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  1. Hai. says:

    at least i didnt say first.

    • loler27 says:

      Actually, you did. But you didn’t make a big deal of you’re being first, so you’re off the hook.

      • Cloral says:

        Actually that should say “your”. “You’re” doesn’t make sense in that sentence.

        • Hoover says:

          Actually neither “your” nor “you’re” is grammatically correct. Double fail.

          • grammernazi says:

            This person is correct. :)

            “Actually, you did. But you didn’t make a big deal of you’re being first, so you’re off the hook.”

            It should read as, ‘you didn’t make a big deal of you being first’

            You is being used in the context of a second persons viewpoint. Your or you’re are both incorrect, because, if you read it it would say: you didn’t make a big deal of you are being first.

            For shame.

            • dannifoley says:

              Not sure if you’re being ironic, but do you know you spelled “grammar” wrong in you name?

            • Eoz says:

              “…your being first” would also be correct.

            • Cletis says:

              The fact that you are incorrect in multiple ways here suggests to me that the intentional misspelling in your username is intended to communicate to the rest of us that your knowledge of grammar is not complete.

              In the sentence in question, the word “your” is correct as originally posted, because (and I am NOT making this up) “being first” is a state which belongs to the person being addressed as “you.” It is very literally and correctly that person’s state of being first.

              Your suggestion that “you” be used instead is incorrect for at least one reason: Tense disagreement. The act of being first occurred in the past, so referring to it in the present tense, as the phrase “you being first” would be incorrect. Instead, it would also have been correct to have written “your having been first.” (I said “at least one reason” because I have a sneaky suspicion that there may be more — but I don’t claim to be the greatest authority on English grammar, so I’ll just leave it at the one I can see.)

              Before anyone bashes me for getting carried away with this point, I gotta say that if you’re gonna name yourself “grammernazi” and then tell people that their grammar’s wrong when it’s actually right, you should expect to be corrected in turn.

              • enoilgat says:

                Good point. Honestly I would just avoid that sentence structure all together. How about:

                But, you didn’t make a big deal about being first, so you’re off the hook.

                My grammar isn’t perfect, but if something doesn’t sound or look correct then it is probably best to simply rearrange the sentence.

                Also, I am surprised that no one has yet to mention “probally.” Or, the fact that the second response doesn’t understand the humor in the first.

        • AsainTypo says:

          Actually you’re a fail because “You’re” means “you are”, therefore the sentence does make sense.

          • Alexanderrr says:

            Actually, they were talking about the first you’re, as in “you’re being first” So uhhhh, you’re wrong. But it was kinda funny how you tried calling someone else a fail.

            • GrammarNazi says:

              for the love of god, the sentence should read:
              Actually, you did. But you didn’t make a big deal of your being first, so you’re off the hook.

              • BetterGrammarNazi says:

                For the love of god (or God if you’re talking about a certain Christian one), the sentence should read:
                Actually, you did, but you didn’t make a big deal of your being first, so you’re off the hook.

                Don’t start a sentence with “But” when it’s not necessary.

                • fatpuppeh says:

                  BetterGrammarNazi is correct.

                  • But...but...but... says:

                    But, it became a run-on sentence. o.O

                    • Josh says:

                      UR all wrong. “UR” is the correct form in all cases.

                    • Actually says:

                      It’s a compound-complex sentence, but I can see how someone such as yourself can mistake that, being one to awkwardly place a comma after a preposition, BUT I suppose I can have mercy and forgive you, seeing as this just might possibly be your first offense, and I have no proof as to whether or not it actually IS your first offense, therefore you, as of now, are released from the grammar’s fury in trust that you may never again speak with such inaccuracy.

                      • JCh says:

                        WIN!!!!
                        Ladies and gentleman, may I present to you… HENRY JAMES!!, widely known for his eponymous writing style, characterized by long sentences that wind about with a bunch of subordinate clauses and a confusing habit of placing them randomly mid-sentence!

                        • DZ says:

                          Really? I just finished “Washington Square” (a long haul) and “The Portrait of a Lady” (which was really, really good…had the best, most insightful characterization of any fiction I’ve ever read), and am currently reading “The Bostonians”…so far I haven’t noticed this sort of sentence structure.

                          Maybe it’s there, but I’ve just gotten used to it. Or maybe he did this earlier or later (these three were all written pretty close together).

                      • But...but...but... says:

                        It was a necessary comma placed after a *conjunction* to make it possible to informally begin a sentence. I chose to do it specifically because “BetterGrammarNazi” said not to do it. ;)

                        The comment I was commenting on was a sentence with 3 independent clauses (“Actually, you did”, “you didn’t make a big deal of your being first”, and “so you’re off the hook”). It lacked the required dependent clause that would make it a complex-compound sentence.

