this is your grammar teacher talking

Members of MySpace are in the midst of a schism over "Thanks for the add!" versus "Thanks for the ad!"

While, normally, "ad" is a noun and "add" is a verb, in this case, the speaker really does mean "Thanks for adding me as a friend," rather than "Thanks for the advertisement." Thus, "Thanks for the add!" is correct (if colloquial), and "Thanks for the ad!" is a diction error.


"Thanks for the ADD," however, is appropriate only if Attention Deficit Disorder has now been proven to be both desirable and communicable.

p.s. I was certain that the invitation I received to join the group "Teardrops Slowly Praying Down My Window Soul of Pain" was a joke. It was not.