Lucky girl's music journal.

Key · 11-16-2015, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Cut her some slack guys, please. I don't know of any rule that says she can't write her journal as an actual journal. I think it's almost a given a journal is an album, review and Youtube videos. And when someone comes along and does it differently they are shown a yellow card (soccer reference). So far I like the old school approach like "Random thoughts/ Journal" by Unrelenting. Sometimes things need time to grow (gardening reference), you can't expect her to hit a grand slam her first time up at bat (baseball reference) just so you can be awed by it for your own amusement. I think we should be encouraging in a more positive way in the advice we give, than offering negative feedback.

No.

DeadChannel · 11-16-2015, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

So what are you saying... I shouldn't be holding out for more 70s song reviews?

"reviews"

Neapolitan · 11-16-2015, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DeadChannel

"reviews"

I don't know why you quoted the word, "reviews" -- I didn't spelt it wrong did I?

DeadChannel · 11-17-2015, 12:20 AM

I was trying to insinuate that I was finger quoting the world reviews, because they're not really reviews. I guess **** like that rarely comes across over the internet, though. My bad.

Key · 11-17-2015, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by DeadChannel

I was trying to insinuate that I was finger quoting the world reviews, because they're not really reviews. I guess **** like that rarely comes across over the internet, though. My bad.

I got what you were implying right away. Nea is just an idiot.

Trollheart · 11-17-2015, 01:11 PM

I think the main problem we have with her is that it seems this began as supposedly a journal, she put very little work into her "reviews" (quotes definitely required) but THEN made a pretty long (in comparison) entry about God and her religion, which really then betrays her true intent, it would seem, in making this journal, which is to preach at us.

Nobody likes that, and that's not what the journal section is for. If she wants to argue for or against the existence or merits of God, any god, go to the Religious and Current Affairs subforum and set your pulpit up there. Nobody's going to want to read this journal to get your take on how wonderful God is, if she exists.

That's what I got a problem with!
What I think he meant to say was, that is a thing, with which he has a problem!--- Dr. Frasier Crane.

The Batlord · 11-17-2015, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

That's what I got a problem with!
What I think he meant to say was, that is a thing, with which he has a problem!--- Dr. Frasier Crane.

Grammar myths #1: is it wrong to end a sentence with a preposition? | OxfordWords blog

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The word ‘preposition’ ultimately derives from Latin prae ‘before’ and ponere ’to place’. In Latin grammar, the rule is that a preposition should always precede the prepositional object that it is linked with: it is never placed after it. According to a number of other authorities, it was the dramatist John Dryden in 1672 who was the first person to criticize a piece of English writing (by Ben Jonson) for placing a preposition at the end of a clause instead of before the noun or pronoun to which it was linked.

This prohibition was taken up by grammarians and teachers in the next two centuries and became very tenacious. English is not Latin, however, and contemporary authorities do not try to shoehorn it into the Latin model. Nevertheless, many people are still taught that ending a sentence or clause with a preposition should be avoided.

Trollheart · 11-17-2015, 06:51 PM

It's a quote, dumbass! Frasier corrects a guy on his grammar (something like the guy says "My mom literally hangs around the house all day") and he says "Oh dear, I have a little problem with people who use words incorrectly. You see, she can't literally hang, unless she's a bat!" whereupon he says "You know what I got a problem with? High and mighty college boys who pick holes in my grammar! That's what I got a problem with!" To which Frasier then quotes that bit, making it obvious he's a) even more of a snob than the guy believes and b) wasn't really listening to him, despite being a shrink.

The Batlord · 11-17-2015, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

It's a quote, dumbass! Frasier corrects a guy on his grammar (something like the guy says "My mom literally hangs around the house all day") and he says "Oh dear, I have a little problem with people who use words incorrectly. You see, she can't literally hang, unless she's a bat!" whereupon he says "You know what I got a problem with? High and mighty college boys who pick holes in my grammar! That's what I got a problem with!" To which Frasier then quotes that bit, making it obvious he's a) even more of a snob than the guy believes and b) wasn't really listening to him, despite being a shrink.

The fact that you attributed it to "Dr. Frasier Craine" kind of gave that away. But I'll take any opportunity to correct that particular grammar myth (along with the one that says that you can't begin a sentence with a conjunction).

Neapolitan · 11-17-2015, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DeadChannel

I was trying to insinuate that I was finger quoting the world reviews, because they're not really reviews. I guess **** like that rarely comes across over the internet, though. My bad.

Once again I am confused, what do you mean you are quoting "world reviews"?

Anyway everyone except Ki (who acts like a Negative Nancy on daily basis) got me thinking 'is that her actual "review" or did she lift it from somewhereselse on the interwebz?' Anyhow that thought got my Spider senses tingleling and I thought I'll copy/paste a segment of her "review" and what I found out was that unless she is the original author of the Wikipedia entry for Dancing in the Moonlight, she flat out just copied and pasted her "reveiw" from Wikipedia. Which is a "no-no" according to forum rules, members can not pass other people stuff off as their own. I don't know if she did it deliberately, I mean she could been unaware of using quotes when she did that. But still, now that I know that I feel a bit let down by that "review," it seems like a total lack of effort on her part.

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Originally Posted by Lucky girl

Yesterday I listened to the music "Dancing in the Moonlight", I feel so good.
"Dancing in the Moonlight" is the title song on the 1973 King Harvest album Dancing in the Moonlight.The track was released as a single in 1972 and it reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band released other singles, but those were never able to match the success of "Dancing in the Moonlight". The track used a Wurlitzer electric piano throughout.

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"Dancing in the Moonlight" is a song by the rock group King Harvest that was released as a single in 1972 and reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band released other singles, but they were never able to match the success of "Dancing in the Moonlight". The track used a Wurlitzer electric piano throughout. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_in_the_Moonlight

11-17-2015, 01:11 PM	#26 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	I think the main problem we have with her is that it seems this began as supposedly a journal, she put very little work into her "reviews" (quotes definitely required) but THEN made a pretty long (in comparison) entry about God and her religion, which really then betrays her true intent, it would seem, in making this journal, which is to preach at us. Nobody likes that, and that's not what the journal section is for. If she wants to argue for or against the existence or merits of God, any god, go to the Religious and Current Affairs subforum and set your pulpit up there. Nobody's going to want to read this journal to get your take on how wonderful God is, if she exists. That's what I got a problem with! What I think he meant to say was, that is a thing, with which he has a problem!--- Dr. Frasier Crane. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-17-2015, 06:51 PM	#28 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	It's a quote, dumbass! Frasier corrects a guy on his grammar (something like the guy says "My mom literally hangs around the house all day") and he says "Oh dear, I have a little problem with people who use words incorrectly. You see, she can't literally hang, unless she's a bat!" whereupon he says "You know what I got a problem with? High and mighty college boys who pick holes in my grammar! That's what I got a problem with!" To which Frasier then quotes that bit, making it obvious he's a) even more of a snob than the guy believes and b) wasn't really listening to him, despite being a shrink. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-17-2015, 12:20 AM	#24 (permalink)
DeadChannel Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 1,259	I was trying to insinuate that I was finger quoting the world reviews, because they're not really reviews. I guess **** like that rarely comes across over the internet, though. My bad.