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Tytus Gerrish 04-12-2007 23:17

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the level of concern this discovery should arouse in an average human being should be zero

Taylor 05-12-2007 07:13

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Originally Posted by Tytus Gerrish (Post 655704)
the level of concern this discovery should arouse in an average human being should be zero

It has been said that the rock band Van Halen always requested a jar of M&M candies, with all the orange ones removed at all their concert venues. The reasoning behind this is that if the producers were thorough enough to cover this tiny detail, everything else should be smooth.

Likewise, when I see a glaring error such as this, it makes me wonder what more significant errors have been made. I would feel quite silly after spending thousands of dollars on a product only to find it had been created by unprofessional people too lazy to proofread.

Microsoft notwithstanding.

JaneYoung 05-12-2007 08:23

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I make small errors all the time and have to correct them. Working in a law office, it is important that the work and letters be submitted correctly. Small errors can be overlooked or not easily seen.

How many errors can be made before the code that teams write won't work? I'm honestly asking this question because I don't know.

Elgin Clock 05-12-2007 14:29

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Originally Posted by Alexa Stott (Post 655667)
Funny story about grammar, actually...I saw in our girls' locker room a message that read "Your a *edited for content*" written in blue Sharpie. Someone went in later and took her pen and wrote in the missing apostrophe and the "e" at the end of "you're" to make the statement grammatically correct.

Did the edited word start with an A or any other vowel?
If so, then you should have added a letter N to make it "an" as well. :rolleyes:


I hate the Your vs You're mix up. It's found like that everywhere I look nowadays it seems. :(

Then again, I'm sometimes stumped with the many forms of There, Their, and They're occasionally. Mostly There & Their.

I know There is "over there" (ie: place) & Their is used in "their dog" (ie: Posession) & They're is They Are (ie: intends to come before an action) but I still question myself with some sentences that use them.

Eh..

English is the language that combines every other language & butchers them & itself, and violates its own rules all the time anyways, so whatever! :p



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Originally Posted by JaneYoung (Post 655749)
How many errors can be made before the code that teams write won't work? I'm honestly asking this question because I don't know.

A code is kinda different where as there are syntax rules you have to follow and if you don't follow them correctly, you won't get far with the code, or it will just not perform its task.

English language on the other hand is not like code, because if you type a sentence like "Look at that dog over their" (instead of there) - Then people have the common sense to know what you are talking about, but it just looks bad.
It performs its duty, but is frowned upon as opposed to the code which won't work correctly if there is an error.

temujin 05-12-2007 17:06

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Originally Posted by JudyVandy (Post 655400)
Ah...I think it's as follows: "...over which to call someone ingnorant." Don't end a sentence with a preposition.

Sorry! I'm a grammar geek, too!:D

This is something up with which I will not put.

DonRotolo 05-12-2007 22:03

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[quote=JudyVandy;655400]Ah...I think it's as follows: "...over which to call someone ingnorant." Don't end a sentence with a preposition.]/QUOTE]
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Originally Posted by temujin (Post 655870)
This is something up with which I will not put.

A preposition is a terrible thing to end a sentence with. :D

Don

Pavan Dave 05-12-2007 22:17

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Originally Posted by Alexa Stott (Post 655667)
Um...since when is it the gaming world's fault? I think you meant to say "the internet," not "the gaming world."

Funny story about grammar, actually...I saw in our girls' locker room a message that read "Your a *edited for content*" written in blue Sharpie. Someone went in later and took her pen and wrote in the missing apostrophe and the "e" at the end of "you're" to make the statement grammatically correct.

Some kid, I don't know his name, used to go to the bathrooms at our school and correct both spelling and grammar inside of the stalls. It is kind of funny if you think about it and I have actually gone into some of those stalls JUST to see these "corrections" and they're quite interesting....On another note, if I ever do see a incorrectly spelled word or improper grammar in a stall, I will make sure to correct it because 99.9% of the time I have a pen, pencil, and/or sharpie in my pocket!

synth3tk 06-12-2007 03:49

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Originally Posted by Pavan (Post 656021)
....On another note, if I ever do see a incorrectly spelled word or improper grammar in a stall, I will make sure to correct it because 99.9% of the time I have a pen, pencil, and/or sharpie in my pocket!

Geek!!! :ahh: Whoops, did I say that out loud? :D

Taylor 06-12-2007 07:28

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Originally Posted by blakcheez (Post 656070)
Geek!!! :ahh: Whoops, did I say that out loud? :D

He said pen, pencil or sharpie - not calculator, palm pilot or abacus.

basicxman 06-12-2007 11:55

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lol...ive never seen anyone carry around a palm in their front pocket (because this is kind of a grammer thread, notice i used the right 'their')

Taylor 06-12-2007 13:07

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Originally Posted by basicxman (Post 656127)
lol...ive never seen anyone carry around a palm in their front pocket (because this is kind of a grammer thread, notice i used the right 'their')

::rolls eyes::
I count six grammatical/spelling errors in this entry, not counting duplicates. Anybody top that?
/::rolls eyes::

synth3tk 07-12-2007 17:33

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i dunno. if it'd were up too me, da whole enlgish languge wud be definatly diff'rent.

lukevanoort 07-12-2007 17:55

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The error that bothers me the most in people's writing AND speech is not a grammatical error, but one of a mis-write/speak of a common expression. Often, I see people talk/write about something then say/write something along the lines of "Of course, it doesn't really matter to me, I could care less what happens." Well, if you think about it, that implies that they both don't care ('doesn't matter to me') and do care because to be able to care less one must care in the first place. So, what they are really saying/writing is "Of course, it doesn't really matter to me, I really do care some," which is 1) a contradiction and 2) not what the speaker/writer meant to say/write. It really should be "I couldn't care less," which implies that the the speaker/writer doesn't care at all because it is impossible for him/her to care less. (Of course, this assumes that there is no such thing as negative caring. I guess one could say that if how much you care must me a positive number or absolute value of a negative one. If you think about it, caring in a negative way is still caring just caring in a mean way, which is still caring. So, how much you care is not a vector quantity, as it only has magnitude, but not direction.... can you tell I'm a math/science person?)

Alex.Norton 07-12-2007 18:04

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Originally Posted by basicxman (Post 656127)
lol...ive never seen anyone carry around a palm in their front pocket (because this is kind of a grammer thread, notice i used the right 'their')

I carry my palm with me in my pocket all the time. I couldn't conceive leaving my brain behind in my pack or something.

On the subject of grammar nazis i will actively defy anyone who corrects my grammar ESPECIALLY if my sentence made sense If you can understand my sentence then i dont care if their are grammar mistakes

there have fun with that one... I will happily go where no man has gone before when it comes to bad grammar. :D

Alex

JaneYoung 07-12-2007 18:36

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Originally Posted by Alex.Norton (Post 656642)

there have fun with that one... I will happily go where no man has gone before when it comes to bad grammar. :D

Alex

Alex, I understand what you are saying in your playful way.

I think about a couple of things when reading posts in Chief Delphi -
1. There are so many excellent opportunities to participate in discussions regarding just about any topic involving FIRST. If a post is badly worded or contains typos and errors, it can break down the flow of communication. That could impact the opportunity for the poster to present his or her thoughts clearly to a valuable and respected audience. (When posting in CD, it is always wise to remember who our readers are.)

2. Many students begin posting on CD as freshmen and sophomores on FIRST teams. When the times comes for applying to colleges and universities as seniors, the students have had the opportunity to participate in these fora, developing their skills in areas of communication, persuasion, and in the written language, itself. How cool is that?!


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