Important notice from the GRAMMAR POLICE. Plz read. This means you.
Audrey:
Quote from: DrNerd on 2009 July 19, 20:17:47
Says a lot about the sharpness of your mind if you believe everything you see on TV.
Your high horse is very pretty. May I pet him?
Nay, Dr. I'm pretty picky about who pets my horse. You wouldn't be able to reach it, anyway.
Did I say I believe EVERYTHING I see on TV?
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What? You are saying you are not a hairyback?
Only if I don't shave it.
Liz:
Quote from: Audrey on 2009 July 19, 17:59:29
Quote from: CheritaChen on 2009 July 19, 16:10:19
Here's something you obviously missed in your vaunted education:
Quote from: Audrey on 2009 July 19, 12:11:49
Hey 'dumbass' yourself, Rufio. I have never insulted you 'personally' <snip>
Wrapping something in single quotes is not a proper way to emphasize...
CC, if you read Rufio's original post, you will see that he starts it with 'Personally', so I was quoting him, not emphasizing. I am aware with my 'vaunted education' that if I wanted to emphasize something, I would bold it. ;)
And I would have to counter beat you over the head with my hardcopy Oxford Dictionary which surely beats your Fowler. ;D
While you're playing "Whose is bigger?" with your reference materials, Audrey, a self-proclaimed "purist" like yourself might take a moment to look up how to quote someone. Hint: it's done with quotation marks, hence their catchy name. The use of an apostrophe or "single quote" to mark a quotation is occasionally recognized, but such a choice would hardly befit anyone attempting to present herself as a linguistic purist.
For bonus points you might also note that rufio's name is not capitalized. You have made this error at least twice.
Neither of these mistakes is especially heinous; in fact, either can be explained as a stylistic choice. And deviating from proper grammar can be quite effective stylistically. However, if one is going to declare herself an authority on the right and proper use of the English language, she might be aware that making such rudimentary mistakes (even if she wishes to claim she did so "on purpose") will leave her looking more prat than purist.
TheQuietOne:
Quote from: Audrey on 2009 July 19, 18:37:32
I think that what one sees on TV can distort but can also give a true reflection of what a society is like. Let's face it, there are a lot of Brits who don't put such store by having a perfect set of pearly whites. By the same token, around 40% (I could be off by a few percent) of Americans are overweight. Now, I have not had personal experience of this, but from what is portrayed, I think these perceptions hold true. I think there is such a diversity of people portrayed on TV, that the stereotype of the loud, aggressive American has fallen by the wayside.
You might want to cut down on your TV time and engage yourself in some radical activity like, hmm, reading.
McLuhan or Baudrillard would be a good start.
DrNerd:
Quote from: Audrey on 2009 July 19, 21:05:10
Did I say I believe EVERYTHING I see on TV?
Oh, so you only believe the stuff that conforms to your preconceived stereotypes. Yeah, that's totally different.
Audrey:
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Neither of these mistakes is especially heinous; in fact, either can be explained as a stylistic choice. And deviating from proper grammar can be quite effective stylistically. However, if one is going to declare herself an authority on the right and proper use of the English language, she might be aware that making such rudimentary mistakes (even if she wishes to claim she did so "on purpose") will leave her looking more prat than purist.
I could rebut the above and pick out all your glaring grammatical errors but, quite frankly, I couldn't be arsed.
Can I please stop being the butt of conversation around here? Don't you have somebody else to play with?
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