? Wow.
Asterio if you post that essay online, perhaps on reddit or something, then I'm sure they'll find you.
For some reason I'm reminded of Sherlock
_"Hanged, yes"_
Oh yeah that reminds me too
I like how he wrote his comment like how British people talked back in the day
When he said ‘correct him or her’ as though “them” were exclusively plural he was factually wrong.
nope, he was not incorrect. "Them" refers to 2 or more people, it is not singular, your leftist snowflake politics is not grammar, get over it snowflake
@@voluntarism335 when you’re not mad
@@voluntarism335 "Them" has been a singular used for undefined gender for a long, long time. Since far before the modern gender politics started.
fax
*plural,
2:05 Actually, them can be used as a singular pronoun, get it right College Humor.
not officially. Though it's becoming more widely accepted.
+Gabriel Catalano, Who officiates grammar? If it is easy to understand, it is correct. Hence why language was created, to aid in communication
+Sam Mason "if it is easy to understand, it is correct" is a terrible way of approaching language. Especially when you say it to a language major in college. There are rules that must be followed and some which are more flexible because they are complicated and the average speaker simplifies it. But what you described is madness. Regardless, many entities have officiated the standard English language... So yeah.
that's completely horse shit. Communication does not require grammar laws. Language is over 25,000 years old. Modern English grammatical rules are less than 100 years old. Do me a favor, do the math!
Yes officially, but not at the time of this video being made. I believe that change was officially accepted a few months afterwards.
'Another think coming' has blown my mind.
This was really good comedy.
Is. Was means that it used to be, so I think you mean is.
It was actually pretty terrible
CoolDownGames
It's not as funny as when you watched it the first time :)
CoolDownGames he already watched it, so he is correct.
James Mantel but the video is still there. Both is correct. You just have to know the context
I dont give a shit about error or misspellings. What i hate is when people 'tlk lk dis' and do it wrong on purpose
Yea I no rite
U wot bot ppl tlk lik dis m8?
***** not creative... stupid
I don't get how typing like a moron makes you informed or creative. It just shows that you are lazy and/or incredibly stupid.
SuperMrPunch Oh Christ....I understood that. Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
When this happens to me, I just repeat back the phrase with the correct version, like "I can't believe he hanged himself. I am SOOO sorry."
they're videos are grate but their going to need too step it up if there going two make me laf.
Team Lift Marry me
That comment was funny, cant wait to see the incoming keyboard warriors
*Their
*Great
*Laugh
Ders JuanPablo
Can't
Our grate*
Who remembers A Series Of Unfortunate Events?
Count Olaf: "I guess I don't have to kill you, but then again you hadn't been a very trustworthy person."
Aunt Josephine: "Haven't."
OMG I was just about to mention this. The kids trying to open up to her about their feelings and she responds by correcting their grammar.
Every few years I re-watch this video. Hilarious 🤣
is this the reason mike started um, actally?
2:07 actually Trap is wrong here since singular "them" is a completely valid way to refer to a singular person whose gender is unknown to the user. Way less tedious than "him or her".
2:07 "Anyone is singular, and them is plural"
Not anymore. The future is now, old man
-"I feel awful, I mean, I just took him for granite."
-"*Granted* You took him for granted."
2:16 Kindest* sorry couldn't help myself
Yeah, I couldn't believe he didn't respond to that one. One or two syllables get "-er" and "-est"; three or more syllables get "more" and "most".
mashetskih not entirely true. With 2 syllable words it depends on their ending. If the word ends with a "y" you use "-er" and "-est" ...
If not you use "more" and "most"!!!
Example:
funny - funnIER - funniEST
stupid - MORE stupid - MOST stupid
Yoshitsune Bear I know it's been two years but they are synonymous
No most kind is still gramatically correct, kindest is shorter but the former isnt wrong.
still, kind is one syllable so it should be kindest either way
2:07 The guy literally made a wrong correction, stating how the object of the verb 'correct' must be 'him' or 'her', even though that is wrong and 'them' is perfectly fine to use in this situation. I very much doubt the claim that 'them' could be used in the singular only after July 9th 2015, which is when this video was published or uploaded.
