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Who wants me to shut up? |
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| Not me! |
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Konedima
Grammar Police
Joined: 25 Oct 2003
Posts: 1068
Location: Sydney, Land of Censorship
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 Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 1:15 pm Post subject: In "Hybernation"? |
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| I just realised: this board's description in the index says Me being the grammar police, does anyone else realise that it is spelt hibernation? |
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Sorrow
Joined: 16 Jan 2004
Posts: 146
Location: Australia
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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Relax maaaaan (Jamaican accent)
Sure image is important, but don't take it too far Kone :p |
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SethP
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
Posts: 302
Location: Connecticut, USA
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 4:00 am Post subject: |
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| I'm a little disappointed in you Kone -- you're only batting 500. You were the first one to reply to this thread, and you didn't say anything about icarus using the wrong "to." |
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Agrajag
Joined: 04 Aug 2006
Posts: 342
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 4:03 am Post subject: |
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I noticed the Hybernation too, but I figured it wasn't worth making a whole thread about  |
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Konedima
Grammar Police
Joined: 25 Oct 2003
Posts: 1068
Location: Sydney, Land of Censorship
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:01 am Post subject: |
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Well if you're that disappointed, I could correct anything I see, but I think that everyone would get sick of that incredibly quickly. It would be a good way to bring up my post count, though.
Agrajag and Sorrow, smilies do not end a sentence.
Sorrow, you need to put a full stop after the end bracket.
SethP, I also didn't say anything about... | Icarus wrote: | 2d ,Retro ,Hardcore, - Improper comma use, it should be word, word, word,
the Idea of the - Renegade capitalisation
indy Dev who - Renegade capitalisation
this Ideal than - Renegade capitalisation
that Indy game - Renegade capitalisation |
...did I? |
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SethP
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
Posts: 302
Location: Connecticut, USA
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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I promise I will never doubt your pedanticism again Kone. |
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Ripdog
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
Posts: 106
Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 3:55 am Post subject: |
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Owned. Here's me thinking I'M a grammar Nazi, this guys nasty.
/loves it |
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Konedima
Grammar Police
Joined: 25 Oct 2003
Posts: 1068
Location: Sydney, Land of Censorship
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 6:51 am Post subject: |
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| Ripdog wrote: | Owned. Not a complete sentence.
Here's me thinking I'M There are better ways than bad grammar to apply emphasis. May I suggest bold text? a grammar Nazi, this guys For my sanity's sake, at least use an apostrophe! nasty.
/loves it No comment necessary. |
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Inane
Joined: 06 Jul 2006
Posts: 173
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| Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:49 am Post subject: |
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| Actually, it's been debated that whether or not smilies could replace the ends of sentences elsewhere, so I don't think you should act so... Vigilant of that aspect. |
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Konedima
Grammar Police
Joined: 25 Oct 2003
Posts: 1068
Location: Sydney, Land of Censorship
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| Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Inane wrote: | Actually,
it's It's is a contraction for it is, not it has. It would be appropriate if you did not include been afterwards.
been debated that whether or not smilies could replace the ends of sentences elsewhere, so I don't think you should act so...
Vigilant ... indicates pause, not the start of a new sentence, so there shouldn't be a capital there.
of that aspect. |
Yes, but does /loves it count as a smilie? I don't think so. |
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mirefrost00
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 5
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject: This is interesting. |
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Your grammatical observations are keen, good sir. I should like to test your abilities. If you can identify an error within this post, I shall be profoundly impressed, as I do not intend to commit one. To give you something greater to work with, I will deliver a brief lecture, the subject of which shall be anal-retentiveness.
It is commonly believed by native English speakers of the USA that the term "anal-retentiveness" refers directly to the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. That belief is simply not true. Anal-retentiveness is a neurophysiological disorder which often manifests in a human being which has been diagnosed with OCD. However, it is not necessarily a symptom of standard OCD. Anal-retentiveness can also indicate chronic stress and greed.
So ends my monologue. I certainly hope that you take from it the well-intending joke I meant to convey, as I mean you no affront. That truncheon you wield would leave a nasty bump on my head! |
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SethP
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
Posts: 302
Location: Connecticut, USA
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:26 am Post subject: Re: This is interesting. |
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I know your post was more of a challenge to Konedima, but I'd like to point out that the sentence below could stand to lose the second comma:
| mirefrost00 wrote: | | If you can identify an error within this post, I shall be profoundly impressed, as I do not intend to commit one. |
If I were really smart, I could tell you why it sounds better (to me) that way. Maybe just a matter of opinion. |
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mirefrost00
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 5
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:11 am Post subject: |
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| You may be correct, SethP. Those multi-comma sentences (the technical term for which I have forgotten) are a habit I picked up reading Edgar Allan Poe, though that scarcely makes it proper. I honestly don't know if it is. Hopefully, an answer will be presented. |
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DogBoy
Starscape Jedi
Joined: 13 Mar 2006
Posts: 67
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| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:29 am Post subject: Physician, heal thyself! |
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| Konedima wrote: | | Me being the grammar police, does anyone else realise that it is spelt hibernation? |
Following complaints, I have investigated this construction. I suspect you of contravening grammatical law: to whit, using an object pronoun ("me") in place of a nominative.
Your double non sequitur in
1) implying a logical connection between grammar and spelling
2) implying that being a member of the linguistic police (grammar or spelling divisions) is relevant to whether anyone else knows the spelling of "hibernation"
has also been noted and is under serious investigation by the semantic division.
Remember, vernacular usage is not acceptable in an officer of the grammar police!
DogBoy
Civilian Liaison, GPCA (Grammar Police Complaints Authority) |
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DogBoy
Starscape Jedi
Joined: 13 Mar 2006
Posts: 67
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| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:53 am Post subject: |
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Another, more severe, grammar police impropriety has been reported to the GPCA.
| Konedima wrote: | | Inane wrote: | Actually,
it's It's is a contraction for it is, not it has. |
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Please hand in your grammar police uniform and weapon and report for mandatory training in elementary English grammar. It's is an acceptable contraction for either "it is" or "it has". The latter is described by a few sources (e.g. Chambers) as more informal than the former, but this is of little import as all contractions are generally considered informal.
DogBoy
Civilian Liaison, GPCA (Grammar Police Complaints Authority) |
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