'Questions that don't warrant a thread' Thread - Part 2

[eldorado]

Why do people write 'defiantly' when they mean 'definitely'?

I see it so often, it does my head in...

 

[Davo23]

Why do people write 'defiantly' when they mean 'definitely'?

I see it so often, it does my head in...

Your always right.

But I'm bias.

 

[Thaihawk]

Why do people write 'defiantly' when they mean 'definitely'?

I see it so often, it does my head in...

Then' instead of than, is one I can't live with, but it is used so much now, everywhere, that it will probably become acceptable grammar in a few years.

 

[cryptor]

All this things piss me of two!

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Why do people write 'defiantly' when they mean 'definitely'?

I see it so often, it does my head in...

Could it be blamed on auto-correct? Can't say I've actually seen it that much, but the 'bias' one, oh yes, that is everywhere!

What annoys me is people who refuse to use punctuation and capitalisation. Would it kill them to use a full stop once in a while? I'm sick of having to read their stream of consciousness posts three times before I am able to understand them.

 

[grumbleguts]

I can't believe could of, would of and should of are used without murder being committed.

I could have used could of but it would've been wrong.

 

[Bikefreak]

A friend going to Uni in W. A. once said that the lecturers were not too fussed with "spelling" and "grammar", just the content.
Well a few years have since gone by and I am thinking that some of these poor souls would be loose in the workforce by now.
p.s. I made the comment that I thought you would have well and truly learnt how to spell and punctuate by year 10.....apparently not.

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[Blaze Storm]

A friend going to Uni in W. A. once said that the lecturers were not too fussed with "spelling" and "grammar", just the content.
Well a few years have since gone by and I am thinking that some of these poor souls would be loose in the workforce by now.
p.s. I made the comment that I thought you would have well and truly learnt how to spell and punctuate by year 10.....apparently not.

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I mark university assignments (Uni Melbourne) and I am a spelling and grammar nazi. It amazes me- people who can't put a sentence together in the final years of their 6+ years of undergraduate studies.

 

[cryptor]

I mark university assignments (Uni Melbourne) and I am a spelling and grammar nazi. It amazes me- people who can't put a sentence together in the final years of their 6+ years of undergraduate studies.

Isn't 'Nazi' a proper noun?

 

[Blaze Storm]

Isn't 'Nazi' a proper noun?

Yes. However, I'm not sure if it is a proper noun when used in a generic sense. As it is an analogy of nazi-ism rather than refering to actual Nazi people, I would accept either upper or lower case. Also, technically speaking, you could say that it is a loan word from German, and therefore has whatever properties we assign it, since our grammar conventions are not the same.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Yes. However, I'm not sure if it is a proper noun when used in a generic sense. As it is an analogy of nazi-ism rather than refering to actual Nazi people, I would accept either upper or lower case. Also, technically speaking, you could say that it is a loan word from German, and therefore has whatever properties we assign it, since our grammar conventions are not the same.

Back in a ya box cryptor

 

[Davo23]

Yes. However, I'm not sure if it is a proper noun when used in a generic sense. As it is an analogy of nazi-ism rather than refering to actual Nazi people, I would accept either upper or lower case. Also, technically speaking, you could say that it is a loan word from German, and therefore has whatever properties we assign it, since our grammar conventions are not the same.

So you are a nazi Nazi ?

And "refering"?

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

So you are a nazi Nazi ?

And "refering"?

Why the extra space between the word and the question mark?

 

[Davo23]

Why the extra space between the word and the question mark?

Damn, put my foot in it!

This grammar stuff is too difficult.

 

[Thaihawk]

Isn't 'Nazi' a proper noun?

 

[Bikefreak]

You lot.

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[Blaze Storm]

Letz B onesd hear, sumtimes it dont mattre tho

 

[Blaze Storm]

So you are a nazi Nazi ?

And "refering"?

Yeah, or is it "Reefering". I.e. What the Prince Heritier does in his downtime at Melbourne?

 

[Procrastinator35]

SO....Has anyone else here been the victim of a disgraceful prejudice, which seems to be spreading among businesses & shops all over town?



And don't tell me I'm just being paranoid.

 

[Thaihawk]

Back in the fifties, about 5% of houses in Hawthorn had that sign on their gate or fence. Didn't have much effect then, so probably won't now.

 

[badgrill]

Who can recall the result of Rnd 22, 2010 vs Pies? its the Chooseday Night replay tonight ☺

 

[TheFourPillars]

Who can recall the result of Rnd 22, 2010 vs Pies? its the Chooseday Night replay tonight ☺

Beams had a shot for goal missed and we won the game by storming home in the last

 

[badgrill]

Jeez that Petersen goes alright.

 

[Blaze Storm]

SO....Has anyone else here been the victim of a disgraceful prejudice, which seems to be spreading among businesses & shops all over town?

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And don't tell me I'm just being paranoid.

My local milkbar owner used to be a Hawks supporter and had a sign that said "No salespeople, Hawkers only"

 

[beta_condition]

I was just looking through past trading periods and notice we traded pick 2012 for Shaun Renn, didn't he have 3 acl injuries before we landed him? bloody hell that must be our worst trade. Side note I guess it was destiny that we landed Burgoyne since he went at pick 12.