Grammar Discussions

[themaiz]

Funny thing. I went back to the ad to read, and re-read, and decide on what basis the separator should be a comma, semicolon or colon.

Instead I realised maybe we should be debating construction around the word "they're", which ambiguously refers to the list of items which precedes it or the car from the first sentence. Or maybe both. Aarrrggghh.

 

[juddles]

Funny thing. I went back to the ad to read, and re-read, and decide on what basis the separator should be a comma, semicolon or colon.

Instead I realised maybe we should be debating construction around the word "they're", which ambiguously refers to the list of items which precedes it or the car from the first sentence. Or maybe both. Aarrrggghh.

In reality, debating English in the context of advertising is just wrong.

 

[juddles]

As my father would say: " Don't try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time, and irritates the pig"

 

[Strategic Aviation]

Can we start on "We make the future real"?

 

[juddles]

Can we start on "We make the future real"?

Let's, please.

 

[juddles]

We could start on the opposite. Can they "make the future unreal"???

 

[Strategic Aviation]

Can they "make the future unreal"???

Heaps plenty!

 

[juddles]

That phrase is like Pidgin english. (forgive spelling - which should be ok as pidgin english is exactly against this thread)

 

[JessicaTam]

I reckon "It's easy to see..." should be the start of a new sentence.

 

[Danger]

Perhaps grammar is like service on a low cost carrier: it's hit and miss.

 

[Hvr]

First world issue I know, but it must be approaching school holidays, as the nice wine and towels in the bathrooms were also missing.

Here is an example of where a comma makes a lot of difference.

As written the "nice wine in bathroom is missing".

Whereas with a comma as shown below it makes more sense;
"as the nice wine, and towels in the bathrooms were also missing."

 

[oz_mark]

I don't think anyone took notice of the first post....

A quick grammar/spelling lesson:

lose - to misplace "I don't want to lose my boarding pass"
loose - not tight "My seat belt is loose"

sort - to place in order "I sort my past flights by carrier"
sought - past tense of seek "Seat 1A was often sought after"

I've come to the conclusion that the word 'lose' is highly endangered......

 

[cove]

With so much texting many words are made or lost.
I see loose and lose.
I see quite and quiet.
I see then and than.
R U OK?

 

[Major]

Weather and whether are also loosely used. If you are in the cattle business there is also wether.

 

[Deleted member]

Weather and whether are also loosely used. If you are in the cattle business there is also wether.

Or more precisely, a castrated Ram

 

[coco50]

I won't complicate this discussion by raising the issues surrounding its and it's.

 

[Strategic Aviation]

Partly, this is a fight over whom to believe about how a kidnapping in the Iraqi desert was ended.

 

[RooFlyer]

Here is an example of where a comma makes a lot of difference.
<snip>

Here's another.

 

[RooFlyer]

I won't complicate this discussion by raising the issues surrounding its and it's.

I've discovered since joining the academic history community that 'we' never write 'isn't' and the like - always use the full 'is not'. Probably saves a lot of red pen.

 

[Captain Halliday]

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