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  1. Dude says:

    second

  2. Macafeek says:

    that story is poorly written anyway. maybe it’s trying to help dumb it down

    • Kit says:

      Ugh, I just threw up a little in my mouth just reading the oddly written bit in the spell check. That better have been a parody style writing there, or man and machine have obliterated my faith in literature.

    • Ordon says:

      Mafia spell-check win

  3. Shbomb says:

    Is you talking to me?

  4. elblogchapin says:

    hahah FAIL xD

  5. dim says:

    LOL I can do any fails in word grammar. Just add misspelled word to dictionary.

  6. Curious says:

    I typed this exact passage in Word and it corrected me the same way, heh. I think it’s the “what” that throws it off.

  7. anonym(jew)an says:

    what a fake

  8. spartacus says:

    Of course it’s a fail – it’s an American spellcheck. That isn’t even a language.

  9. CubeGopher says:

    meh

  10. Nate says:

    Not fake. This is the Southern version of Microsoft Word.

  11. daweefolkxXx says:

    all they needed to do was add “you is” as the correction to “you’re”. no big fail here. I made “it” correct as “penis” at school once. never got caught either.

  12. Mike says:

    Own’t – but too easy to stage…

  13. renegro says:

    free post

  14. ghhg says:

    n—–i——g——g——e——r spellcheck

    • David says:

      Go die.

    • Malfeasant says:

      racist nutcheck

    • Pretentious White Girl says:

      Congratulations on being a racist dick. Attempting to soften the fact by “spelling” out the racial epithet: FAIL

    • david says:

      RACIST!
      no joke this time.

    • Delphi says:

      Holy crap, you DO realize it’s not 1860 anymore, right?

      • Bob says:

        How is what he said any different than what the above people meant when they said ebonics fail? Where was your shock when the above people posted? Way to jump on the bandwagon, you lemming.

        • david says:

          but the n word is forbidden…

          • blaaaah says:

            so is your face

          • Word says:

            Not if ‘you is’ a [n-word]. It is forbidden to white people however.

            Unless they’re rappers, apparently.

            • Adoni says:

              How is any form of it acceptable? its just as dumb as when people use the term “cracker” and have no idea where the term came from…ignorant asses, For those that think the word is ok to use. check it out…

        • Delphi says:

          Why should I be shocked about ‘Ebonics’? It was a term developed to describe the ‘Urban’ way of speaking, and has nothing to do with race or color. There was once even a debate about teaching Ebonics in the American public school system. For you to infer that ‘only black people speak Ebonics’ and I should be outraged at that is more racially-isolating than anything I upon which I ommitted to comment. Therefore, you, sir, are an idiot. Go away.

          • david says:

            ebonics comes from the word ebony, a black wood. I’m sure it’s completely coincidental that it is used to describe a black, i mean, urban way of speaking.

            • Delphi says:

              I realize what the root-word is. However, it has evolved, and is much more widespread.

              I just don’t see how someone referring to the phrase being used in ‘Ebonics’ was supposed to shock and startle me just as badly or worse than the blatant use of the ‘n’ word, or how I am supposedly a lemming for being offended by the N-word, but not Ebonics. It’s not even an appropriate comparison.

  15. ReTARDIS says:

    I’m still having issues with “good surprised” and “bad surprised”. I think I understand what the writer was trying to do, but he FAILED at doing it.

  16. Jonn Whorfin says:

    What do you expect GrammarCheck to do with such a crap sentence, anyhow.

    Suggestions:
    Throw this novel in the garbage.
    Don’t quit your day job.
    Put your head in the oven.

    • lolart says:

      Don’t be mean now…
      I liked teh novel!
      Kinda turned me on n stuff.
      I am sure they end up having sex afterwards. What could be wrong with that? ;p

      • Dragonwriter says:

        Well…GOOD surprised would be “the sex was great and everyone was happy.” BAD surprised would be “the sex was pathetic, the main character contracted a venereal disease and ended up pregnant.”

        • fuzz on the concept says:

          You’re downright fetching when you talk dirty.

        • blaaaah says:

          i think bad surprised would be something more along the lines of “The beautifully well-endowed woman took off her pants to reveal she was actually a very well- endowed man.”

