Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, etc. - Page 7

***IronParrot*** · 11-20-2002, 12:31 AM

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"Actually, The Religious Right would include, um, Me. . The left doesn't exactly have a monopoly on smart people."

Actually, I'm a rightist, just a non-religious one. And I wasn't making a comment about religion in general, just the fact that the Communist Manifesto for one, unlike Corinthians (or was it Kings I?) doesn't make the claim that pi = 3...

Didn't anyone catch the self-contradictory irony of my "God help us" quote above... oh well, sigh.

***RÃan*** · 11-20-2002, 01:45 AM

Yes, actually I did, but I was rather chary of commenting on it because I was afraid it would be taken in the wrong manner. Here is what I was going to post, but didn't, but now will:

God will probably be able to save a lot more of us if the religious right takes over!

(lots of smilies, ok?!) (however, my def'n of the religious right would certainly not include most of the people you see on religious tv!)

**crickhollow** · 11-20-2002, 01:47 AM

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Originally posted by RÃ*an
Well, crick, I think I've given up on using "fata morgana", because my dictionary notes "especially one sometimes seen off the coast of Sicily near the Strait of Messina". I wonder if it is typically the same type of mirage? Shall we meet in Sicily and find out?

Just bumped into an interesting word today - inchoate. JRRT used it in one of his letters. The def:

Just begun; not yet clearly or completely formed.

I'm adding that one to my volcabulary. It kind of reminds me of of my English paper at the moment. *goes off to fini--er--start it*

Re: Italy. YES!!! Let's go right now!

***RÃan*** · 11-20-2002, 02:02 AM

Well, go "choate" that paper and we'll say "ciao" to California and Canada, and "buon giorno" to Italy!

Wayfarer · 11-20-2002, 05:30 AM

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Originally posted by IronParrot
Actually, I'm a rightist, just a non-religious one. And I wasn't making a comment about religion in general, just the fact that the Communist Manifesto for one, unlike Corinthians (or was it Kings I?) doesn't make the claim that pi = 3...

Didn't anyone catch the self-contradictory irony of my "God help us" quote above... oh well, sigh.

I caught it.

I just wonder if it would have been such a big deal if everyone knew that a 'cubit' is equal to two (hand) spans or six Handsbreadths. Measurements like that aren't exactly scientific.

**crickhollow** · 11-23-2002, 09:45 PM

Something of interest for all of the Commanists, and Spellinazis out there: www.spellingpolice.com

I don't think they would cite message boards or web logs, do you?

Humming bird · 11-23-2002, 10:52 PM

Surprisingly, I am very atune to spelling and grammar mistakes. I have to be, but I often don't practise what I preach. These mistakes don't bother me (even though I do have to correct them), as long as ebonics is not used. I find ebonics ridiculous, and ignorant.

Well, that is all!

***IronParrot*** · 11-23-2002, 11:50 PM

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http://www.spellingpolice.com

My goodness. Amazing site.

You know, I've been thinking that sometime or other, I'll learn to handwrite from scratch - with my left hand. I think that kind of thing can be trained, and that right/left-handedness isn't something you're born with.

Besides, being ambidextrous will help my piano playing.

**crickhollow** · 11-24-2002, 02:48 AM

I'm pretty good at writing with my left hand, but only mirror script. It's completely backward so if you hold it up to the mirror it reads forward. The only problem is that if I write like that for too long, the letters turn around in my brain and look forward, even though I'm writing them backward. Very scary.

***azalea*** · 11-24-2002, 04:41 PM

I think handedness is a trait with which one is born, but one can teach oneself to use the other hand almost as well as the dominant hand, but only with a lot of practice. The books say you cannot tell if a child is left- or right-handed until they're about 2, but I could tell much earlier which hand each of my sons would use.

Duddun · 11-24-2002, 05:00 PM

I agree with Azalea. My Grandfather was left handed but when he joined the army they made him learn to be right handed for his mission. Next summer I am going to try and teach myself how to right with my left hand.
I make a lot of mistakes when typing but i try not to and fix them if I catch them.

Humming bird · 11-26-2002, 11:07 PM

Actually, being right or left handed shows which side of your brain you use more. If your right handed, you use your left side of the brain, if your left handed you use right side of the brain.

Left side: Logic, math, motor skills, and the like
Right side: Creativity, Imagination, musical skills, and the like.

Lizra · 11-26-2002, 11:54 PM

If you listen on the phone with your right ear, are you right earred? I try to change these things from time to time, trying to keep Oldtimers disease at bay! Gotta keep opening up new neural pathways!

***KhamÃ»l*** · 11-27-2002, 01:09 AM

So if the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body, and the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, left handed people are the only people in their right mind.

No, I'm not left handed. But both my parents are.

***Earniel*** · 12-01-2002, 05:40 PM

Wasn't being left-handed a sign of the devil a few centuries back?

note: My sister is left-handed.

Lizra · 12-01-2002, 06:28 PM

note: my son is left handed!

BeardofPants · 12-02-2002, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by EÃ¤rniel
Wasn't being left-handed a sign of the devil a few centuries back?

note: My sister is left-handed.

LOL!

Silverstripe · 12-02-2002, 01:47 AM

Note: I am left-handed.

They hanged cats a few centuries back...
ALSO they thought the sun went 'round the Earth a few centuries back.

