Grammar Discussions

[Hvr]

Apparently there was an alleged journalist who allegedly wrote this.

 

[DejaBrew]

So… you’re saying that they “could”….?

 

[Buzzard]

I'm speechless.

 

[TheRealTMA]

I'm speechless.

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10-1 and 10-3

 

[Buzzard]

The next time someone tells you they are from Stralia, they could be right.

 

[DejaBrew]

Spotted this stuck to the back wall of a refrigerated cabinet in one of my local Korean grocery stores today...

 

[p--and--t]

 

[TheRealTMA]

 

[Flashback]

Ethiopian could do with a few commas, some spaces and less hyphens on their menu.

 

[Flashback]

I forgot about the new liquer they've been offering, Baileysf!

 

[JessicaTam]

Ethiopian could do with a few commas, some spaces and less fewer hyphens on their menu.
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Ok, this is the grammar thread so I have to say it … fixed that for you!

 

[Flashback]

Ok, this is the grammar thread so I have to say it … fixed that for you!

Is that right, say it with 3 periods?

 

[DC3]

The next time someone tells you they are from Stralia, they could be right.

Stralia? Maybe that’s where that One Nation person lives

 

[TheRealTMA]

Is that right, say it with 3 periods?

I was impressed with the correctness of the space before the ellipsis.

 

[Flashback]

I was impressed with the correctness of the space before the ellipsis.

So then it's missing "I've", if the ellipsis is intended to be a pause?

 

[TheRealTMA]

So then it's missing "I've", if the ellipsis is intended to be a pause?

to misquote TT, "What's I've got to do with it?"

 

[VPS]

Hyphens are sometimes important

 

[DejaBrew]

Hyphens are sometimes important

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It's so much worse (i.e. more amusing) when you read the article in the context of the grammar fail

 

[Foreigner]

Principle?

 

[Hvr]

Principle?

Looks like it's an opportunity for a teaching moment.