Lucky girl's music journal.

Key · 11-17-2015, 12:24 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, 12:11 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, 03:31 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, 05:51 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, 06:30 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).

11-17-2015, 12:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	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, 05:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	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