Nucular vs Nuclear

[estevie]

FWIW, I am not a stickler for formal grammar rules.

I am. I just don't bitch about it. I can't control how others speak or spell. I just know I couldn't stand in front of millions of people and mispronounce a word. Over and over again. Just as I can't hit the submit button without proofreading.

 

[estevie]

Estevie, what do you think?

Is this ungrammatical or not: "We are both human." ?

If that is ungrammatical then "they are human" is also ungrammatical.

No, both are correct. But really, who cares?

 

[Topher]

I think "*alot" should be made, officially, one word.

Of course it is impossible to make it "officially" a proper word because we don't have an English-language equivalent of l'Académie française. I guess an entry in the OED would do.

 

[Topher]

No, both are correct. But really, who cares?

Well, I knew that an impartial and knowledgeable third-party observer would have to agree with me, so I shouldn't have suffered the argument.

I realize that I put far too much stock in being declared the winner.

 

[estevie]

I realize that I put far too much stock in being declared the winner.

Yes. Yes, you have.

As far as battles go though, the spelling/grammar one is the most exciting, don't you think?

 

[Topher]

I am. I just don't bitch about it. I can't control how others speak or spell. I just know I couldn't stand in front of millions of people and mispronounce a word. Over and over again. Just as I can't hit the submit button without proofreading.

Well, estevie, I meant that I am not a stickler to the extent that I would treat a post here as if it were a thesis.

For example, the phrase "Over and over again" in your post is a sentence fragment. I think that its presence is prefectly acceptable, but a stickler for formal written English would not accept it.

I hope you don't think that I am taking a shot at you. I'm not

It was just a good example.

That is what I mean by "stickler". <--- period placed purposively after the closing quote

 

[estevie]

Well, estevie, I meant that I am not a stickler to the extent that I would treat a post here as if it were a thesis.

For example, the phrase "Over and over again" in your post is a sentence fragment. I think that its presence is prefectly acceptable, but a stickler for formal written English would not accept it.

I hope you don't think that I am taking a shot at you. I'm not

It was just a good example.

That is what I mean by "stickler". <--- period placed purposively after the closing quote

Bah! fragment shmagment!

I get your point!


Another thing, our birthdays are the same!

 

[Topher]

Yes. Yes, you have.

As far as battles go though, the spelling/grammar one is the most exciting, don't you think?

I suppose it is if you have a fondness for language. That is my response with the assumption that you're not being facetious.

 

[Topher]

What year? <---fragment

I was born January 11, 1971, at 12:12 PM EST.

 

[estevie]

I suppose it is if you have a fondness for language. That is my response with the assumption that you're not being facetious.

Whether or not one has a fondness for language, the battle is not exciting. One does not become giddy at the prospect of discussing dangling participles. Or maybe they do. *shruggs*

 

[Topher]

I do. I love the nuances of language. I even keep a (haphazard) record of odd usages.

(damn I can't find it)

 

[estevie]

I do. I love the nuances of language. I even keep a (haphazard) record of odd usages.

(damn I can't find it)

Had I known you would become giddy, I might have mentioned participles earlier.

And really, its ok that you can't find that list.





Did you see that??? Heh!

 

[Guest]

 

[Topher]

Here are the only two entries:

I suppose it violates netiquette to harp on about something that's relationship to the list's topic is tenuous at best, though Joe, as moderator, could always let us know when we stray too far.

The man page says that (for linux) the only requirements are that it run setuid.

I liked that possessive "that's" in the first quote and the odd subjunctive construction of the second quote. I need to carry a notepad around so I can beef this list up.

- edited to add an 's' to "construction", or, rather, to "contruction"

(punctuation placement purposive)

(alliteration accidental)

 

[Topher]

Had I known you would become giddy, I might have mentioned participles earlier.

And really, its ok that you can't find that list.





Did you see that??? Heh!

See what? Where you left "find" out?

I also see where you use the possessive "its" where you want to use the contraction "it's"

Really! There's no excuse!

 

[estevie]

Well first off, He says I am Naive, He doesnt like me disagreeing with him

I don't mean to be nit picky here, but this still doesn't imply that he thinks he is better than anyone else. He said your naive, you said he was paranoid. What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?

Don't answer, Em. You have your opinions and I have mine. You don't need to explain anything to me.

 

[estevie]

See what? Where you left "find" out?

I also see where you use the possessive "its" where you want to use the contraction "it's"

Really! There's no excuse!

Ok, I've decided that I don't like you.

Hmpf!

 

[estevie]

One more thing...typos don't count!

One little ' !

Hmpf!

 

[Guest]

 

[Topher]

I'm just teasing and you know it, estevie.

Thank God we can edit our posts here.

Later all - it's dinner time (dinnertime?)

 

[Topher]

EE, I am brilliant but gullible. You can easily wind me up at just about any time of day.

Ok, bye for real

 

[Guest]

 

[estevie]

I'm just teasing and you know it, estevie.

I know you were teasing, hense the froggy.

Later gator!



Em, we're cool, eh?

 

[Guest]

 

[Jabo 69]

Bush bashing.

I'll have to agree with Hanns Schmidt..I'll take Bush over

VixenMoo any fuckin day..She thinks she's so fuckin brainy..

JazzManJim said it right..He graduated from Yale, was the

governor of Texas and he's the man with enough balls to

finally kick the Hell out of Saddam Hussein...

The Hawks have won and the appeasers, peaceniks and

protesters( aka the Axis of Ignorance) did not prevail...

I support President Bush 100%. Fuck Canada and France....

God Bless America-----JABO