Are spelling, punctuation, and grammar dead??

Started by BLACKDOG, October 16, 2008, 10:06:41 PM

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BLACKDOG

#30
October 17, 2008, 11:02:24 AM
Quote from: FordFreakChik on October 17, 2008, 10:54:40 AM
:headscratch: That's what it says, or am I missing something?

He's talking about the comma after punctuation, whether or not it should be there or not.  

Are spelling, punctuation, and grammar dead?

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Are spelling, punctuation and grammar dead?
:usa: Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees :usa:

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kneedownnate

#31
October 17, 2008, 11:02:39 AM
Quote from: FordFreakChik on October 17, 2008, 10:54:40 AM
:headscratch: That's what it says, or am I missing something?

Yup, I removed his last comma  :thumbs:
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kneedownnate

#32
October 17, 2008, 11:03:08 AM
You beat me to it  :_oops:
RIP KYOTA

You can go through life being scared of the possible, or you can have a little fun and tease the inevitable.

Give a man venison, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to hunt Blacktail, he'll be frustrated for life!

*FFC*

#33
October 17, 2008, 11:24:52 AM
Quote from: kneedownnate on October 17, 2008, 11:02:39 AM
Yup, I removed his last comma  :thumbs:

Gotchya, and yes, the comma should be after "punctuation" :thumbs:
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Rocksurfer

#34
October 18, 2008, 04:06:27 PM
This thread should be renamed to the Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar correction thread. Then anyone that is wondering if they are constructing a sentence correctly can post it here first and then ask the might guru if it is OK for posting.


It is funny how many times I post something and then re-read my post an realize the errors I've made, then I have to edit my post. I just can't leave it that way, sometimes I even use the same word twice and have to take one out.
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#35
October 18, 2008, 04:20:54 PM
Quote from: abnormaltoy on October 17, 2008, 08:40:52 AM
Your is the possessive form of you.

You're is a contraction of "you are". You're should be used any time you might otherwise use the words...you are.

So...you're not using the correct to explain your situation.

At the risk of being the next example, I'll point out where your mistake above is.

"You're should be used any time you might otherwise use the words...you are."

You didn't distinguish the word "You're" in any way so it reads, "You are should..."

A huge part of the problem is the line between spoken and written English is getting blurred.  Because of this, written English is being influenced by texting, Ebonics ( :psss: spell check even insists that this word be capitalized which goes against the whole idea of Ebonics  :screwy:) and other slang forms of speech.
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BLACKDOG

#36
October 19, 2008, 02:18:34 PM
Quote from: Rocksurfer on October 18, 2008, 04:06:27 PM



It is funny how many times I post something and then re-read my post an realize the errors I've made, then I have to edit my post. I just can't leave it that way, sometimes I even use the same word twice and have to take one out.

:yesnod:  I've even done that when I've read through a topic, and seen a post that I made several months ago :smack:  I hate going back and seeing the stupid errors that I've made.
:usa: Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees :usa:

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. "

"I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves."
              -Ronald Reagan

Don't take life too seriously, it isn't permanent

Duffil

#37
October 19, 2008, 07:01:36 PM
Quote from: BLACKDOG on October 19, 2008, 02:18:34 PM
:yesnod:  I've even done that when I've read through a topic, and seen a post that I made several months ago :smack:  I hate going back and seeing the stupid errors that I've made.

Just stop being stupid, and I think that will work itself out in time. :haha:

BLACKDOG

#38
October 19, 2008, 07:09:32 PM
Quote from: Duffil on October 19, 2008, 07:01:36 PM
Just stop being stupid, and I think that will work itself out in time. :haha:

well, we all know that isn't going to happen any time soon
:usa: Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees :usa:

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. "

"I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves."
              -Ronald Reagan

Don't take life too seriously, it isn't permanent
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