"I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar" - NY Times- Page 5
"I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar" - NY Times
#100re: 'I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar' - NY Times
Posted: 11/2/07 at 8:51pmIn medical terminology, if someone has a condition ending in “–xia”, then when you use the word as an adjective, you replace “-xia” with “-ctic”. Therefore, someone with anorexia is anorectic (NOT anorexic), and someone with dyslexia is dyslectic (NOT dyslexic). One of those things you learn when your parents are in the medical field…
wally
Featured Actor Joined: 11/1/03
#101re: 'I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar' - NY Times
Posted: 11/2/07 at 10:15pmThe correct phrase is "Commander in Chief", right? I had a friend in the Army who always said "commander and chief".
touchmeinthemorning
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/3/04
#102re: 'I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar' - NY Times
Posted: 11/3/07 at 11:57pm
Yes, although, most people dash it:
Commander-in-Chief
Unless you're talking about the tv show. Then, no dashes.
#103re: 'I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar' - NY Times
Posted: 11/3/07 at 11:58pm
I got this list of things off someone's flashing avatar on another message board.
- Your "throws of ecstasy" send me into throes of amusement
- "Your stupid"? My stupid what?
- Never enter your PIN number on an ATM machine. You could get the HIV virus.
- You can defuse a bomb, but diffusing it might be a bad idea.
- If you really did have baited breath, you would smell rather fishy.
- I before E except after C, or when sounding like A as in neighbour and weigh... unless it's weird.
- Your is not mine. You're means you are.
- Thru is only a word if you're referring to getting a hamburger in your car.
- Rouge is a color. A rogue isn't.
- "Per se" means "of itself". "Per say" is only how you pronounce it.
- A horde is a large group, often unruly. To hoard is to gather, and often references dragons.
- Fire is fiery. Burn all misspellings.
- Et cetera does not abbreviate to ect., ecc., or et. ... etc.
- "e.g." means "for example". "i.e." means "that is". i.e., always be correct.
- You should definitely spell definitely "definitely".
- If you had a D, you wouldn't deserve congratulations.
- "A lot" is two words. Allot means "to distribute"
#104re: 'I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar' - NY Times
Posted: 11/12/07 at 11:22am
I'm judging BWW headlines right now:
"Strike Effects BC/EFA 'Carols for a Cure' CD Sales"
ScottInLA
Stand-by Joined: 1/15/05
#105re: 'I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar' - NY Times
Posted: 11/12/07 at 4:58pm
What's wrong with that? Clearly, the people who would be contributing to BC/EFA's in-theater appeal are purchasing items from the website instead, thus effecting new sales.
What? Giving them too much credit? Perhaps.
#106re: 'I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar' - NY Times
Posted: 11/12/07 at 9:30pmIt's affect, not effect.
ScottInLA
Stand-by Joined: 1/15/05
#107re: 'I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar' - NY Times
Posted: 11/12/07 at 10:42pm
Gawd...no kidding. You'll notice I had to work through a tortuous alteration of the meaning in order to make 'effect' the correct word. You'll also notice that I commented on that tortuous alteration in the second paragraph.
Hopefully this won't affect anyone else's enjoyment of this thread.
#108re: 'I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar' - NY Times
Posted: 11/12/07 at 10:45pmHA! I was too tired to read your post correctly, sorry! Nice job.
#109re: 'I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar' - NY Times
Posted: 11/12/07 at 11:07pm
When it comes to the absolute, worst grammar, it would be when people say..........I'm like.............I'm all....
It's beyond bad grammar.........
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