Little Things that make you Happy - Page 11

***Earniel*** · 04-28-2002, 05:34 PM

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Originally posted by TinuvielChild
aha! i just love discovering when people misuse apostrophes or other mutilation of the English language!
you should not have used an apostrophe in "its". "it's" is a contraction of "it is", so right now your sentence reads "You want I should direct it is evil red gaze upon you?", which makes no sense whatsoever. sorry, i'm evil. i can't help it.
yeah, yeah, go vent about me in the Venting thread.

fne i think im gonna start writing like this now without proper punctuation accents capitals or whatever you use to make a phrase understandable just to keep tinuvielchild and other languagepurists busy and so that they can have a fieldday

im not sure how long i will keep this up though my fingers keep itching to include even a rAnDom cApiTals

lemme think little things that make me happy chocolate oh damn now ive cornered myself i cant write exclamationmarks without giving in

fne

olsonm · 04-28-2002, 05:42 PM

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There is a few instances, in which you should have used capitalisation in those two sentences.

You should have used 'are' instead of 'is'. And speaking of extraneous; what's with the comma? --Mr. Pendantic B*stard (the master of Pedantry)

BeardofPants · 04-28-2002, 05:57 PM

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Originally posted by olsonm

You should have used 'are' instead of 'is'. And speaking of extraneous; what's with the comma? --Mr. Pendantic B*stard (the master of Pedantry)

That is deliberate, just like my misuse of the present tense that I have handily highlighted in italics.

Rather dubious use of semi-colon there. Also, the fullstop should fall between the quotation marks.

:P

The evil sheep will get yous all!!

olsonm · 04-28-2002, 06:21 PM

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Originally posted by BeardofPants
Rather dubious use of semi-colon there. Also, the fullstop should fall between the quotation marks.

Those weren't direct quotes. They were an alternative form of italicizing. Therefore it's debatable where the period should be placed.
That wasn't a semi-colon, that was a typo.

--Mr. Pedantic (the master of hair-splitting and a$$-covering revisionism)

BeardofPants · 04-28-2002, 06:25 PM

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Originally posted by olsonm

Those weren't direct quotes. They were an alternative form of italicizing. Therefore it's debatable where the period should be placed.
That wasn't a semi-colon, that was a typo. --Mr. Pedantic (the master of hair-splitting and a$$-covering revisionism)

Heh heh...

TC look what you have started. WWIII is truly on the way.

There still should have been a full stop, young man.

A comma after 'therefore' is appropriate as well.

Alright, Mr. Pendantic, you get to pass on the incorrect usage of a semi-colon... this time.

Tanoliel · 04-28-2002, 06:26 PM

~Reading a really good book for the first time

btw, Bop-eep (

) it would be its...heh. Now there's another to join the ranks, eh?
-tano

BeardofPants · 04-28-2002, 06:43 PM

I stand corrected, you villifying piece of veal.

The sheep turned its gaze upon the pedantic buggers of entmoot... and suddenly it felt very happy.

:P

TinuvielChild · 04-28-2002, 07:51 PM

lol BoPeep, this has been an enlightening discussion. and yes, it is 'its'; 'its' is a possessive pronoun. 'his', 'hers', 'ours', 'theirs', 'yours'. none of them use apostrophes. i rest my case. (over there, in the corner

)

~annoying little BoPeep.
~winning an argument
~reading a really good sci-fi/fantasy novel
~proofreading

elf_princess · 04-28-2002, 09:57 PM

Oh dear! I don't check this thread for a day and a whole english lesson is discussed! It was very interesting I must say...

Elfmaster XK · 04-29-2002, 05:33 AM

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Originally posted by TinuvielChild
lol BoPeep, this has been an enlightening discussion. and yes, it is 'its'; 'its' is a possessive pronoun. 'his', 'hers', 'ours', 'theirs', 'yours'. none of them use apostrophes. i rest my case. (over there, in the corner )

~annoying little BoPeep.
~winning an argument
~reading a really good sci-fi/fantasy novel
~proofreading

yOU LIKE TO PROOF READ...Ack!!! Damn caps lock! I hate it, tho i have done it about six times already!

