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PSUFAN wrote:Felix:

that would be considered a spelling error and not really a gramatic error.....

Nice going, assplatter - you're fucking ELIMINATED!

you should be ELIMINATED from ELIMNATING people

PSUFAN wrote:

you should be ELIMINATED from ELIMNATING people

:boardpalm:

Many authors of usage guides, editors, teachers, and others feel strongly that such “absolute” words as complete, equal, perfect, and especially unique cannot be compared because of their “meaning”: a word that denotes an absolute condition cannot be described as denoting more or less than that absolute condition.

u⋅nique
  /yuˈnik/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [yoo-neek] Show IPA
–adjective
1. existing as the only one or as the sole example; single; solitary in type or characteristics: a unique copy of an ancient manuscript.
2. having no like or equal; unparalleled; incomparable: Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint.
3. limited in occurrence to a given class, situation, or area: a species unique to Australia.
4. limited to a single outcome or result; without alternative possibilities: Certain types of problems have unique solutions.

PSUFAN wrote:Grammar smack seems to be at a zenith of late. Henceforth, let's see who the last one standing will be.

Should you accept the challenge:
-Post entirely without grammatical errors* all of the time.
-a poster is eliminated when they post a single grammatical error in any forum on T1B - and they are called on it.
-To nab another poster, quote the error and post it in this thread, marking what you perceive the error to be in red.
-obvious errors will speak for themselves...but all questionable errors will be submitted to The Deciders, who will make the final binding decisions-after consulting with Van.

Van wrote:Dio, I quoted your own link.

M Club wrote:Does anyone remember Jon's rant about having the best grammar of anyone on the board?

Van wrote: The fact that lazy people are getting sloppy in their speech doesn't change the fact. Simply because people are misusing the phrase doesn't mean its definition has changed.

PSUFAN wrote:Yes, JON. Sound plan.

Diogenes wrote:

Van wrote:Dio, I quoted your own link.

Out of context, and to come to the conclusion opposite of the one they were stating.

TheJON wrote:

M Club wrote:Does anyone remember Jon's rant about having the best grammar of anyone on the board?

Awww, yes......the good 'ol days when I would wake up in the morning and thinkmissing comma "hey, what can I do to piss off the folks on Smackchat or TheTrollsmissing question mark". Good times man, good times. I should go back to doing that on a more consistent basis.

Van wrote:Additionally, their opinion on that matter has nothing to do with the evolution of a word like "gay," which now clearly has multiple, and wildly different, meanings.

Van wrote:which now clearly has multiple, and wildly different, meanings.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:

Van wrote:which now clearly has multiple, and wildly different, meanings.

Awkward comma ELIMINATION?

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:

Van wrote:which now clearly has multiple, and wildly different, meanings.

Awkward comma ELIMINATION?

M Club wrote:Also, forgoing a subject or predicate can be a matter of style. The context will tell you if the writer's a retard or not.

Van's comma usage is perfectly fine. Can you be ELIMINATED for falsely ELIMINATING someone?

IndyFrisco wrote:

M Club wrote:Also, forgoing a subject or predicate can be a matter of style. The context will tell you if the writer's a retard or not.

I would consider Ebonics a type of style too, but I would not call it "proper" in any sense of this "competition." I'm not sure what "proper" rule in not having a subject or a predicate breaks, but I would have thought it would be forbidden in this here thing.

Maybe it is just in some people's "style" to refer to cunnilingus as fellatio...but who am I to judge...

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:

Van's comma usage is perfectly fine. Can you be ELIMINATED for falsely ELIMINATING someone?

I didn't eliminate anybody, hence the question mark.

There are not always clear and concise rules when it comes to commas in all instances, anyway. Commas are used, among other reasons, to emphasize how you want something to be read. Read that sentence aloud, and throw in a break after the word "different," and tell me that doesn't sound awkward to you.

M Club wrote:The context will tell you if the writer's a retard or not.

War Wagon wrote:She said she's joining the Peace Corp, but where she's going to go, I have no idea. She's got two more full years of school first, so maybe she'll change her mind. Not likely with her, though. Girl makes up her mind to do something, she does it.

Thanks for the encouraging words.

Dave

War Wagon wrote:the CFB boys

That comma was fine

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:

That comma was fine

WHY WOULD YOU PAUSE AFTER THE WORD "DIFFERENT" IF SAYING IT ALOUD?

Mr T wrote:I turned on the TV yesterday after some yard work and see Alabama is playing Jacksonville St on espn. The score is like 8-0 with a inning or two to go. Well this one dyke from bama crushes one for a HR, then precedes to show up the picture by dancing around and pointing on the first base line and is followed by the whole dugout to come out and they dance on home plate and yell at JackSt for a bit. Then back in the dugout the dykes are still screaming at the pitcher and opposing team.

Up 9-0 in a game and trash talking like a mother fucker. In the real sport of baseball the next two batters would be struck by a pitch followed by a bench clearing brawl, which would make schimk proud.

You would figure since women will never make money in softball that they would at least have sportsmanship and class, but I guess not.

IndyFrisco wrote:Mike,

Check your PM's on the BBQ Sauce.

ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2 wrote:

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:

That comma was fine

WHY WOULD YOU PAUSE AFTER THE WORD "DIFFERENT" IF SAYING IT ALOUD?

Christopher Walken.................................. says to......................................... fuck............ off.

The Deciders wrote:Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?

Van wrote:Felix, spelling errors are spelling errors, right? The rules were stated in the first post of this thread. I already C&P'd you the section which clearly states that for the purposes of this contest spelling errors will be cause for elimination.