The Grammar is The Code (Steve's Grammatical Observations)

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Steve's Grammatical Observations brings you a closer examination of commonly overlooked grammatical blunders we commit on a daily basis.

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[Dissruptance]

Hmm...

What's with it when people say all the time: 'In real life?'

Like in as apposed to the fake life probably?

Apologies flung in your general direction; however it feels good to butcher sentences in circumstances like this.

[Plomomedia]

@Dissruptance can you give an example? links to videos are always appreciated (but hard to find)

[Dissruptance]

@Plomomedia

/watch?v=be1qWCDwKKY&feature=c­hannel_video_title

1:33

[Plomomedia]

@Dissruptance touché!!! but in this case "real life" is warranted, precisely because I make the distinction between what is within the realm of possibility and what is not.

[jackhartcup]

how stoned are you when you make these vids? not a bad thing, its just funny

[fliggahj]

1:47 Whats fucked up is I was expecting you to take a bong hit.

[JHAC67]

I like the fact you used "shat." When I hear people use "shit" in the past tense it annoys the crap out of me. "He just shit on me" is one I've heard recently. It shits me to tears.

[Plomomedia]

@Plomomedia There are two types of people I've found to speak in double negatives: 1) spanish speakers who don't know enough english, and 2) lower class urban people (of whatever race).  I believe that of the latter sort, the same people who do it have a 'switchover' dialect they use in more professional settings.

[Plomomedia]

@Plomomedia which is just to say it inadvertently pits you linguistically against a certain culture. i admit, i dont like the double negative either, but i've found it to be less of a grammatical mistake and more a cultural "representin".

[Plomomedia]

@LucidOwl that's unfortunate, because it is widely adopted by the black community. I try to embrace the double negative but i use it sparingly, usually a bit ironically.

[LucidOwl]

The phrase "I don't know nothing" is one of those double negatives that makes my eye lid twitch whenever I hear it.

[Pisces31660]

OHHH u were drunk when u did this video as per the wine at the end. now i get it.