Author Topic: Quotes from work (Read 192090 times)

Jonathon · « **Reply #650 on:** June 13, 2010, 01:50:00 PM »

I seem to remember the same thing happening on Sake when it moved to SMF.

rivka · « **Reply #651 on:** June 13, 2010, 01:56:19 PM »

Yup. It's because "size = x" has VERY different things in the two. Expect all "tiny" text in old posts to have the same issue.

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #652 on:** June 13, 2010, 05:19:49 PM »

Really? It's not huge to me... and I'm using Firefox

Neutros the Radioactive Dragon · « **Reply #653 on:** June 13, 2010, 05:28:59 PM »

I was when I was using FF. And it's fixed now.

Jonathon · « **Reply #654 on:** June 13, 2010, 06:12:42 PM »

Quote from: Annie Subjunctive on June 13, 2010, 05:19:49 PM

Really? It's not huge to me... and I'm using Firefox

That's because I already fixed it.

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #655 on:** June 14, 2010, 06:04:26 PM »

My American coworker (the American American one) just read aloud some news to me - "Looks like Iran's sending aid ships to Gaza."

(at least he and I have some political common ground - this was one of them we discovered)

"Oh man," I replied.

"Yeah, glad I'm in Taiwan," he said.

"Far away from any sort of political turmoil?" I giggled.

"Yeah," he said matter-of-factly. "All I have to worry about is China, I guess."

It took a few minutes to realize that I was being dark humorish but he wasn't.

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #656 on:** June 16, 2010, 09:10:21 PM »

"What is something you hope? Why?"

"I hope to be a good drummer. Because play drum can make me more handsome."

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"How would you explain to a friend who asked 'What is salsa music?'"

"hoot music."

Neutros the Radioactive Dragon · « **Reply #657 on:** June 16, 2010, 09:14:39 PM »

You know, that's what all the chicks say about drummers. And guitarists. And vocalists. Stupid drummers. Stupid guitarists and vocalists. Stupid.

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #658 on:** June 16, 2010, 10:31:27 PM »

Sorry - one more. It's actually very well-written. The last sentence is what's cute -

"Young people like listening to music that are different rhythms playing at different tempos. The roots of classic music are very diverse and some of people like listening to classic music. Many people play different genres of music from their mind."

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #659 on:** June 22, 2010, 10:24:57 PM »

Only because they're cute sweethearts:

How would your life change if you were deaf?

If I were deaf, my life will turn more dare. I will meet the challenge, and figure out them one by one. First, I will learn finger language and communication is not a obstructing.

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #660 on:** June 22, 2010, 10:27:30 PM »

Would you rather be deaf or blind? Why?

I would rather be blind. Eyes can't see anything. But my hears can listen to all of voice.

dkw · « **Reply #661 on:** June 27, 2010, 06:31:59 PM »

The prof I edit for uses "one" as a reflexive pronoun. At least once per manuscript, in addition to changing it, I put a comment on the fact that it is an indefinite pronoun and can't be used that way, but he keeps doing it.

Scott R · « **Reply #662 on:** June 28, 2010, 04:19:09 AM »

dkw, people tend to ignore my helpful edits, too.

dkw · « **Reply #663 on:** June 28, 2010, 09:21:36 AM »

It's not quite that bad, he always accepts the change. It just frustrates me that he doesn't remember when he writes the next thing.

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #664 on:** June 28, 2010, 08:01:13 PM »

What is the place like?
Many ice cover the world but not many.

What is it like when he goes down into the crevasse?
There is very beautiful like a heave.

Why does he say "the world isn't supposed to look like this?" (1:55)
Because the world isn't supposed to look like this.

Jonathon · « **Reply #665 on:** June 29, 2010, 01:09:05 PM »

Quote from: dkw on June 27, 2010, 06:31:59 PM

The prof I edit for uses "one" as a reflexive pronoun. At least once per manuscript, in addition to changing it, I put a comment on the fact that it is an indefinite pronoun and can't be used that way, but he keeps doing it.

Any chance he's just accepting all your changes without actually looking at them?

dkw · « **Reply #666 on:** June 29, 2010, 02:34:21 PM »

Probably. I hope he does read the comments, though.

Having thought more about it, it's possible that he had already written this manuscript by the time he got my comments on the last one. The man churns out books like they were grocery lists.

Jonathon · « **Reply #667 on:** July 08, 2010, 02:20:54 PM »

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In an 1845 letter written from Great Britain to his father, Aphek, he commented on his commitment to Mormonism.

Brinestone · « **Reply #668 on:** July 08, 2010, 04:24:31 PM »

"Great Britain, I am your father."

Jonathon · « **Reply #669 on:** July 09, 2010, 11:32:57 AM »

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Johnson became a member of the Council on 26 March and may have been the only meeting he attended with Woodruff, so it plausible that Woodruff simply forgot Johnson was present on that occasion or he may have believed he was dead.

There are just so many things wrong here.

rivka · « **Reply #670 on:** July 09, 2010, 12:37:18 PM »

Good golly.

Jonathon · « **Reply #671 on:** July 09, 2010, 12:44:34 PM »

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During the Prophet's ministry, the Holy Order met semi-regularly for special prayer meetings, discuss doctrine and revelations and to initiate additional members into that Holy Order.

Again: so many things wrong here. And can anyone explain to me just how often "semi-regularly" is?

rivka · « **Reply #672 on:** July 09, 2010, 12:54:10 PM »

Somewhere between regularly and irregularly.

More fiber might help.

Jonathon · « **Reply #673 on:** July 09, 2010, 02:14:22 PM »

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Wilford Woodruff was personally involved, not as a detached observer, but as a participant, both as an actor in the event deeply affected by the events

Kill me now.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #674 on:** July 09, 2010, 02:23:20 PM »

::kills Jonathon::