NO SIMILES?!
don't end your sentences in prepositions
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obviously, you are not a golfer
I like how you think everyone misses the point of a thing, especially when you miss the point of what your pointing out to be a point...of
Dawg.
ElJuski
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Yes, fellow citizens, when a middle-aged white man says something offensive, it's supposed to be funny and if you don't laugh well you're just dumb because it's funny!
Middle-aged white men tryna be edgy up in this piece, folks!
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I mean honestly, does it really ruin everyone's day if they just held off saying certain things? Since obviously plenty of people have, so to speak, a "stick up their ass", is it really that hard not to play nice? Or is showing off how cool and edgy and hip you are making the PC dweebs squirm that critical to having a good day?
Middle-aged white men tryna be edgy up in this piece, folks!
Added at: 21:08
I mean honestly, does it really ruin everyone's day if they just held off saying certain things? Since obviously plenty of people have, so to speak, a "stick up their ass", is it really that hard not to play nice? Or is showing off how cool and edgy and hip you are making the PC dweebs squirm that critical to having a good day?
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makare
That amused me. Well done.
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SeraRelm
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SeraRelm
No. Shu'up.
*Jay is Homer*
But since you're all about a middle aged diatribe of bullshit, I'd like to point out how much of a just recently graduated with a BA in liberal arts, generation X wannabe, hipster douchenozzle you're being...below.
Dawg.
I don't mean to take sides, but much of that post could be said about you.
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SeraRelm
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YES YES YES, this.
The "don't end a sentence with a preposition" thing is a stylistic adherence to Latin. It really serves no purpose in English other than to give forum posters something to feel superior about. It's no reflection on intelligence whatsoever.
"Love each other or perish."
-W.C. Auden
Seriously, enough with the pissing contest.
-W.C. Auden
Seriously, enough with the pissing contest.
North_Ranger
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I remember that apparently Star Trek is wrong, because it's wrong "to boldly go where no man has gone before". Thou shalt not split the verb!
Also, even though I use English practically every day and consider myself quite fluent in both understanding and producing it, there are still some moments when my Finnish-wired brain produces some linguistic farts. For instance, since Finnish has no gender distinction in pronouns (beyond the joke that conservatives use 'hän' (Finnish for 'he') for men and 'se' (Finnish for 'it') for women), I sometimes end up forgetting to use the proper female personal pronoun "she" or "her". Not often, but it happens from time to time. Also, I tend to "wash my teeth" instead of brushing them.
Also, even though I use English practically every day and consider myself quite fluent in both understanding and producing it, there are still some moments when my Finnish-wired brain produces some linguistic farts. For instance, since Finnish has no gender distinction in pronouns (beyond the joke that conservatives use 'hän' (Finnish for 'he') for men and 'se' (Finnish for 'it') for women), I sometimes end up forgetting to use the proper female personal pronoun "she" or "her". Not often, but it happens from time to time. Also, I tend to "wash my teeth" instead of brushing them.
ElJuski
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I mean, take it for what you will. I just know I don't feel justified and awesome when I keep screaming the word "faggot" on an online message board because it's really showing those kids what's what.
No, but you feel justified about other things, it seems.
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makare
I generally think splitting the infinitive sounds much better and so that is what I'll use.
Often the same with many other grammar rules. If it sounds better to me that is how I roll.
Often the same with many other grammar rules. If it sounds better to me that is how I roll.
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makare
I don't know I think Krisken has wanted to take a few shots at me just for typoing your/you're or their/there. >.>
I figure it's just karmic backlash for all the puns I make.
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SeraRelm
Stop acting like a nice heterosexual person.
People who misuse "myself" when trying to sound overly formal. "Jim and myself worked on those TPS reports..."
Also, "you" written as "u." I've unfriended facebook friends over this.
As for they're/there/their... I still occasionally goof on this one when I'm not paying attention and most of the time don't notice mistakes before someone else points it out.
Also, "you" written as "u." I've unfriended facebook friends over this.
As for they're/there/their... I still occasionally goof on this one when I'm not paying attention and most of the time don't notice mistakes before someone else points it out.
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makare
considering I routinely mistype hate as had I think my their/there typos are not so bad.
Oh, god, if we're going into internet spelling fuckery, I'll point to two words that drive me insane.
Boi
Kewl
Ugh, I have actually ended conversations on IM over use of those.
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makare
I was instructed the other day that boi referred, in some contexts, to a girl that identifies more masculine than feminine.
Just thought that was interesting.
Just thought that was interesting.
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