Author Topic: Ack! (Read 4449 times)

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.

Porter · « **Reply #1 on:** November 30, 2005, 02:13:16 PM »

Mr. Anderson · « **Reply #2 on:** November 30, 2005, 02:17:44 PM »

*slaps knee*

Thanks. I needed a laugh today.

pooka · « **Reply #3 on:** November 30, 2005, 02:59:19 PM »

With Annie gone and me out of commission, who stands between Hatrack and the barbarians?

Brinestone · « **Reply #4 on:** November 30, 2005, 03:02:19 PM »

Jon Boy? *hopes*

pooka · « **Reply #5 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.

kojabu · « **Reply #6 on:** November 30, 2005, 04:45:42 PM »

Which forums?

Teshi · « **Reply #7 on:** November 30, 2005, 05:43:30 PM »

Don't you mean "forum's"?

*ducks*

kojabu · « **Reply #8 on:** November 30, 2005, 07:08:28 PM »

Oh man, I can't believe I made that mistake!

Brinestone · « **Reply #9 on:** November 30, 2005, 08:55:12 PM »

Oh, sorry. These were all on the 'Rack.

Teshi · « **Reply #10 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!)

Mr. Anderson · « **Reply #11 on:** November 30, 2005, 09:15:34 PM »

I'm hoping kojabu's post was sarcastic.

Jonathon · « **Reply #12 on:** November 30, 2005, 09:27:37 PM »

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

Teshi · « **Reply #13 on:** November 30, 2005, 09:40:16 PM »

Porter · « **Reply #14 on:** November 30, 2005, 09:42:08 PM »

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

*resists*

Ela · « **Reply #15 on:** November 30, 2005, 10:28:31 PM »

The forum grammer fairy knows it's place.

(No, that's not referring to any of you!

)

Noemon · « **Reply #16 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.

kojabu · « **Reply #17 on:** December 01, 2005, 05:50:41 AM »

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I'm hoping kojabu's post was sarcastic.

It was.

Teshi · « **Reply #18 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?

Mr. Anderson · « **Reply #19 on:** December 01, 2005, 09:03:48 AM »

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The forum grammer fairy knows it's place.

Where's the forum spelling fairy when you need it?

Ela · « **Reply #20 on:** December 01, 2005, 10:14:20 AM »

Cleerly, the grammer speling faery don't know how to spel.

Porter · « **Reply #21 on:** December 01, 2005, 10:15:10 AM »

I would soooooo support standardized spelling rules for English.

Jonathon · « **Reply #22 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?

Ela · « **Reply #23 on:** December 01, 2005, 10:22:30 AM »

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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?

Porter · « **Reply #24 on:** December 01, 2005, 10:25:05 AM »

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