Winning an argument is good!
Finding a calculator that actually works.
People who use correct punctuation (no one in particular...

)
Sometimes using no punctuation at all and typing without the space bar

justlikethisitfeelssowierdandyoumakeloadsoftyposso noonecanreadwhatyoureallywantedtosay

Good for venting...

elf_princess · 04-29-2002, 07:13 PM

OK... I've got an incident that made me really happy.

Last night my church youth group had a pizza party. And my pastor asked for volunteers. So I raised my hand along with 2 others... who were both these big boys. We were going to have a pizza eating contest... the first to finish their piece was the winner. I was the last one up there so they left me the biggest piece. He said go... I tore into that piece of pizza like a bear that's found a bunch of honey. I had it finished in two bites. The two guys had looks of astonishment on their faces. They had just started. All the girls went wild!!! I was named the PIZZA EATING CHAMPION!

Ok... I got a little carried away there... I'm just proud of the fact I can stuff my face faster than the average joe. My daddy was very proud of me... my mama was not... lol

That's my face ready for a big bite of pizza!

TinuvielChild · 04-29-2002, 07:18 PM

go elf princess! congrats on that!

yes, Elfmaster, i do like to proofread....got a problem with that??

BeardofPants · 04-29-2002, 07:26 PM

A hug from a friend, when you're upset. Even if it is only a virtual one.

elf_princess · 04-29-2002, 07:36 PM

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Originally posted by BeardofPants
A hug from a friend, when you're upset. Even if it is only a virtual one.

I take it your upset?? Here's a hug.... HUG... hopefully that makes you feel better.

BeardofPants · 04-29-2002, 07:41 PM

Thank you, Elf Princess! I feel much better already!

TinuvielChild · 04-29-2002, 07:59 PM

Have a big hug from me too, BoP. *hugs BoP to make her feel better*. *pets BoP's evil sheep*

~making someone feel better

elf_princess · 04-29-2002, 10:35 PM

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Originally posted by TinuvielChild
Have a big hug from me too, BoP. *hugs BoP to make her feel better*. *pets BoP's evil sheep*

~making someone feel better

I'm not going near that thing!!! *runs away in fear of BoP's evil sheep*

Arathorn · 04-30-2002, 12:44 AM

The sheep may be evil but it's seems very sheepish. *pats evil sheep*

~Free lunches given by officemates celebrating their birthday.
~Knowing a new movie's coming up (like this friday's Spiderman)

Elfmaster XK · 04-30-2002, 09:17 AM

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Originally posted by TinuvielChild
go elf princess! congrats on that!

yes, Elfmaster, i do like to proofread....got a problem with that??

No problem with you proofreading, it's when it comes to me doing it that i have the problem, and trust me, when you've proof read your own work about four times then you get a bit sick of it!!!

Aww, what's up BoP? *Gives BoP virtual hug. Is bitten by evil sheep!* Ahh! knew that thing did;nt like thumbs!

Finishing proofreading a chapter for the last time! YAY!! Only seven more to go...

BeardofPants · 04-30-2002, 03:00 PM

I am made IMPOSSIBLY happy by all the virtual hugs, thanks!

And it does like thumbs, just not necessarily *evil* ones. Competition, don't ya know?

04-28-2002, 06:26 PM	#206
Tanoliel Eccentric Chocolate Crow Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Emerald City--Seattle, WA Posts: 1,861	~Reading a really good book for the first time btw, Bop-eep () it would be its...heh. Now there's another to join the ranks, eh? -tano __________________ Wisdom for Short Attention Spans...Ozy and Millie. It rocks. Food Of The Gods: 3,7-dihydro-3,7-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione Feed Me.... Another Online Dwelling Place... "All right, I confess. It is my intention to comandeer a ship, pick up a crew in Tortuga, to rape, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out." -Captain Jack Sparrow "The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify." -Amelia Peabody Emerson "Most people obey the orders of someone who is pointing a gun at their head." -A.P. Emerson

04-28-2002, 06:43 PM	#207
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	I stand corrected, you villifying piece of veal. The sheep turned its gaze upon the pedantic buggers of entmoot... and suddenly it felt very happy. :P __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords Last edited by BeardofPants : 04-28-2002 at 07:01 PM.

