In actuality, >>0 should be a link to http://4-ch.net/dqn/kareha.pl/1182180250/64.
"In actuality" is a stupid phrase
Calling phrases stupid is so last millennium.
The 'that is so last X' phrase has jumped the shark long ago.
You should be using double quote marks there.
Although either the single or double style is generally accepted depending on regional preference, I believe you are referring to what are properly known as quotation marks, and not simply quote marks.
tl;dr
There's no reason to use texting shortcuts when a complete keyboard is available to type on.
You neglect to consider the possibility that the poster may not have a keyboard, and must use alternative methods to input data. Such as copy and paste from the character map.
That last sentence is a fragment.
A fragment is not really a sentence at all, then, is it?
>>11's poster used too many clauses to express an incorrrect opinion, thereby invalidating any further statements from said poster.
>>12's poster used too many r's in "incorrrect" therein.
I do wish that posters would stop using abbreviations like typo for typographical error... We are not juvenile adolescents using cellular telephones.
"Juvenile adolescent" is redundant.
>>16
As one could be an average adolescent, or a particularly mature adolescent, surely one could be a particularly juvenile adolescent? An adolescent more adolescent than other adolescents, if you will.
"An adolescent more adolescent than other adolescents, if you will." is nothing more than a mere sentence fragment.
>>17 Used 6 times the word "adolescent". Try a synonyms dictionary for a more varied and elegant writing.
I do agree with >>19 but I fear that he writing for style. Better also use a dictionary while you're at it.
>>20 used zero of one mandatory "is" in his sentence. Could that possibly be an indicator of his lacking grasp of the English language?
>>21 poses a question to the readers which they will be quite unable to answer.
>>22 purports to know the readers' ability to answer such questions, when he really cannot be certain about it. Also, since the word "unable" describes a complete lack of ability, it is unnecessary to prefix it with "quite".
"Redundant" sounds bombastic and pedant. Consider using more down-to-Earth words like verbose or wordy.
>>25 second sentence is noncommittal and wishy-washy, with the sickening word "consider" coming across as pedantic as the post he was criticizing.
You could have summed that up and in a briefer and more witty fashion by paraphrasing Yoda's oft-quoted line.
"And" appears twice in >>30's post, without even so much as a comma separating the two. That's a big no-no.
I must add that the previous three posters may not realize it gets difficult to refer an individual as "⊂二二二（ ＾ω＾）二二二⊃" for several reasons. The foremost being the wide majority of BU-N in here, and secondarily the unpronounceable nature of that series of Unicode characters.
Ergo, utilizing >>30 as a proper noun is justified in this informal atmosphere.
>>36 should avoid using so much white-space. This is not a Web 2.0 site.
> marketroidisms
That is not a word at alll.
>>40 is unable to tell a drawl apart from a spelling error.
>>41 mentions drawls and spelling errors, making it clear that he doesn't understand at least one of the terms since drawls are spoken whereas spelling errors are written.
>apart from
could be shorter, like "seperate"
Anyways, >>44, please listen to me. That it's really related to this thread.
I went to /Language/ a while ago; you know, /Language/?
Well anyways there was an insane number of people there, and I couldn't get in.
Then, I looked at the rules posted on the headboard, and it had "respect each other's language" written on it.
Oh, the stupidity. Those idiots.
You, don't come to /Language/ just because you want lingual respect, fool.
It's only respect, R-E-S-P-E-C-T for crying out loud.
There're even lengthy run-on sentences there. Sentences of 4 lines, all out for some nitpicking, huh? How fucking nice.
"fact remains: some languages are just easier than others" God I can't bear to watch.
You people, I'll give you respect if you just get out of those threads.
/Language/ should be a red ink place.
That tense atmosphere, where two guys on opposite sides of the monitor can start a debate at any time,
the lecture-or-be-lectured mentality, that's what's great about this place.
Illiterates and dyslexics should screw off and stay home.
Anyways, I was about to start correcting a typo, and then the bastard above me writes "That is not an english word why did you say it"
Who in the world writes a question without an eroteme nowadays, you moron?
I want to ask him, "do you REALLY want to end that without punctuation?"
I want to correct him. I want to correct him without regard for context.
