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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Dec 18, 2011 1:13:57 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. Tea and biscuits? Grandmother is that you?
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Post by fuzzylumpkins on Dec 18, 2011 1:14:08 GMT -5
I'm allergic to the blackness that infests the heart. Me? But... I'm cute, damn it!
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Dec 18, 2011 1:31:51 GMT -5
Not you, Ms. Lumpkins. Let me come to the point of this thread, though. It would serve our community greatly if the compassionate posters among us buried Sugilite's execrable pictures and bloated, festering ellipses with what I like to call "community grammar positive outcome observational assistance". Participation involves finding the most grievous grammatical errors in the EE forum and reporting the offenders to this thread—for their own benefit, of course. No additional effort on your part is necessary, and the result of your assistance will be a happier, safer, and more grammatically correct community. You will be assisting the EE Department of Grammatical Planning in its worthy mandate. Furthermore, compliant EE citizens may be rewarded with karma. So remember: if it can't spell then tell, tell, tell. Your vigilance is appreciated.
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 1:34:12 GMT -5
Virgil
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Dec 18, 2011 1:45:27 GMT -5
I'm here to collect my Karma reward. The author (Virgil) of the above "sentence" made a few grammatical errors:
It should be:
Remember: If they can't spell, then tell - tell - tell.
1. Use of the word "so" at the beginning of the above non-sentence is incorrect. 2. If should have been capitalized. 3. it should have been they. (People are not "its").
Dashes express emphasis - not commas.
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Post by Sammy on Dec 18, 2011 1:50:07 GMT -5
Virgil: Let me come to the point of this thread, though.
It would serve our community greatly if the compassionate posters among us buried Sugilite's execrable pictures and bloated, festering ellipses with what I like to call "community grammar positive outcome observational assistance".
Participation involves finding the most grievous grammatical errors in the EE forum and reporting the offenders to this thread—for their own benefit, of course. No additional effort on your part is necessary, and the result of your assistance will be a happier, safer, and more grammatically correct community. You will be assisting the EE Department of Grammatical Planning in its worthy mandate. Furthermore, compliant EE citizens may be rewarded with karma.
So remember: if it can't spell then tell, tell, tell. So what you are asking the weaker of the community is to turn into a bunch of stool pigeons... right? For SHAME Virgil, Shame on you. Bad boy, Virgil! What if the poster never finished the 3rd grade are you going to penalize that person? How about the posters who type with two fingers? Are they too going to be penalized? Then there's the poster who types with one hand and what they are doing with the other you can only guess at.
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Post by Apple on Dec 18, 2011 2:29:43 GMT -5
<------- It may not make sense, but I already used "mulled apple cider" last year. I'll go back to plain, ordinary, everyday "apple" after the holiday.
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Post by steff on Dec 18, 2011 2:31:42 GMT -5
<------- It may not make sense, but I already used "mulled apple cider" last year. I'll go back to plain, ordinary, everyday "apple" after the holiday. Shouldn't you be "love apple" for Valentine's Day?
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Post by weltschmerz on Dec 18, 2011 2:47:56 GMT -5
When placed at the beginning or end of a sentence, the ellipsis can also inspire a feeling of melancholy longing. --------------- Mon Dieu! My pseudonym is synonymous with the aforementioned melancholy longing. Perhaps I could use a series of ellipsis instead?
........... <------How do you like my new outfit?
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 3:02:47 GMT -5
Me thinkums that Virgil needums more snow puddy leopard therapy.....Yuppers........Virgil have you taken your meds today
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 3:05:25 GMT -5
Reduced, Reused and Recycled
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 3:06:32 GMT -5
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 3:08:08 GMT -5
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 3:10:32 GMT -5
Virgil did you know that I was an admin on another Board ?
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Post by Spellbound454 on Dec 18, 2011 6:20:43 GMT -5
Spell check is really weird on these boards. Almost everything I write is underlined in red...but I soldier on regardless... Do I care?.....Nah Should pop over to FSs board....we are writing Terza Rimas
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 6:32:15 GMT -5
Virgil is spell check one of your creations ? Someone is having problems with it.
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 18, 2011 6:32:49 GMT -5
Spell
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Post by Spellbound454 on Dec 18, 2011 6:45:34 GMT -5
Thanks suggy... ;D
Sure, its how new languages are born.... We are the progressive children of the future.
