Rant again - illiteracy

Does exactly what it says on the tin. Some of the nonsense contained herein may be very loosely related to The Sisters of Mercy, but I wouldn't bet your PayPal account on it. In keeping with the internet's general theme nothing written here should be taken as Gospel: over three quarters of it is utter gibberish, and most of the forum's denizens haven't spoken to another human being face-to-face for decades. Don't worry your pretty little heads about it. Above all else, remember this: You don't have to stay forever. I will understand.
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Almiche V wrote:Posts on this thread will be examined and marked accordingly :lol:
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Mhmm... I'm quite sure my marks will be very low... :lol: :oops: :eek:
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Sinnie would score a perfect ten out of ten! ;D
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MadameButterfly wrote:Sinnie would score a perfect ten out of ten! ;D
No doubt about it! :wink: :D
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Almiche V wrote:Posts on this thread will be examined and marked accordingly :lol:
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Heeheehee! :lol: :oops:

I apologize (over here, it's spelled with a "z," not with an "s," in case you hadn't noticed - we haven't even touched on British English vs. American English spelling yet, have we? :eek: :innocent: :roll:) for playing Princess Pedantic, but I can't help it. I'm compelled, you see. :|
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She's very pretty, I think, but I can't stand her music... :urff:
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Almiche V wrote:Posts on this thread will be examined and marked accordingly :lol:
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Heeheehee! :lol: :oops:

I apologize (over here, it's spelled with a "z," not with an "s," in case you hadn't noticed - we haven't even touched on British English vs. American English spelling yet, have we? :eek: :innocent: :roll:) for playing Princess Pedantic, but I can't help it. I'm compelled, you see. :|
You are not playing Princess Pedantic at all.
I'm not saying this to be "nice", but I think that pedantry is really something else :wink:
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James Blast wrote:Image
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:lol: :P

Unlike the lovely Gwen, I looked ghastly as a platinum blonde - thankfully, that foolishness was short-lived! :urff: :(
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James Blast wrote:Image
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:lol: :P

Unlike the lovely Gwen, I looked ghastly as a platinum blonde - thankfully, that foolishness was short-lived! :urff: :(
You had the platinum blonde phase too? :eek:
I had it when I was very young, like 16-17...I looked like a complete junkie black cladded hooker :oops: :oops: :oops:
Very very short-lived on this side of the pond too. :oops:
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a boot as cannae sing... Next!

I allas like local expressions ;D
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Hexe Luciferia wrote:You are not playing Princess Pedantic at all.
I'm not saying this to be "nice", but I think that pedantry is really something else :wink:

pedant

Main Entry:
ped·ant
Pronunciation:
\ˈpe-dənt\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle French, from Italian pedante
Date:
1588

1obsolete : a male schoolteacher2 a: one who makes a show of knowledge b: one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge c: a formalist or precisionist in teaching




pedantic

Main Entry:
pe·dan·tic
Pronunciation:
\pi-ˈdan-tik\
Function:
adjective
Date:
circa 1600

1 : of, relating to, or being a pedant 2 : narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned 3 : unimaginative, pedestrian
— pe·dan·ti·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of pedantically \-ˈdan-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


Perhaps you're thinking of this..? :eek: ;)
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Dark wrote:I will be honest though, I can't see the point of "its" not having an apostrophe. :?
It doesn't have an apostrophe when it's not a contraction. ;) :P :kiss:
No, I'm with Dark on this one. Genitive case also takes an apostrophe - eg. That is Sinnie's dictionary :wink:
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SINsister wrote:
Hexe Luciferia wrote:You are not playing Princess Pedantic at all.
I'm not saying this to be "nice", but I think that pedantry is really something else :wink:

pedant

Main Entry:
ped·ant
Pronunciation:
\ˈpe-dənt\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle French, from Italian pedante
Date:
1588

1obsolete : a male schoolteacher2 a: one who makes a show of knowledge b: one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge c: a formalist or precisionist in teaching




pedantic

Main Entry:
pe·dan·tic
Pronunciation:
\pi-ˈdan-tik\
Function:
adjective
Date:
circa 1600

1 : of, relating to, or being a pedant 2 : narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned 3 : unimaginative, pedestrian
— pe·dan·ti·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of pedantically \-ˈdan-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


Perhaps you're thinking of this..? :eek: ;)
Whooopppsss!!! Sorry! Too much wine kicking in! :oops: :lol: :lol:

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Dark wrote:I will be honest though, I can't see the point of "its" not having an apostrophe. :?
It doesn't have an apostrophe when it's not a contraction. ;) :P :kiss:
No, I'm with Dark on this one. Genitive case also takes an apostrophe - eg. That is Sinnie's dictionary :wink:
The dictionary? It's mine, sure...but it's so worn out from overuse that it's on its last legs... ;)
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SINsister wrote: we haven't even touched on British English vs. American English spelling yet, have we? :eek: :innocent: :roll:) for playing Princess Pedantic, but I can't help it. I'm compelled, you see. :|
Well actually...
MB in this thread wrote:programs (programmes USA) :wink:


Touched on it slightly....
But I think the z thingy is better than the s thingy anyway! :wink: ;D
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Obviousman wrote:Image

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Hexe Luciferia wrote:I'm really making an ar*e of my lil self... :oops:
Hardly. Somehow, everyone seems to think I'm referring to child molestation... :eek: :roll: :(
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Hexe Luciferia wrote:I'm really making an ar*e of my lil self... :oops:
Hardly. Somehow, everyone seems to think I'm referring to child molestation... :eek: :roll: :(
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

What's wrong with people???
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I like to put 's' even where there really should probably be a 'z' these days... Just Say No to AmericaniSation! :twisted: 8)
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Obviousman wrote:Image

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:notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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OooooOooooooOoooo... :lol: :P ;)
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boudicca wrote:I like to put 's' even where there really should probably be a 'z' these days... Just Say No to AmericaniSation! :twisted: 8)
...not to mention that here, there's really no such thing as "burnt," "dreamt," "spoilt," "spilt," etc. The "-t" ending might be allowable in some cases, but in American English, these words (by default) all end in "-ed."
Pain in the arse, all of it, really.
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boudicca wrote:I like to put 's' even where there really should probably be a 'z' these days... Just Say No to AmericaniSation! :twisted: 8)
...not to mention that here, there's really no such thing as "burnt," "dreamt," "spoilt," "spilt," etc. The "-t" ending might be allowable in some cases, but in American English, these words (by default) all end in "-ed."
Pain in the arse, all of it, really.
Talking about different spelling, I remember one fo my dearest friend at Uni was (still is) an American girl, very clever and such but she got very low marks on her essays, the first time around, because she spelled "theater" instead of "theatre" :eek: :eek:
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Oof. :| Yep.
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"s" vs "z" stopped bothering me a long long time ago. To be honest, working in IT you tend to come across American spellings more often than you don't.

1 or 2 spaces between sentences, anyone?
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