Are you sure you don't just want to try writing "That word is not familiar to me. What is it's meaning?"
Coming from a Grammar Nazi such as myself, the latest trend among us nazis is this, extra sage.
That's right, extra sage. This is the nazi's way of reprimanding.
Extra sage means more time under the radar. But on the other hand the price is a tad higher. This is the key.
And then, it's obnoxious. This is unbearable.
However, if you follow this advice then there is danger that you'll be noticed by the posters from next sage on; it's a double-edged sword.
I can't recommend it to amateurs.
What this all really means, though, is that you, >>44, corrected the wrong post.
also >>45 legendary!
>>47 posted in the correcting minor nuances without regard for context thread rather than the compliment the poster above us thread. Regardless I am thankful for his praise.
Fulfilling your extra sage.
>>51 was inconsistent with his use of post links.
>>52: why "was"? If the post is inconsistent, it is likely to stay that way forever as the post cannot be edited.
"was distracting and was unnecessary." would be a better paraphrase of >>54 with more punch.
>>55 did not capitalise the first letter of his sentence.
>>57 used a system of spelling inferior to that in common use in Amerikkka.
>>58 spelled "America" with three k's. "America", in fact, has no k anywhere in it.
>>59 disregarded a foreign language spelling of America in which there is, in fact, a 'k'.
>>61 forgots to include the commas: ", in fact," is excessive.
>>63 lacks appreciation of nuances over style and substance.
>>66 doesn't realize that the RIAA is just an organization, and doesn't act at all, but rather its members do.
You're overly liberal with commas; A semicolon is always a good way to join two related sentences together.
>>68
uhm. Please don't start with a capital letter after a semi-colon.
"Semicolon" is not hyphenated.
You missed out on the opportunity to inform the previous poster that uhm is not an English word.
>>71 Agglutinative languages or synthetic languages flexibly integrate onomatopoetic words into their structure. This may evolve into a new word, up to the point that it is no longer recognized as such.
Because you touch yourself at night. Also, while the lack of initial capitalisation may be forgiven thanks to your attempted ellipsis (which, incidentally, is missing a dot), your sentece is missing a question mark.
The question should not be "why", but rather "how".
>>76
When a preschooler enters his annoying "why?" stage, it's good to redirect the child by asking him other "w" questions - who, where, when? - to make him diversify his choices, not just "how".
That oversight can be forgiven due to an unfortunate lack of English language gender-neutral pronouns.
>e to a
That word obviously is not listed in any recent English dictionary. The reason of dispensing such nonsense to our peaceful forum users is not immediately familiar with me, and I question the reason behind uttering such gibberish
>>79 is too soft about it. It would be irresponsible to be complacent about this gender inequity. Please think of the robots' feelings.
>robots'
I don't even know where to start about that.
>>84
In complete honesty I find nothing wrong with your post. Keep up the good work.
>>85 failed to correct minor nuances of the previous post without regard for context.
Staying up so late makes you construct such posts like >>86. What are you doing up at 1 in the morning?
>>88
0100 hours in Military Time. Not every one is a civil.
>>89 certainly hasn't the civility and decency to refrain from stopping in mid-word. He should have said "civilian".
>>90, "in mid-word" is excessive; "stopping mid-word" would have sufficed.
>>91 made poor use of the post reference, leaving his sentence awkward from the start.
As those two grammatical units are not independent clauses, a semicolon should not have been used at all. This makes pluralization questionable.
It is questionable whether these pronouns "this" and "that" require capitalization.
>>96's use of "it is" to introduce a dependent clause that later refers to the antecedent is clumsy, and would be better reworded. For example,
> Whether these pronouns "this" and "that" require capitalization is questionable.
>>97 thinks language should stick to arbitrary standards, but it is actually the result of a long evolution going back to centuries evolving from something that sounded very different from what we use right now. In 500 years if this is archived and someone read this they will laugh at you for thinking it was correct usage.
>In 500 years if this is archived and someone read this
If someone "READS" this, please. Also, according to your evolution argument, in 500 years only specialists in Ancient English will be able to read this.
There is no need to quote part of the post and include a link to the post. One or the other is sufficient.
>>100 did not link nor quote, inducing confusion for the readers.
>>101 is under the mistaken impression that this board has readers.
