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Post by big_electron on Apr 6, 2011 23:39:18 GMT -5
Who are the other grammar nazis here?
You did not drive your car further. You drove your car FARTHER.
Did you just end a sentence with a preposition?
Did you just begin a sentence with a conjunction?
Damn it! Learn the difference between "your" and "you're".
Capitalize first words and proper nouns, bitch.
Get a brain, morans.
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Post by Mira on Apr 6, 2011 23:50:39 GMT -5
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Post by John E on Apr 6, 2011 23:58:17 GMT -5
The rule about not ending sentences with prepositions is not a native English rule. I came about because of people trying to force latin grammar on an essentially germanic language.
In other news, it's "Good riddance," not "Good riddens."
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Post by big_electron on Apr 7, 2011 0:04:48 GMT -5
The rule about not ending sentences with prepositions is not a native English rule. I came about because of people trying to force latin grammar on an essentially germanic language. In other news, it's "Good riddance," not "Good riddens." For all intensive purposes For all intents and purposes
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Post by John E on Apr 7, 2011 0:09:16 GMT -5
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Post by big_electron on Apr 7, 2011 0:27:41 GMT -5
I helped my Uncle Jack, off a horse.
I helped my uncle jack off a horse.
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Post by John E on Apr 7, 2011 0:29:46 GMT -5
Eats, shoots, and leaves.
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Post by Iczer-Four on Apr 7, 2011 1:08:46 GMT -5
I helped my Uncle Jack, off a horse. I helped my uncle jack off a horse. You and You're Uncle did what to a horse?!
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Post by Art Vandelay on Apr 7, 2011 1:13:34 GMT -5
"No one" is not one word.
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Post by gyeonghwa on Apr 7, 2011 1:30:12 GMT -5
I helped my Uncle Jack, off a horse. I helped my uncle jack off a horse. Actually, I think capitalizing Jack was sufficient enough to differentiate "Jack off" and "jack off". Adverb phrases usually are not followed by comma, so it is odd for me to see "Jack, off". Methinks that if we go back to our Germanic roots and use separable verbs, the problem would be avoided: I helped my Uncle Jack off a horse. I helped my Uncle jack a horse off.
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Post by terri on Apr 7, 2011 1:33:31 GMT -5
"No one" is not one word. Nor is (are) "a lot."
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Apr 7, 2011 1:33:48 GMT -5
I always thought it'd be:
"I helped my uncle, Jack, off a horse."
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Post by MaybeNever on Apr 7, 2011 1:39:57 GMT -5
I saw a great joke today which works because of poor grammar. It goes:
Why are black people so tall?
Because their knee grows.
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Post by Napoleon the Clown on Apr 7, 2011 1:55:01 GMT -5
It's "should've" or "should have". Not "should of". Same concept goes for "would" and "could".
Whether is for an either/or case. "Whether or not you made the mess I want you to clean it up." Weather is in reference to the meteorological phenomenon. It's really not that hard.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Apr 7, 2011 2:00:05 GMT -5
It's "should've" or "should have". Not "should of". Same concept goes for "would" and "could". Whether is for an either/or case. "Whether or not you made the mess I want you to clean it up." Weather is in reference to the meteorological phenomenon. It's really not that hard. While you're here. " Bullocks" is plural for some sort of male bovine, usually castrated (the exact meaning depends on the regional definition). "Bollocks" is British slang for testicles. Just thought I'd mention that.
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