Grammatically Speaking - Page 2

**Dynam0** · 11-8-2013, 10:37 PM

10% I can't get why though I were never bad at grammar,

___________ · 11-8-2013, 10:50 PM

icwutudidthar

leonid · 11-8-2013, 11:21 PM

I should go back to ESL

**evanescence_death4ever** · 11-9-2013, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kjwkjw

94%. The "bored" one got me.

You learn something new everyday...

^This. I got the same score....

And I totally got "Whom did you see at the bar last night?" wrong, too.

GAH 94% I'M A FAILURE!

**smartdude1212** · 11-9-2013, 12:33 AM

100%, and wow:

24%? What the fuck?

**SCWolf** · 11-9-2013, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by leonid

"Not bad"

**danny53x** · 11-9-2013, 02:36 AM

94% because I refuse to say anything besides "bored of"

**G.S.M** · 11-9-2013, 02:54 AM

GammaBlaster · 11-9-2013, 03:01 AM

You scored 94%: You’re a Grammar Guru!

The average score for all users is 91%.

last one gg

**PaperclipGames** · 11-9-2013, 09:34 AM

100% 2ezpz

**i love you** · 11-9-2013, 09:36 AM

I got 3 wrong.

I have NEVER used "whose" in a sentence before. I did not even know such word existed o.o

I have NEVER used i.e or e.g in a sentence so I did not knew what those actually meant o.o

I have NEVER used "bored by" in a sentence ever o.o

I guess you learn something new everyday.

**rushyrulz** · 11-9-2013, 09:42 AM

94% cuz I got the last 2 wrong
sad day.

**DossarLX ODI** · 11-9-2013, 10:32 AM

The one about i.e and e.g is mean. Giving examples IS giving information because it's illustrating to the reader a related application of something. Words like anomalous and bizarre do have differences, but giving examples is giving information.

I just find a lot of ambiguity in grammar that is never actually explained well. It's like how someone says an implication p->q in logic is the same as (not)p OR q, when they could simply just say it's a statement stating either the premise is false or the conclusion is true.

**Fission** · 11-9-2013, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by DossarLX ODI

they could simply just say it's a statement stating either the premise is false or the conclusion is true

this statement isn't nearly as concrete as the former. it also isn't entirely accurate either.

**DossarLX ODI** · 11-9-2013, 10:37 AM

I'm talking about explaining it to someone who is starting out and/or doesn't know the clear distinction between something so the person doesn't just go by gut reactions

**awein999** · 11-9-2013, 10:54 AM

91%

Edit: Didn't know it was Jon and Me. Said I

They could have arrived earlier. Said of.

I'm bored by math class. Said with.

**Pseudo Enigma** · 11-9-2013, 11:42 AM

i.e. -> in other words
e.g. -> for example

"I like primary colors, i.e. red, blue, yellow" is the most correct. It's because if you swap it out with 'in other words', it turns it into a non ambiguous explanation of what they like. 'For example' would imply there are more than red, blue, and yellow.

Can't remember the other one, but it was probably more along the lines of using i.e. would mean there are only those things when there could be more than is listed.

**PaperclipGames** · 11-9-2013, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DossarLX ODI

The one about i.e and e.g is mean. Giving examples IS giving information because it's illustrating to the reader a related application of something. Words like anomalous and bizarre do have differences, but giving examples is giving information.

I just find a lot of ambiguity in grammar that is never actually explained well. It's like how someone says an implication p->q in logic is the same as (not)p OR q, when they could simply just say it's a statement stating either the premise is false or the conclusion is true.

It isn't mean. I wonder how many abbreviations in English exist that people use, but of which they have no clue what they mean.

i.e. = id est = that is ~ "by that I mean"
e.g. = examplum gratia = given the example ~ "for example"
AM = ante meridiem = before mid-day
PM = post meridiem = after mid-day

And so on. If you know what i.e. and e.g. literally mean, it should be obvious which of the two to use.

**Ohaider** · 11-9-2013, 03:34 PM

damnit i.e. and e.g.

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11-9-2013, 11:42 AM	#38
Pseudo Enigma ごめんなさい　(/ω＼) Join Date: Aug 2012 Age: 28 Posts: 2,290	Re: Grammatically Speaking i.e. -> in other words e.g. -> for example "I like primary colors, i.e. red, blue, yellow" is the most correct. It's because if you swap it out with 'in other words', it turns it into a non ambiguous explanation of what they like. 'For example' would imply there are more than red, blue, and yellow. Can't remember the other one, but it was probably more along the lines of using i.e. would mean there are only those things when there could be more than is listed.

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