Old Auntie Ginny, who still fondly remembers the strict lessons of her childhood schoolmarms, offers the following guidance for webmasters and webmistresses who wish to avoid the most common errors of spelling and grammar found on the kinds of sites discussed here. If you have noticed errors commonly occurring in web site text that you feel should be added to this list, please send the information to me at: virginiagrant@hotmail.com
Your vs You're
Your is possessive, as
is in: Are those really your panties sir?
You're is the contraction
of you are, as in: You're going to get
yourself over my knee for the bare rear blistering spanking that you deserve.
Plural Possessives
When a pluralized word is possessive,
the apostrophe goes AFTER the final s. There were 10 sissy maids
serving at the party. It was the sissies'
job to clean up after dinner.
Effect vs Affect
With some minor exceptions, Effect
is a noun whereas Affect is a verb.
When discussing the consequences or result of some action or event, use
Effect.
When discussing the action of influencing something, use Affect.
The slave was so affected
by the beauty of his mistress that he was unable to speak. Her mere
presence in the room had a dramatic effect
on his behavior.
One good way for a wife to affect
her husband's behavior is to give him regular spankings followed by petticoating.
The effect of this treatment on his devotion
and obedience will be almost immediately apparent.
Transsexual
There are 2 "s's" in transsexual.
It is a compound word, combining "trans" with "sexual." Also note
in this example that the close quote marks at the end of the sentence go
after the period, not before the period.
Teach vs Learn
Teach
refers to the action of imparting knowledge to another. Learn,
on the other hand, is a reflexive verb.
That means that you yourself learn;
you do not "learn" someone else.
Correct: Mistress taught
her
sissy how to serve properly at parties. Her sissy learned
how to do what his mistress desired.
Incorrect: Mistress learned
her sissy to serve properly.
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