Thing that annoys me is negative grammar, like when you're out in town and someone says something like "lets see if we cant get a coffee" Alright, but i want one.... Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
According to the Oxford English Dictionary the t is silent, although it observes "the pronounciation with a t, which is not recgonised in dictionaries, is now frequent in the south of England, and is often used in singing." I get annoyed when someone says [lets see, rather than, let's see. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I never was much good at grammar but im assuming it requires an apostrophe as correct sentence structure would be let us see? I stand corrected. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
There's not really much of a competition between it's vs its. Unless you don't understand the simple rules, of course. I suppose that leads us back to the domain of language being use rather than rules.... Anyway. Speaking of 'vs'. There's a new term that's sneaking into the language that I HATE. Versus as a verb. It's not really versus. But verse. "Who is your team versing this weekend?" "The Seahawks kicked ass when they versed the Redskins." I think it derives from Pokemon.
Yes. It was Happeh I think who pointed out my self description was almost wholly accurate, lacking only the adjectival senile. Given his outstanding scientific credentials, perspicacity (with both c's pronounced) and legendary popularity I thought it only right to add it to my autograph. [Of course many years ago, when I lived in Cairo, I use to seenile every day.]
I find it unsurprising that the intellectually challenged and educationally deficient would hold that view. Why do you not just post words all mixed up randomly, with no coherence, or content? Oh, wait. You already do that.
yair. who cars aboot corect speling and, punctuation: its just as ezy to red badly ritten stuf - and the mening is cler
Don't make me post that piece of writing about the Cambridge University study showing how letters in a word dont have to be in the right order for it to be readable. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/~mattd/Cmabrigde/index.html That has long since been debunked. They don't have to be in exact order, but they can't be too far either. Atht ash glon ceins eben kedbendu. Heyt nod't heva ot eb in xatce dorre, ubt heyt acn't eb oto arf tehier.
okay I have a question. Don't think I'm stupid, but I've been wondering when do you use "saw" and "seen"? Would I say " I saw you last night" or "I seen you last night."?
I saw you last night. The car was seen by the dog. Have you seen the new film. If you saw the film you would like it. The above are all correct, but I have no idea why. I probably saw how to do it in an old school book. But I have not seen one of those in years.
explain the rationale behind capitalization. the trend has been towards less majuscules. understand this, the revolution is underway and resistance is an exercise in futililty not fair, james that is not the issue
ophiolite is full of shit the correct usage is...... i sawed you last night i seeed you last night if anyone laughs, call em ignorant savages
Demonstrably false; poetically crude; linguistically dull. True, only if you are a magician talking to your stage assistant. True, only if you impregnated the object of your speech. Justification for Capitalisation. 1) Enhances comprehension, by clearly delineating the start of sentences, or the occurence of an important word. 2) Enhances speed of reading by making more visible the structure of the writing. Thus capitalisation improves the quality (comprehension) and the quantity (speed) of written communication. Pseudo-intellectuals, effetes, anarchists and the educationally deficient generally do not appreciate these advantages.
* it enhances nothing.....puntuation takes care of delineation ...all words are important * bullshit. comprehension is due to cumftabl and familiar aesthetics aka hidebound maggots. moving on....speed my ass. from a logical and mechanical point of view, a majuscule will take longer to commit to paper than a minuscule go on, you moth eaten, senile old grump, defend yourself
