A Lesson on Posting on a Board

POSTED BY: rklenseth
UPDATED: Tuesday, June 8, 2004 10:10
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EBONEZER

Monday, April 12, 2004 3:46 AM

i think you speled thereby wrong

but im not sure because i cant spell

this is the best thing EVER!

funny funny funny!

Mal: Hell, I'd do this job for free!
Zoe: Can I have your share?
Mal: No.
Zoe: If you die can I have your share?

TEELABROWN

Monday, April 12, 2004 10:18 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ebonezer:
i think you speled thereby wrong

but im not sure because i cant spell

this is the best thing EVER!

funny funny funny!

Mal: Hell, I'd do this job for free!
Zoe: Can I have your share?
Mal: No.
Zoe: If you die can I have your share?

I think it's right. I never thought I could spell. Apparently I can. I got into the Spelling Bee somehow. I was shocked.

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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2 plus 2 make 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Teela Brown, keeper of bad typing.
"No one reads these things any way."- Bart on Blackboard

TEELABROWN

Monday, April 12, 2004 10:19 PM

Wups, I put your sig in accidentally...

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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2 plus 2 make 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Teela Brown, keeper of bad typing.
"No one reads these things any way."- Bart on Blackboard

SHINY

Monday, April 12, 2004 11:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TeelaBrown:
So sorry. There is a driving force that was pounded into me that I hate.

Quote:
44 to ask what is a "FAQ"

Wouldn't it be "an FAQ" because "F" is spelled "ef", thereby the sound is starting with a vowl sound?

(you spelled 'vowel' wrong!) ;)

Actually, I think it depends on whether you are pronouncing it as the one-syllable "fack" or as three letters "ef, ay, que". If the former, 'a FAQ' would be fine, but you are correct that if you are spelling out the acronym, it should be 'an FAQ'. This reminds me of a guy I knew in grad school who drove me crazy by trying to pronouce 'edu' -- as in www.mit.edu -- as a single, two-syllable word. Doesn't save much time over spelling out the acronym, and sounds really stupid.

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JUSTDAVID

Tuesday, April 13, 2004 1:48 AM

Shiny, your post was inconsistent using both double quotes and single quotes. But, the most glaring error was that when quotes encompass something at the end of a sentence, the period comes before the closing quote mark(s).

(I love this thread. Thanks, RKLENSETH!)

"Light it."

KAERID

Wednesday, May 5, 2004 3:52 AM

Seeing as this whole thread about posting is off-topic, could this discussion please be moved to a more appropriate forum.

Thank you.

TMURRIE

Wednesday, May 5, 2004 4:23 AM

Isn't it "off topic" instead of "off-topic"? Or os it "offtopic"?

HKCAVALIER

Wednesday, May 5, 2004 4:49 AM

WTF? STFU! Get a brain you #%@&ing nOOb!

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HKCavalier

Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

TMURRIE

Wednesday, May 5, 2004 10:18 PM

uuuhhh...I was trying to make a joke. Like you know how people post spelling corrections,but the person actually spelled the word correctly. I was going for that sort of path, since everyone seemed to be doing stupid posts on this thread for the purpose of HI-larity. To make fun of the people who do post dumb things, and get "off-topic".

MOONSTARRR

Wednesday, May 5, 2004 10:50 PM

Quote:
But, the most glaring error was that when quotes encompass something at the end of a sentence, the period comes before the closing quote mark(s).

That's only if you're using standard American punctuation. It's the opposite if you're using British standards.

You can't not laugh at this thread!

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