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Bad English In Thread Titles

Discussion in 'Other Discussions' started by Rippon, Mar 15, 2009.

  1. Jim1999

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    Thread titles? Do they count for anything?

    Cheers,

    Jim
     
  2. Palatka51

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    Rippon;

    yOu need a life. :laugh:
     
  3. Rippon

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  4. Palatka51

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    Yea, I thought you'd catch that. :type: :tongue3:
     
  5. Rippon

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    "That"? Do you think I caught only a singular thing?
     
  6. Jim1999

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    If one learns to speak English properly, he doesn't have to even think about grammar when either speaking or writing. It should just flow evenly.

    Cheers,

    Jim
     
  7. Alcott

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    Then why do you begin your statement with the subject "one" in your inroductory clause, then change it to "he?"
     
  8. Jim1999

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    The sentence is quite correct.

    Cheers,

    Jim
     
  9. Rippon

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    What's an "inroductory clause"?:laugh:
     
  10. Alcott

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    Inroductory clause-- an inroad where many ducks are hatched, watched over eagerly by a bobcat who sits in ambush ready to pounce and use his claws to capture them.
     
  11. Salty

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    Those of us South of the Border do not speak English, we speak Americian & those North of the Rio Grande/Gulf of Mexico speak - well, I'm not sure what they speak
     
  12. Rippon

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  13. Matt Black

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    A common one which gets me is "Calvanist" instead of "Calvinist". And there have been several thread titles over the years referring to the "Diety of Christ", on which I always wish to post "Scripture is silent as to what the Lord generally ate; we do know however that John the Baptist's diet consisted of locusts and honey."
     
  14. Salty

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    Once in a while (in fact one of my threads was listed) I hit the "reply button" too quick. You are able to edit your post but not the title -

    Salty

    ps are we be graded on our posts!:saint::smilewinkgrin:



    added by edit: I just started a thread: http://baptistboard.com/showthread.php?t=59057

    I purposely use POOR ENGLISH/AMERICAN to see if I could edit the title, I was unable, but than again, I am computer illiterate - opps challenged
     
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    This constant pointing out of typos and such stinks of a superiority complex in my opinion. I sincerely hope that new posters won't be turned off by their grammatical mistakes being pointed out. It's one thing to laugh about common misuses (like 'supposebly' and the like), but to keep pointing out all the mistakes is a bit of an overkill. This will be my last post in this thread because I find it to be just plain rude.
     
  16. Alive in Christ

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    One of those thread headers originally posted is mine.:smilewinkgrin:

    The way I look at it, the days of being critiqued (its a miracle if I spelled that correctly) and graded ended with high school. The objective on discussion boards is to use words to get your point across...period.

    Now...having said that, I do object to only one thing.

    This...

    "wen u r riting like this cuz u r used 2 that silly texting thing" :laugh:

    I'll call somebody on that every time....

    "We are not 8 year olds here! Post like an adult!"


    But normal typos, misspelled words, or errors in grammar?

    A complete non issue on a discussion board. On job a application? Yes. Discussion board, no.


    :godisgood:
     
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  17. Rippon

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    P.S. : Will we be graded on our posts?




    Did you also intentionally use poor English in the above?
     
  18. Salty

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    (I purposely use POOR ENGLISH/AMERICAN to see ...)

    As I stated before, we in the USA do not speak English but American! So I use the ridiculous phrase of English or American ( as well as State or Commonwealth) in defiance to those individuals who think they MUST be politically correct and use "he or she"

    Well like "Alive" said its no big deal, but it wil be in a thread I just started!
     
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    I work part-time at a public school. The state health department found coliform in the water system and forced the district to stop using the water for drinking. All the water fountains were shut off and posted with DO NOT DRINK THE WATER signs.

    On one of the signs a student scribbled "There is fecies in the water". Beneath it another wrote, "There may be stuff in the water but there is no i in feces." :thumbs:

    The principal would usually replace a sign that was defaced. He decided that graffiti in his school should, at least, be spelled correctly.
     
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    One time-------while at my uncle's Dairy Farm---------------I took a good "swig" of water from the water hose that was laying down on the milk parlor room floor-----and I got deathly ill--------does that count????:laugh::laugh:
     
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