I think the worst is when someone says something like "John took Sally and me to dinner" and someone 'corrects' them saying that it should be "Sally and I".
Especially because it's wrong
@@danidejaneiro8378 you're wrong
@@TheInsultInvestor - no, you are. John took Sally and I to dinner? Terrible grammar. Who taught you that? Don't you know the difference between a subject pronoun and an object pronoun? Obviously not.
At least there not messing up the they'res.
This guy..
Meep Bruh lol
Meep Bruh ...just wow XD
Yeah, at least THEY'RE NOT
Meep Bruh At least they're not confusing their "there" with "they're" or "their".
"can't be most unique" is semantics, not grammar.
Don't you hate when your dog walks on your iPad?
Yuuri Gatsby semantics has to do with meaning, grammar has to do with punctuation and word type placement. so "can't be most unique" is technically correct (the components fit with each other), however the meaning doesn't fit (nothing can be 'most' unique).
jamoecw Thank you so much for elaborating! 🌹
Yuuri Gatsby no problem, kinda weird that your post got flagged and deleted.
Tautology is normally considered an error.
People who say "could care less..."
That means you COULD care more. If you "couldn't care less" then you have no more cares to give.
Pisses me off so much!!!
Edit: Word change, affects the sentence.
No... "I could care less" means that you care just enough for there to be a possibility of caring less, I.e. You do care. "I couldn't care more" means you care about this more than anything else in the world.
Lmao bitch ur confused
Jenna Beth What SuperMrPunch said. I know so many people who say that though, it is annoying.
It means that you don't care about something so much, that you 'couldn't care less' about that thing, to show how little you care for that thing.
jett *you're
In most grammar nazi videos the grammar mistakes seem so fake, but they were actually pretty believable in this video
2:07 I'm 99% sure you can refer to a singular person as them, if you can't specify their gender. 'It' also works but thats for like animals and objects.
There is only two genders.
@@thygreek8076 i know
@@thygreek8076 untrue
@@Seedonator untrue
@@m4lfine What you're talking about is a Sociological and psychological aspect of genders, which is completely normal and based on the personal choices or feelings of the person involved. English as a formal language just has three genders- i.e. "Male" "female" and "it" for undefined.
The singular them is actually officially a part of English now.
I mean it's not a new thing. It's been around for centuries. Morons just argue about anyway.
Take this sentence as an example "The newly elected mayor went to the park where they met with constituents." Sentences like that are a perfectly good use of the singular third person pronoun " they".
@@gavinriley5232 It's been around for centuries, sure, but as an informal/'lower class' way of speaking. It used to be rude to say 'them over there' and such, only recently has it become more integrated
@@gavinriley5232 That's only if the sex of the person isn't known. It's bizarre to use it when you know a more specific word to use.
There is no "official". That's precisely the problem with thinking this way.
2:06 'them' is a legitimate singular pronoun Trapp don't fuck with me on this one
hello sir grammar knight slayed any illiterate heathens today?
Wish Make nah this ain't about literacy, the point I was making is that the thing he said was wrong is not, in fact, wrong, and people should be free to use it
Jack Crawford sorry wrong metaphor
"Grammar judge has degreed the verdict is....... Not Guilty!"
swing harder "SJW white knight defends 'they' as gender neutral singular personal pronoun, hero to nb people everywhere"
Jack Crawford stfu
college humor is the one channel that does not use click bait
Anyone is singular, but them can also be singular, so Pat was right
Rob Mckennie "them," although it's commonly used, is technically incorrect when referring to a singular person who's gender is unknown. "He or she" is correct.
Ruari Morrison "Them" has undergone a semantic shift. "He or she" does not cover all possible genders, so we have a lexical gap for a word that refers to a single person of unknown gender, and that gap has been filled by "them"
Ruari Morrison Fun fact: not all people fit into "he or she", "they" is correct, technically.
Heat Death Well no... although you may feel the need to be politically correct, as far as I'm aware, the grammar rule has not changed.
Ruari Morrison lmgtfy.com/?q=he+or+she+vs+they
This is so sad and funny at the same time. I almost feel guilty laughing at this!
