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Post by Virgil Showlion on Dec 18, 2011 0:26:00 GMT -5
My preliminary assessment of the EE forum index is provided below. I've assigned an overall grade of F--- (F minus minus minus): failure of such a magnitude that grammarians visiting the board may be compelled to gouge out their eyes and scream until they go insane. View full-size image: img20.imageshack.us/img20/9200/eegrammar.gifI am in talks with Moon and the EE mods about organizing "National Title Case Awareness Month" and a series of workshops to instruct EEers in the proper use of ellipses. Let us not give up hope.
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 0:30:14 GMT -5
Your inhaling the fumes off Lake Ontario again aren't you Virgil? Take your meds now !!
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 0:30:57 GMT -5
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Dec 18, 2011 0:31:17 GMT -5
Virgal, wahts' a eLLLIpses? ?? ;D Are you drunk or just bored tonight? <---- Don't try to lecture me on overuse of tongue emote as I'll just use it more often.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2011 0:34:02 GMT -5
<---- literally LMAO!
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Post by fuzzylumpkins on Dec 18, 2011 0:37:20 GMT -5
Thanks Virgil, I needed this! ;D My English grammar may be terrible but misspellings still get to me.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Dec 18, 2011 0:37:54 GMT -5
Horrendous spelling and grammar is a mid-stage symptom of unciafication. It's ostensibly the same process by which house cats induce corruption in lolcatz spelling/grammar, but magnified proportional to the greater size and wickedness of the leopard. The mechanics are rather complicated. Suffice it to say that keeping EE's grammar and spelling up to snuff should retard the incursion of uncian influence. That's a goal we can all benefit from.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2011 0:41:14 GMT -5
Horrendous spelling and grammar is a mid-stage symptom of unciafication. It's ostensibly the same process by which house cats induce corruption in lolcatz spelling/grammar, but magnified proportional to the greater size and wickedness of the leopard. The mechanics are rather complicated. Suffice it to say that keeping EE's grammar and spelling up to snuff should retard the incursion of uncian influence. That's a goal we can all benefit from. Isn't lolcat speak called "forchan"'or "4chan"?
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 0:42:37 GMT -5
I knew fluffy Snow Leopards were the cause of this........Virgil take your meds. Virgil, honey you need a REAL hobby.
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Post by Sammy on Dec 18, 2011 0:43:20 GMT -5
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 0:44:47 GMT -5
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 0:46:12 GMT -5
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Post by Sammy on Dec 18, 2011 0:47:55 GMT -5
Hootie, you are onto something....... want to share. Sugilite, that is the cutes photo!
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Post by Sammy on Dec 18, 2011 0:49:44 GMT -5
I am switching between Michael Buble and Jimmy Fallon and here. Almost missed Michael singing.... whew!
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Dec 18, 2011 0:50:56 GMT -5
I agree, Virgil. The vast amount of grammatical faux pas leave me wanting to reach for the nearest sharp mechanical pencil to gouge my eyes out (preferably one that uses 0.5 leads).
But don't go blaming it on unciafication. It's all that boozing they boast so proudly about. Their fingers are typing faster than their numbed brains can keep up.
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Dec 18, 2011 0:52:53 GMT -5
SL gets us. She REALLY gets us!
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Post by Sammy on Dec 18, 2011 0:53:18 GMT -5
Ellipsis (plural ellipses; from the Ancient Greek: ἔλλειψις, élleipsis, "omission" or "falling short") is a series of marks that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word, sentence or whole section from the original text being quoted. An ellipsis can also be used to indicate an unfinished thought or, at the end of a sentence, a trailing off into silence (aposiopesis). It can also be used at the end of a sentence to emphasize a statement. When placed at the beginning or end of a sentence, the ellipsis can also inspire a feeling of melancholy longing. The ellipsis calls for a slight pause in speech or any other form of text, but it is incorrect to use an ellipses solely to indicate a pause in speech.
The most common form of an ellipsis is a row of three periods or full stops (...) or a pre-composed triple-dot glyph (…). The usage of the em dash (—) can overlap the usage of the ellipsis.
The triple-dot punctuation mark is also called a suspension point, points of ellipsis, periods of ellipsis, or colloquially, dot-dot-dot.
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Post by Sammy on Dec 18, 2011 0:54:37 GMT -5
The foundation of this board is drunken debauchery... (ellipsis) PERIOD.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Dec 18, 2011 0:54:51 GMT -5
Gahhh! It burns my eyes! Just looking at it gives me hives! Look at how many periods Sugilite is using in her posts! It's inhuman! She's been corrupted. What more proof do you need that uncian affinity rots the mind?
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Post by Sammy on Dec 18, 2011 0:55:42 GMT -5
Hootie! Pay attention! This is not the what I want for Chritmas thread. Joost so ya know.
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 0:56:45 GMT -5
Virgil you need another kitty pic ??
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Dec 18, 2011 0:58:56 GMT -5
SL gets us. She REALLY gets us! What is she getting us? I'm not sure, but Virgil is really scratching so it may be contagious.
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Post by Sammy on Dec 18, 2011 1:00:20 GMT -5
Hootie, I don't have the time!. It's December and gift buying, cooking, cleaning, preparing to leave for God's Waiting Room and parties, parties, parties. Would you mind terribly if you took on the 'attention' stuff. Thanks, I knew you would be good to go.
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Post by Sammy on Dec 18, 2011 1:01:47 GMT -5
OMG, POM, are you serious? ewwwww
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Dec 18, 2011 1:02:22 GMT -5
Hahahah - Sammy spelled Christmas wrong now. And the last non-sentence has 2 mis-spelled words out of 4.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Dec 18, 2011 1:02:35 GMT -5
You won't kill me off with your pictures and grammar, vipress! I'm logging off and coming back with reinforcements. I'm allergic to the blackness that infests the heart.
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 1:03:55 GMT -5
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 1:05:06 GMT -5
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Post by Sammy on Dec 18, 2011 1:11:55 GMT -5
(Sam looks up drinks in tiny glasses) Hootie, that stuff will wreak havoc on your sex life! Stay away from it. One cut of tea with a few biscuits is a far better alternative to multiple tiny glasses of whatever.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Dec 18, 2011 1:12:11 GMT -5
SL gets us. She REALLY gets us! What is she getting us? What were you hoping for?
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