Originally Posted by Brainchild (Post 131856)

Absolutely nothing in the English language bothers me more than the perversion of "OCD" into an adjective. For beginners, it's a noun, seeing as its root is "disorder". Unless you're trying to describe yourself as a literal personification of the disorder, you've messed up your grammar. On top of that, please do not use that term on a self-diagnosis. You do not have obsessive compulsive disorder if you want to have your socks organized, you're simply particular about having your socks organized.


A lot of people don't seem to know the difference between hyphens and dashes either. - is to denote a compound word, — is used for a break or interjection.

Hyphen: Singapore is a city-state.
Dash: Watch where you poke tha— Stop it!

Originally Posted by KRX (Post 132338)

Adverbs

Adverbs are words that are used to describe verbs (actions or linkers) and adjectives (descriptors of nouns/objects and pronouns). Most words with the suffix "-ly" are adverbs. Not is also an adverb.

How to use adverbs: "It is really cold." (How cold is it? Really.)

How NOT to use adverbs: "That person is really." (That person is really what? An adjective is needed.)