Free grammar lessons! - Page 10

dAnceguy117 · 04-7-2006, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AasumDude

Good Grammar*

The irony is killing me softly

I obviously didn't know that the correct phrase was "good grammar." Thank you very much for correcting this honest mistake. I'll be sure to try harder next time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrESqueek

Where were you like 9 months ago when this thread started to die?

~Squeek

If this was directed at me, I'll give you an answer. If it's not directed at me, I'll still give you an answer, because I'm not going to wait for you to clarify. Let's see.. 9 months ago.. summer vacation? I was probably out doing something.

Xaphania · 04-15-2006, 01:30 PM

i ent readin all of this, but i just skimmed through the beginning..
and, um.. :

"I cover it briefly, they finish the job."
Surely you'd at least know of simple comma splice errors?
Do not join two independent clauses with a comma. You cover it briefly; they finish the job.

"Third, any mod who wishes to edit the topic to amend something or add in Guido / Chardish's section is welcome to do so.'
-'Third, any mod who wishes to edit the topic, to amend something, or add ..'
Out of curiosity, do you breathe when you speak?

wtf.
i swear, this was the static junglegym forum -_-;
mad deez broken bookmarx

Tokzic · 04-15-2006, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xaphania

i ent readin all of this, but i just skimmed through the beginning..
and, um.. :

"I cover it briefly, they finish the job."
Surely you'd at least know of simple comma splice errors?
Do not join two independent clauses with a comma. You cover it briefly; they finish the job.

"Third, any mod who wishes to edit the topic to amend something or add in Guido / Chardish's section is welcome to do so.'
-'Third, any mod who wishes to edit the topic, to amend something, or add ..'
Out of curiosity, do you breathe when you speak?

Actually, everything you said is wrong.

sry

**stretchypanda** · 04-15-2006, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xaphania

"Third, any mod who wishes to edit the topic to amend something or add in Guido / Chardish's section is welcome to do so.'
-'Third, any mod who wishes to edit the topic, to amend something, or add ..'
Out of curiosity, do you breathe when you speak?

First of all: "ent"? "ENT"?!

Second, your suggestion would be correct had the original author been making a list. The sentence should be understood to say "edit the topic in order to amend something or..."

But good try.

GuidoHunter · 04-15-2006, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tokzic

Actually, everything you said is wrong.

sry

What? Xaph was totally right about the comma splicing.

Amanda clarified the second thing, though.

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

**Squeek** · 04-15-2006, 04:26 PM

Hey actually I don't care. Since you're not a mod and cannot edit it, it looks like it'll never change!

Commas are an open-ended mark. Deal with it.

Most of my commas are in the form of how they sound in my head. Consult my first sentence as an example. It's wrong on paper. It's right to me. It is intended to be read as a run-on sentence with no breaks.

~Squeek

Tokzic · 04-15-2006, 09:49 PM

If you want to get completely and downright technical, there is no such thing as "proper grammar". There's just a universally popular way of arranging words with meaning in a specific order organized with symbols that we call punctuation.

if want speak like such i able okay speak like such

Istarikitsunelover · 05-15-2006, 12:15 PM

Zomg Now I Know!!!!

IAAW · 05-15-2006, 04:50 PM

paintedsilhouette reminds me of boogiebear. O_O'

xox_inuyasha!_xox · 05-31-2006, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MrESqueek

"Could care less". Boy do I hate to see this. What you MEANT to say was, "I don't care. I never cared. I will continue to not care."

It's true. When you say "Could care less" does mean your saying you do care. You could care less, so therefore you do care in the first place.
PS I also love this grammar guide. It shed a whole new light on me. I love it!

GuidoHunter · 05-31-2006, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by paintedsilhouette

why does this post exist a year later... worthless

Yeah, because grammar dies annually and everyone irrevocably adopts perfect (or acceptable) grammar within the year of its posting.

I work at Halliburton and go out of my way to avoid walking by the sign that says "Customer Service Representative's." (had to backspace over that a few times to get it wrong)

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

**Squeek** · 05-31-2006, 10:14 PM

I called out my friend's mom for not criticizing her son for his lack of proper grammar usage in oral sentences. She's an English teacher.

She said she'll do it more often.

I am proud.

~Squeek

**stretchypanda** · 06-2-2006, 02:49 PM

Seriously, people:

The word is "dealt". Not "delt". A "delt" is a muscle.

**Squeek** · 06-2-2006, 04:43 PM

Oh also, I'll laugh at you forever if you say "wether" instead of either of the other two choices "weather" or "whether".

Look up what that is.

