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Title: Why "congrads"?
Post by: pintofguinness14 on February 11, 2006, 01:09:24 pm
I've noticed several times on this board that people abbreviate congratulations with "congrads."  There is no "d" in congratulations.  Why not "congrats"?

Sorry, this has been bugging me for a little while.  Thanks for humoring my grammatical insanity.


Title: Re: Why "congrads"?
Post by: Phishfan on February 11, 2006, 01:24:42 pm
I had not noticed previously, but immediately noticed you did it and it bugged me a little. Then I saw what you were doing.


Title: Re: Why "congrads"?
Post by: Sunstroke on February 11, 2006, 03:02:01 pm

I'm all about the congrat's (or congrats if I'm lazy) ...though I usually keep my overly-anal copy editor persona under house arrest while I'm on these boards.  :-\




Title: Re: Why "congrads"?
Post by: raptorsfan29 on February 11, 2006, 11:16:19 pm
only the cool people say congrads


Title: Re: Why "congrads"?
Post by: run_to_win on February 12, 2006, 10:41:18 am
Fele gud spilling is kool!


Title: Re: Why "congrads"?
Post by: raptorsfan29 on February 12, 2006, 01:49:26 pm
Congrads sounds better then congrats.


Title: Re: Why "congrads"?
Post by: run_to_win on February 12, 2006, 02:24:39 pm
Fo' shizzle!


Title: Re: Why "congrads"?
Post by: YoFuggedaboutit on February 12, 2006, 02:32:46 pm
We need to get Hooked on Phonics


Title: Re: Why "congrads"?
Post by: Sunstroke on February 12, 2006, 03:47:30 pm
We need to get Hooked on Phonics

I think we need to get back to speaking English...but that's just my humble opinion.





Title: Re: Why "congrads"?
Post by: YoFuggedaboutit on February 12, 2006, 08:32:51 pm
I think we need to get back to speaking English...but that's just my humble opinion.

Joo piki panish??


Title: Re: Why "congrads"?
Post by: Spider-Dan on February 13, 2006, 06:17:49 am
Since we are being grammar/spelling nazis, here's one thing that bugs me:

There is no "e" in ridiculous.

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Title: Re: Why "congrads"?
Post by: Buddhagirl on February 13, 2006, 07:09:08 am
I hate when people use your when they should use you're.  That's my biggest pet peeve. Grrrrr....


Title: Re: Why "congrads"?
Post by: Thundergod on February 13, 2006, 07:21:21 am
NUCLEAR

not

NUCULAR

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Title: Re: Why "congrads"?
Post by: Dave Gray on February 13, 2006, 11:40:40 am
I am anal about grammar, especially the use of "your" & "you're", but also of the use of apostrophes.

I see a lot of people using the possesive " 's " when only the standard plural " s " is needed.

For example.

There are my CDs.
There are my CD's cases.


Title: Re: Why "congrads"?
Post by: run_to_win on February 13, 2006, 01:04:06 pm
NUCLEAR

not

NUCULAR
Even that doesn't quite get the point across as the "clear" in nu-cle-ar (new klee er) is two syllables while the word clear is just one syllable.