N8 said:
What about public grad schools?
grammar nazi shout-out
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What about public grad schools?
Wow. That guy belongs in the SoCal forum.jdschall said:
Way to fight the good fight, Hippy.
It doesn't make someone more intelligent, but it sure does come across as more intelligent.pnj said:
Most people who are being "grammar nazis" aren't being unreasonable and picking on little inconsistancies (it's not like I point out that someone ended a sentence with a preposition). It's the total lack of effort from someone like Bearmntpicnic that's stupid.
In normal conversation with your peers, do you typically allow yourself to say things that make you appear stupid? Would you say to random people in your office, "boy, I ain't not gonna try that there coffee again"?
Thoughts and opinions usually carry more weight when they are expressed in an articulate and intelligible way.
As for your boss... I guess you weren't looking for a promotion in that job, eh?
there were no promotions at that job. I went and dunn quite that won thow...binary visions said:In normal conversation with your peers, do you typically allow yourself to say things that make you appear stupid? Would you say to random people in your office, "boy, I ain't not gonna try that there coffee again"?
Thoughts and opinions usually carry more weight when they are expressed in an articulate and intelligible way.
As for your boss... I guess you weren't looking for a promotion in that job, eh?
In addition to what BV just said, most people do not aquire good grammar through memorization. Most people who have good grammar also read alot. While I don't typically display it here, I have grammar and spelling skills that English teachers love. And it's not because I memorized the rules of grammar.binary visions said:It doesn't make someone more intelligent, but it sure does come across as more intelligent.
Most people who are being "grammar nazis" aren't being unreasonable and picking on little inconsistancies (it's not like I point out that someone ended a sentence with a preposition). It's the total lack of effort from someone like Bearmntpicnic that's stupid.
In normal conversation with your peers, do you typically allow yourself to say things that make you appear stupid? Would you say to random people in your office, "boy, I ain't not gonna try that there coffee again"?
Thoughts and opinions usually carry more weight when they are expressed in an articulate and intelligible way.
As for your boss... I guess you weren't looking for a promotion in that job, eh?
Having a command of your native language not only denotes intelligence, it allows you to get other people to do what you want them to. If you can phrase it correctly, you can get anyone to do anything. Not to mention having the ability to better express yourself and make people understand you. (Which brings up another point... the ability to communicate on ALL levels.... sometimes you do have to speak to the lowest common denominator).
You missed a period at the end of that post....n00b.Ciaran said:
Westy said:
Have you tried it? If so, what do you think?
Baboon,I Are Baboon said:
There is no such convention as a four-dot ellipsis. Please use a 3-dot ellipsis when expressing "trailing off into silence" in mid-sentence. However, a 3-dot ellipsis followed by a period is acceptable at the end of a sentence.
Respectfully,
Sunny
Grammar Civil Patrol
I don't have a problem with correcting people's grammar (grammar and spelling are 2 diiferent things, BTW and I won't correct the latter because mine is nothing to write home about and I let myself slide on here)
Poor grammar really bugs me, though, and I figure that if I had to sit through years of dreadful grammar courses, that I can afford others the same pain I endured to get my degree :evil:
Poor grammar really bugs me, though, and I figure that if I had to sit through years of dreadful grammar courses, that I can afford others the same pain I endured to get my degree :evil:
sunny said:
True. However, 4 dots are okay if you are indicating that a large passage has been omitted
don't even get me startedMackie said:How do you feel about punctuation?
I think I'm in :love:sunny said:
YESSS!!!
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BWAHAHAHAHAA!
Sunny
Grammar Civil Patrol
Politely delivering grammatical bonks on the head to those who really need it.
(a custom title)
BWAHAHAHAHAA!
Sunny
Grammar Civil Patrol
Politely delivering grammatical bonks on the head to those who really need it.
The only reason it's okay, though, is for the reason she stated: it's an ellipse, followed by a period, indicating an omitted section and end of thought (or vice versa).bluebug32 said:
y'all haven't seen the proper use of ellipses until you've seen Shocktower in action.
Rock on. You have my complete and total respectsunny said:YESSS!!!
(a custom title)
BWAHAHAHAHAA!
Sunny
Grammar Civil Patrol
Politely delivering grammatical bonks on the head to those who really need it.
I was sent here by SS but apparently he isn't the end all beat all of grammar nazis. SS, you can go kick yourself in the nuts, I'm only listening to Sunny in regards to grammar. BEOTCH.
Don't worry. I *bow* to her grammar Nazitude..........DRB said:
That should be "I usually try to hint..." :eviltongubinary visions said:I usually try and hint when people are doing things as odd as making up words and using them.... but it depends on my relationship with them. If I like them and am friendly with them, I'll usually try and make a joke out of it or make it a very light/joking comment. Unless I have one of those, "you-abuse-me-and-I'll-abuse-you" relationships with them in which case let them have it
If I don't know the person or am not friendly with them, I just leave it alone.
I don't typically correct people outside of the internet, and I mostly only do it here when people are just being stupid and not even trying
Goddam I wish I could approve of this right now.johnbryanpeters said:
I could make the argument that what I said could be correct but we both know that it's just semantics and that you're rightjohnbryanpeters said:
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Are we talking real world or the monkey world? In the real world, whether or not it's ok to correct someone totally depends on the circumstances (who it is, where you are, etc.). In the monkey world, correcting someone is always fair game.
Fool said:
I have a copy of that sitting on my desk.
and for those who don't mind old editions:jdschall said:I have a copy of that sitting on my desk.
http://www.bartleby.com/141/
Actually, that's not true. The standard convention is a 3-dot ellipsis regardless of the size of omission. When block quoting something that omits large segments, it is more acceptable to use a 3-asterisk quasi-ellipsis, like so:bluebug32 said:
And the only other general rule regarding ellipses is that 4 dots are permissible when the 4th dot is a period (or full-stop for the cross-pond wankers).
Bull's eye.Ciaran said:
But I'd say it's more useful to not only own it, but actually read it and follow what Messrs Strunk and White have to say.
(I just returned from racing at Brian Head, hence the 3-day radio silence)
literally: ass hat
This is really funny... but no one has commented on what he's written.bluebug32 said:
literally: ass hat