***Earniel*** · 12-02-2002, 11:45 AM

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note: my son is left handed!

Then I'd keep an eye on your son if I were you Lizra... just in case.

Silverstripe · 12-02-2002, 01:39 PM

Is there a lefty thread somewhere? If not, then there should be.

11-20-2002, 01:45 AM	#122
*RÃan* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Yes, actually I did, but I was rather chary of commenting on it because I was afraid it would be taken in the wrong manner. Here is what I was going to post, but didn't, but now will: God will probably be able to save a lot more of us if the religious right takes over! (lots of smilies, ok?!) (however, my def'n of the religious right would certainly not include most of the people you see on religious tv!) __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ã‘Ã¡ Ã«?* Ã³Ãº Ã©Ã¤ Ã¯Ã¶Ã¼ Ã–Ã± Ã‰ Ãž Ã° ÃŸ Â® Ã§ Ã¥ â„¢ Ã¦ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lÃ³mÃ«! AurÃ« entuluva!

11-20-2002, 02:02 AM	#124
*RÃan* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Well, go "choate" that paper and we'll say "ciao" to California and Canada, and "buon giorno" to Italy! __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ã‘Ã¡ Ã«?* Ã³Ãº Ã©Ã¤ Ã¯Ã¶Ã¼ Ã–Ã± Ã‰ Ãž Ã° ÃŸ Â® Ã§ Ã¥ â„¢ Ã¦ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lÃ³mÃ«! AurÃ« entuluva!

11-23-2002, 09:45 PM	#126
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	Something of interest for all of the Commanists, and Spellinazis out there: www.spellingpolice.com I don't think they would cite message boards or web logs, do you? __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

11-23-2002, 10:52 PM	#127
Humming bird Sapling Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 13	Surprisingly, I am very atune to spelling and grammar mistakes. I have to be, but I often don't practise what I preach. These mistakes don't bother me (even though I do have to correct them), as long as ebonics is not used. I find ebonics ridiculous, and ignorant. Well, that is all! __________________ Where are we going, From where we have been? How will we get there? And do you know when? Paths that are travelled And paths that are sought. Great expectations, Are sometimes for nought. Goals that we set, And prices are paid. Love that may flower, And flowers that fade. It seems to me sometimes, That sought after things. Are sometimes best left As matters for dreams

11-24-2002, 02:48 AM	#129
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	I'm pretty good at writing with my left hand, but only mirror script. It's completely backward so if you hold it up to the mirror it reads forward. The only problem is that if I write like that for too long, the letters turn around in my brain and look forward, even though I'm writing them backward. Very scary. __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

11-24-2002, 04:41 PM	#130
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	I think handedness is a trait with which one is born, but one can teach oneself to use the other hand almost as well as the dominant hand, but only with a lot of practice. The books say you cannot tell if a child is left- or right-handed until they're about 2, but I could tell much earlier which hand each of my sons would use.

11-24-2002, 05:00 PM	#131
Duddun I Antha Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: You expect ME to know? Posts: 784	I agree with Azalea. My Grandfather was left handed but when he joined the army they made him learn to be right handed for his mission. Next summer I am going to try and teach myself how to right with my left hand. I make a lot of mistakes when typing but i try not to and fix them if I catch them. __________________ If you say my name I go "What?" If you say my name twice I go and look it up in the dictionary. **************************** I'm Not Evil! ************************** If the critics say it's good, is it really That good? ************************** It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's a balloon! **************************** Duddun, Son of Bubbun

11-26-2002, 11:07 PM	#132
Humming bird Sapling Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 13	Actually, being right or left handed shows which side of your brain you use more. If your right handed, you use your left side of the brain, if your left handed you use right side of the brain. Left side: Logic, math, motor skills, and the like Right side: Creativity, Imagination, musical skills, and the like. __________________ Where are we going, From where we have been? How will we get there? And do you know when? Paths that are travelled And paths that are sought. Great expectations, Are sometimes for nought. Goals that we set, And prices are paid. Love that may flower, And flowers that fade. It seems to me sometimes, That sought after things. Are sometimes best left As matters for dreams

11-26-2002, 11:54 PM	#133
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	If you listen on the phone with your right ear, are you right earred? I try to change these things from time to time, trying to keep Oldtimers disease at bay! Gotta keep opening up new neural pathways! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

11-27-2002, 01:09 AM	#134
*KhamÃ»l* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	So if the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body, and the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, left handed people are the only people in their right mind. No, I'm not left handed. But both my parents are. __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31

12-01-2002, 05:40 PM	#135
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Wasn't being left-handed a sign of the devil a few centuries back? note: My sister is left-handed. __________________ We are not things. Last edited by Earniel : 12-01-2002 at 05:41 PM.

12-01-2002, 06:28 PM	#136
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	note: my son is left handed! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

12-02-2002, 01:47 AM	#138
Silverstripe Empress of the Writewraiths Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Running around somewhere inside my head. So what are YOU doing here?! Posts: 1,546	Note: I am left-handed. They hanged cats a few centuries back... ALSO they thought the sun went 'round the Earth a few centuries back.

12-02-2002, 01:39 PM	#140
Silverstripe Empress of the Writewraiths Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Running around somewhere inside my head. So what are YOU doing here?! Posts: 1,546	Is there a lefty thread somewhere? If not, then there should be.

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