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JerZ · 09-06-2011, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sierraAZ

Sorry, but IMHO, even if you slept in school half of the time, you still should know things like that. It's no different than saying 2+2=5.

It's definitely different.

2 + 2 = 5 is a first grade error, approximately (being generous; most kindergartners know this formula, actually).

The misspellings people have pointed out here (and the grammatical errors) might be made by second, third or fourth graders, easily.

The entirety of English grammar isn't the ease equivalent of the mathematical 2 + 2 = 4.

Mikala43 · 09-06-2011, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ali Says

Many people nowadays are horrible spellers. Others are almost functionally illiterate. With the advent of smartphones and texting, the English language and it's attendant rules are woefully left in a sorry state. If correct grammar and spelling are important to you, then look for women who are writers or English majors. No use getting your tighty whiteys further in a twist over this imperfection. Your little grammar-correct sweetie is somewhere out there wondering where you are now!

I dropped out of school in 9th grade. Not my fault.

JerZ · 09-06-2011, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikala43

I dropped out of school in 9th grade. Not my fault.

I mentally dropped out in 11th grade, does that count?

sierraAZ · 09-06-2011, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JerZ

No, because you've got the second object as a plural too, so either of any example in that "none" is plural.

And far be it from me to pick on Goethe,

but...I would have said, "None is more hopelessly enslaved...than he who (or that) falsely believes..."

Well, you would also say "that" where "who" belongs... so there's no need to argue...

JerZ · 09-06-2011, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sierraAZ

Well, you would also say "that" where "who" belongs... so there's no need to argue...

Right, and as I've just shown, "that" is acceptable, as is "who." "Who" doesn't "belong" there in place of "that," it's just acceptable in place of "that."

I didn't think we were arguing...I thought you were asking how I'd write something. So I answered.

Braunwyn · 09-06-2011, 08:01 PM

With this thread in mind I don't think I've ever come across anyone state "I'm a men" "I want to meet a men". Why the HELL lol is that?

JerZ · 09-06-2011, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Braunwyn

With this thread in mind I don't think I've ever come across anyone state "I'm a men" "I want to meet a men". Why the HELL lol is that?

Because the dudes here aren't dumb enough to imagine they're "man" enough to be more than one man each.

Us wimmens, on the other hand..............

Mikala43 · 09-06-2011, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JerZ

I mentally dropped out in 11th grade, does that count?

No, but you're cool so you are an honorary member.

sierraAZ · 09-06-2011, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JerZ

I thought you were asking how I'd write something. So I answered.

Not really. I was talking about what was correct and what wasn't.

Braunwyn · 09-06-2011, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by JerZ

Because the dudes here aren't dumb enough to imagine they're "man" enough to be more than one man each.

Us wimmens, on the other hand..............

I can take wimmens 10x better than "a women". Frigging SOBBs.