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Started by Hickory, January 28, 2015, 01:14:17 PM

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Jetthebinturong

#30
February 18, 2015, 11:55:49 PM
But that's not correct grammar, "It's" means "It is", "Its" is the possessive
"In the meantime, no one should roam the camp alone. Use the buddy system."
"Understood." Will looked at Nico. "Will you be my buddy?"
"You're a dork," Nico announced.
~ The Hidden Oracle, Rick Riordan

Skyblade

#31
February 18, 2015, 11:58:45 PM
SAT Grammar, Tip 1 ;D

When things can't be counted, use less. When they can be counted, use fewer.
Example: Now I have less salsa, but fewer tortilla chips.

Use many when things can be counted and much if they cannot.
Example: Why are so many people using too much glitter?

Use number when things can be counted and amount when they cannot.
Example: There's a large number of wolves here, so we better get a large amount of meat.

EDIT: Sorry, made a mistake and fixed it!

Thanks, MatthiasMan, for the avatar!

HeadInAnotherGalaxy

#32
February 19, 2015, 12:31:58 AM
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on February 18, 2015, 11:55:49 PM
But that's not correct grammar, "It's" means "It is", "Its" is the possessive

Zae zen ye zhould zay moice, Gooze, Geeze, Meece, eh?...
NARDOLE; You are completely out of your mind!
DOCTOR: How is that news to anyone?

"I am Yomin Carr, the harbinger of doom. I am the beginning of the end of your people!" -Yomin Carr

-Sometime later, the second mate was unexpectedly rescued by the subplot, which had been trailing a bit behind the boat (and the plot). The whole story moved along.

Jetthebinturong

#33
February 19, 2015, 12:56:30 AM
...What?
"In the meantime, no one should roam the camp alone. Use the buddy system."
"Understood." Will looked at Nico. "Will you be my buddy?"
"You're a dork," Nico announced.
~ The Hidden Oracle, Rick Riordan

Izeroth

#34
February 19, 2015, 05:51:43 AM
 Don't question english grammar. That's like trying to question the law of gravity.

Hickory

#35
February 19, 2015, 03:03:15 PM
Agreed. ;D
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

Skyblade

#36
February 21, 2015, 03:36:05 AM
Is slang true English? :o

Thanks, MatthiasMan, for the avatar!

Jukka the Sling

#37
February 21, 2015, 03:38:41 AM
Quote from: Izeroth on February 19, 2015, 05:51:43 AM
Don't question english grammar. That's like trying to question the law of gravity.
:o You didn't capitalize 'English'!
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." ~J.R.R. Tolkien

Mhera

#38
February 21, 2015, 04:04:01 AM
Help me out, Grammer Nazis...

Quote from: Religious Q&AFor Roman Catholics, what exactly is Lent and Ash Wednesday?

Should I have used are instead of is in this sentence?

Wylder Treejumper

#39
February 21, 2015, 04:10:42 AM
That would have been correct, yes.
"'Tis the business of small minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death."
-Thomas Paine

"Integrity and firmness is all I can promise; these, be the voyage long or short, shall never forsake me although I may be deserted by all men."
-George Washington

Courage: Not only the willingness to die manfully, but also the determination to live decently.

Mhera

#40
February 21, 2015, 05:06:18 AM
Ah, thank you.

MeadowR

#41
February 21, 2015, 06:29:39 PM
Quote from: Jukka the Sling on February 21, 2015, 03:38:41 AM
Quote from: Izeroth on February 19, 2015, 05:51:43 AM
Don't question english grammar. That's like trying to question the law of gravity.
:o You didn't capitalize 'English'!

I was going to pick up on that, too. :p
~*Meadow*~

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Cornflower MM

#42
February 21, 2015, 09:01:45 PM
Quote from: MeadowRabbit on February 21, 2015, 06:29:39 PM
Quote from: Jukka the Sling on February 21, 2015, 03:38:41 AM
Quote from: Izeroth on February 19, 2015, 05:51:43 AM
Don't question english grammar. That's like trying to question the law of gravity.
:o You didn't capitalize 'English'!

I was going to pick up on that, too. :p

So was I, actually.

MeadowR

#43
February 22, 2015, 05:13:52 PM Last Edit: February 22, 2015, 05:15:25 PM by MeadowRabbit
It bothers me when people write (for example) 80's, when it's more accurately '80s, because it's the 19 at the front that is being chopped away to allow for the apostrophe. Plus, it's not as if you write 'eighty's'!

Or avoid the worry and just put '1980s'. :P
~*Meadow*~

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Cornflower MM

#44
February 23, 2015, 01:22:47 AM
Quote from: MeadowRabbit on February 22, 2015, 05:13:52 PM
It bothers me when people write (for example) 80's, when it's more accurately '80s, because it's the 19 at the front that is being chopped away to allow for the apostrophe. Plus, it's not as if you write 'eighty's'!

Or avoid the worry and just put '1980s'. :P

I seriously just stared at that going, 'Wait, what>? Oh, yeah.' I really need to work on NOT skimming what I read.
Okay, that's creepy. My dad just walked back inside saying 'You really need to watch those eighties.'
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