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Originally Posted by
Derek H
Quote On Saturday night my darling granddaughters came to stay with Mrs TownieChap and I. Unquote
Is the use of I on this sentence an attempt at some form of linguistic snobbery (completely erroneous if it is) or is it simply proof that the poster never managed to learn any grammar while at school?
Let's just imagine that he had not mentioned his wife. The sentence would then read (the abridged version): My granddaughters came to stay with I.
Should there be a punctuation mark after "Quote"?
Should there be a punctuation mark after "Unquote"?
Should "(the abridged version)" succeed "sentence" instead of "read"?
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Originally Posted by
Derek H
Let's just imagine that he had not mentioned his wife.
I'm doing so now.
I'm finding that Towniechap's post remains witty.
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Originally Posted by
said
But sometimes, when people correct other folks' grammar in a non-education, non-copyediting situation, they're not being helpful; they're asserting their perceived linguistic superiority. Some things that people have been taught are rules of English grammar are really not rules at all — and some of them are flat-out wrong. And while some who proudly wear the badge of "grammar Nazi" or "grammar police" see themselves as defenders of the language, they're not really enforcing grammatical rules; they're reinforcing personal peeves.
For instance, you claim "completely erroneous" for the sentence - how can that be? Is every word 'erroneous' ? or is it only part of the sentence that is erroneous? In which case your corrections obscure the meaning of the sentence.
For readers wanting more:
https://io9.gizmodo.com/10-grammar-m...ent-1646176479
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OK! Me accept that me am incorrect.
Last edited by Derek H; 16/08/2018 at 09:27 AM.
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Originally Posted by
Derek H
Quote On Saturday night my darling granddaughters came to stay with Mrs TownieChap and I. Unquote
You've quoted a sentence from the original post on this thread. You've chosen to embolden that sentence, and to greatly increase its size, selecting a font rarely selected for text in a post on this forum.
Do you believe that some or many of the readers of this thread are long-sighted? Or does your chosen scale of exaggeration represent the degree to which the incorrect choice of pronoun has bothered you?
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Originally Posted by
Desert Region
You've quoted a sentence from the original post on this thread. You've chosen to embolden that sentence, and to greatly increase its size, selecting a font rarely selected for text in a post on this forum.
Do you believe that some or many of the readers of this thread are long-sighted? Or does your chosen scale of exaggeration represent the degree to which the incorrect choice of pronoun has bothered you?
Since you take the time and trouble to ask, it would be impolite of I to refrain from providing you with an answer. Yes.
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Originally Posted by
whiplash
Did Mrs TC clean your bog when she came home?
Sadly not. She came home, as in walked into the house and then walked straight back out. I had to call the services of Molly Maid which set me back a hefty but fair £70. Didn't see much of my pension that week!
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Originally Posted by
Hamble
That was quite a somersault landing on your head and pinky.
Yes It was quite the trick!
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Originally Posted by
Derek H
Since you take the time and trouble to ask, it would be impolite of I to refrain from providing you with an answer. Yes.
Quite right, Derek H.
It was also be completely impolite of me not to respond to your critique of my post. I get the strong impression that you are taking this post a little to seriously. Mrs TC and I particularly enjoyed reading your first reply on this post as the mention of snobbery filled us both with laughter and joy and we thank you very much for the entertainment provided.
I do sincerely hope that you enjoy my future posts but do try to remember that not every member of this marvellous forum is that bothered at our age to worry about such things as grammar and appearing posh. You really must try and go with the flow and enjoy the posts for what they are, you never know.. you might even crack a smile.
Thank you to Said, Whiplash and Desert Region and others for playing along and being nice.
Last edited by TownieChap; 17/08/2018 at 08:20 PM.
Reason: Edited to satisfy Derek H.
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Originally Posted by
TownieChap
Quite right, Derek H.
It
was also
be completely impolite of me not to respond to your critique of my post. I get the strong impression that you are taking this post a little
to seriously. Mrs TC and I particularly enjoyed reading your first reply
on this post as the mention of snobbery filled us both with laughter and joy and we thank you very much for the entertainment provided.
I do sincerely hope that you enjoy my future posts but do try to remember that not every member of this marvellous forum is that bothered at our age to worry about such things as grammar and appearing posh. You really must try and go with the flow and enjoy the posts for what they are, you never know.. you might even crack a smile.
Thank you to Said, Whiplash and Desert Region and others for playing along and being nice.
Thanks very much. You think me am satisifed? As regards age, me'll be 80 next year and me still thinks that grammar is important. Over and out on this thread.
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Originally Posted by
Derek H
Thanks very much. You think me am satisifed? As regards age, me'll be 80 next year and me still thinks that grammar is important. Over and out on this thread.
Is grammar or spelling more important?
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Originally Posted by
TownieChap
On Saturday night my darling granddaughters came to stay with Mrs TownieChap and I. Aged 4 and 7 they are definitely a handful but generally speaking they are very well behaved children (we have only had one potty incident with the youngest and MrsTC blamed me for it... if the cap fits). However, Saturday night brought quite a flurry of excitement to my granddaughters when I discovered online that their favourite children's TV presenter is coming to town to do a show at the Southport Flower Show, Justin something-or-other?
Anyway, such excitement led to normally tidied away toys being left out after they had gone to bed and it was one of these said toys that was to become the reason for my weekend injury. CRASH BANG WALLOP, i went down like a falling brick and landed very ungracefully on the cold kitchen floor... MrsTC was creased in hysterics and the cat gave a glancing look of satisfaction, human-feline relations are at an all time low of late in this household. As I type this tale of woe my head still hurts from taking a knock and I'm pretty sure my pinky finger is sprained. Enjoy your week friends, for mine is written off with injury!
Why in this edited version has 'tale of woe' replaced the witty 'tail of woe' that features in the version captured in Nick2's initial reply?
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Originally Posted by
Desert Region
Is grammar or spelling more important?
What about slang?'
'Over and Out'.
(Quote purloined from the online slang dictionary.)
•There is a lot of confusion about this out there. 'Over' and 'Out', when used correctly, cannot coherently be used together. 'Over' means that you have finished sending your message and are waiting for the other person to reply to you. You expect a response - the conversation is not concluded. 'Out' however, means that you have finished sending your message and do not require/are not waiting for a response - you no longer wish to talk to that person. Using these together basically means "Message finished, I both am and am not waiting for you to answer me".
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Indeed Derek H .
You and I = we. You and me = us
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If not using commas was a crime would it result in long sentences?
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