SwampD Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Thanks you this, I just had to read through his post about 5 times before I found where he actually used "only". But then again, I did get hit in the head twice in a hockey game last night (and you people wonder why I'm so big on the eliminate hits to the head bandwagon). Keep your head up if you don't want to get hit. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Also, there is only one 's' in just deserts. I'm pretty sure there are two s in deserts. (Of course now this thread has me worried about is it "two s" or "two s's.") (And now this thread has me worried about where the period should be with the parentheses.) (And now this thread has me worried about using the word "and" at the beginning of a sentence.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Keep your head up if you don't want to get hit. ;) It's more a case of a crappy skater who throws his arms up in the air at someone when he cant get out of the way. If my head was down, my neck would probably be broken right now because this guy was a wall. But that's a story for another thread in two days. And just to keep this on topic, I edited this post so that it has at least one typo in it (and I'm sure it is grammatically weak). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Example? "I dedicate this post to my parents, Mother Theresa and Pope John Paul II" (that's a classic). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 "I dedicate this post to my parents, Mother Theresa and Pope John Paul II" (that's a classic). Talk about acting all holier than thou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korab rules Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 "I dedicate this post to my parents, Mother Theresa and Pope John Paul II" (that's a classic). Great example, of what I am not sure. If the sentence is meant to imply your parents are MT & PJP, the comma should be replaced with a semi-colon. As written, you are thanking four people. Did I mention that I really hated grammar, and that diagramming sentences was the bane of my existence in the 9th grade? Now, all these years later, I am debating grammar on a hockey message board. Unbelievable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Great example, of what I am not sure. If the sentence is meant to imply your parents are MT & PJP, the comma should be replaced with a semi-colon. As written, you are thanking four people. Did I mention that I really hated grammar, and that diagramming sentences was the bane of my existence in the 9th grade? Now, all these years later, I am debating grammar on a hockey message board. Unbelievable! How do you know one parent wasn't a turkey baster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korab rules Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 How do you know one parent wasn't a turkey baster? Because baster doesn't pass spell check in word, although there is no red squiggly line under it here. Would that make him a turkey bastard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 How about Lethbridge Bronco's new thread? That's a great candidate for this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 "I dedicate this post to my parents, Mother Theresa and Pope John Paul II" (that's a classic). Good example. But if you have to adhere to a certain stylebook, what are you supposed to do? Recast it, I guess. But why write something that's deliberately confusing? I dedicate this post to Mother Theresa, Art Wander and my parents. I dedicate this post to my parents, to Mother Theresa and to Art Wander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 Thanks you this, I just had to read through his post about 5 times before I found where he actually used "only". But then again, I did get hit in the head twice in a hockey game last night (and you people wonder why I'm so big on the eliminate hits to the head bandwagon). And we are supposed to be able to notice a difference in the posts because ... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 bomp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 deed yous hast two& cans't wee closed these... leaf its' bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Great example, of what I am not sure. If the sentence is meant to imply your parents are MT & PJP, the comma should be replaced with a semi-colon. As written, you are thanking four people. Really? I thought a semi-colon was to join related sentences. Did you mean colon, maybe? A colon would make sense, but I don't see that usage very often in non-technical writing. Did I mention that I really hated grammar, and that diagramming sentences was the bane of my existence in the 9th grade? Now, all these years later, I am debating grammar on a hockey message board. Unbelievable! I nearly failed English because of diagramming sentences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickshaw Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Not a spelling error but I hate when people say............ "I seen my friend at the game last night." It's, "I SAW my friend at the game last night." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarasotaSabre Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 This thread is long overdue and pretty damn funny. I used to think I was the only Nazi who gave a damn about spelling & grammar. I think it's worse over at Two Bills Drive. The "Buffalo apostrophe" - hilarious. The Buffalo apostrophe. Apostrophes are not used to make plurals. In other word's, this sentence is wrong. You have great seats for the game, not great seat's, and the team you are rooting for is the Sabres, not the Sabre's, and there is not a restaurant on William Street that has great soup's. There is not a single word* in the English language for which the plural is formed by adding an apostrophe-s. Not one. Don't do it. If you don't need to show possession, you probably do not need to use an apostrophe-s. And yeah, there's a case where a possessive is formed without an apostrophe-s, too. It's tricky, but if you're attentive, you'll notice its presence here. *Yeah, some people form the plurals of letters this way, e.g., "my son had three A's and two B's last semester," but those aren't words. And apparently, this confuses all of WNY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarasotaSabre Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Precisely... There's a big difference between being formal and being even slightly educated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 This thread is long overdue Long overdue? You might want to check the start date of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JujuFish Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Long overdue? You might want to check the start date of this thread. You seem to imply all the problems put forth in this thread only recently started showing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarasotaSabre Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Boring day at work and/or in front of your PC? The start date of this thread wasn't the point of my comment - thanks for your brilliant input though; I'll get right on that..... :thumbdown: Long overdue? You might want to check the start date of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 You seem to imply all the problems put forth in this thread only recently started showing up. Everyone knows that the first grammar and spelling errors were made on 9/25/09. I don't know what happened that day, but was a very ugly one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted August 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Recently I've encountered a few words I hear mispronounced with regularity and I'm curious as to the nature. Is it local dialect? Is it regional affectation from heavy ethnic populations? Or do I just know a bunch of dumbasses? Here are the words: Salsa- pronounced selsa Since- pronounced sense Milk- pronounced melk Anyone encounter this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 The second two I've heard and I think they're regional to WNY. I know I say melk sometimes. But selsa? Can't say I've heard that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Recently I've encountered a few words I hear mispronounced with regularity and I'm curious as to the nature. Is it local dialect? Is it regional affectation from heavy ethnic populations? Or do I just know a bunch of dumbasses? Here are the words: Salsa- pronounced selsa Since- pronounced sense Milk- pronounced melk Anyone encounter this? I've encountered the last two as well. Annoying. So is "eggs," pronounced aigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Who's to say how they're supposed to be pronounced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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