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Posted by shaw on Apr-06-2007 14:28:

it was cool the first 5000 times it was posted.

Posted by DOOMBOT on Apr-06-2007 14:30:

quote:
Originally posted by kadomony
james, there's this pawn shop in philly.

on the side is painted things they buy/sell.

one of which is "Watche's"

HAH! Show it to me!

Posted by kadomony on Apr-06-2007 14:33:

quote:
Originally posted by DOOMBOT
HAH! Show it to me!
\

it's right near the frankford terminal.

Posted by idoru on Apr-06-2007 14:35:

quote:
Originally posted by UWM
This definately bothers me.

quote:
Originally posted by dj tek
i definately know what your saying man, their annoying.

DEFINITELY

Posted by distant on Apr-06-2007 14:36:

quote:
Originally posted by idoru
DEFINITELY

I think that was the point, man.

Posted by UWM on Apr-06-2007 14:37:

quote:
Originally posted by idoru
DEFINITELY

Uhhh ... whoosh.

Posted by idoru on Apr-06-2007 14:37:

Posted by kadomony on Apr-06-2007 14:39:

these people, they're grammer its horribel

Posted by trunks1022 on Apr-06-2007 14:43:

how about run on sentences like this one that use no punctuation whatsoever because i always find myself not paying attention about 30 words in and it's almost like reading a really long dissertation on economic development in some third world country where there's no plumbing or electricity for those poor souls and speaking of souls have you seen those guys in the philippines that actually crucify themselves to the cross in observing good friday and...

Posted by UWM on Apr-06-2007 14:45:

quote:
Originally posted by trunks1022
how about run on sentences like this one that use no punctuation whatsoever because i always find myself not paying attention about 30 words in and it's almost like reading a really long dissertation on economic development in some third world country where there's no plumbing or electricity for those poor souls and speaking of souls have you seen those guys in the philippines that actually crucify themselves to the cross in observing good friday and...

It's cool, though, if you just fill the paragraph full of ellipses.

Posted by dj tek on Apr-06-2007 14:54:

Posted by shaw on Apr-06-2007 15:16:

quote:
Originally posted by trunks1022
how about run on sentences like this one that use no punctuation whatsoever because i always find myself not paying attention about 30 words in and it's almost like reading a really long dissertation on economic development in some third world country where there's no plumbing or electricity for those poor souls and speaking of souls have you seen those guys in the philippines that actually crucify themselves to the cross in observing good friday and...

actually, that's not a run-on sentence. It's just a really long one that needs some commas.

Posted by XaNaX on Apr-06-2007 15:37:

quote:
Originally posted by trunks1022
how about run on sentences like this one that use no punctuation whatsoever because i always find myself not paying attention about 30 words in and it's almost like reading a really long dissertation on economic development in some third world country where there's no plumbing or electricity for those poor souls and speaking of souls have you seen those guys in the philippines that actually crucify themselves to the cross in observing good friday and...

THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN A RUN ON SENTENCE IS WHEN SOME FOOL TYPES EVERYTHING IN CAPS

Posted by shaw on Apr-06-2007 15:38:

quote:
Originally posted by XaNaX
THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN A RUN ON SENTENCE IS WHEN SOME FOOL TYPES EVERYTHING IN CAPS

Posted by nchs09 on Apr-06-2007 15:39:

i have less trouble with their and there.. i have trouble with they're, your, you're...

actually i hvae alot of probles with alot of words. thank god for microsoft word.

Posted by nchs09 on Apr-06-2007 15:39:

quote:
Originally posted by inconspicuous

hahahaha

Posted by UWM on Apr-06-2007 15:40:

quote:
Originally posted by nchs09
actually i hvae alot of probles with alot of words.

Yes, yes you do.

Posted by Ang ' ela_ie on Apr-06-2007 15:42:

quote:
Originally posted by UWM
This definately bothers me.

Dont laugh at people who cant spell ridiculous if you cant spell definitely!

Posted by AndreaCKY772 on Apr-06-2007 15:42:

Re: They're, Their, and There

quote:
Originally posted by DOOMBOT
The confusion or simply lack of knowing when these 3 words are to be used astounds me.

that's so true

i hate when people don't understand there grammar

edit: and since there are some people who do not understand sarcasm, i know it's "their"

Posted by DOOMBOT on Apr-06-2007 15:45:

Re: Re: They're, Their, and There

quote:
Originally posted by AndreaCKY772
that's so true

i hate when people don't understand there grammar

edit: and since there are some people who do not understand sarcasm, i know it's "their"

elohel

Posted by UWM on Apr-06-2007 15:46:

quote:
Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
Dont laugh at people who cant spell ridiculous if you cant spell definitely!

Again, whoosh.

Posted by DOOMBOT on Apr-06-2007 15:46:

quote:
Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
Dont laugh at people who cant spell ridiculous if you cant spell definitely!

elohelagain

Posted by Lira on Apr-06-2007 15:59:

Power to misspelling and down with stigmatisation!

Spelling in English is extremely problematic: the spelling was crystallised about five centuries ago, often following many misconceptions made by grammarians during the Renaissance. "Island", for example, wasn't supposed to be spelled with an "s", yet they wanted to make it similar to Latin "Isla". This added several "silent letters" to English writing, which is confusing.

Also, the pronunciation of vowels changed abnormally much in the last centuries. If you speak another European language - let's say, Spanish or German - you'd expect "rite" to be pronounced like "reet". However, vowels engaged in a confusing dance and because of the variety of dialects in English, the changes were often full of exceptions (reason why "enough", "though" and "through" don't rhyme).

Finally, we've reached an age where literacy is a lot more common than in previous centuries. If you speak English, all you have in common with other English speakers is the language you speak (contrasting with how you speak that language). Speaking comes naturally, as any baby starts babbling without being told to. Writing, however... is exclusively a somewhat recent man-made product. You can't expect everyone to excel in something that not only is a recent development in the history of mankind, but is also full of logical inconsistencies.

Edit: Not to mention that Webster decided it was a good idea to change the way words were spelled in the United States, creating some kind of "Written Accent"

Posted by shaw on Apr-06-2007 16:01:

quote:
Originally posted by Lira
You can't expect everyone to excel in something that not only is a recent development in the history of mankind, but is also full of logical inconsistencies.

Oh, you just watch me...

Posted by Lira on Apr-06-2007 16:03:

quote:
Originally posted by inconspicuous
Oh, you just watch me...

But you're an educated person, not everyone

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