                        An example:
                        ” * The dog that you gave me barked at me, and it bit my hand off.

                        This is a compound-complex sentence with two independent clauses (The dog that you gave me barked at me and The dog that you gave me bit my hand) and one dependent clause (that you gave me).”

                        At best, it was a compound (with “run-on” being a slip at the unneeded chain of thoughts), and was highly unnecessary (almost as much as falsely correcting someone…almost).

                        • runnnnnnnnnnnn says:

                          run-on sentences are only run-on if the punctuation is wrong

                        • UGH says:

                          WHO. F*CKING. CAAAAAAAARES

                        • DrB ★ i'malwayssure says:

                          Hi UGH. I really liked the line up there that went “…for the love of god, the sentence should read…”.

                          Ohhhh the passion! I love me some passion…and while I don’t have it for grammar, I can appreciate their emotions.

        • iDevostate xX says:

          you’re wrong “you’re” is correct because it means you are as in you are off fthe hook FAIL!

      • bdgrey says:

        If you just leave out the ‘you’re’ that is spelled incorrectly, it works much better.

        “But, you didn’t make a big deal out of being first, so you’re off the hook.”

        And yes, you absolutley can start a sentence with “but”.

    • grigoryrasputin says:

      Anyone going to point out that the critic misspelled “probably”???

  2. Ms B ♥ says:

    I are edumakated. I swares!

  3. Arthur Eld says:

    Ooooh Bruce, no-one installs my parts like you do!

  4. Ms B ♥ says:

    That gibberish translator seems to have borked this note.

  5. Leila™ says:

    I got my parts but I don’t know what I’ve done to my bits.

  6. Avis says:

    *shakes head*
    Sad, sad, sad.

  7. Starfish says:

    Probally should have kept their opinion to themselves.

  8. failhuntermk2 says:

    and (besides the grammar mistakes) he thinks that formating a computer will fix all the problems?

    (facepalm to his face)

  9. Aja says:

    Fingergrabbing and pressing the cnoeppkes from the computers is allowed for die experts only!

  10. Burmah One says:

    Double FAIL!! *Probably not Probally*!!!!!

    • Arthur Eld says:

      … to pass elementary school like a pro baller = probally.

      • CanHazVeggieburger says:

        probally-
        like a a pro Bally total fitness goer…

        … maybe it’s the fundamental stance someone would take if they were against the neutering of dogs and cats (Pro-bally)

        or how about someone who is your friend or accomplice in orifice spelunking with a tool? (probe-ally [yeah' I was really reachin' on that one])

        …oh that was good Arthur, I lolz in my pants all teh day long

  11. Aja says:

    As long as there’s pictures of computers with happy faces on them, I don’t care about the language.

  12. Drewkkake says:

    What’s that stick on the c of “school”? Second guy was about to write “shcool” before he remembered how to spell it?

  13. DAK23 says:

    Look closer… does it seem like the person who wrote at the bottom was starting to spell school, sKhool, but realized their mistake?

    • LOL says:

      Not only this, but they didn’t even spell probably correctly…

    • Andrew says:

      I’m going to guess “shool” was probally more likely. But triple fail in not realising that “Bruce” doesn’t have an education problem – in fact, the less Engrish they speak the more authentic and the higher the demand for IT guys.

  14. lololololo says:

    did he died?

  15. eazy_money says:

    probably????

  16. O noes! Did he diagram his sentence?

    Ever?
  17. jess says:

    Your guy and mine went to the same kinder grammar school.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/49405310@N00/1055758282/

  18. nilo says:

    In Soviet Russia, Computer installs you!

  19. lina inverse says:

    aw thats sad :(

  20. → ♥ ☺ Divine Goddess of the Cuddle Puddle ☺ ♥ ← says:

    *sets up “Slater slide”, leading into cuddle puddle*
    *puts giant tub of ice at top of slide*
    *fills with assorted varieties of beer*
    *hangs sign at top:*

    “Take two and jump”

    Puddle’s open, kiddies!

  21. Jeff says:

    I well goes to skhool

  22. Bonnie says:

    Well you “probally” need to learn to spell simple words like “probably” before making snarky comments about someone else’s English skills.

  23. Dallen says:

    This fail is like the buy one, get one free sale at McD. It’s like it’s already a fail, and it’s double fail.

  24. Aja says:

    make install, not war.

  25. jr says:

    Why does the person write Skhool?

  26. fuzz on the concept says:

    He got severed

    ... and has lost his connection with the computer severe
  27. spaz says:

    fail with a chance of win!

  28. MCPwnd says:

    He spelled probably wrong.

  29. Rick says:

    1) You don’t need to get out of elementary school to fix a computer
    2) It’s obvious to me that this person’s problem is a lack of education, but that English is clearly not his primary language. Let’s see you go to his home country and use his language perfectly.