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Post by Bluerobin on Dec 18, 2011 8:40:36 GMT -5
You tink EE is bads, go sea PM. There grammer and spelin really sux.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Dec 18, 2011 8:58:56 GMT -5
I would have replied to this thread sooner, but I have been on google trying to figure out what the hell some of your are saying. Lots of two, three and four syllable words confuse the hell outta me So my contribution to the thread will be: It, the, my, oh shit
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2011 9:10:30 GMT -5
To take a far too literal interpretation of this thread... I read a post where someone ended a sentence with a preposition. It is sad that many people find it to be an acceptable way to end a sentence. This is actually allowed now to avoid awkward sentence construction. (It is often abused, but is not a hard and fast rule) Virgil, I would argue strongly against insisting on title caps for thread names. Better a simple introductory capital than to watch us yahoos try to figure out whether or not to capitalize prepositions.
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Post by Opti on Dec 18, 2011 10:19:15 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. Can you grade P&M next? ;D
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Dec 18, 2011 10:36:59 GMT -5
I ran across this little gem last night. Notice the broken sentences and "bloated use of ellipses", as Virgil called them. Also take note as to who the author of this grammatical vomit is: Ffft. So it stalked her. The female snow leopard clicks her teeth as children walk by. Slowly. Patiently. Click click click. (Your crimson blood...)
Click click click. (Your putrid blood...)
Click click click. (...filling my belly.)
Click click click. (Your screaming throat...)
Click click click. (...clasped in my jaws.)
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Post by lilbuenos on Dec 18, 2011 10:54:16 GMT -5
¿¿¿ wut
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Post by TD2K on Dec 18, 2011 12:05:00 GMT -5
t's ostensibly the same process by which house cats induce corruption in lolcatz spelling/grammar,
Translation: Cats are Soul Sucking Servants of Satan
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Dec 18, 2011 12:22:05 GMT -5
I agree that prepositions are certainly not something with which a sentence should be ended. Poor unciaphilic Lassie, her mind so corrupted by the spotted plague that even her analysis falls victim to a grammatical faux pas. I was decrying Sugilite's use of bloated ellipses, not her bloated use of ellipses. As my post concerning the murderous ruminations of the female snow leopard aptly demonstrates, liberal use of the ellipsis imparts a certain grace and continuity to English prose. Sugilite, however, unsatisfied with the meek simplicity of three periods ('...'), defiles her posts with grotesque and elephantine ellipses of uncian construction. Her ".........."'s, "................."'s and other spotted monstrosities assault our eyes, much like the vile creatures that inspire them. With no accepted meaning and no purpose but to usurp the station of the noble three-period ellipsis, they are a symptom of the patient, insidious uncian infestation that threatens our board. I would, but P&M posters "don't cotton too well" to amending their worldviews—be it on issues of proper grammar, or which brand of chewing gum lasts the longest. Perhaps so. BobNuts' attempt with his "Xmas" thread gave me the willies. *shudder*
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Post by Bluerobin on Dec 18, 2011 12:25:25 GMT -5
I hope Virgil finishes his grammar course soon!
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Post by NoNamePerson on Dec 18, 2011 12:30:37 GMT -5
I agree that prepositions are certainly not something with which a sentence should be ended. Poor unciaphilic Lassie, her mind so corrupted by the spotted plague that even her analysis falls victim to a grammatical faux pas. I was decrying Sugilite's use of bloated ellipses, not her bloated use of ellipses. As my post concerning the murderous ruminations of the female snow leopard aptly demonstrates, liberal use of the ellipsis imparts a certain grace and continuity to English prose. Sugilite, however, unsatisfied with the meek simplicity of three periods ('...'), defiles her posts with grotesque and elephantine ellipses of uncian construction. Her ".........."'s, "................."'s and other spotted monstrosities assault our eyes, much like the vile creatures that inspire them. With no accepted meaning and no purpose but to usurp the station of the noble three-period ellipsis, they are a symptom of the patient, insidious uncian infestation that threatens our board. I would, but P&M posters "don't cotton too well" to amending their worldviews—be it on issues of proper grammar, or which brand of chewing gum lasts the longest. Perhaps so. BobNuts' attempt with his "Xmas" thread gave me the willies. *shudder* I have seen P&M arguing about whether you should chew gum on the left side or the right side
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Post by busymom on Dec 18, 2011 12:34:58 GMT -5
Aw, Virgil! You really care about us!!!!!!!
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Post by weltschmerz on Dec 18, 2011 13:22:03 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). -------------------- What makes me want to gouge my eyes out is seeing posters unable to differentiate a possessive from a plural. They know that one form uses apostrophies, so they insert them willy-nilly, without a second thought.
What makes me want to gouge my eye's out is seeing poster's unable to differentiate a possessive from a plural. They know that one form uses apostrophie's, so they insert them willy-nilly, without a second thought. (Like this ^)
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