>>105 etou... I really so don't understand the meaning of including two question marks at the end of a sentence.
> I really so don't
Even if that "so" was just an interjection, it's still grammatically incorrect. Unless of course you speak the Southern California English dialect.
>>107 Is also making grammatical mistakes. The title would be "Southern Californian", because the adjective form of California is needed here to describe the kind of English dialect.
>>109 spelled capitalize with an 'S', which is the preferred method in Australian English and my own native dialect, but it still bugs me as a 'Z' is more phonetically and aesthetically pleasing.
>>110 used the tired slang/cliche "bugs me" which bugs me
>>111 neglected to include a closing punctuation mark, giving the impression that he's not yet finished with his critique.
>>113 fails to subscribe to the locally dominant meme that there are no girls on the internet.
>>115
You have attempted to construct a sentence out of a single word, yet every grammarian worth his salt knows that at least two words are required.
>>116
You is awfully familiar. Please use "This distinguished poster" from now on when referring to our person.
> You are awfully familiar.
> "You" is awfully familiar.
> [quote] That pronoun is overused and trite.
For your consideration, I have provided two corrections and a revision of dialectical superiority.
>>118
Correcting things? On the internet? In this day and age?
>>119 includes three question marks. However, he failed to ask a question, instead punctuating three sentence fragments.
There's no such thing as a question fragment.
The first sentence of >>123 is ambiguous, and should be reworded as "The second sentence of >>122 is ambiguous, and should be reworded as ">>121 would do well in the future to read more thoroughly the post he wants to be corrected" or similarly, to avoid misinterpretation." or similarly, to avoid misinterpretation.
>>124's nested double quotes have confused me eyes greatly and so I refuse to try and correct minor nuances of his post without regard for context.
>>125 thinks he is Yoda with his "me eyes". Yoda protip: Yoda Englishman is not.
Your grammatical correction of that kopipe was unappreciated and unnecessary. Also, shoot it until it dies.
>>128 I'm growing weary of those Japanese words used in English. Use something more talkative to English speakers, like "copypasta".
> copypasta
This is not an English word why did you say it
Loanwords have a heavy presence in most every language.
Speaking modern English is actually impossible if one refrained from using words taken from other languages.
The last two sentences of >>130 are logically related, so the line break between them is unnecessary.
>The last two sentences of >>130 are logically related, the line break between them is unnecessary.
Fixed.
(They are people who find people saying "so" distasteful.)
> Corrected minor nuances of the previous post without regard for context
Fixed.
> Removed the nutsack to prevent breeding and aggressive, vexatious behaviour in the neighbourhood.
Corrected.
>>134 what the fuck is a greater than sign doing in your post anyway?? If you want to quote quote unquote the post, just do so. We don't have the time to sift through your post and find what you actually mean.
>I am lazy.
Wasn't that what you meant?
>>137 you mean "meaned" right? Otherwise, I don't want to even consider your post.
>>138 stands on its own, and no amount of correction would be enough.
That comma was extraneous.
That was an unnecessarily trite thing to say.
Brevity is the soul of wit, and tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes.
While the words 'soul' and 'limbs' anthropomorphize the metaphor, the word 'flourishes' induces in the reader the mental image of fauna, causing a cognitive dissonance that could easily be avoided by reformulating the previous apothegm.
That's it. If I see that "cognitive dissonance" word one more time, I'm gonna scream. Cognitive dissonance did not arise because people experience dissonance between conflicting cognitions; rather, it surfaced when people saw their actions as conflicting with their self-concept. In the Festinger and Carlsmith study, Aronson would interpret the dissonance as between "I am an honest person" and "I lied to some one about finding a task interesting". Thus, according to Aronson, people would not experience dissonance in this situation if their self-concept involved perception of the self as a liar. Do you get it now?
>post seems
I would like a rewording of this. It sounds too "militaristic".
What's with the scare quotes around "militaristic"?
>>147 meant to post in the solve the question above thread rather than the correct minor nuances of the previous post without regard for context thread.
The kopipe refers to another to another post as being 'said'. I see no reason to switch the verb with 'type'.
>to another to another
Meh.
>>153 dictated the correct punctuation of an ON-A-MON-A-PEE-UH.
