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Re: Words and Grammar and Stuff
« Reply #260 on: February 04, 2009, 07:24:46 PM »
stupid english
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Re: Words and Grammar and Stuff
« Reply #261 on: February 05, 2009, 12:20:05 AM »
"We didn't clean the hamster's cage, the hamster's cage cleaned us!"

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Re: Words and Grammar and Stuff
« Reply #262 on: February 05, 2009, 10:53:33 AM »
Thanks, Sam :)

Re. 'their': I think it's becoming acceptable - The Guardian has taken to using it that way.

so is they as singular also acceptable?

Unofficially, perhap. But, basically, yes.

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Re: Words and Grammar and Stuff
« Reply #263 on: February 05, 2009, 07:42:41 PM »
stupid english

The language or the people of England?

Either way, shut yo mouth!
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Re: Words and Grammar and Stuff
« Reply #264 on: February 05, 2009, 08:00:26 PM »
stupid english

The language or the people of England?

Either way, shut yo mouth!

yeah, i thought i was being clever that way.

what happened to this whoring plan, mate?
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Re: Words and Grammar and Stuff
« Reply #265 on: February 05, 2009, 09:24:53 PM »
stupid english

The language or the people of England?

Either way, shut yo mouth!

yeah, i thought i was being clever that way.

what happened to this whoring plan, mate?

5,000!!!!
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Re: Words and Grammar and Stuff
« Reply #266 on: February 06, 2009, 02:49:11 AM »
cheers
matt,

Your punctuation here really made me smile.  :)  It also made me think, "Poor, matt, he could really use a weekend away from homework, but alas..."

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Re: Words and Grammar and Stuff
« Reply #267 on: February 06, 2009, 02:58:27 AM »
cheers
matt,

Your punctuation here really made me smile. 


I often use that punctuation to sign off emails. I don't know why. It's like my think, you know like how k.d. lang uses all lowercase? I'm cool like that.

It also made me think, "Poor, matt, he could really use a weekend away from homework, but alas..."

Indeed I do need a weekend away from the homework. I've come to realize that grad school is a lot harder than that BA nonsense. Who knew? 

Lately I've been thinking that I should drop out and go back to the video store, but then I say to myself "No Matt, these urbans need planning".  ;)
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Re: Words and Grammar and Stuff
« Reply #268 on: February 06, 2009, 03:13:05 AM »
I often use that punctuation to sign off emails. I don't know why. It's like my think, you know like how k.d. lang uses all lowercase? I'm cool like that.

Nice.  I like my version, too, where your brain was just on a five-second delay, like, damn, I know a comma goes here somewhere... wait for it... wait for it.... now!  Nailed it!

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Re: Words and Grammar and Stuff
« Reply #269 on: February 06, 2009, 03:18:07 AM »
I know a comma goes here somewhere... wait for it... wait for it.... now!  Nailed it!

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