greasyfizeek Posted August 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 There are a lot of grammar rules broken all the time. Periods/commas is just the most common. I don't plan on being the grammar police on this board, nor do I purport to follow every single rule. But from now on, I will capitalize my sentences and proper nouns.P.S. Go see Themasses Tuesday Sept 6th in Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 x-sellant.ad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 this is the most bullshit thread ever. i said it. who the fuck cares? talk how ya want, let others deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Condoning the degeneration of language will only serve to decrease the effectiveness of communication.Ebonics, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 yo! 'sup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbacon Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 I’m all for proper grammar. I think it is lost on a lot of people. I’m nowhere close to perfect with my grammar, but if I find I’m doing something wrong, I try to remember for next time. Why not? You have to put a comma in anyways, why not do it right? It doesn't take anymore effort and it is good practise. A person's poor grammar could actually keep them from getting a job they are going for. "Oh, these two poeple have the same resume, except this person looks to be smarter. THey get the job." Tomorrow’s lesson should be your vs. you’re. PS: It’s congraTs not congraDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonyak Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 (edited) degeneration or evolution of language? Edited August 24, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 wurd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 PersonallyIreallyliketothinkthatpunctuationdoesntreallymatterithinkitshowsthepersonalitlyofsomeoneonlineitendtonevercapitalizeoruseproperpunctuationbecausethisisaveryinformalplacetobe.ififeellikeidontneedtousethespacebarthenfine.Anyways, I use alot of stupid terms online, but how long has slang been around...it's evolution man...I also tend to use three periods alot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 I LOVE you all!Goddamn this is a fun place; this thread just made my day! (Pathetic, I suppose.)let's indeed have lessons on ** your** you're** their** they're** there** its** it'sIt's not complicated people...it only takes a second to figure out which one you need. Many a gray hair of mine can be attributed to reading too many essays with bad 'mechanics'.Furthermore, tuck away this little tidit for future error-free writing: apostrophes are NEVER used to show plural. If you mean "more than one thing" then use an "S" all by its lonesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
can-o-phish Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Here's some punctuation for you lame asses!!!----------------------------------------------AssiconsWe all know those cute little computer symbols called "emoticons". Forexample::-) is a smiley face and ;-) is a winky. Well, how about some "ass-icons"? Here goes:(_!_) a regular ass(__!__) a fat ass(!) a tight ass(_*_) a sore ass(((_!!_))) shake your ass(_o_) an asshole(_O_) a big asshole(_x_) kiss my ass(_zzz_) a tired ass(_E=mc2_) a smart ass(_?_) a dumb ass(_$_) money coming out of his ass(_777_) a lucky ass(_666_) hemorrhoids[_!_] liposuction(_:_) torn a new hole(_! half-assed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 (((_!!_))) shake your assits awesome mang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 I don't agree with putting commas inside quotation marks, unless the phrase you are quoting contains a comma. I see the quotation marks as delimiters of a literal string. If the phrase doesn't have a comma in it, then by adding one you are corrupting the original phrase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
can-o-phish Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 ollie, stop being such a (_E=mc2_)! and that goes for the lot of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 I LOVE you all!Goddamn this is a fun place; this thread just made my day! (Pathetic, I suppose.)let's indeed have lessons on ** your** you're** their** they're** there** its** it'sIt's not complicated people...it only takes a second to figure out which one you need. Many a gray hair of mine can be attributed to reading too many essays with bad 'mechanics'.Another one: "alot" is not a word, it's two separate words: "a lot".Furthermore, tuck away this little tidit for future error-free writing: apostrophes are NEVER used to show plural. If you mean "more than one thing" then use an "S" all by its lonesome.The one exception I've heard for this is writing plurals of acronyms of abbreviations, such as "CPU's" for more than one CPU, or "the 1980's" for the decade between 1980 and 1989. I don't follow this practise, though, and just tack an "s" on the end of words I wish to make plural.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaidy Mae Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 I also tend to use three periods alot! Oh man, the ellipsis is one of my favourites! So pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 ellipsis? Is that what its called...if so, I do youse it [color:red]alot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 An ellipsis (or ellipses, plural) does not have to be three dots.....it can be any number of dots....actually, it doesn't matter--it can be any symbol indicating a pause in speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaidy Mae Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Hehehe...and you use it well, if you don't mind me saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 An ellipsis (or ellipses, plural) does not have to be three dots.....it can be any number of dots....actually, it doesn't matter--it can be any symbol indicating a pause in speech.No!!! 3 dots! It must be 3 dots!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 An ellipsis (or ellipses' date=' plural) does not have to be three dots.....it can be any number of dots....actually, it doesn't matter--it can be any symbol indicating a pause in speech.[/quote']No!!! 3 dots! It must be 3 dots!!Okay, okay! It's three dots! Jeez.In "Kooky Ollie Land", an ellipsis is three dots...and ONLY three dots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Doesn't a period do the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Doesn't a period do the same thing?A period indicates a stop to a sentence. Duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Awww..don't be a sad dinghy. I jest, I jest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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