Grammar Discussions

[JohnM]

Certainly if you adopt my convention (not recognised by the majority it seems) that there is only one birthday per person.

I fear though; my pursuit of the truth is fruitless .

It was your use of birthdays I was having a dig at...

 

[JessicaTam]

Certainly if you adopt my convention (not recognised by the majority it seems) that there is only one birthday per person.

I fear though; my pursuit of the truth is fruitless .

Exactly. All the rest are anniversaries of said birthday.

At least you and I are on the same page. Or at least a reasonable facsimile of the same page!

 

[wandering_fred]

Maybe it is time to clarify birthday and birth day.
Perhaps the latter does occur once per year??

Isn't being picky the reason for grammar rules?

There I go, again I am imagining I am wandering
Fred

 

[Happy Trails]

Monty Python fans might recall that Dinsdale Piranha was born two weeks after his twin brother Doug and again a week after that.

 

[RooFlyer]

Ah! All my grammar problems solved (and maybe others as well). This just received from the University of Tasmania, where I am enrolled:

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University study certainly has changed since I was an undergraduate .

 

[JohnM]

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University study certainly has changed since I was an undergraduate .

I wouldn't crow about it until you get something back from checking and see just how good it is...

 

[TheRealTMA]

Ah! All my grammar problems solved (and maybe others as well). This just received from the University of Tasmania, where I am enrolled:

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University study certainly has changed since I was an undergraduate .

Ah, just send them to JohmM and me and we’ll make sure we correct them for you!

 

[JohnM]

Ah, just send them to JohmM and me and we’ll make sure we correct them for you!

Speak for yourself. I don't have the time to read that rubbish (ducks).

 

[TheRealTMA]

Speak for yourself. I don't have the time to read that rubbish (ducks).

Where did I say we’d “read” them?

 

[Spongbob]

I remember my first big editing project at my last employer, back in 2002. It was the first time I'd encountered the word incentivise.

I think I recall reading that John Howard had an election platform in 1987 based on "incentivisation".

 

[TheRealTMA]

I think I recall reading that John Howard had an election platform in 1987 based on "incentivisation".

Enough said!

 

[Katie]

I think I recall reading that John Howard had an election platform in 1987 based on "incentivisation".

I may be showing my age here, but I was not paying attention to federal elections in 1987! I was somewhat aware of Sir John, being a Queenslander, but that's the only electoral knowledge I remember from the 80s.

 

[ALH]

In just one week on social media, I’ve seen: USE, YOUSE & YOUS.

Which is the correct spelling?

ARksing for a friend

 

[Buzzard]

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In just one week on social media, I’ve seen: USE, YOUSE & YOUS.

Which is the correct spelling?

Asking for a friend

Depends if you're from Scotland or not

 

[Hvr]

In just one week on social media, I’ve seen: USE, YOUSE & YOUS.

Which is the correct spelling?

ARksing for a friend

Ewe's guys should know better!

 

[Katie]

In just one week on social media, I’ve seen: USE, YOUSE & YOUS.

Which is the correct spelling?

fwiw, I'd spell it as youse. That's how Macquarie spell it.

 

[p--and--t]

I'm just wondering if anyone has seen formal rules on how many "you know, like" are allowed per sentence. If there is, it seems not too many have heard about it.

 

[ALH]

fwiw, I'd spell it as youse. That's how Macquarie spell it.

Today I’ve also seen EWES, and YEZZ (as in YEZZ ALL)

 

[p--and--t]

Today I’ve also seen EWES, and YEZZ (as in YEZZ ALL)

I wonder if they would feel sheepish if they found out we were discussing it

 

[TheRealTMA]

Today I’ve also seen EWES, and YEZZ (as in YEZZ ALL)

I would hang around with a more literate crowd like us and youse on AFF.

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I'm just wondering if anyone has seen formal rules on how many "you know, like" are allowed per sentence. If there is, it seems not too many have heard about it.

Put it like "So, you know, like, what did youse all do on the weekend?"