Important notice from the GRAMMAR POLICE. Plz read. This means you.
Liz:
Quote from: stephyd on 2009 July 25, 12:29:02
This thread is nothing but an exhibition of verbiose pomposity... As an Englishwoman, I can assure you that English is a language constantly changing... Your inane chitchat regarding the minutiae of our wonderful and adaptable English language...
For those wishing to skip the diatribe, allow me to summarise: I ARE ENGLISH! RESPEKT MAH AUTHORITAH!
Honestly, stephyd, the idea that being "an Englishwoman" makes you some sort of linguistic authority is pomposity on a level the rest of this thread couldn't dream of achieving.
maxon:
Oi - another one. Where do they come from?
Kyna:
Quote from: maxon on 2009 July 25, 15:58:11
Oi - another one. Where do they come from?
* Kyna misses the days when the only link to MATY that was given out led to the front page of the site. None of this direct linking to the forums business.
rohina:
Quote from: rufio on 2009 July 25, 14:59:50
Quote from: rohina on 2009 July 25, 06:00:51
It can't be a subordinate clause if it is the ONLY clause.
Since it was the object of a preposition, it's hard to see how it could be anything else.
So, you agree, it was a fragment.
Quote from: rufio on 2009 July 25, 14:59:50
Quote from: rohina link=topic=15068.msg463137#msg463137 date=1248501651
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When exactly? Oh, say when you don't confuse nouns with their homonyms?
Confusing homophones is a lexical issue, though, not a syntactical one. In any case, there were no confused homophones in that fragment.
My point, which is sailing merrily over your headpeen, is that wanking on about style ought to be an activity reserved for people who can express themselves correctly on a regular basis.
rufio:
Quote from: rohina on 2009 July 25, 16:33:50
So, you agree, it was a fragment.
The issue is not whether or not it was a fragment, but when it is ok to use fragments for effect. Why do I feel like I'm repeating myself? Oh, right...
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My point, which is sailing merrily over your headpeen, is that wanking on about style ought to be an activity reserved for people who can express themselves correctly on a regular basis.
And my point is that spelling is not related to syntax or the style of sentence structure. It seems my first intuition was right, and that the only people who are allowed to make stylistic choices about their language are the people who make certain sanctioned vocabulary choices as well.
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