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Post by: Brinestone on November 30, 2005, 02:10:03 PM: There have been three thread title's in the past two day's that have used apostrophe's to form plural's. I hate to be a Nazi about these thing's, but this is one that really makes me cringe. I was *this* close to posting a public service announcement explaining the correct usage of apostrophe's and their non-relationship in general with pluralization. But then I decided that would be mean.

Rather than be mean, I've decided to opt for passive-aggressive gossip.
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Post by: Porter on November 30, 2005, 02:13:16 PM: :lol:
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Post by: Mr. Anderson on November 30, 2005, 02:17:44 PM: *slaps knee*

Thanks. I needed a laugh today. :)
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Post by: pooka on November 30, 2005, 02:59:19 PM: With Annie gone and me out of commission, who stands between Hatrack and the barbarians?
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Post by: Brinestone on November 30, 2005, 03:02:19 PM: Jon Boy? *hopes*
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Post by: pooka on November 30, 2005, 03:08:40 PM: I remember the good old days, when you had to stand in line to correct someone's spelling or grammar.
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Post by: kojabu on November 30, 2005, 04:45:42 PM: Which forums?
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Post by: Teshi on November 30, 2005, 05:43:30 PM: Don't you mean "forum's"?

*ducks*
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Post by: kojabu on November 30, 2005, 07:08:28 PM: Oh man, I can't believe I made that mistake!
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Post by: Brinestone on November 30, 2005, 08:55:12 PM: Oh, sorry. These were all on the 'Rack.
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Post by: Teshi on November 30, 2005, 09:14:13 PM: Kojabu. You didn't. You did it right.

I was being facetious.

And I just like saying that word. Facetious. Faaa ceee tiiiouss...

(It's DECEMBER!)
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Post by: Mr. Anderson on November 30, 2005, 09:15:34 PM: I'm hoping kojabu's post was sarcastic.
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Post by: Jonathon on November 30, 2005, 09:27:37 PM: Sooner or later, this forum is going to max out on hyperliteralness.
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Post by: Teshi on November 30, 2005, 09:40:16 PM: <insert reply taking Jon Boy literally>
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Post by: Porter on November 30, 2005, 09:42:08 PM: Quote
Sooner or later, this forum is going to max out on hyperliteralness.
*resists*
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Post by: Ela on November 30, 2005, 10:28:31 PM: The forum grammer fairy knows it's place. :tongue:

(No, that's not referring to any of you! :lol: )
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Post by: Noemon on December 01, 2005, 05:38:51 AM: Yeah Ela, I've been having to almost physically restrain myself from making that post myself. I cringe every time I see one of those threads on the main page. I'm not sure why that mistake stands out to me so much more than others do, but it doe's.
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Post by: kojabu on December 01, 2005, 05:50:41 AM: Quote
I'm hoping kojabu's post was sarcastic.
It was.
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Post by: Teshi on December 01, 2005, 09:03:38 AM: Heh heh.

I suppose it's me being hyperliteral...

Although you said without any expression at all. How am I supposed to know?

;)
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Post by: Mr. Anderson on December 01, 2005, 09:03:48 AM: Quote
The forum grammer fairy knows it's place.
Where's the forum spelling fairy when you need it?
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Post by: Ela on December 01, 2005, 10:14:20 AM: Cleerly, the grammer speling faery don't know how to spel. :lol:
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Post by: Porter on December 01, 2005, 10:15:10 AM: I would soooooo support standardized spelling rules for English.
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Post by: Jonathon on December 01, 2005, 10:21:40 AM: I would if it weren't so problematic.

1. Whose dialect gets to be the worldwide standard?
2. How do you teach people the new system?
3. What do you do about everything written the old way?
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Post by: Ela on December 01, 2005, 10:22:30 AM: Quote

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The forum grammer fairy knows it's place.
Where's the forum spelling fairy when you need it?
By the way, just to be serious for a moment, you are aware that I deliberately misspelled the word grammar, right?
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Post by: Porter on December 01, 2005, 10:25:05 AM: Quote
Sooner or later, this forum is going to max out on hyperliteralness.
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Post by: Ela on December 01, 2005, 10:27:57 AM: Quote

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Sooner or later, this forum is going to max out on hyperliteralness.

Was that aimed at me? :o :whistling:
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Post by: Mr. Anderson on December 01, 2005, 11:05:31 AM: Me, I think.
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Post by: kojabu on December 01, 2005, 12:14:26 PM: Quote
Although you said without any expression at all. How am I supposed to know?

;)
Heh, the expression was in my head when I wrote it. Guess that means you can't read my mind, eh?
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Post by: Jonathon on December 01, 2005, 12:52:37 PM: Quote

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Sooner or later, this forum is going to max out on hyperliteralness.
Was that aimed at me? :o :whistling:
It was aimed at all of you. :pirate:
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Post by: Teshi on December 01, 2005, 01:57:19 PM: :cry:
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Post by: Ela on December 01, 2005, 10:43:28 PM: :cry: :cry:
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Post by: sarcasticmuppet on December 01, 2005, 11:54:50 PM: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: (http://www.mugglenet.com)
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Post by: kojabu on December 02, 2005, 05:20:19 AM: Nice, muppet. ;)