  30. fixit says:

    Looks like it was written by someone who hasn’t passed elementary school them selves since they misspelled ‘probably’ and almost ‘skhool’

    • ClariPossum says:

      Looks to me like they just spaced out for a second and were about to write the h, leaving out the C. We’ve all done stuff like that.

      By the way, “them selves” should be one word. ;)

  31. Mark says:

    Clearly this is just a case of English as a second language. Moving on, nothing to see here but someone trying to make it in America.

  32. Ishtar says:

    Love how probably isn’t spelt correctly

  33. Someone says:

    Shouldnt this be on engrish funny? It is engrish after all.

  34. oggologgo says:

    You really don’t need to pass any kind of school to be able to fix a computer.

    The sad thing though is that there are so many people who thinks that the way to fix any computer problem is to format the harddisk. I hate these people who recommend formatting the harddisk no matter what the problem is.

  35. beanbag says:

    first of all you don’t need good english writing skills to fix a computer, secondly the smart ass who replied can’t spell so he has nothing to back up his arrogance and finally, the computer tech guy is ‘probally’ from another country

  36. Tim says:

    In the Venn Diagram of smarts, Mad IT Skillz and good grammar skills don’t have a large overlap area.

  37. Alin_El_Rene says:

    Another stupid fail…oh my…

  38. Luca Masters says:

    I /think/ my brother was getting paid to fix computers before he finished elementary school.

    More importantly, though, there are plenty of people who barely know English but are capable of fixing computers. English, contrary to popular belief, is not the only language spoken by educated people.

  39. nublozbefailzoared says:

    the person who wrote that down almost spelt school shcool.

  40. nacoran says:

    Heaven forbid someone whose first language doesn’t appear to be English dare try to fix a computer. I mean, for instance, those Asians never know anything about computers.

  41. grrr says:

    He’s probably just an immigrant trying to make a living, and once again people are assuming that poor English means he’s stupid and uneducated.

    On the other hand you’d think being good with computers would include the ability to use MS Word’s grammar check or something…

  42. blake says:

    DOES NOONE REALIZE THEY SPELT PROBULY WRONG?

    ITS PROBABLY ……………………………

  43. just imagine the note being read out loud with an indian accent. it makes all perfect sense.

  44. cyberkitty says:

    probably ^_^

  45. TBH says:

    I fixed computers In elementary school..

  46. yousure says:

    I dunno, this guy writes like the forein asian guy in my class. I bet he does a bang up job.

  47. Jerry says:

    “PROBALLY”?? ARE YOU SERIOUS??
    Double FAIL, or purposely mis-spelled to mock?

  48. Floss says:

    Ah, bite me.
    It’s a joke.
    It’s just that, how could someone barely speaking english, fix a computer setup in english?

  49. Georga says:

    This is actually how the Asian woman talks who owns the used computer store here. Until I seen the name on there I was pretty sure this was an advertisement for her store :P .

  50. killer1 says:

    the guy spelt “probally” wrong… :P

  51. jgt2598 says:

    This should be in “Engrish” not “Failblog”, and that estimate is completely unfair. The guy who fixes my computer can barely form a coherrent sentence, but he can repair a computer better then the manufacturer.

  52. Anoneemus says:

    The guy who wrote that out has cerebral palsy of some sort. Or dyslexia.

  53. UFAILED says:

    DOUBLE FAIL! He misspelled “probably” as “probally” :/

  54. double fail says:

    Yeah, that guy “probably” needs to go back to school himself.

  55. M says:

    “probably” doesn’t even SOUND like “probally.”
    that person needs to go die.

  56. Kirajenlove says:

    You probably need to pass elementary school to know how to spell “PROBABLY”!

  57. LeDucDArcachon says:

    I still wouldn’t want him to FORMAT my hard drive coz my pc is running slow. There has to be an easier and less destructive way!!! I’ll keep my data thanks anyway.

  58. TS Marconi says:

    Wow, ‘texting’ is destroying the english language. Expecting a spelling competency at a third grade level is not being a ‘grammar nazi’. Probably…i.e. probable….probability…. argh.

  59. Jonas189 says:

    That is rather a win, i guess!

  60. asdf says:

    “You probably need to pass elementary SKHOOL first to fix a computer.”
    Lol double fail.

  61. Eric says:

    This is a double fail because the person calling him out has spelled “probably” incorrectly.

  62. Jinarajadasa, Curuppumullage says:

    This looks like my cat typed it.

  63. riku says:

    @50 first posts: you ALL have no live, got that?!

  64. Lucy says:

    tbh the guy underneath also fails, ‘probally’

  65. Aaron says:

    The critic also almost wrote skool instead of school. You can tell by the little arm coming up from the c.


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