[irritated rant] @48: Have YOU ever heard of code-switching? You are apparently a very bad "upper division linguistics student." Code-switching occurs within a single conversation, not multiple languages in different contexts (i.e. the internet vs. the doctor's office). Additionally, what language/dialect/variety does"docter" and "kepp" belong to, exactly? Anytime someone attempts to justify their argument with "credentials" when the argument being made does not depend crucially on information that is accessible only to experts in the field (or sophisticated lines of reasoning that cannot be condensed into the format at hand), they are full of shit. For anyone interested in an example of real code-switching: "What up yo? Shit, les rues sont ****** up" Example taken from this paper on code-switching in Montreal hip-hop: http://www.lingref.com/isb/4/160ISB4.PDF [/irritated rant]

Oh my...just because that is your automatic response, FYL. & I'm too lazy, so can my fellow grammar nazis go ahead and own #73's post?

Hello #76, you are a complete idiot. Fellow Grammer Nazi people must own me? For what purpose? What exactly did I do wrong? Do tell.

iKayla, you have comma splices all over the place for one. Two, you have run-on sentences and compound sentences which you fail to "put the brakes on" so to speak. You know that semi-colon on your keyboard? Make good use of it next time. So exactly how many doctors do you know who use colloquial grammar? The ones I know(4 at last count including parents) hold themselves up to the strictest standards because the person they may be talking to is a potential patient. Using that reason, do you see how they cannot afford to say "****"? It reflects badly on them as professionals.

why, were you at the vets with your dog?

He's a doctor...I'm sure it's not the first time he has gotten that answer before. Nothing shocks them.

#77- it's "grammar", actually.

#83 - 77 is a lost cause. Forget her. Save yourself! (BTW, the quotes go outside of the comma.)

I lol'd.

You definitely don't have a filter between what you think and what you say, do you? That's one of the symptoms of a chronic case of idiocy.