~Squeek

iBreakDanceNotHearts · 06-15-2006, 12:33 PM

Oh grammar...I'm so tired of school and when I come to FFR what do I get? Grammar lessons! Yay!! Well...it does help. Thank you mrESqueek, much Appriciated. ^-^

**stretchypanda** · 06-15-2006, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by iBreakDanceNotHearts

Oh grammar...I'm so tired of school and when I come to FFR what do I get? Grammar lessons! Yay!! Well...it does help. Thank you mrESqueek, much Appriciated. ^-^

Try not to think of it as "more school". Think of it as lessons in not looking like a ****ing moron.

iBreakDanceNotHearts · 06-15-2006, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stretchypanda

Try not to think of it as "more school". Think of it as lessons in not looking like a ****ing moron.

Good idea... I like it.

iBreakDanceNotHearts · 06-15-2006, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrESqueek

I called out my friend's mom for not criticizing her son for his lack of proper grammar usage in oral sentences. She's an English teacher.

She said she'll do it more often.

I am proud.

~Squeek

Lmao. Good job, everyone deserves to be criticized on their grammmar.

M33P · 06-15-2006, 07:29 PM

Cool, I've wondered for a while if anyone else on the internet could spell properly. I haven't bothered to read all the pages of this thread so forgive me if I'm reiterating what someone's already wrote, but you should probably add something on the proper use of the word "good". So many people these days use it instead of the word "well' and it's extremely annoying. Cheers. =)

**Squeek** · 06-15-2006, 08:57 PM

The difference between "good" and "well" is noted in Chapter 6.

Believe me, I hated hearing people butcher that one as well.

~Squeek

04-15-2006, 01:30 PM	#182
Xaphania FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: nyc Posts: 14	Re: Free grammar lessons! i ent readin all of this, but i just skimmed through the beginning.. and, um.. : "I cover it briefly, they finish the job." Surely you'd at least know of simple comma splice errors? Do not join two independent clauses with a comma. You cover it briefly; they finish the job. "Third, any mod who wishes to edit the topic to amend something or add in Guido / Chardish's section is welcome to do so.' -'Third, any mod who wishes to edit the topic, to amend something, or add ..' Out of curiosity, do you breathe when you speak? wtf. i swear, this was the static junglegym forum -_-; mad deez broken bookmarx

04-15-2006, 04:26 PM	#186
Squeek let it snow~ Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 37 Posts: 14,444	Re: Free grammar lessons! Hey actually I don't care. Since you're not a mod and cannot edit it, it looks like it'll never change! Commas are an open-ended mark. Deal with it. Most of my commas are in the form of how they sound in my head. Consult my first sentence as an example. It's wrong on paper. It's right to me. It is intended to be read as a run-on sentence with no breaks. ~Squeek

04-15-2006, 09:49 PM	#187
Tokzic FFR Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: TGB Age: 34 Posts: 6,878	Re: Free grammar lessons! If you want to get completely and downright technical, there is no such thing as "proper grammar". There's just a universally popular way of arranging words with meaning in a specific order organized with symbols that we call punctuation. if want speak like such i able okay speak like such

05-15-2006, 12:15 PM	#188
Istarikitsunelover FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 131	Re: Free grammar lessons! Zomg Now I Know!!!!

05-15-2006, 04:50 PM	#189
IAAW FFR Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nowhere specific. Age: 33 Posts: 3,008	Re: Free grammar lessons! paintedsilhouette reminds me of boogiebear. O_O'

05-31-2006, 10:14 PM	#192
Squeek let it snow~ Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 37 Posts: 14,444	Re: Free grammar lessons! I called out my friend's mom for not criticizing her son for his lack of proper grammar usage in oral sentences. She's an English teacher. She said she'll do it more often. I am proud. ~Squeek

06-2-2006, 02:49 PM	#193
stretchypanda shock me shock me Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Texas Age: 39 Posts: 4,123	Re: Free grammar lessons! Seriously, people: The word is "dealt". Not "delt". A "delt" is a muscle.

06-2-2006, 04:43 PM	#194
Squeek let it snow~ Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 37 Posts: 14,444	Re: Free grammar lessons! Oh also, I'll laugh at you forever if you say "wether" instead of either of the other two choices "weather" or "whether". Look up what that is. ~Squeek

06-15-2006, 12:33 PM	#195
iBreakDanceNotHearts FFR Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: On top of a mango in a purse. Age: 31 Posts: 207	Re: Free grammar lessons! Oh grammar...I'm so tired of school and when I come to FFR what do I get? Grammar lessons! Yay!! Well...it does help. Thank you mrESqueek, much Appriciated. ^-^

06-15-2006, 07:29 PM	#199
M33P FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2	Re: Free grammar lessons! Cool, I've wondered for a while if anyone else on the internet could spell properly. I haven't bothered to read all the pages of this thread so forgive me if I'm reiterating what someone's already wrote, but you should probably add something on the proper use of the word "good". So many people these days use it instead of the word "well' and it's extremely annoying. Cheers. =)

06-15-2006, 08:57 PM	#200
Squeek let it snow~ Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 37 Posts: 14,444	Re: Free grammar lessons! The difference between "good" and "well" is noted in Chapter 6. Believe me, I hated hearing people butcher that one as well. ~Squeek

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