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Re: Round 2 versus the Saints. [Merged]
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Re: Commas in grammar
What can be more frustrating is how some people correct others grammar and punctuation to show how much smarter they are than everyone else. That and not being able to comprehend that this board is for footy related topics
What can be more frustrating is how some people correct others grammar and punctuation to show how much smarter they are than everyone else. That and not being able to comprehend that this board is for footy related topics
tigertime2 said:
No it's not just you. Correct grammar across the board has deteriorated with the introduction of 'smart' phones.
Not much point in getting hung up on it though, it's here to stay. So long as I understand a post, I could care less.
GoodOne said:
It confuses a lot of people, most probably because it is a hybrid language, rather than being homogeneous.
The best insight into the English language that I've seen was Melvyn Bragg's The Adventure of English (2002, ITV).
Many of our common use words come from German, Nordic, Flemish & Latin roots.
Not to worry, the English language is fluid and constantly changing.
Read original Shakespeare and see how much our language has changed.
And, it will continue to change in the future.
Punctuation is important.
A panda walks into a café. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and proceeds to fire it at the other patrons.
"Why?" asks the confused, surviving waiter amidst the carnage, as the panda makes towards the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.
"Well, I'm a panda," he says, at the door. "Look it up."
The waiter turns to the relevant entry in the manual and, sure enough, finds an explanation. "Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."
From Eats, Shoots & Leaves. 'ood book.
A panda walks into a café. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and proceeds to fire it at the other patrons.
"Why?" asks the confused, surviving waiter amidst the carnage, as the panda makes towards the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.
"Well, I'm a panda," he says, at the door. "Look it up."
The waiter turns to the relevant entry in the manual and, sure enough, finds an explanation. "Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."
From Eats, Shoots & Leaves. 'ood book.
Re: Commas in grammar
Your "others" there needs an apostrophe, but I'm not sure whether it should be before or after the "s".
bowden4president said:
Your "others" there needs an apostrophe, but I'm not sure whether it should be before or after the "s".
Re: Commas in grammar
Well spotted.
If B4P is referring to others as in a singular other, then it should be other's.
However, if B4P is referring to others in the plural, as in many others, then it should be others'.
23.21.159 said:Your "others" there needs an apostrophe, but I'm not sure whether it should be before or after the "s".
Well spotted.
If B4P is referring to others as in a singular other, then it should be other's.
However, if B4P is referring to others in the plural, as in many others, then it should be others'.
Re: Commas in grammar
Not necessarily.
Examine it closely - Commas in grammar
It contains a subject, a preposition and object, but no verb.
Is it a sentence?
It may be a subject without a predicate, maybe not a sentence at all.
Therefore, it may not need a full stop.
Tigers of Old said:
Not necessarily.
Examine it closely - Commas in grammar
It contains a subject, a preposition and object, but no verb.
Is it a sentence?
It may be a subject without a predicate, maybe not a sentence at all.
Therefore, it may not need a full stop.
Re: Pre game banner "tifo" (Amazing scene)
Our home, Our pride, This is Tigerland
Tiger pride! Tiger passion! Tiger army!
Our road is loud and proud, "Tiger Army"
My goodness, this looks more like a problem from a NAPLAN test.
Which one of these is punctuated correctly?
Our home, Our pride, This is Tigerland
Tiger pride! Tiger passion! Tiger army!
Our road is loud and proud, "Tiger Army"
My goodness, this looks more like a problem from a NAPLAN test.
Which one of these is punctuated correctly?
