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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 01:58 PM Original message |
Oh...that stupid grammar nazi came in again |
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Dookus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. well |
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zx22778a (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 04:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
34. Or, as Winston Churchill said in a similar situation |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. ? |
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Westegg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. It seems to involve a misuse of commas and ellipises. |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 03:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
25. It's the book of how you are supposed to write for a Canadian paper |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 03:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Thanks |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. It's probably the Canadian version |
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TXlib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. Ve haff vays of making you punctuate... |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. "But" is a conjunction. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
6. "these" is plural, "town" is singular |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 03:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. If you guys want me to take the time to make my posts perfect |
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Liberal Christian (746 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 04:42 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Why would you NOT want to take a moment |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 05:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. Go for it |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. Commas rock! |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. and are useful for clarity |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
8. Is she on staff? |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 03:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. Yeah, shes just a citizen... |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 05:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. Now's *that* is out of line |
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Liberal Christian (746 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 05:57 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Why is it out of line to expect a newspaper |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 05:59 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. I'm shocked at the number of errors on the CNN scroll |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 11:07 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. You are absolutely correct |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm used to sentences containing primary verbs |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
11. So which is it? |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
12. I think it's grate..and you should make it a real long run on sentence |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
13. question |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
14. so is she a member of a political party? |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. All? |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
16. For all the pedants in this thread |
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Westegg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. I'm gonna buy that book! Thanx! |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
17. Your book? |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 03:10 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. I mean MY book |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
18. Names of countries and their associated languages are usually capitalized |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. TrogL is losing it... |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Good one |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 03:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. TrogL- I know all this but I couldn't care less when posting |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
20. Under what conditions is berating "proper"? |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 03:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. Under these conditions smartypants |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
21. Was it shit like comma placement and stupid crap like that? |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 03:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Well, she only mark two of my stories |
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Habibi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 03:30 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Oh, geez |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 04:29 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Are you serious? |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 05:38 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. Yes |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 06:16 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. TrogL, your posts made me laugh out loud! |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 04:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Don't you have security there? |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 04:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Damn enter button... |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
37. Sux Syntax |
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( posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
43. let's hear it for Chomsky's grammar rules |
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Shananigans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-04 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
47. Hey Hey... |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 06:17 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. And now...my above plan will be executed |
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