>>155 stated the obvious, without regard for conciseness. A more appropriate response would have been "STFU n00b".
>>156 could have just said
>>STFU n00b
>Fixed.
instead of going into the business of typing a very long line that is hard to read on wide screen LCD monitors especially the newer ones that have zero dead pixel guarantee.
>instead of going
>into the business
>of typing a very
>long line that
>is hard to
>read on wide
>screen LCD
>monitors especially
>the newer ones
>that have zero
>dead pixel
>guarantee.
Fixed >>157 for people browsing with a cell phone.
>cell phone.
Considering they are called mobile phones in some countries, a more general description could be given as "Mobile Device" as not only phones can browse the internet.
>interbutt
Fixed.
>Fix'd
Fixed
>Fixed.
Fixed.
>>162
Lies by telling he fixed it without fixing anything.
>>164 should know that everything would look better in bold.
>>165 forgets that some things are better off italicized.
>>166 forgets that italicization is pretty much the same thing as underlining, and therefore, should've said, "italicized/underlined".
>>167 is ignorant to the fact that while underlining and italics have the same purpose in punctuation, italics look much better.
>>169 makes me want to click his text, he should know that on the Internet underlined text should be a link.
>>170 should have stuck "'s protocol" somewhere in his tirade.
>>173 should be more precise: is he referring to Ailuropoda melanoleuca or Ailurus fulgens?
>>174 exemplifies this horrible tendency of the elitist superstructure to subcategorize everything. Flatter taxonomies would allow people of all levels of expertise in Pandas to share a common lexicon.
>common lexicon
Just doesn't sound very PC. Granted we have problems with illegal immigrants, but come on, don't bring that shit here. Mexicans are still not very common.
The first sentence of >>176 is incomplete, as it lacks a subject.
>>181 did not correct minor nuances of the previous post without regard for context.
>chutzpa
>>186 can only think in terms of full sentences, denying words the right to be considered as independent entities. This is the sort of intellectual terrorism that keeps the global level of dialectical proficiency so low.
>>187 Uses big words to veil the fact that he dropped out of highschool.
>dropped
>>188 obviously wants to direct this conversation away from global warming.
>>189 used outdated terminology. Global warming? Really, how descriptive is that? Try climate change.
>>190, please avoid such "politically correct" terms in attempt to give them a positive spin. They only serve to impede understanding of the issues at hand, and to the linguistically proficient, decrease your credibility by associating a partisan agenda to your statements.
>>191 It's not good to put politically correct in quotes, it makes it look like PC is a disgusting, nasty, mind-bending, numb-inducing propaganda tool of the Dark Side. It may be all true, but a chronicler needs to look impartial.
>>196 is a noob @ the internets.
I use linux not because I hate microsoft (believe me, I do, but that's not why), not because I want to be a geek (I am), but because it fits my style. It's so much easier to accomplish things when you have the power of *nix commandline goodies ala GNU tools, etc. As well, I don't have to spend time searching for cracks and shit because /everything/ I use is free and I can build it from source if I need to.
Not only that, but anything I don't like, I can crack open and change, usually without too much difficulty. Linux: The OS is /yours/.
Get the fuck out, all of you. @ OP, unrar-free might work, as well as install rar and using rar x filename. (rar might be in multiverse repos, you should have those enabled anyway)
For those of you that DO have children, did you wonder what kind of parent you would turn out to be? Do you think you succeeded? Do you think your children reflect the values that you wanted to and continue to teach them? Did you want to raise your children like your parents raised you?
And for those of you that do NOT have children, do you ever wonder what kind of parent you'll be? Do you have a plan? Do you know certain things that you absolutely want to instill in your children and things that are not as important? Do you think you'll be successful? Do you want to raise your children the way your parents raised you?
And that's why, you, you should no use the word fuck.
>>199 needed more punctuation, capitalisation, and possibly also line breaks.
>>200 needed more references to his impressive feat of numbergetting.
>numbergetting
not english, so it should not have been said. This is a major rule around here, you have to talk in English. It's imperative.
>>202 "It's imperative." is not a sentence because it lacks a subject.
>it lacks a subject
I started this post to just nitpick the poster above. After studying his post I realized that he has said something very pertinent to this board. So I won't say anything.
