Spelling, punctuation and grammar!
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Posted on: 2009-12-30 13:02 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
I am pretty sure a single soldier of a legion is a legionarius in latin, only in plural they are legionarii...
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Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit
Also, eschew obfuscation. Embrace elucidation.
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Originally Posted by Midnight_Guard
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Originally Posted by Dolphin
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Antidisestablishmentarianism used to hold a similar place in the English language, but we now have longer and better words to use in its place.|
Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
As a joke, we have the word "непротивоконституционствувателствувайте," which I'm told is a real word and breaks up into something like a dozen prefixes, suffixes and a bunch of deprecated crap that was dropped out of colloquial language 50 years ago, but it is, technically, a word. Basically, it means something to the effect of "do not oppose the constitution" but all crammed together in a single word.
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Originally Posted by TyrantMikey
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"Founder" vs. "Flounder"
Ships founder in high seas, meaning losing way (no forward speed), which can lead to "broaching" (turning sideways) and sinking.
A flounder is a type of fish.
The interwebz will tell you that either is okay in modern parlance (e.g. the Administration's policy initiatives foundered/floundered when they lost the majority), but SCREW THAT!
Why?!? is it okay to use the WRONG WORD! One's RIGHT, one's WRONG. Just because enough idiots have used it the WRONG way, that it's now THOUGHT to be correct, DOES NOT MAKE IT CORRECT!
Phew, thanks, I feel better now. 
I also have a minor problem with "but yet". "But" & "yet" mean pretty much the same thing, so it's like saying "and also". It's redundant, and IMHO, makes the speaker sound uneducated.
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Some things I'd like to also mention:
My blaster has never been 'feiry', nor 'firey'. People who assume this make me want to make them fiery.
Comas, however useful, should, in most case, such as this, only be used, as I've stated, in careful, considerate moderation.
If a king as an 'air' to the throne, his heir might be annoyed.
Apostrophe's should be' used spa'rsely.''''
And finally; if a word ends in 'k' or 'ck', the plural form is NEVER 'x'.
Yeah, who necroed this thing? I remember posting in it quite a while ago
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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Originally Posted by RobertoLyon
Why?!? is it okay to use the WRONG WORD! One's RIGHT, one's WRONG. Just because enough idiots have used it the WRONG way, that it's now THOUGHT to be correct, DOES NOT MAKE IT CORRECT!
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), that is what American English is all about! O: )Quote:
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Yeah, who necroed this thing? I remember posting in it quite a while ago
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... there wasn't another spelling topic around and I didn't want to open up a new one just to be a smart*** about that one word...
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Originally Posted by BlueRaptor
But (yet
), that is what American English is all about! O: )*whistles innocently* ... there wasn't another spelling topic around and I didn't want to open up a new one just to be a smart*** about that one word... |
This thread makes me happier than e e cummings at a punctuation festival!
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Some of that probably comes from lazy texting, but it's also something of a meme in certain internet circles, like so:|
Originally Posted by Schismatrix
There is no "wat", it's either "what" or "watt".
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Which yes may have come from texting.
OK, I'll add my own little pet peeve . . .
Too many people say that two things have the "same difference." They mean "same thing" or "no difference." You can only have the "same difference" if you are comparing two groups of items or two subtraction problems.
For example, a red car and a green car might have the same difference as a red truck and a green truck. Two items, however, cannot have the "same difference."
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I should hope so, it strikes me as a fairly drastic form of treatment.|
Originally Posted by Sigium
Comas, however useful, should, in most case, such as this, only be used, as I've stated, in careful, considerate moderation.
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Damn straight! I argued with my boss over this once, and found him something on the Internet stating that omitting the final comment was a 'base, journalistic habit' used because it allows fitting into narrow columns easier.|
Originally Posted by TonyV
I always use a comma after every element of a list three or more long. It's altogether correct, appropriate, and proper.
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Speaking about the multi-contraction thing: I use them in dialogue. People say things you'd never right. Then again, if I were writing, I'd never write 'you'd'. So, in dialogue, I'll write 'he'd've' and sundry other things. I might even write 'I could of been a contenda!' because people say things like that.
Interesting mistakes born of English being confusing:
The cat's claws were sharp.
Its claws were sharp.
It's common for cat's claws to be sharp.
'Its' is the possessive form of 'it.' 'It's' is a contraction of 'it is.'
Disclaimer: The above may be humerous, or at least may be an attempt at humour. Try reading it that way.
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Originally Posted by Ravenswing
'Its' is the possessive form of 'it.' 'It's' is a contraction of 'it is.'
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Wat?
Maybe I'm alone on this one. But it bugs the heck out of me when people use the word "ton" to describe a lot of things. Example: "There were a ton of people running that marathon." I see that in forums all the time and it drives me nuts.
"Nuke" may be a common abbreviation for "nuclear", but not "nucular".
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Don�t say things. What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary. - R.W. Emerson |
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Surely you mean commas. I can't think of any situation where a coma should be used.
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Originally Posted by Sigium
Comas, however useful, should, in most case, such as this, only be used, as I've stated, in careful, considerate moderation.
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I know this. I still use the phrase "same difference" everytime I can, and I don't even speak English in daily life |
Originally Posted by Local_Man
OK, I'll add my own little pet peeve . . .
Too many people say that two things have the "same difference." They mean "same thing" or "no difference." You can only have the "same difference" if you are comparing two groups of items or two subtraction problems. For example, a red car and a green car might have the same difference as a red truck and a green truck. Two items, however, cannot have the "same difference." |
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Homer Simpson disagrees.
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Originally Posted by Impish Kat
"Nuke" may be a common abbreviation for "nuclear", but not "nucular".
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@True Metal
Co-leader of Callous Crew SG. Based on Union server.
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Originally Posted by TrueMetal
I know this. I still use the phrase "same difference" everytime I can, and I don't even speak English in daily life
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Originally Posted by TrueMetal
Homer Simpson disagrees.
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Originally Posted by GuyPerfect
Surely you mean commas. I can't think of any situation where a coma should be used.
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Without proofreading, though, embarrassing mistakes are likely to happen, like the time I took a lot of laughs over talking about the Lick King. Oh, well.