        • Jess says:

          “I still haven’t any figured out what you’re talking about” surprised would be “Ohdamn, when the hell did that happen? Last time I drink 8 glasses of shnapps on a damn cruise.” Either that or they’re a virgin who wasn’t paying attention.

    • WTF-mouse says:

      What if it is his/her day job… he/she will life-fail.

  17. Jonn Whorfin says:

    “What do you expect GrammarCheck to do with such a crap sentence, anyhow[?]”

    could’ve used some help myself.

  18. dai says:

    you is a failure!

  19. anonymous1234567890 says:

    I’m trying to glean from those comments whether this is a good fail, a bad fail, or a “neither because I still haven’t figured out you all is talking about” fail.

  20. fuzz on the concept says:

    Willis?

  21. grond says:

    “is you is or is you ain’t my baby now?” from some Screamin’ Jay Hawkins recording… :)

  22. ALDAFOOC says:

    You are what you is

  23. Athanar says:

    >_< That’s why I just check it myself instead of letting Microsoft do it for me.

  24. Knight who say niii says:

    top right corner messed up.

    Paintbrush FAIL!

  25. Psychoceramics says:

    in all fairness, it does say ‘English (U.S.)’ in the title

  26. Shrubbery says:

    It’s not the grammar that is wrong, or it would only appear “you’re” in the check. It’s the sentence construction that the program is showing as wrong.

    Also Word FAIL.

    • gumby says:

      grammar
      n.
      The study of how words and their component parts combine to form sentences.

      “It’s not the grammar that is wrong…. it’s the sentence construction…”

      *ahem*

  27. w says:

    it’s like mr. t is spellchecking your stuff.

  28. j says:

    My god.. have we finally found the source of all the grammatically faily comments across this site?

  29. David says:

    screen capture fail.

  30. dingbat says:

    An Adventurer Is You!

  31. shoobeydoobey says:

    you is in need to read more in order to be able to write a text without checking for spelling/grammar

  32. MettanAtem says:

    It’s an even worse Grammar Checker than me…and I’m pretty good at it!

    • David says:

      … “than I”. (-:
      you’re welcome.

      • david says:

        i’m not sure, but i think you’re wrong. TENTATIVE FAIL!

        • Khaaaaaaaan says:

          Commitment to call “FAIL” FAIL.

        • tehorangeones says:

          Indeed. “I” is the subjective form, i.e., the form used when the word is the subject of the clause. EX: “I think you should check your facts before commenting.” By contrast, “me” is the objective form, i.e., the form used when the word is the object of the clause. EX: “When you correct others, it irritates me.” Here’s a little trick to remember which is which: if you would use “we” in a plural sentence, use “I”; if you would use “us,” use “me.” EX: “You are a worse grammar cheker than I”; “You are a worse grammar checker than WE” is clearly wrong – you would say “You are a worse grammar checker than US,” which is the objective form – so the correct statement is “You are a worse grammar checker than ME.” Or “You is a worse grammar checker,” apparently.

  33. floy_dizzle says:

    Definitely a fake, look at the top right corner… Photoshop fail…

    • krist0ph3r says:

      word 2003 didn’t find any problems with the sentence either…definitely a fake.

      • Lee (Evil-Overlord-To-Be) says:

        I use Word 2003 and the same correction appears when I type the sentence in…However, no grammar mistake is found if you don’t type anything else after the sentence. Word is weird…there’s no doubt.

  34. Filthy says:

    Ebonics WIN

  35. andy says:

    the grammar is correct when the final word “surprised” is omitted.

  36. Chyna Rose says:

    Fail for even using grammar ckecker :)

  37. Lou says:

    It’s ‘U.S.’ English so the fail is inevitable.

  38. lmaonaise says:

    JPEG image compression algorithm win.

  39. FC says:

    50 Cent dialect WIN

    you is mah hoe, aiigh?

  40. RogueThree says:

    Did Dan Brown write that?

  41. John Eddy says:

    The *actual* fail is that the grammar check doesn’t complain about the missing comma.

    “He tried to glean from her face whether this was good surprised, bad surprised or “neither, because I still haven’t figured out what you’re talking about” surprised.” is correct and not flagged by the grammar check.

    Well, that is the actual fail and the fact that the person who took the screenshot didn’t put in the comma.

