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and then you and Lasher reply to it like this, and then if Lasher wants to quote something else you do it like this: Quote:
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You certainly have the outre part down. I don't think I will take your advice about putting Lasher on ignore, I want to see how this plays out. Could get real entertaining.
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Did you mean outré?
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It must get lonely sitting there in front of your computer waiting for Lasher to make a mistake. Of course Lasher meant it the way you typed it, but He just hasn't typed enough to know the way to add the little doo-hickey above the last letter in the word "outre." Sorry you had trouble making out the word, old girl. Perhaps you should inform Fred of this catastrophic error.
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ctrl, alt and e pressed together. é
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[QUOTE=Alex Linder;967447]It's not just the spelling. It's the sound, the number of syllables, the comedic/artistic/literary purpose or effect aimed at, the connotations evoked, the simple sound of the thing. Proper spelling and grammar are for conventional words used conventionally. Neither demoronize or demoronicize is a "real" word therefore conventional rules hardly apply.
Oh, Alex, remember that it's "either/or" and "neither/nor." As in "Neither demoronize NOR demoronicize ..." |
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Poetry which isn't composed to be heard isn't poetry.
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I disagree. The "such as" refers to "individuals", which is in the "for" prepositional phrase. You wouldn't say: "for I to presume...", but rather, "for me to presume...".
However, "presumptive" is wrong (or rather, redundant). The word you want is "presumptuous".
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Disagree all you like, but you are wrong, since it is the individuals which takes the accusative case, not the words in the phrase qualifying individuals. One doesn't say such as me; one says such as I.
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737,000 google hits. sample link to newspaper column titled : "Hold pundits such as me more accountable" http://www.grandforksherald.com/even...97/group/home/
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To watch Americans argue over spelling and grammar is like watching the Special Olympics of the English language.
What most Americans do not realise is that their bastardised version of English is not used outside the borders of their country. May Noah Webster spend eternity with his testicles in a vice for having the arrogance (and ignorance) to attempt to change the spellings of both the English and Latin languages. Sadly, the education systems throughout the English-speaking world are now so pathetically inadequate that most people have no idea how to write the language correctly. I have spent most of the past 33 years as a newspaper and magazine sub-editor. I have yet to encounter the journalism graduate who can write the language correctly. Literacy is not a requirement for a pass in the journalism degree course, apparently. PS: George is correct about the use of me and I. Although it sounds coarse, it would be correct to say 'my wife and me', rather than 'my wife and I'. The use of I in that context became part of the language during the 1800s because it was an affectation of Queen Victoria. The social elite of the British Empire copied the Queen and the cancer spread from there. Last edited by Derrick MacThomas; March 31st, 2009 at 12:13 AM. |
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No. It would be "such as me" if he had introduced commas between individuals and to, making it "... but for individuals, such as (for) you or me, to presume ..."
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wtf? you need some backup for your whacko theories, link to what the fuck you are talking about or else shut the fuck up. I gave you 737,000 examples, including titles of newspaper columns.
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Appeal to the masses?
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stfu dickhead. I always crush you when we debate your silly challenges, why should this time be any different.
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