04-28-2002, 07:51 PM	#208
TinuvielChild Padawan Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Barony of Carolingia Posts: 2,176	lol BoPeep, this has been an enlightening discussion. and yes, it is 'its'; 'its' is a possessive pronoun. 'his', 'hers', 'ours', 'theirs', 'yours'. none of them use apostrophes. i rest my case. (over there, in the corner ) ~annoying little BoPeep. ~winning an argument ~reading a really good sci-fi/fantasy novel ~proofreading __________________ There are only four questions of value in life: What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for? What is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: ONLY LOVE. Dance as though nobody's watching. Sing as though nobody's listening. Dream as though you'll live forever. Live as though you'll die tomorrow. EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMEDDCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO and proud! FRODO LIVES!!!!!

04-28-2002, 09:57 PM	#209
elf_princess Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: la dee da Posts: 275	Oh dear! I don't check this thread for a day and a whole english lesson is discussed! It was very interesting I must say... __________________ ~Life's unanswered question~ ¿Which came first... the chicken or the egg? ¿How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

04-29-2002, 07:13 PM	#211
elf_princess Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: la dee da Posts: 275	OK... I've got an incident that made me really happy. Last night my church youth group had a pizza party. And my pastor asked for volunteers. So I raised my hand along with 2 others... who were both these big boys. We were going to have a pizza eating contest... the first to finish their piece was the winner. I was the last one up there so they left me the biggest piece. He said go... I tore into that piece of pizza like a bear that's found a bunch of honey. I had it finished in two bites. The two guys had looks of astonishment on their faces. They had just started. All the girls went wild!!! I was named the PIZZA EATING CHAMPION! Ok... I got a little carried away there... I'm just proud of the fact I can stuff my face faster than the average joe. My daddy was very proud of me... my mama was not... lol That's my face ready for a big bite of pizza! __________________ ~Life's unanswered question~ ¿Which came first... the chicken or the egg? ¿How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

04-29-2002, 07:18 PM	#212
TinuvielChild Padawan Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Barony of Carolingia Posts: 2,176	go elf princess! congrats on that! yes, Elfmaster, i do like to proofread....got a problem with that?? __________________ There are only four questions of value in life: What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for? What is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: ONLY LOVE. Dance as though nobody's watching. Sing as though nobody's listening. Dream as though you'll live forever. Live as though you'll die tomorrow. EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMEDDCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO and proud! FRODO LIVES!!!!!

04-29-2002, 07:26 PM	#213
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	A hug from a friend, when you're upset. Even if it is only a virtual one. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

04-29-2002, 07:41 PM	#215
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Thank you, Elf Princess! I feel much better already! __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

04-29-2002, 07:59 PM	#216
TinuvielChild Padawan Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Barony of Carolingia Posts: 2,176	Have a big hug from me too, BoP. hugs BoP to make her feel better. pets BoP's evil sheep ~making someone feel better __________________ There are only four questions of value in life: What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for? What is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: ONLY LOVE. Dance as though nobody's watching. Sing as though nobody's listening. Dream as though you'll live forever. Live as though you'll die tomorrow. EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMEDDCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO and proud! FRODO LIVES!!!!!

04-30-2002, 12:44 AM	#218
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	The sheep may be evil but it's seems very sheepish. pats evil sheep ~Free lunches given by officemates celebrating their birthday. ~Knowing a new movie's coming up (like this friday's Spiderman) __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible. -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures...

04-30-2002, 03:00 PM	#220
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	I am made IMPOSSIBLY happy by all the virtual hugs, thanks! And it does like thumbs, just not necessarily evil ones. Competition, don't ya know? __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

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