  42. acromegliac says:

    wait, computers can has check spell? when computers will have “this is too old to eat” check? i could use one in my fridge

  43. NonEnglishNativeSpeaker says:

    Funny. Actually I’ve learned on english classes that when “you’re” talking in singular, then should be written as “you is”, not “you are”.

    “FailBlogCommenter, you is going to die today” -> correct
    “FailBlogCommenter, you are going to die today” -> also correct, but grammatically wrong

    “FailBlogCommenter, you is wrong” -> corrent
    “FailBlogCommenter, you are wrong” -> also correct, also grammatically wrong
    “FailBlogCommenterS, you are all damn freaking wrong” -> Undeniably correct

  44. Not_you says:

    not a fail, dependin where you is from

  45. NonEnglishNativeSpeaker says:

    Funny. Actually I’ve learned on english classes that when “you’re” talking in singular, then should be written as “you is”, not “you are”.

    “FailBlogCommenter, you is going to die today” -> correct
    “FailBlogCommenter, you are going to die today” -> also correct, but grammatically wrong

    “FailBlogCommenter, you is wrong” -> correct
    “FailBlogCommenter, you are wrong” -> also correct, also grammatically wrong
    “FailBlogCommenterS, you are all damn freaking wrong” -> Undeniably correct

  46. 16MT says:

    My big hobby is writing short stories. It helps to have previous education in grammar and spelling so you don’t start trusting Microsoft all the time.

  47. someone says:

    It’s a gangsta spellcheck.

  48. Pumpkiny says:

    ROFLMAO!!!

    Fail check fails.

  49. naturalywrong says:

    Ladies and gentlemen.

    Fail-check has spoken. Quite frankly.

    ‘You is all rong.”

  50. Lord_Farin says:

    All hail the Microfail producers… And pity the fools who actually correct this sentence

  51. Arrok says:

    sadly somewhere out there there is an American going what the hell is wrong with this?

  52. MP says:

    How about FAIL for writing a cheesy, kind-of run-on sentence?

  53. Andy says:

    Perfect example of racist spell check.

  54. Dorr says:

    Thou shalt never trust spell and grammar checkers. Use a dictionary if you must.

    I did type in the same long sentence on Word and did confirm the results.

  55. styyl says:

    To be honest, the entire sentence is grammatically awkward so it’s not surprising that Grammar Check had problem correcting the syntax.

  56. that guy over there says:

    better make that “english, (southern US)”

  57. JkeyBoi says:

    I dont see the problem with it, simple to work out the spell check now comes in english or jive talk. you is all kinds of crazy ya heard…

  58. Roberto says:

    Maybe it’s Microsoft Word for Lolcatz

  59. Qrawzseg says:

    it DID say “English (U.S.)”

  60. dskgflgsdgsdf says:

    actually, thats really bad grammar to begin with, no wonder you confused the program.

  61. johnGotti says:

    That crafty Windows it’s always out to get you. You is failed much?

  62. andy says:

    Wow, you’re all so disappointingly failing.

    That was the correct suggestion.

    Type this whole sentence in with CORRECT grammar and it will not even make a suggestion for “you’re”

    Here is how it should read – type this in MSWORD and you will not get any suggestions:

    He tried to glean from her face whether this was good surprised, bad surprised, or, “neither, because I still haven’t figured out what you’re talking about,” surprised.

    Failures.

  63. Suh'm says:

    try actually typing this on word. It does the same thing, so you know, this is real.

  64. nomdunchien says:

    Which checker is this?

  65. Sofawall says:

    You know, probably the best part of that is the fact that it’s checking U.S. English…

  66. meh says:

    you all just flat out fail

  67. Twisted says:

    Is Jar Jar Binks working for Windows again?

  68. adam says:

    woot, 289th

  69. olmesy says:

    gangsta check… lol

  70. wtf says:

    I had that problem too, I just had to turn black mode off.

  71. WASD says:

    obviously photoshopped

  72. pivothead says:

    Microsoft word….for blacks. jk lol im not racist sort of….

  73. anonymous says:

    what you is talkin’ ’bout, willis?

  74. Michael says:

    looks like spell/grammar check needs a spell/grammar check.

  75. Haxis says:

    OMFG
    this sh*t happens to me ALL THE TIME! bill gates must have been high or something.

  76. Frank says:

    Fake… you can program your computer to make things out of the dictionary,


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