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Ziryab wrote:
We need a grammar police trophy so that I can give one to [no naming and shaming] for correcting another's terrible use of an adverb in place of a possessive pronoun.
I can't imagine how that could be done. (Not the trophy, the adverbial? usage...) Can you give me a generic example? (Inquiring minds want to know!)
their/there
How do you use an adverb in place of a possessive pronoun? Instead of "He dropped his rook" we have "He dropped swimmingly rook". Huh?
richie_and_oprah wrote:
The guy that wrote that article is an idiot. Look at this sentence - "Fortunately, this situation can be improved if you ask a white person to proof read..." Doesn't he know "proofread" is one word?
And I am as white as a sheet...
I know that I can still get confused by 's and s'. The first is a contraction, right? Now the second used to mean possessive of a word ending in s, yes? Although 's can also mean possessive of any word not ending in s, yes? How come I don't see s' in contemporary usage? Should the infinitive dissappear...OR Were the infinitive to dissappear...
baddogno wrote:
I know that I can still get confused by 's and s'. The first is a contraction, right? Now the second used to mean possessive of a word ending in s, yes? Although 's can also mean possessive of any word not ending in s, yes? How come I don't see s' in contemporary usage? Should the infinitive dissappear...OR Were the infinitive to dissappear...
Check out Strunk and White on this. If you don't know, adding 's almost always works for possessives.
Pity the bold face is lost in quotes.
baddogno wrote:
Pity the bold face is lost in quotes.
See 
chiaroscuro62 wrote:
How do you use an adverb in place of a possessive pronoun? Instead of "He dropped his rook" we have "He dropped swimmingly rook". Huh?
See post 5.
There is an adverb.
Their is a plural possessive pronoun.
They're is a contraction of they are (pronoun and verb).
Lack of instruction in the difference between there and their for a myriad of reasons produces sentences from the general public as follows, "Why can't the police do they job?"
richie_and_oprah wrote:
lets eat grandma~!
er ... i mean, let's eat, grandma.
Depends whether you are Little Red Riding Hood or Big Bad Wolf. Not everyone wants the commas.
richie_and_oprah wrote:
and where do you stand/sit on the controversy over comma after the word 'and' in a list
groceries, beer, and gas ... OR ... groceries, beer and gas
some people have gone to war over this
I am a veteran of the comma wars on the side in favor of precision. We lost. Hence, Chomsky's dark view of humanity is warranted.
richie_and_oprah wrote:
and where do you stand/sit on the controversy over comma after the word 'and' in a list
groceries, beer, and gas ... OR ... groceries, beer and gas
some people have gone to war over this
As far as I understand it (AFAIU) groceries, beer, and gas are 3 things. Where groceries, beer and gas are 2 things. That means beer and gas count as one in the latter.
Woman! Without her, man is a savage.
Woman without her man, is a savage.
richie_and_oprah wrote:
lets eat grandma~!
er ... i mean, let's eat, grandma.
I use that one all the time. I think you guys should be forgiving. Not everyone is great at spelling. Some people struggle while others don't. If you can't accept that then that's your own issue. It bothers me but I keep quiet or try to. ;)
bean_Fischer wrote:
richie_and_oprah wrote:
and where do you stand/sit on the controversy over comma after the word 'and' in a list
groceries, beer, and gas ... OR ... groceries, beer and gas
some people have gone to war over this
As far as I understand it (AFAIU) groceries, beer, and gas are 3 things. Where groceries, beer and gas are 2 things. That means beer and gas count as one in the latter.
Same with beans and gas. One follows from the other.
We need a grammar police trophy so that I can give one to [pseudonym removed by mod] for correcting another's terrible use of an adverb in place of a possessive pronoun.