[solaris]

http://www.aom3.org/forum/47203-post1143.html


When I gave you this assignment I kinda hoped that you wouldn't remember this one*, which I agree should be 'extraordinary' instead of 'extraordinarily'

I was still at school, when I made this post - and therefore nowhere near my xxxxxx - English dictionary, which I surely would have consulted, if I had been at home

I actually thought both words looked kinda 'dodgy' at the time - but when I got around to reading my post again later that night, I didn't bother to replace the two words Mostly because I find that the 'Last edited by...'-message looks equally sloppy (now, how sick and twisted is that?)


*I remembered it myself EVEN before I gave you the assignment...

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by solaris

http://www.aom3.org/forum/47203-post1143.html


When I gave you this assignment I kinda hoped that you wouldn't remember this one*, which I agree should be 'extraordinary' instead of 'extraordinarily'

I was still at school, when I made this post - and therefore nowhere near my xxxxxx - English dictionary, which I surely would have consulted, if I had been at home

I actually thought both words looked kinda 'dodgy' at the time - but when I got around to reading my post again later that night, I didn't bother to replace the two words Mostly because I find that the 'Last edited by...'-message looks equally sloppy (now, how sick and twisted is that?)


*I remembered it myself EVEN before I gave you the assignment...

You are too funny, Dreamy That's what I like you so much

[vikulenka]

http://www.aom3.org/forum/1549-post604.html

[solaris]

http://www.aom3.org/forum/47013-post78.html


Dang, my old Achilles' Heel: To spend

I thought I had eliminated any wrong use of this stupid verb

I actually remember thinking whether to use spend or spent in this very post (this was not long ago, remember?) - but I quickly opted for the first mentioned (maybe because the word 'spend' ends with an e in both the past tense and in the infinitive in my own language


So you did find two grammatical errors, Princess - but I'm pretty sure that I've made no more than 100 (all in all) in nearly 8,000* posts )

And when it comes to my PM's (or PMs)(see, an abbreviation again, so you can use both alternatives in plural), I might be 1‰ less concentrated in my writing - but NEVER sloppy


*Yes, 8,000

[solaris]

Originally Posted by vikulenka

http://www.aom3.org/forum/1549-post604.html

And I'm an even more fanatic grammar nazi, when it comes to my own native tongue Believe it or not, Princess...

[gluteus maximus]

Originally Posted by solaris

It's not CD's either because you can write both CDs and CD's in plural

I'm sorry, solaris, but I can't let that go unchallenged. CD's is a clear example of the "greengrocers' apostrophe" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostro...27_apostrophes . The fact that it's common doesn't make it right.

Surely you can't believe that the following sentence is correct:
"If you happen to own some especially important and rare CD's, you might choose to refer to those CD's' importance and rarity."

Check out the Apostrophe Protection Society if you still don't believe me

gm

[perrin]

wow... who knew that a early morning grammar failure would generate so many posts. I don't know whether to keep the bad grammar flowing or paste everything into Word before posting to keep the grammar nazi at bay...

[solaris]

Originally Posted by perrin

Very quite on the boards this evening. A little too quite. Then again, I am one of the few screwballs up at this hour.

Me & my homies (below) will just have to sit here and have a chat.


Our Conversation

Ok.. I lied... passing out now

The grammar nazi* goes berserk


Very quiet on the boards this evening. A little too quiet. Then again, I am one of the few screw balls up at this hour.

My 'homies' (below) and I will just have to sit here and have a chat.



Our Conversation

OK.. I lied... passing out now


* The word 'Nazi' should be written with a capital N, if we were to write about Germany (1933-1945) - but we're not...


P.S. AND the 'Its' in the thread title should be 'It's'

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by gluteus maximus

I'm sorry, solaris, but I can't let that go unchallenged. CD's is a clear example of the "greengrocers' apostrophe" - Apostrophe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . The fact that it's common doesn't make it right.

Surely you can't believe that the following sentence is correct:
"If you happen to own some especially important and rare CD's, you might choose to refer to those CD's' importance and rarity."

Check out the Apostrophe Protection Society if you still don't believe me

gm

That's what I thought as well. "CD's" in that situation looked really really wrong

[gluteus maximus]

Originally Posted by perrin

wow... who knew that a early morning grammar failure would generate so many posts. I don't know whether to keep the bad grammar flowing or paste everything into Word before posting to keep the grammar nazi at bay...

I think you mean "grammar nazi's"

gm