> So I won't say anything.
Technically, three complete sentences have already been communicated at this point.
>>206 missed a comma. It should read like this:
"it was TWO, fucker, TWO"
>>210 should have said quote, ellipsis, unquote, for blind people using talking software to read this.
to copy -> at copying
Gerund form is the correct usage.
Your ASCII arrow would be better expressed with a Unicode character such as "→" (U+21E8, RIGHTWARDS ARROW).
>>220
"with a Unicode character" U+21E8 "with an Unicode character"
"An Unicode"? I suppose you would also say that a woman has "an uterus".
Become an hero.
I won't allow your pathetic attempt at polarizing the debate by making casual feminist statements in this inappropriate context. People like you who try to make affirmative statements about every popular cause piss me off to no end.
>>223, you are regarding the previous poster's context, rather than correcting minor nuances. Nevertheless, changing the repeated use of "statements" to a synonym would make your second sentence more effective.
>>228's use of "BBS" is verging on the anachronistic
>>230, you should punctuate your sentence to indicate the thought has been completely transcribed. At present, it looks like you accidentally submitted the form in the middle of typing.
>>231 ironically included punctuation, but neglected to fully complete the thought beforehand, leaving his post readable but still moderately awkward.
>>232 has a split infinitive. Although this is not technically against any hard-set rules of English grammar, it is frowned upon by most style guides.
>>233 I'd've written "it's" rather than "it is" if I were you.
>>234
I'd've?
English language professors would have a field day with that.
>>235
Seriously, though, professors are one silly bunch.
>>236
Didn't correct anything in the previous post, but rather commented on it.
(´^ิω＾ิ)
>>238
Appears in many threads, but fails to contribute to any of those threads.
>>239 failed to realize that (´^ิω＾ิ) was merely being true to his nature.
>>240 failed to use a gender-neutral pronoun. (´^ิω＾ิ) could, in fact, be female, or neither, or both.
>>241 ignores that (´^ิω＾ิ) is actually called Left Parenthesis Acute Accent Circumflex Accent Combining Circumflex Accent Greek Small Letter Omega Fullwidth Circumflex Accent Combining Circumflex Accent Right Parenthesis.
>>242 doesn't seem to realize that no one cares what (´^ิω＾ิ) is called, because he is nothing more than an annoying retarded grandpa.
(´^ิω＾ิ) DddUUuUrRrrrRrR >>243 ID A FIG TAT GUTM. MIP WIS SOO KLEVRET
>>246 communicated a word and/or suffix not that I can not find in any standard English dictionary which raises the question of why this word was used at all.
>>249 probably should have used "fewer", unless he meant the commas should have been smaller.
>>250 incorrectly placed the comma on the outside of the quotation mark.
>>251 is using American spelling rules. In British English for instance, punctuation is only placed within quotation marks if it is part of what is being quoted or referred to.
>>252 is a dirty limey and doesn't know how to speak his own language.
>>253 should have used all caps to emphasise his redneck roots.
>>254's use of "caps" in place of "capitals" somewhat undermines their point.
>>256 used no capital letters at all, even when beginning a new sentence.
>>257 Used no capital letters at all, even when beginning a new sentence.
>>259 spelled "realize" wrong.
>>259's usage of "realise" instead of "realize" on such an international message board reeks of nationalism.
>>261's faulty cache settings are a significant hindrance to signal-to-noise ratio of this debate.
>>262 "Debate"? When a teacher corrects the spelling errors of his student, he's not debating.
I'll leave as an exercise to the reader to find the proper wording.
>>263 used the transitive verb "leave" without supplying a direct object.
>>264 neglected to mention that he is a Panda and a registered sex offender.
>>265 incorrectly posted in the correcting minor nuances without regard for context thread rather than the previous post is a panda thread.
>>266 incorrectly regarded overall thread context in his correction of a minor nuance. And is a Panda.
>>267 started a new sentence for something which should have been a dependent clause.
>>268 is not welcome here for the BUUN is not with him.
>>270 doesn't happen to realize that human freedom is a privilege, not a right. Also, he doesn't realize Default is a bourgeoisie 3rd rate "grunge" band everyone has forgotten.