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Post by gyeonghwa on Apr 7, 2011 2:16:28 GMT -5
I always thought it'd be: "I helped my uncle, Jack, off a horse." It is rather ambigious. Remember that uncle can be used as a title and honorary. If so, then it would be contextually improper to seperate Jack from it.
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Post by DarkfireTaimatsu on Apr 7, 2011 3:45:14 GMT -5
Okay, guys, I'm only going to sing this one more time:
Ohhh, if you want to be possessive, It's just I-T-S But if it's supposed to be a contraction, It's I-T-apostrophe-S Scalawag
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Y-O-U-R Y-O-U-apostrophe-R-E They're as different as night and day Don't you think that night and day are different? What's wrong with you?
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And I don't care how they spell things on the internet When you email me You spell the whole word out And I don't care that your cell phone has a camera in it...
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Post by Rat Of Steel on Apr 7, 2011 3:52:12 GMT -5
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Post by Amaranth on Apr 7, 2011 6:55:52 GMT -5
"No one" is not one word. Nor is (are) "a lot." And then there's "apart," which means something different from "a part."
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Apr 7, 2011 8:20:03 GMT -5
I always thought it'd be: "I helped my uncle, Jack, off a horse." It is rather ambigious. Remember that uncle can be used as a title and honorary. If so, then it would be contextually improper to seperate Jack from it. Yeah, I realized that after I posted, but I was mostly wondering about the whole comma issue...the example before ("I helped my Uncle Jack, off a horse") really doesn't need that comma, does it? Apologies if this has already been addressed.
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Post by Aqualung on Apr 7, 2011 9:50:32 GMT -5
See it, learn it, live it. It's not that hard, people!!
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Post by The_L on Apr 7, 2011 19:07:36 GMT -5
"One AND the same," not "one in the same."
"Accept" = receive, tolerate, etc.
"Except" = to make an exception of, with the exception of
"The exception proves the rule" only if you use the archaic definiton of "prove" as "to test."
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Post by Neith on Apr 7, 2011 19:36:49 GMT -5
Yeah, I realized that after I posted, but I was mostly wondering about the whole comma issue...the example before ("I helped my Uncle Jack, off a horse") really doesn't need that comma, does it? Apologies if this has already been addressed. "Uncle" as a title: I helped my Uncle Jack off a horse. ~or~ I helped Uncle Jack off a horse."Uncle" not as a title: I helped my uncle, Jack, off a horse.In the latter example, you could replace the word "uncle" with "friend." I helped my friend, Jack, off a horse.Either way, I would definitely avoid saying, "I helped my uncle jack off a horse," or, "I helped my friend jack off a horse."
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Post by Old Viking on Apr 8, 2011 15:07:24 GMT -5
Regardless of what Miss Onderdonk said in fifth grade, there is no "rule" in English that prohibits the use of a preposition at the end of a sentence. Further, if you are writing informally, there is no reason not to begin a sentence with a conjunction. These usages are among the strengths of the English language.
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Post by Smurfette Principle on Apr 8, 2011 15:11:47 GMT -5
Irregardless is not a word.
This message brought to you by the alot
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Post by Amaranth on Apr 8, 2011 15:38:47 GMT -5
Irregardless is not a word. This message brought to you by the Irregardless, I will use it alot.
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Post by CtraK on Apr 8, 2011 16:09:13 GMT -5
I couldn't care less about much of this, apart from one already-implied thing that always bothers me. I mean, for fuck's sake, people, it's not like we're even dealing with a grammatical error here - what you're saying is just plain factually wrong. It's like insistently denying rumours of your homosexuality by proudly insisting that you're completely and utterly gay.
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Post by calee022 on Apr 8, 2011 18:48:56 GMT -5
I am so low class. I just looked at her and thought about how hot she is.
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Post by John E on Apr 8, 2011 19:31:57 GMT -5
That's to get your attention. Sometimes it works too well.
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Post by katsuro on Apr 9, 2011 10:31:54 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. This. However, I often like to not end sentences with prepositions just because I think it just somehow sounds nicer. I'm not too much of a grammar Nazi as long I can still make sense of what the other person is saying. If, however, said person's grammar is so bad that I have to actively work out what the fuck they're trying to say then I get pissed off.
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