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<blockquote data-quote="pickup" data-source="post: 556584"><p>No, my martian friend, you have not offended me. Your apology only served for me to see that you weren't pissed off in your response for I thought maybe I did piss you off before I arrived at the end of your post.</p><p></p><p>I do enjoy linguistics and verbal banter so you assumed correctly. Here is a little back at you. All offered in the spirit of jest.</p><p>I am not going to inject more writing into the above lest it causes too much confusion. And for a moment there, satellite driver, I did feel like I was back in 6th grade staring at the red marked composition that I felt, just a days before, was going to come back unscathed. However, I took some delight in seeing your own glaring errors and laughed to myself saying "this guy is going to remove the mote from my eye when he can't even remove the one from his?"</p><p></p><p>I'll start off with the usage of the semi-colon . You previously stated "Define; true feelings" I suggested usage of a colon in place of your usage of semi-colon. Upon further review, I see that I should have told you that you should have stated " Define true feelings." . Now that I did some checking, I see that my latter ruling is correct.</p><p></p><p>I see that a colon is definitely not called for here because you do not separate a verb from its objects. This would be case # 2 under "common misuses of the colon" in the linked article. So I definitely conclude you should have correctly stated "Define true feelings." I would have correctly corrected you earlier if I didn't fall into your trap of thinking there had to be any punctuation marks at all, in that part of your sentence.</p><p></p><p>Now for the easier stuff. You stated after I stated my view about trying to make my opinions subservient to my observations , "Me too." I think the verb "try" is implied in that sentence and if so , the correct response would be "I try also" . If you want to disagree and say the verb "do" is implied as opposed to the verb I thought was implied, Okay! You still have to choose the first person pronoun that would be in the nominative case, not the accusative(direct object) case or ablative case (I am trying to close any loopholes your devious <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wink2:" title="Wink :wink2:" data-shortname=":wink2:" />mind might devise). So the correct choice is "I". Just say "I too" mentally to yourself to determine if it sounds correct.</p><p></p><p>Okay, you got me on a missed period or two. If I were a woman and wasn't trying to conceive, I might be worried. As for the usage of commas, you got me in a couple of spots. I think you got overzealous and suggested a few places for commas that didn't need them. However, I will definitely go into a coma if I go into a long dissertation on commas.</p><p></p><p>When i was referring to other posters as if they were coming down from Mount Zion, no, I wasn't referring to you. Sorry if you might have felt otherwise.( You might be offended now if you have a "Moses Complex" . Sorry if my response doesn't validate your feelings.)</p><p></p><p>I liked your tie-in with the Einstein view. I have read the english translations of his works and see that it ties in well.</p><p></p><p>Well, Mr. Satellite driver, thanks to you , I will continue to strive upwards (excelsior) in my quest to reach perfection in terms of the grammatical quality of my posts. I will not succeed because perfection is unattainable but I will be a better poster for trying. Although, like others here, I am posting when I should be sleeping so some of my errors will have to be forgiven.</p><p></p><p>Continue educating me, if you so desire , for there will be times when I see a glaring error of yours, that I will nail you on as well. Wait until my lesson on "Predicate Nominative" . <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wink2:" title="Wink :wink2:" data-shortname=":wink2:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pickup, post: 556584"] No, my martian friend, you have not offended me. Your apology only served for me to see that you weren't pissed off in your response for I thought maybe I did piss you off before I arrived at the end of your post. I do enjoy linguistics and verbal banter so you assumed correctly. Here is a little back at you. All offered in the spirit of jest. I am not going to inject more writing into the above lest it causes too much confusion. And for a moment there, satellite driver, I did feel like I was back in 6th grade staring at the red marked composition that I felt, just a days before, was going to come back unscathed. However, I took some delight in seeing your own glaring errors and laughed to myself saying "this guy is going to remove the mote from my eye when he can't even remove the one from his?" I'll start off with the usage of the semi-colon . You previously stated "Define; true feelings" I suggested usage of a colon in place of your usage of semi-colon. Upon further review, I see that I should have told you that you should have stated " Define true feelings." . Now that I did some checking, I see that my latter ruling is correct. I see that a colon is definitely not called for here because you do not separate a verb from its objects. This would be case # 2 under "common misuses of the colon" in the linked article. So I definitely conclude you should have correctly stated "Define true feelings." I would have correctly corrected you earlier if I didn't fall into your trap of thinking there had to be any punctuation marks at all, in that part of your sentence. Now for the easier stuff. You stated after I stated my view about trying to make my opinions subservient to my observations , "Me too." I think the verb "try" is implied in that sentence and if so , the correct response would be "I try also" . If you want to disagree and say the verb "do" is implied as opposed to the verb I thought was implied, Okay! You still have to choose the first person pronoun that would be in the nominative case, not the accusative(direct object) case or ablative case (I am trying to close any loopholes your devious :wink2:mind might devise). So the correct choice is "I". Just say "I too" mentally to yourself to determine if it sounds correct. Okay, you got me on a missed period or two. If I were a woman and wasn't trying to conceive, I might be worried. As for the usage of commas, you got me in a couple of spots. I think you got overzealous and suggested a few places for commas that didn't need them. However, I will definitely go into a coma if I go into a long dissertation on commas. When i was referring to other posters as if they were coming down from Mount Zion, no, I wasn't referring to you. Sorry if you might have felt otherwise.( You might be offended now if you have a "Moses Complex" . Sorry if my response doesn't validate your feelings.) I liked your tie-in with the Einstein view. I have read the english translations of his works and see that it ties in well. Well, Mr. Satellite driver, thanks to you , I will continue to strive upwards (excelsior) in my quest to reach perfection in terms of the grammatical quality of my posts. I will not succeed because perfection is unattainable but I will be a better poster for trying. Although, like others here, I am posting when I should be sleeping so some of my errors will have to be forgiven. Continue educating me, if you so desire , for there will be times when I see a glaring error of yours, that I will nail you on as well. Wait until my lesson on "Predicate Nominative" . :wink2: [/QUOTE]
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