E60 Grammar Police
05-05-2009, 11:03 AM
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The point is to communicate. People have varying degrees of English proficiency and education. Also, people put less editing into a forum response since it's not a formal document. I try to be correct, but do miss a word or have a typo on occasion. I would not think a reasonably educated person should judge me on that. If they do, they can kiss my ass while they are at it.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
05-05-2009, 11:05 AM
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Where are the Oxford and Harvard educated?
05-05-2009, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='868823' date='May 5 2009, 02:03 PM
The point is to communicate. People have varying degrees of English proficiency and education. Also, people put less editing into a forum response since it's not a formal document. I try to be correct, but do miss a word or have a typo on occasion. I would not think a reasonably educated person should judge me on that. If they do, they can kiss my ass while they are at it.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Problem is, spell check will never catch it! 
Its all in fun...I try to catch and edit my mistakes, but like you said, this is a forum, and not a formal document!
05-05-2009, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Blunt' post='868801' date='May 5 2009, 02:46 PM
+1
and a few more..
1) bonnet not hood
2) petrol not gas
3) manual gearbox not stick shift
4) tyre not tire
5) bumper not fender
6) boot not trunk
7) discs not rotors
8) silencer not muffler
any more ???
and a few more..
1) bonnet not hood
2) petrol not gas
3) manual gearbox not stick shift
4) tyre not tire
5) bumper not fender
6) boot not trunk
7) discs not rotors
8) silencer not muffler
any more ???
Exactly what I had in mind. I was thinking what about our UK folks? We won't even mention how to properly pronounce schedule
also isn't muffler a slang word for a certain part of the female anatomy in the UK?
05-05-2009, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Blunt' post='868801' date='May 5 2009, 01:46 PM
+1
and a few more..
1) bonnet not hood
2) petrol not gas
3) manual gearbox not stick shift
4) tyre not tire
5) bumper not fender
6) boot not trunk
7) discs not rotors
8) silencer not muffler
any more ???
and a few more..
1) bonnet not hood
2) petrol not gas
3) manual gearbox not stick shift
4) tyre not tire
5) bumper not fender
6) boot not trunk
7) discs not rotors
8) silencer not muffler
any more ???
9) Garbage not Rubbish?
10) Whiskey not TEA?
11) Pizza not CRUMPETS?
Har har.
05-05-2009, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by porsche911targa' post='868799' date='May 5 2009, 02:45 PM
That should go for punctuation, too. For example, in your statements 3 and 4, you have an illegal use of a comma before the parenthesis. If you did not have the parenthesis, you would not be closing your statements with ",." and therefore it is wrong. Not nitpicking; I'm just saying......
yeah some people tend to say breaks and not brakes lol this does not bother me though
05-05-2009, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by porsche911targa' post='868799' date='May 5 2009, 01:45 PM
That should go for punctuation, too. For example, in your statements 3 and 4, you have an illegal use of a comma before the parenthesis. If you did not have the parenthesis, you would not be closing your statements with ",." and therefore it is wrong. Not nitpicking; I'm just saying......
I knew with complete certainty that there would be at least one person who would nitpick my post to the Nth degree to discredit or nullify my point. However, it is with great happiness that I denounce thee, for my post was about grammar and not punctuation!
05-05-2009, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by -Mike-' post='868831' date='May 5 2009, 02:14 PM
Overall, I agree with you Cal. However, there are some simple and funny uses....like break vs brake. HAHA...I mean, even typing quickly, one should know these are 2 completely different words and uses. Only thing in common is that they sound the same Problem is, spell check will never catch it!
Its all in fun...I try to catch and edit my mistakes, but like you said, this is a forum, and not a formal document!
Problem is, spell check will never catch it! Its all in fun...I try to catch and edit my mistakes, but like you said, this is a forum, and not a formal document!
I speak Spanish fluently, but more than likely make mistakes comparable to "break" vs. "brake." I try to speak a little Swahili, Thai, Portugese, and French, all horribly, but when I am traveling, people generally tend to appreciate that I try. Therefore, I sympathyze with others doing the same in English. There's no room for ethnocentrism on an international forum.
This thread is worthless.