The fact that pat had to purposely make grammar mistakes makes this so much better lol
Of course it does. LOL
I positively LOVE grammar, and I'm constantly striving to improve my command of the English and Russian languages. During this video, I learned a few things I previously didn't know about English grammar. For example, I was certainly not aware that the adjective "unique" has no superlative form. Why can something or someone not be "more unique" or "most unique"?
+Jules Sylvester The issue is that unique means "one of a kind", and it's impossible for something to be "more one of a kind" than anything else.
Ah. That makes perfect sense now. It doesn't possess a superlative or comparative form for the same reason the adjective "dead" doesn't. One corpse is no more dead than the next. Thank you for your explanation.
+Jules Sylvester It can be if the next corpse is only MOSTLY dead.
In which case it would be a deathly ill (but still living) person.
Sir, you sound like an elegant douchebag. I'm just stating my opinion, so there's no need to be fussy.
It's weird how correcting people's math will always result in someone thanking you but it's the opposite for grammar.
Holy shit I found Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in the wild
I corrected my teacher’s math in class one time and it got me to the guidance counselor’s office. No it doesn’t always happen lol
Because math is immutable.
I once saw a mug that said ‘I’m silently correcting your grammar.” It spoke to me.
I've never heard of "another think coming"... Sounds stupid.
James Wheeler Only because we're used to hearing "another thing coming". "Another think coming" is apparently the original form of the phrase: grammarist.com/usage/another-think-coming/
James Wheeler *thing
jjsprite20 are you serious?
James Wheeler not really
***** Part of me feels inclined to agree, but I feel reluctant to judge either new or antiquated phrasings that may sound wrong to our current-day ears.
All living languages are constantly evolving. Ways of speaking that are non-standard today but may have been common in the past, or may become common in future aren't wrong, they just _are_.
Regarding the assertion that "'another thing' makes more sense": I don't think that it does make more sense; it just has a _different_ meaning from "another think". It seems to me that "another think" is intentionally ungrammatical and drawing of attention to itself in order to make a point. My guess is that it was used by speakers to give a "plain folks"-y flavor to their statements, to imply that the perspective they're using that phrase to present was unassailably self-evident, backed up by the wisdom of generations.
One might argue that "another thing coming" is actually the dumber of the two phrases because it's not really much less dumb than "another think coming" (the meaning of the statement taken literally is vague, which could reflect the speaker's thoughts not being well-formed, and even if one did want to say something so ambiguous, there are ways to do so a hell of a lot more articulately), but "another think coming" is self-conscious of it's dumbness - it's clearly intentional - whereas the dumbness of "another thing coming" isn't nearly so self-conscious. When people use it, it typically genuinely reflects an actual sloppiness of thought.
Haha yeah, I understand why my friends sent this to me.
Also at 1:52 I say that a lot. While we’re on the topic of “a lot” let me just tell you that alot isn’t a word.
Yup and there's so many other words that aren't even words now since people made a lot up lol
@@jakjib Language in it self is madeup. So a word that was madeup by some one should there four still be a word iff:
1) It was created by a person.
2) It can convey a message unambiguously
3) It sounds "okay" (subjective) when said in a sentence
This is the singular, best video on UA-cam!
But clearly the message of the video didn't make it to the comments section lol
Ah good old college humor, making jokes about very serious matters.
This was actually funny. Good job.
When Trapp said "it's bad, and I should stop, and I'm sorry," I fully expected a five second somber and musical interlude interuupted by Pat saying "there should only be one and in that sentence."
This was posted 9 months ago. A baby could have been conceived when this video was posted and it would be born by now.
that's not the point..
The fuck...?
Actually, the majority of pregnancies last around 10 to 11 months. They would have to be born premature :D
+cirice snh no wtf
From time of conception, including the time it takes to gestate, the "full term pregnancy" (including the gestational period) is more often 10 months. Most women give birth at the beginning or middle of the 10th month. People don't usually find out they're pregnant until 6-8 weeks have passed, meaning they only KNOW they're pregnant for 9 months, when in fact they've been pregnant for 10.
"I could care less" and "I couldn't care less" aren't even about grammar-they're about meaning.
Trapp in this reminds me of the way my ocd forces me to verbalize corrections like this or my brain will keep repeating them so I can’t focus.
