I've seen people use apostrophes in increasingly idiotic ways, from "wan't"--as in <i>want</i>--to "let's"--as in <i>lets</i>, not <i>let us</i>. A Cleansing is clearly in order.
I've seen people use apostrophes in increasingly idiotic ways, from "wan't"--as in <i>want</i>--to "let's"--as in <i>lets</i>, not <i>let us</i>. A Cleansing is clearly in order.
The frequent and egregious abuse of spelling, grammar, and punctuation at EoFF saddens me.
The comma that follows grammar and precedes and is necessary (at least as I see it). Ignoring said comma seems to eliminate the separation between grammar and punctuation. In general, however, it seems that either usage is acceptible.
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To me (and this is what I was taught in Canadian schools), the comma before the <i>and</i> is redundant when used in a series.
Hello Pika Art by Dr Unne ~~~ godhatesfraggles
WhY DuN YoU LyK PPLe TyP LyK DiS?!
i mor like d gals outder 2 answer d question dat been brought in2 my mind coz it's mor likely rel8d 2 girls but sum thots from d guys will do also & sure dey hav any idea regardng ds:
if u gals given ur body 2 sumbody else (i can't sez n wrong tym), does it mean or u thnk dat he s best among oder or rathr say dat he s d 1 u shud married & b wth in ur entire life? like being commitd 2 each oder but w8ng until ryt tym comes, makng promises dat he shud b d 1 coz xa nauna.. keep telling 2 d guy dat he shud not look in2 oder girls coz he's lucky enuf 2 hav u as his gf but d fact is ayaw mo xa mwala dhl ngalaw kna nya or wla kna kkta p 2lad nya.. sowe 4 few terms i used but errrr jaz sumthng like dat, i can't stil xplain tho but sure u get my point ryt
You do know that typing in that fashion permanently damages your hard drive, right?Originally Posted by Iri Valentine
Yes. That is why I don't type like that. :skull3:You do know that typing in that fashion permanently damages your <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=22&k=hard%20drive" :bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou:over="window.status='hard drive'; return true;" :bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou:out="window.status=''; return true;">hard drive</a>, right?
Only because you sods are too lazy to use it.
Unfortunately, your heathen ways have infiltrated into the American system, where it is now sanctioned to remove the comma before the "and" in a series. The last straw was when it was officially pronounced alright to use split infinitives!
A Cleansing is clearly in order.
Not a word.
[q=Raistlin]One thing that bugs me about this is when people just add an apostrophe after someone's name that ends with an "s"(i.e., Bleys' Crotch), which is not correct(it's "Bleys's Crotch). You only add the apostrophe after a plural noun. [/q]Actually, you CAN use an apostrophe after a word ending in 's'; it's not just for plurals.
It's an old rule, but still in force. "James' Philosophy" is just as valid as "James's Philosophy". I don't know whether this rule was retained in the US, but it's certainly fine in UK English.
The two are pretty well interchangeable, though.[q=Kishi][q=Raistlin]alright[/q]
Not a word.[/q]According to the dictionary, it is. It's non-standard, but still legit.
Ok, my apollogies for anyone that I hurt with my bad english skills...
I'm learning the best I can, so be patient.
thank you.
Good being back......
If English isn't your first language, then no one should give you any crap about your grammar skills, obviously. You automatically get ten million points just for trying.
I'm late, and got fed up trying to read everyone's replies, so I hope I'm not repeating what someone else already said.....
I absolutely can't stand when people are too lazy (or too stupid) to do the obvious things, like using commas and periods, not capitalizing the beginning of a sentence, and not using a capital "I" when referring to oneself. Its I, not i!!!!!
It looks so friggin' stupid. It makes the author seem like an 8 year-old.
I can understand when it happens sometimes, because its just a mis-hit of the keyboard.
Just my two cents worth.
And you know what else???
TyPiNg LiKe ThIs Is F#CkInG sTuPiD.
Absolutely!
I type how I talk. I'll say "alright" in speech, just as I may use other non-standard words. I would not use it in an essay, but I consider online conversation to be just as informal as offline.Not a word.
What? "All right" and "alright" sound exactly the same, just like "a lot" and "alot" do.
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