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Author | Time | Post |
 "The keys to spotting the traitors among us..." (Original post) |
babylonsister | Apr 2012 | OP |
| RagAss | Apr 2012 | #1 | |
| Cleita | Apr 2012 | #2 | |
| pampango | Apr 2012 | #3 | |
| opihimoimoi | Apr 2012 | #4 | |
| ProfessionalLeftist | Apr 2012 | #5 | |
| ProfessorGAC | Apr 2012 | #6 | |
| ProfessionalLeftist | Apr 2012 | #7 | |
| EOTE | Apr 2012 | #8 | |
| ret5hd | Apr 2012 | #10 | |
| babylonsister | Apr 2012 | #15 | |
| geardaddy | Apr 2012 | #12 | |
| gkhouston | Apr 2012 | #11 | |
| BlancheSplanchnik | Apr 2012 | #14 | |
| ananda | Apr 2012 | #9 | |
| BlancheSplanchnik | Apr 2012 | #13 | |
| jimlup | Apr 2012 | #16 |
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 08:35 PM
pampango (13,986 posts)
3. Great post. Pretty much says it all.
 
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:27 AM
ProfessionalLeftist (4,982 posts)
5. Except for the spelling bit. . . .
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Not a day goes by that I don't see possessives used here improperly in multiple posts. Everything that ends in an 's' doesn't need an apostrophe ie: "issue's". Sometimes it does. Many times it does not. And when possessives are improperly used, we look and sound really stupid. Learn basic English grammar. DUers need to learn what possessives are, when they are used.
 
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Response to ProfessionalLeftist (Reply #5)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:29 AM
ProfessorGAC (23,894 posts)
6. I Think You're Letting It Bother You Too Much
Response to ProfessorGAC (Reply #6)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:55 AM
ProfessionalLeftist (4,982 posts)
7. I find it very difficult to read
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because it doesn't make sense. But yea you're right. Expecting people to have learned basic English grammer by the time they're posting on DU is probably expecting too much.
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Response to ProfessionalLeftist (Reply #7)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 11:03 AM
EOTE (12,135 posts)
8. Or basic spelling. Such as "grammar".
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This correction brought to you by your local spelling Nazi.
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Response to ProfessionalLeftist (Reply #7)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 03:03 PM
geardaddy (14,313 posts)
12. Yea?
Response to ProfessionalLeftist (Reply #5)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 03:01 PM
gkhouston (21,642 posts)
11. Yeah, I've already submitted a TOS alert on you.
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Apparently Teabagger Oriented Spelling isn't a bannable offense.
Yet.  |
Response to ProfessionalLeftist (Reply #5)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 04:39 PM
BlancheSplanchnik (7,705 posts)
14. improper use of apostrophes drives me nuts too.
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Just saying, you're not alone. Inability to pluralize nouns ending in 'Y' also drives me nuts.
Can't help it, I'm just a word-head.  |
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 11:03 AM
ananda (12,543 posts)
9. Here's a fallacy.
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 04:37 PM
BlancheSplanchnik (7,705 posts)
13. they think women are people,
