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Post by dajaymann on Nov 29, 2004 18:39:32 GMT -5
As long as we don't discuss proper placement of comma's, I'm sure my head will not explode during this discussion. I thank you all for your restraint. For when it comes to grammatical correctness, I am quite the looser.
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Post by pfrsue on Nov 29, 2004 20:32:14 GMT -5
We won't discuss apostrophes either.  |
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Post by DocD83 on Nov 29, 2004 20:47:33 GMT -5
What!? No apostrophies and no commas? You're destroying all my fun. Next you'll be banning dashes...my beautiful dashes....
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Post by pfrsue on Nov 29, 2004 20:49:04 GMT -5
Tell you what... I'll let you keep the ellipses.  |
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Post by DocD83 on Nov 29, 2004 21:00:08 GMT -5
Ellipses, though useful, are not that interesting without square brackets and quotation marks to go with them. And once you get into quotation marks things like question marks and periods go with it--best just to give me the dashes and colons (both semi and full).
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Post by FiveMileSmile on Nov 30, 2004 3:28:21 GMT -5
I'd just like to point out that watching you all talking about correct spellings and grammar is making me laugh tremendously.
I agree that english is a living language; but there is a world of difference between 'formal' writing and colloquialisms. As someone who is expected to read hundreds of incidences of formal writing per day, I absolutely go nuts when I see VERY SIMPLE gramatical mistakes made over and over again.
Formal writing, and the language that goes with it, is something that should be treasured and protected, not let fall by the wayside just because it's easier.
End of rant.
Oh, and you're all missing a whole bunch of 'u's from some of your words. I don't know if you'd noticed.
- Rich
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Post by loulabelle on Nov 30, 2004 4:54:17 GMT -5
Rich, "English" is written with a captial "E." Haw haw haw, oh the irony! |
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Post by MarsNeedsTowels on Nov 30, 2004 5:13:27 GMT -5
Rich, "English" is written with a captial "E." Haw haw haw, oh the irony! capital  Sorry lol |
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Post by pfrsue on Nov 30, 2004 5:35:04 GMT -5
On my honour sir, you seem to be missing an m in the word grammatical. Or is that a horse of a different colour across the pond? |
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Post by loulabelle on Nov 30, 2004 5:55:25 GMT -5
capital Sorry lol Oh dear, I knew there was something wrong with that word when I proof-read it.  |
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Post by DocD83 on Nov 30, 2004 7:09:58 GMT -5
I'm rebelling against useless "u"s. It started when I was analyzing why people screw up "rogue" and I realized the point of contention was a "u" some British spy probably stuck in the word back during the war of 1812 just to screw up our communications.
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Post by PoolMan on Nov 30, 2004 11:24:51 GMT -5
See, Rich? SEE? These people, they don't use the Queen's Superfluous U! I've tried to tell them, but they won't listen!
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Post by pfrsue on Nov 30, 2004 15:38:47 GMT -5
These people, they don't use the Queen's Superfluous U! Does that mean we should spell it superfluos? |
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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on Nov 30, 2004 15:41:58 GMT -5
Why stop there? Stop using U's all together!  Turn it into: "Does that mean we shold spell it sperflos?" Luckily I'm Canadian, so I still have all my U privilages, both superfluous and normal. |
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Post by DocD83 on Nov 30, 2004 16:17:09 GMT -5
I wouldn't call that "u" superfluous, since the word ends in a "us" sound. If anything, that "o" is idling in the word, but it keeps you from running "flu" and "us" into one syllable so even that serves a purpose.
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