jts Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I'm not mentioning any names. But I noticed in OL some poor English that I tend to associate with poor education. When I went to school many years ago, I was drilled on English. Perhaps now government-run education is not as good as it was in the 1950s and 1960s.For those who need it, this web page is a quick course on words commonly confused.http://homepage.smc....ly_confused.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Chimp and chump are also commonly confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william.scherk Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Chimp chomp champ, chump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I'm beginning to think jts is a troll. He sure is acting like one.When someone says "writing techniques," you don't need a degree in brain surgery to understand what that means. Instruction is always welcome. Posting a bait and switch title in the Writing Techniques section to bash OL is quite another.So now this thread is here in the Garbage Pile where it belongs.Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I'm beginning to think jts is a troll. He sure is acting like one.When someone says "writing techniques," you don't need a degree in brain surgery to understand what that means. Instruction is always welcome. Posting a bait and switch title in the Writing Techniques section to bash OL is quite another.So now this thread is here in the Garbage Pile where it belongs.MichaelDamn Michael...I was just going to join in with some exquisite sadistic syntactic savagery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George H. Smith Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Among the words that I frequently mistake for one another, the most troublesome are "yes" and "no."Ghs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jts Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 I'm beginning to think jts is a troll. He sure is acting like one.When someone says "writing techniques," you don't need a degree in brain surgery to understand what that means. Instruction is always welcome. Posting a bait and switch title in the Writing Techniques section to bash OL is quite another.So now this thread is here in the Garbage Pile where it belongs.MichaelI am confused. I was not trolling. I did not know where to post this and I couldn't find a better place. I did not bash OL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I'm beginning to think jts is a troll. He sure is acting like one.When someone says "writing techniques," you don't need a degree in brain surgery to understand what that means. Instruction is always welcome. Posting a bait and switch title in the Writing Techniques section to bash OL is quite another.So now this thread is here in the Garbage Pile where it belongs.MichaelI am confused. I was not trolling. I did not know where to post this and I couldn't find a better place. I did not bash OL.I'm not mentioning any names. Ahh, so you are just basically a gossipy coward talking behind people's backs without the courage to name names.Just a pussy sniper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George H. Smith Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I'm beginning to think jts is a troll. He sure is acting like one.When someone says "writing techniques," you don't need a degree in brain surgery to understand what that means. Instruction is always welcome. Posting a bait and switch title in the Writing Techniques section to bash OL is quite another.So now this thread is here in the Garbage Pile where it belongs.MichaelI am confused. I was not trolling. I did not know where to post this and I couldn't find a better place. I did not bash OL.I'm not mentioning any names. Ahh, so you are just basically a gossipy coward talking behind people's backs without the courage to name names.Just a pussy sniper...Here is a more extensive video of the bear attack. Fortunately, it was declawed and did not cause any serious injuries. Ghs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brant Gaede Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I'm not mentioning any names. But I noticed in OL some poor English that I tend to associate with poor education. When I went to school many years ago, I was drilled on English. Perhaps now government-run education is not as good as it was in the 1950s and 1960s.For those who need it, this web page is a quick course on words commonly confused.http://homepage.smc....ly_confused.htmWasn't very good then. I'm assuming today it's quite a pile of garbage.--Brant and BrentI wasn't challenged by any of those word pairs--anything harder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Jerry's allusions are truly not illusions...just delusions.Wow this is fun...These assholes do not even achieve competency..."1. Pore as a verb means to study or examine something. As a noun, pore means an opening as in the skin or in the leaves of plants.2. Pour as a verb means to flow freely or to empty a fluid from one source to another."Hmm let's see...is there another word that their researcher could have discovered that would fit as number three (3)... sshh...don't let Jerry see this one "POOR" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jts Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 I'm not mentioning any names. Ahh, so you are just basically a gossipy coward talking behind people's backs without the courage to name names.Just a pussy sniper...I am very poor at predicting what people will be offended by. I screwed up. In trying to avoid being offensive, I was offensive, tho not intentionally. I should have mentioned a name. Can I redeem myself by mentioning a name now? Or would that be another mistake?Theodore, message 8:http://www.objectivistliving.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12230entry165066First paragraph:its --- should be it's, a contraction for it isSecond paragraph:weather --- should be whetheri --- Usually this word is capitalized.isnt --- should be isn't, a contraction for is notits -- should be it's, a contraction for it ispreform --- maybe a typo, should be performcant --- should be can'tplain ticket --- should be plane ticketif your black --- should be: if you're blackif your white --- should be: if you're whiteif your Native --- should be: if you're Nativedoesnt -- should be doesn'tAre you happy? Or did I screw up again?Maybe I took too many courses in English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Or did I screw up again?jts,Actually, no.Now I know what you are talking about.May I suggest, next time, you make a suggestion (or comment) as a post to the party you wish to criticize rather than opening an entire thread to diss that person?Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brant Gaede Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I'm not mentioning any names. Ahh, so you are just basically a gossipy coward talking behind people's backs without the courage to name names.Just a pussy sniper...I am very poor at predicting what people will be offended by. I screwed up. In trying to avoid being offensive, I was offensive, tho not intentionally. I should have mentioned a name. Can I redeem myself by mentioning a name now? Or would that be another mistake?Theodore, message 8:http://www.objectivi...30First paragraph:its --- should be it's, a contraction for it isSecond paragraph:weather --- should be whetheri --- Usually this word is capitalized.isnt --- should be isn't, a contraction for is notits -- should be it's, a contraction for it ispreform --- maybe a typo, should be performcant --- should be can'tplain ticket --- should be plane ticketif your black --- should be: if you're blackif your white --- should be: if you're whiteif your Native --- should be: if you're Nativedoesnt -- should be doesn'tAre you happy? Or did I screw up again?Maybe I took too many courses in English.You screwed up if you understood what he said. If you didn't you didn't except you should have addressed him individually. No one is asking for an English lesson on OL unless it's from Jeff, the big R.--Brant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 It is still the fault of the Canadian witch...! Which Witch is the bitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Cackle, cackle, rise of hackle........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william.scherk Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) It is kind to offer correction, at least sometimes, but you need to consider context. Is the intent kind, helpful? Is the correction perceived as kindly given, and are the true intentions apparent to the corrected person?For questions like this we used to consult The Schoolmarm. But.Theodore is going to un-school his and his partners's spawn/children, as told. If an un-schooled child is given the choice, "Do you give a shit about spelling and grammar?" and the kid says "Fukk No, D@ddy" to Theodore, the other Dad and the Mom, who cares? That is liberty that you can get behind, Champ. One more illiterate in a restricted-reading household in Objectivist County is no big deal.You should know this, Champ, having brought yourself to the eptitome of primate empathy, learning and insight. Edited June 26, 2012 by william.scherk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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