"Together, you and me will get through this."
"You and I.*"
"Fuck you."
This killed me.
Correcting "them" to "him or her"?! What was this, 2016?? WE DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE!
2015
True..those were good times. 😊
The guy in the checked shirt just became my spirit animal.
"They" for a singular pronoun is not incorrect.
deathcore slam man It’s NOT incorrect, though.
Crammananne it's not proper, like for example isn't is not proper for academic and research papers.
deathcore slam man I don’t see a reason why “they” shouldn’f be proper for that. I thoght “isn’t” was just too informal to be “proper”.
"They" should be acceptable in science papers when referring to a person in a general term, instead of a specific one. If you've identified a specific person, then 'she/he/her/him' would probably be better, since it's more accurate. It would probably be better to not do this with animals, however. Personification could suggest attachment, and you want to remove bias. Then again, it might depend on the journal or professor. I've read a number of papers that used informal language ::shrug::
Content is probably more important than presentation.
Sigi Stardust yes, but what if that specific person was non-binary, agender, etc, etc? You can't use her/she/he/him as that would be inaccurrate
2:07 Um actually, Trapp singular them has been widely used for a long time and is generally better than him or her
This was 4 years ago
@@sealdew5348 and?
Did he say “another *think* coming”? I hope that was a joke that went over my head
0:03 i thought it was welcome to the black parade by my chemical romance
When _Not_ To Correct People's Grammar?
Never.
King of The Ducks II That was exactly what I was thinking.
***** I'm amazed that you didn't spot the obvious intent to parody in the first place...
Mansen You're*
Imogen Anderson ... What?
Mansen It's the most common thing people write - instead of You're, they write Your
The moment when Trapp gets grammar wrong by saying “Them” is only plural
i was just thinking that
Pat: oh my god Trapp your trying to kill me!
Trapp: -stabs pat-
It’s Y O U apostrophe RE
"I don't have a lot of confidence in myself, and I guess correcting other people's grammar just makes me feel better."
I feel personally targeted by this sentence.
All of what was said was correct does sound right. However, they/them/their can be singular.
2:01 him is also correct, when the gender is unknown him can be used, it's slightly sexist but it's grammatically correct.
Singular "They" is correct anyway. It has been for a very long time, longer than singular "You" I believe
@@nipie42 Not quite true, while it is true that now the singular they is correct grammatically, and that it has been in use for a long time, it was a colloquial usage and considered grammatically incorrect until the 21st century.
@@giorgitsiklauri840 It is colloquial, yes. In the case of this sketch, they were not speaking in a formal setting anyway, so he used it correctly. Same with most other times it's used, unless you're actually writing a paper or something, it's just fine to use They as a singular. Most prominent example would probably be someone like Shakespeare
@@nipie42 Actually my point was that now it has been accepted as grammatically correct in English and is no longer colloquial.
@@giorgitsiklauri840 Ah, my mistake. Have a good day :)
i got everything but, the "you got another think coming"
To Kill a Mocking Bird quote.
+Kate Speaks Well, technically, it's just a phrase used by some people. It's like "could care less", both are slight changes from the actual saying.
True. There are many phrases that people say that are misquotes or just plain wrong. One that really bugs me is when my friends use "wherefore" to mean "where" when they want to sound British. Makes me twitch every time.
If you think that, you have another think coming.
Me too
I was correcting all of them on the way and I got all but one right!
When Mike said "It's 'You and I'" I had said it at the same time unintentionally xD
2:17 "Kindest" not "Most kind" duh.
Aditya menon *Most kinder
Sir Dubya Wait isn't saying that banned in America Lmao
You can actually use both
Aditya menon
What? Saying kinder? You can't ban words...
"he hung himself with an electrical cord" that hit a little too close to home, i really miss my best friend.
Im so sorry.
seqingnicole actually it's hanged
The one who stalks don't you fucking dare
So sorry :( Hope you're ok x
Um... okay?
i been looking for a video like this for years😂😂
I love how most of the corrections he makes are based on grammar that has been out of date for years. The inconvenient truth for grammar nazis: languages aren't static. Yesterday's mistake is today's standard English.
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@@AbsolXGuardian based
Tell that to the French.
