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Originally posted by jerZ07002 I didn't edit anything. Anyway, you said "was writing." "Was writing" describes the action of writing in the past. And, a person can not have done something potentially in the past. The possibility to which potentially refers has already played itself out and has been determined. It just makes no sense at all to say something potentially occurred, as in 'was potentially writing.' It isn't even correct to say 'potentially write' because the verb 'write' is decribing the current action of writing. If the action is currently happening, the possiblity of writing has already been determined. It would be correct, however, to say 'will potentially write.' You're right, it's not important; however, I'm bored and you were previously caviling one of my posts about whether something was quoted.

another example of mistakes trancer makes due to lack of education, tsk tsk.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN another example of mistakes trancer makes due to lack of education, tsk tsk.

which wouldn't be so bad if he wasn't incorrigible. I can't remember seeing a post in which he admitted an error (rather george bush like).

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 which wouldn't be so bad if he wasn't incorrigible. I can't remember seeing a post in which he admitted an error (rather george bush like).

ive been here a long time, and ive never seen it. he hasn't changed his opinion one iota. he has been soundly thrashed by lawyers and economists re law and economics, but he doesn't seem to notice/care. just copy-paste his next piece of "knowledge" without any reflection.

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 I didn't edit anything. Anyway, you said "was writing." "Was writing" describes the action of writing in the past. And, a person can not have done something potentially in the past. The possibility to which potentially refers has already played itself out and has been determined. It just makes no sense at all to say something potentially occurred, as in 'was potentially writing.' It isn't even correct to say 'potentially write' because the verb 'write' is decribing the current action of writing. If the action is currently happening, the possiblity of writing has already been determined. It would be correct, however, to say 'will potentially write.' You're right, it's not important; however, I'm bored and you were previously caviling one of my posts about whether something was quoted.

Yesterday my friend was worrying about the possibility that martial law was going to be declared if the bailout vote didn't go through but thankfully that never happened.

It's weird that you're so eager to focus on the trivial while neglecting that which is truly important but then again my intuition did initially tell me that you were just another troll coming to infect this board so perhaps I should have just kept you on ignore.

To be honest, I'm starting to regret that I ever took you off of it.

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Originally posted by Trancer-X Yesterday my friend was worrying about the possibility that martial law was going to be declared if the bailout vote didn't go through but thankfully that never happened. It's weird that you're so eager to focus on the trivial while neglecting that which is truly important but then again my intuition did initially tell me that you were just another troll coming to infect this board so perhaps I should have just kept you on ignore. To be honest, I'm starting to regret that I ever took you off of it.

...and the usual response to people that disagree with him. if there's one thing you can't take away from trancer, its his consistency!

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My superior intellect recognizes that you possess an inferior intellect, therefore it is above me to even read your posts. I shall therefore stick my nose in the air and a finger in my arse every time that I see you have posted.

/Trancer

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jeez--I was just fucking with him when I brought it up to begin with! Doesn't anybody have a sense of humor anymore?

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Originally posted by Shakka jeez--I was just fucking with him when I brought it up to begin with! Doesn't anybody have a sense of humor anymore?

They don't like what I say but yet they have nothing better to do with their lives than hang on to my every word. lol

It's actually pretty funny if you ask me.

It's also quite obvious that they never debate via rational discourse.

It's always ad hominem, ad hominem, ad hominem.

They couldn't debate themselves out of a wet paper bag so instead they personally attack with nothing but logical fallacies.

It's kind of funny that all of a sudden everyone wants to listen to Ron Paul.

From http://finance.yahoo.com

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Originally posted by Trancer-X They don't like what I say but yet they have nothing better to do with their lives than hang on to my every word. lol It's actually pretty funny if you ask me. It's also quite obvious that they never debate via rational discourse. It's always ad hominem, ad hominem, ad hominem. They couldn't debate themselves out of a wet paper bag so instead they personally attack with nothing but logical fallacies.

Not once did I attack you personally. I question your logic.

You know who else can't tolerate criticism? Left and right wing extremists...

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 yeah - that's what i wrote, but that's not what you originally wrote. You wrote that he 'was potentially writing'. Potentially modified the word 'writing' in your post, it did not describe what he was writing. you see how potentially is between 'was' and 'writing'? Its location in the middle of the verb causes it to modify the verb.

You need a personal lesson in Jainism.