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21-07-2013, 10:53 PM
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Grammar
It seems quite a few have come on these forums, just to correct someone's grammar.
Very odd! As I believe that is not what these forums where intended for.
Only to discuss general AMATUER astronomy. Cheers. 
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21-07-2013, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by bigjoe
It seems quite a few have come on these forums, just to correct someone's grammar.
Very odd! As I believe that is not what these forums where intended for.
Only to discuss general AMATUER astronomy. Cheers. |
Amateur. 
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21-07-2013, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by bloodhound31
Amateur. |
You found it, but I deliberately made it easy for you.
GOOD ONE.We should do this more often. Actually have fun!
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21-07-2013, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by bloodhound31
Amateur. |
http://www.hilariousgifs.com/dis-gon-b-gud/
(Joe, not laughing at you personally... internet forums in general notorious for being home to grammar Nazis.)
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You found it, but I deliberately made it easy for you.
GOOD ONE.We should do this more often. Actually have fun!
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Actually, that was a spelling correction but this is a grammatical correction 
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21-07-2013, 11:11 PM
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Should that not be, "are in general".Tisk! 
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21-07-2013, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by bigjoe
You found it, but I deliberately made it easy for you.
GOOD ONE.We should do this more often. Actually have fun!
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You have a double space after the first comma in the first sentence and after the end of your third sentence. There should also be a space after the period after GOOD ONE.
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21-07-2013, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by bigjoe
Should that not be, "are in general".Tisk! |
I think there should be a question mark there. 
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21-07-2013, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by bloodhound31
You have a double space after the first comma in the first sentence and after the end of your third sentence. There should also be a space after the period after GOOD ONE.
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A double space! Sounds like a mortal sin.
Cheers.
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21-07-2013, 11:18 PM
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This is all good clean fun. I hope.
Time to sleep dear friends.
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22-07-2013, 08:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bigjoe
It seems quite a few have come on these forums, just to correct someone's grammar.
Very odd! As I believe that is not what these forums where intended for.
Only to discuss general AMATUER astronomy. Cheers. |
I agree Joe, there seem to be many who will point out any anomalies in one's musings and although mostly said in jest, they can become tiresome at times.
..... oh, by the way, the correct plural for the word 'forum' is fora. Forum being a word of Latin origin also requires the use of the correct Latin plural.
Your use of the word 'As' at the start of the second sentence of the second paragraph is superfluous.
Seriously now, I tend to agree with your first statement but was not at all surprised to see all the following responses ......... good clean fun indeed.
(beats the H out of the reflector vs refractor battles)
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22-07-2013, 08:59 AM
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...fairy nuff ..... I mean ' fair enough ' ... that's better 
Flash.....
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22-07-2013, 09:05 AM
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Ageing badly.
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Originally Posted by bigjoe
You found it, but I deliberately made it easy for you.
GOOD ONE.We should do this more often. Actually have fun!
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I agree that pedantry over obvious spelling, grammatical and similar errors can be a real PITA. But having said that, those mistakes are pretty common. I have traced several of mine to hand-held devices that insist upon anticipating what you are going to type and/or autocorrecting your efforts. Combine that with fingers that seem to be getting less dextrous with age and you have a recipe for repeat offending.
Others have no excuses. I once lived in a western Queensland town that boasted a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday and distributed by leaving a bundle on the bar at the local RSL. It was known as the "3 - minute silence ". That's how long it took to read cover-to-cover. As an exemplar of spelling and grammar, it was so good that the local school set it as a task for their primary school children. Kids had to spot as many errors as they could and report them the following day - and there was never any shortage of examples.
Peter
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22-07-2013, 09:40 AM
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I agree that any contribution on these fora that is restricted to commentary on the typing skill or grammatical content adds no value. However, somebody who has written a response with some consideration to syntax, grammar and structure is also likely to have put more thought into the content. Such a response is also less likely to be misinterpreted.
In conclusion, although pedantry is not constructive, neither is laziness.
Cheers,
Andrew.
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22-07-2013, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by bigjoe
Should that not be, "are in general".Tisk! |
Right you are
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22-07-2013, 11:39 AM
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That is a good point, about some degree of grammar.
But, some of us suffer some degree of arthritis in the hands,
making it difficult to type, as I have, and on a small mobile phone,
as I have repeatedly stated I have been using.
And so I will have to cop it, just like many others here, untill my
home computer is fixed.
But still the grammar nazi's persist with impunity.
they would be better of on a professional literary forum,
where they did not have to correct other's typos, comma spacings
and so on.
Get a life. You know who you are!
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22-07-2013, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Kunama
..... oh, by the way, the correct plural for the word 'forum' is fora. Forum being a word of Latin origin also requires the use of the correct Latin plural.
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Only when referring to the public square in an ancient Roman city. The other meanings of the word "forum" take the plural "forums". According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, anyway 
Cheers
Steffen.
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22-07-2013, 12:46 PM
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Brilliant Dave.This should be made mandatory watching by all iceinspacers.
Cheers buddy. 
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22-07-2013, 01:38 PM
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Can't really agree. I see a lot of mistakes that don't get commented on!
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22-07-2013, 02:38 PM
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Steve,
Do you still have the link I posted ages ago -- the spelling/grammar police one?
H
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