Such as how 'they/them' can also be used as a gender neutral singular pronoun
Out of date? You're not gonna get lazy over your phone and call grammar "out of date". You are just ignorant and wanna defend it.
By the way... my Dad committed suicide. I know this is humorous, and I tried hard but wow... going through something like that really fucks you up. I can't stop crying. Never underestimate losing a loved one because they CHOSE to leave you.
party pooper
+LeNouveauWestern *Party pooper.
Brock Harrington yeah that is exactly what I said
+LeNouveauWestern "...exactly what I said". Compare "party pooper" to "Party pooper."
Okay I didn't write the capital letter ... your life has to be pretty miserable, I'm sorry dude
It is soooo annoying when people try to correct you’re grammar on a yt comment
Ok
*Your
Tardigras • loll
"Another think coming" ...? Uh, on what planet? I'm Pretty sure that's fucking wrong
Ronan Bradford it is another think, another thing would be incorrect because it refers to something such as a ball rolling to you twice, another thing coming, another think would be like "o shit bra u git anithr think coming to u after dis bad ting!!!!111!1!2!1!1!11!1!1!1!1!1uno"
I've never fucking heard of it as think so this is the one thing i will always get wrong just because it sounds better. I will never say think
If you think that's wrong, you have another think coming.
I'm always saying thing. Because it sounds way better and it's what everyone on the fucking planet says. So SHUT the fuck up
Take it easy, he was joking. Jesus.
But it's my job.
This was actually rather informative.
Trapp dresses like a suburban dad.
This is the real reason Trapp killed Pat
Every moment is a good moment to correct people's grammar.
0:43 - Illuminati
Oh my god, yeah
where?
Reannon M it's under that unicorn on the wall in the backround
It's gone again
There is one in every video, I've found 79
Like "I could care less"
That means you do care
(At least a little)
I never correct people's grammar out loud because I know I have bad grammar sometimes myself, but this is super hilarious 😂😂😂!
I can'ts spel me mexican
THEY CALL ME TEXT you're trying way to hard
Serkriden Way too* hard. Too is an adverb meaning excessively or extremely.
Atomistic cool cool
Serkriden bad day?
Orande YT yeah I stubbed my toe against a light switch
Um, Actually "You have to correct them" is fine to use as a singular term. "Them" is used as both a pronoun for an unspecified number of people.
I finally get it "college" humor is just the family friendly way to say "drunk humor"
What seems to be the officer, problem?
2:07 - ‘They’ has been used as a gender-neutral singular pronoun for a long time.
Wrong, it's been very common and official practise to use it in the singular form for generations before we were born.
I wonder if people kicked up such a fuss when they realised 'you' was being used singularly.
Morton Fork But if you were to be in a proper conversation or on an SAT test what would be grammatically correct is he/she
In the same way that ending sentences with a preposition is, sure. It's become so common usage over a long period of time that it's been accepted as correct by most people - in the same way that ‘you’ is now accepted as the correct word to use when talking to one person directly (where it used to be only for plural, and ‘thou’ was used for singular).
Terminology changing to turn nouns into verbs happens far more frequently and has been happening far more recently, but nobody gives a toss about that for some reason.
Yes, it's referred to as being in the epicene gender.
It is incorrect though.
0:41 Illuminati
How?
Lol good eye
2:17 kindest
Bruh singular they has been used by writers like Shakespeare and Dickens. It's been around for years. You apostrophe re the one in the wrong.
Them is perfectly acceptable in place of him or her!
ancalym
No.
I'm surprised there wasn't a part where Pat said "I'm doing good." So Trapp could correct him with "I'm doing well."
I think we all hate people who correct grammar
minecraftvideo2547 We hate people who use bad grammar
minecraftvideo2547
But if I don't correct you wont get it right and then I have to put up with your bad grammar, I'm simply taking positive action against things I don't like rather than just bitch about them.
No, but people on the internet correct grammar when they knew what you meant. People say your instead of you're because it takes less time. Everyone knows the difference, so shut up about it. Or what's ever worse is when you speel one word wrong and they flip at table. Oh look he missed one p in apple. Time to endlessly describe how stupid they are.