22 May 06
Originally posted by Conrau KWhat you said about "and" is that the grammar is correct if the meaning can be understood. Teenagers who use 733+5p34k understand each other just fine.
I don't know how many times I have said this. I'll put in capiral letters so that it might have an impact. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH OTHER PEOPLE MAKING MISTAKES WITH THEIR GRAMMAR, I DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE ODD SPELLING ERROR. My complaint was at people who cannot articulate their thoughts, who purposefully diminish their vocabulary, who cannot communicate thei ...[text shortened]... he word "and" is correct. You just can't acknowledge that fact that you were wrong.
22 May 06
Originally posted by ivanhoeSchiller's books are full of errors, and much of what he gets correct was plagiarized by one of his pupils. His website is worse.
Let us listen to a wise man, a chessplayer, Eric Schiller:
http://www.ericschiller.com/ling/papers/myths/myth_idx.htm
http://www.ericschiller.com/ling/papers/how_to_annoy_your_english_teacher!.htm
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22 May 06
Originally posted by ivangriceSo what? its an error, it can still be understood. All I did was omit a word, that tends to happen over long posts when I accidentally hit the delete button without retyping the word or yes, as I make a mistake (gasp!). Such an error has never happened in a single essay I've written.
Read slowly (you probably do anyway, with your lips moving and your face screwed up in intense concentration). Does your sentence (that's sentence) make sense?
It's still beside the point. I wasn't commenting on ommissions in posts, but on a generica lapse in literature.
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22 May 06
Originally posted by ivangriceI ommitted the word "language". Thankyou for pointing that out. Now go back to sleep.
Hmmm. Is what changing for the worse? It doesn't grammatically make sense.
You are complaining that someone hasn't acknowledged he was wrong. How do you spell 'grammar' again?
'Grammar' is still spelt 'grammer' is my text book. As I have said before, we live in different countries. It is certainly lucky that I wasn't commenting on spelling errors and idioms and dialects in this thread, then what you have said so far might be relevant.
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22 May 06
Originally posted by ivangriceThis is not an error. It would be in formal writing but this site does allow for informal language - except "spamming, flaming or excessively offensive language".
Spot the grammatical error here. Clue: remember you started the sentence with 'While'.
You are a fool.
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22 May 06
Originally posted by AThousandYoungThat is true. However, teenagers language limits what can be understood. Try articulating, in digits only, the meaning of the word "evolution" 😛. While a teenagers language is economical and saves money per text message, formal language should not be curtailed as a result.
What you said about "and" is that the grammar is correct if the meaning can be understood. Teenagers who use 733+5p34k understand each other just fine.
22 May 06
Originally posted by Conrau KOh, for crying out loud. It's 'grammar' in *every* text book ever written. Please do admit when you are wrong. You might find that people respect your views more when you're not obstinately defending an untenable position.
I ommitted the word "language". Thankyou for pointing that out. Now go back to sleep.
'Grammar' is still spelt 'grammer' is my text book. As I have said before, we live in different countries. It is certainly lucky that I wasn't commenting on spelling errors and idioms and dialects in this thread, then what you have said so far might be relevant.
22 May 06
Originally posted by Conrau KTry doing a Google search for "grammer" and see what you come up with. No one uses that spelling except you. What are the title and author of your textbook?
I ommitted the word "language". Thankyou for pointing that out. Now go back to sleep.
'Grammar' is still spelt 'grammer' is my text book. As I have said before, we live in different countries. It is certainly lucky that I wasn't commenting on spelling errors and idioms and dialects in this thread, then what you have said so far might be relevant.
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23 May 06
Originally posted by ivangriceIt wouldn't matter if I were wrong. It wasn't commenting on erroneous spelling but just for your information, my text book says "grammer".
Oh, for crying out loud. It's 'grammar' in *every* text book ever written. Please do admit when you are wrong. You might find that people respect your views more when you're not obstinately defending an untenable position.
23 May 06
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Originally posted by Conrau KI think his point was that there should have been two clauses in your sentence. Your sentence was unfinished.
Apparently the error was using the word "while" at the beginning of the sentance - you hinted so yourself. This is not an error.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/While
PS: I have never seen the word grammar spelt "grammer"; actually my 13-year-old pupils sometimes use that spelling but then again they ain't talkin' propa.
24 May 06
Originally posted by Conrau KBut only a few posts ago you were bitching about AThousandYoung not admitting he was wrong - I quote: "Also, what I said about the word "and" is correct. You just can't acknowledge that fact that you were wrong."
It wouldn't matter if I were wrong. It wasn't commenting on erroneous spelling but just for your information, my text book says "grammer".
If your text book states 'grammer' no wonder your English is so poor! You're a victim of poor schooling. As, perhaps, are the young people today of whom you're so dismissive. Perhaps you have more in common with them than you thought?