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pelly13

"Give me some money and I will not rob you." doesn't get you far .... Nor does "Rob me and I will give you no money."

pelly13
chesshole schreef:
Ziryab wrote:
richie_and_oprah wrote:

i  enjoy pithing on threads

Kind of ironic that the life of threads on this site is thus maintained.

I believe you meant to say: It is kind of ironic that the life of threads on this site is thus maintained.  

 

Please refrain from omitting subject pronouns from your sentences. You should make an effort to show that English is your native language.

I believe this last phrase is copied from the book on Grammar Law IIa , article 43.22 . A serious violation.

It seems like the OP is in serious danger of being sewed , he might need a lawyer.

Just think I'm too down to earth . Think street-talk in writing is very effective if you try to add some relevant context in a semi-vocal way. It is often very potent in the sence that it is short and to the point. It captures a whole sentence in a single phrase or word. It speeds up the story and gets you faster to the actual thing you want to say.

Now , what was I saying ... ?

bg424jg

Lou Grammer was one of my favorite rock-n-roll singers...  Foot in Mouth

Ziryab
chess_gg wrote:
pelly13 wrote:
chess_gg schreef:

Good, then. Have a nice evening. 

Tomorrow highnoon here and always yesterday night overthere.Time is a local measure , a relativity thing. It has no meaning on this worldwide site.

Yes, I do realize that there is such a thing as time zones. My saying good evening was simply a pleasantry. I realized the implication after I turned off my computer and prepared for sleep. You were probably finished with your Belgium waffles breakfast and were going out for to walk your French poodle.

You see, not only is there chess as a form of war, but we can also quibble about anything.

>>Doctor what are you going to do with that 120 foot long stick... <<

By the way, you are full of bratwurst if you are saying this doctor picked up a 120 foot stick. That's as long as a 12-story building is high.

I say, "good morning" 24/7 because of time zones.* It's always morning somewhere, just as it's always 5 o'clock somewhere.

I agree about the bratwurst. Even so, it was a clever story.

 

*I started doing this when my shift started at 10 p.m. a few decades ago.

bean_Fischer
pelly13 wrote:

"Give me some money and I will not rob you." doesn't get you far .... Nor does "Rob me and I will give you no money."

Maybe you mean "Rob me and Give me some money".

Ziryab
chess_gg wrote:

I must remind myself to never again say "Have a nice evening."

Now, when it comes to grammar, I suspect that a majority of the population doesn't know the difference between a colon and a semicolon and when to use the appropriate one.

Before and after surgery? You use the one you have to expell the waste that results from enjoying the good life.

Ziryab

I like the letter l, so I use extras.

pelly13

@Ziryab and Chess_gg:

After having fired my secretary for making continues typos , I will also have to sack my accountant I see. Life is tough for a rich man. I hope you will understand that a 120 foot stick would be a murder weapon in some cases. What I obviously meant was a 12 foot stick of course.

Note : The use of an excess l is one of my main errors. Helpfull was it ?

pelly13
DeweyOxberger schreef:

Your all loosers; e.g. learn to right good.

Dewey , a friend of mine who works at the NSA just send me an email to tell me that "they have ordered the Grammar Police Squad to go out and get you."

Get out of the building , hide , change your alias , let somebody call somebody. No , don't call nobody , Run . run my friend.Get out of Dallas , oups I said it ... eh Chicago ..

ivandh
chess_gg a écrit :

I must remind myself to never again say: "Have a nice evening."

Now, when it comes to grammar, I suspect that a majority of the population doesn't know the difference between a colon and a semicolon and when to use the appropriate one.


I certainly know when to use my colon.

Ziryab

The more you ingest from these forums, the more necessary your colon.

Commas

Greg saying to Andy & Pierre "stone telling 'died of chokin on takin overdose  Oxfort Kommas', something like that, bit dusty it is, even stone seems to be infected with them lots of virusses kommas". Pierre saing: "well, at least buried em with a tye on 3 piece suit, guy liked appearances, not the contents fysical or otherwice, guess, her goes another perfect life 10 ft under, then again, they might have buried some malfunctioning computer-chip only, downthere?...lets leve this yard now, we take the pub overthere, them bartenders covo the ways i understand" Andy sayin: "bit sad such endings, i meanin the hardassault overdose kommas, i mean.." Pierre saying: "you mean heart attack you m#rr#n...let go now before that guy may decide to rise from the grave to give us hims famous grammer edukationings, as yet, see what it brought him...i mean"  

Ziryab

Give a warm welcome to Commas, some poser's second account!

pelly13
Ziryab schreef:

Give a warm welcome to Commas, some poser's second account!

Awesome post Commas. Far out and cool too.Groovy.I'm just totally you know.I was like wow man,wait a minute. Diggit man.

netzach

Looking forward to the imminent arrival of 'Periods'...

pelly13

I can say a lot of things and still make no sense. Also , I can clap my hands with just one ear. There is a lot to say about all the other things I can do , but I won't tell you.

pelly13
netzach schreef:

Looking forward to the imminent arrival of 'Periods'...

Whoever it will be , I am sure it's a woman .

ivandh

Personally I can't wait for an Interrobang.

pelly13

Please someone , help me out. I have this problem.

If Jim ownes a house , can I write : " That is Jim's house " ? or should I write : "That is Jims house " ?

Ziryab

Jim's house is my house because my name is Jim, although I prefer James. Actually, the mortgage company owns the house.