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freetobegay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:35 PM
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I have just figured out why so many Duer's are anal retentive
Grammar queens!
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alevensalor Donating Member (424 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:35 PM
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1. Why?
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:36 PM
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2. Thats "queen's"
and its "grammer"
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freetobegay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:39 PM
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5. Well we know your not a grammar queen!
ROFLOL!
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:39 PM
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6. No, Im series! really!
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 09:32 PM
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17. Holy shit, there's MORE than one of you?
(In case you haven't noticed, I'm the Grammar Smartass, a close cousin of the Grammar Queen.)
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-04 08:40 AM
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20. Not "more than", its "morer". Like "few" is "fewer". Stupit.
"more than". What a crackhed.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:37 PM
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3. and there's absolutely no need for that apostrophe in Duer's
and it's DUers :-)
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:37 PM
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4. I think "anal-retentive" has a hyphen.
:evilgrin:
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jhain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:39 PM
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7. Queens should be capitalized
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:40 PM
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8. grammar hell with to
dyslexic am I?
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GingerSnaps Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 11:36 PM
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11. Is there a grammar heaven?
:hug:
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:40 PM
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9. What about spelling queens?? Don't forget us!
:-)
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NYC Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 08:56 PM
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14. No, those are Spelling Nazis.
;)
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GingerSnaps Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:41 PM
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10. Shouldn't the Q in Queen be capitalized?
:shrug:
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alevensalor Donating Member (424 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 08:52 PM
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12. Only if
you are referrig to it as an official title, like the Queen of England.

In the way the original poster used it, it was not a proper noun.

"Look, five queens! And there is the Queen of France!"

See?

~A!
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GingerSnaps Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 08:59 PM
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15. You reminded me of something
My term paper on Henry the 8th is due on Tuesday. :argh:
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alevensalor Donating Member (424 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-04 07:05 AM
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19. Heh
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 08:55 PM
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13. "Grammar" should not be capitalized
Now, what were you saying?
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NYC Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 09:04 PM
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16. Wait a minute!
You said your posts would have "horrible grammar & horrible spelling"! I don't see any bad spelling! :-(
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 09:34 PM
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18. Because it gives them a sense of control and superiority over others?
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