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Fireflyfans Grammar & Posting Help Q&A Thread
Sunday, February 8, 2009 12:10 PM
CHRISISALL
Sunday, February 8, 2009 12:13 PM
PENGUIN
Sunday, February 8, 2009 12:44 PM
LWAVES
Quote:Originally posted by chrisisall: Just to make things easier on the eyes and sensibilities, I wanted to start a thread where we can all help each other in the literacy department *looks squarly at Whozit*. But, being no English teacher my own self, I have some learnin' to do as well. Please, correct me if any of the following contains errors. Firefly's a good design. Serenitys' primary buffer panel came off. Serenity's a great movie. "Objects In Space" is my favourite episode. "Objects In Space"'s my favourite episode. Mal said, "Got no need to beat ya..." Mal's got a gun. Mals' gun was fired. Serenity lost its primary buffer panel. Grammar Nazis, go to it if you will. The laughing Chrisisall
Sunday, February 8, 2009 12:47 PM
KIRKULES
Sunday, February 8, 2009 1:15 PM
Quote:Originally posted by lwaves: So I think the 1st line is right, 2nd wrong, 3rd right, 4th right, 5th wrong, 6th right in context wrong for correctness, 7th right, 8th wrong, 9th right.
Sunday, February 8, 2009 1:48 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Kirkules: I have noticed that a lot of folks here use ... often. What does it mean and what is it's proper usage.
Sunday, February 8, 2009 2:24 PM
PHOENIXROSE
You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.
Sunday, February 8, 2009 2:34 PM
Quote:Originally posted by chrisisall: Quote:Originally posted by Kirkules: I have noticed that a lot of folks here use ... often. What does it mean and what is it's proper usage. *scribbly teacher writing* Meaning unclear, its requires no apostrophe.
Sunday, February 8, 2009 3:34 PM
Quote:Originally posted by PhoenixRose: I wrote this ages ago: http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=12&t=30118 Help yourself
Sunday, February 8, 2009 3:52 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Kirkules: I don't think I'll be using ellipses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis anytime soon.
Sunday, February 8, 2009 6:30 PM
SCHISM
Sunday, February 8, 2009 6:41 PM
KWICKO
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)
Quote:An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, an unfinished thought or, at the end of a sentence, a trailing off into silence
Sunday, February 8, 2009 6:52 PM
ASARIAN
Quote:Originally posted by lwaves: I ain't not no gorran grammar nazi but I believe that adding " 's " after a word is meant to replace the words "is" or "has" and others.
Sunday, February 8, 2009 7:13 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Schism: Currently taking an editing course in my Technical Writer's certification, so let's see what I can see....
Sunday, February 8, 2009 7:17 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Schism: For example, Bill and Chris would be Bill's and Chris'.
Sunday, February 8, 2009 7:21 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Schism: "Objects In Space"'s my favourite episode. --> can't rightly say, but it don't look right. I dare say there is no grammatical allowance for this scenario. I think it's just plain wrong.
Sunday, February 8, 2009 11:19 PM
JEWELSTAITEFAN
Sunday, February 8, 2009 11:25 PM
Quote:Originally posted by jewelstaitefan: possesive maybe OiS's symbolisms are well explored.
Sunday, February 8, 2009 11:40 PM
Quote:Originally posted by asarian: Quote:Originally posted by jewelstaitefan: possesive maybe OiS's symbolisms are well explored. That would be: OiS' symbolisms. :)
Sunday, February 8, 2009 11:51 PM
RCAT
Sunday, February 8, 2009 11:59 PM
Quote:Originally posted by jewelstaitefan: OiS' symbolisms. is not a complete sentence.
Monday, February 9, 2009 2:38 AM
Monday, February 9, 2009 3:19 AM
CHANNAIN
i DO aim to misbehave
Quote:Originally posted by chrisisall: You might..., sooner than you think.
Quote:"Objects In Space"'s my favourite episode.
Quote:"Objects in Space"ez my favorite episode.
Monday, February 9, 2009 4:55 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Rcat: I had many english teachers who forbid writing in "dialect".
Quote:Originally posted by Channain: The best way to express your love for something is to write about it correctly.
Monday, February 9, 2009 4:58 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Channain: In fact, just avoid the ellipsis. Everybody should do that.
Monday, February 9, 2009 5:06 AM
Quote:Originally posted by asarian: So, where would the apostrophe go? I still say, if anywhere, then probably inside: "Ariel's" my favorite episode.
Monday, February 9, 2009 5:08 AM
Quote:asarian said: Going to be contrary for a spell. :)
Quote:"War Stories'" my favorite episode. Inside or outside? Or not at all? The latter is probably the safest bet, as I very much doubt apostrophes following a quotation mark are allowed. Still, I would like to know officially.
Quote:asarian said: In German philosophy your last sentence would be called a Leerformel (= lit. empty formula). Kinda like when Plato, in his Republic, states: "A friend ought always to do good to a friend and never evil," yet fails to define what 'good' and 'evil' are then.
Monday, February 9, 2009 5:15 AM
Quote:chrisisall and his ellipsis: But...but...I'd be lost at sea- adrift. Ellipsises are the...well, cruxes of my posts!
Monday, February 9, 2009 5:22 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Channain: Quote:asarian said: Going to be contrary for a spell. :) OOH! Someone else who doesn't mind being contrary YAY!
Quote: Since we started out talking about writing, I vote not at all: "War Stories" is my favorite episode. It's even that much harder to write, doesn't twist the brain, AND avoids the whole pesky question - where the heck does that darn apostrophe go anyhow?
Monday, February 9, 2009 5:30 AM
Quote:asarian said: Also, in some fonts, like used on FFF.net, you can't even tell whether it's just one apostrophe followed by a quotation mark, or vice versa (!), or simply three apostrophes in a row. :)
Monday, February 9, 2009 5:32 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Channain: those infernal little dots
Monday, February 9, 2009 5:34 AM
Monday, February 9, 2009 5:35 AM
Monday, February 9, 2009 5:36 AM
Monday, February 9, 2009 7:39 AM
THATWEIRDGIRL
Monday, February 9, 2009 9:03 AM
Monday, February 9, 2009 11:19 AM
Quote:Originally posted by chrisisall: Thanks TWG. Learning? Yes We Can! The laughing Chrisisall
Monday, February 9, 2009 12:57 PM
NEWOLDBROWNCOAT
Quote:Originally posted by chrisisall: Serenity's a great movie. "Objects In Space"'s my favourite episode.
Monday, February 9, 2009 8:11 PM
Quote:Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat: Only when it becomes so frequent as to distract does it become a problem.
Monday, February 9, 2009 9:39 PM
Quote:Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat: Which brings a point- in addition to formal grammar rule books, there are style guides, from certain organizations, that further define what they accept as correct usage in their publications.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:18 AM
Quote:Originally posted by PhoenixRose: ...yes, lub is a word.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:52 AM
Quote:Originally posted by chrisisall: Quote:Originally posted by PhoenixRose: ...yes, lub is a word. This is how you start a sentence?
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:57 AM
Quote:Originally posted by chrisisall: This is how you start a sentence?
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 7:02 AM
Quote:Originally posted by PhoenixRose: No
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