Grammar Nazi Time (sorry)
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Posted on May 21, 2012, 10:27 p.m. by NobodyPicksBulbasaur
Just set up a trade and got the message:
~ has accept your trade request.
To be correct, it should say "~ has accepted your trade request." It's nit-picky, I know, but once I see something like that I just can't un-see it.
metalmagic says... #3
At least it didn't say "you're." That would have been horrific. Also, if you need someone, I'm here for you. I know this has probably been a traumatic experience.
May 21, 2012 10:53 p.m.
metalmagic says... #5
I know; that's what the ladies tell me, too. Thank you for the uplifting and kind words, Mpz5.
May 21, 2012 11:15 p.m.
I no under stand issue. You English speaks all much angry about how speak.
May 21, 2012 11:16 p.m.
This may qualify as the most epic tappedout.net thread in existence.
May 21, 2012 11:17 p.m.
metalmagic says... #8
Not yet, but we can head in that direction. We have the technology.
May 21, 2012 11:40 p.m.
SwiftDeath says... #9
but how much are we willing to pay? I have a ha'penny.
May 21, 2012 11:57 p.m.
metalmagic says... #10
We are willing to pay what it takes to achieve greatness. I have altars if anybody would like to sacrifice him/herself for the cause.
May 22, 2012 12:03 a.m.
How sharp is the knife? Serrated or not? These things matter greatly!
May 22, 2012 12:13 a.m.
metalmagic says... #13
In honor of the greatly corrupted case of the West Memphis Three, I will say serrated.
May 22, 2012 12:15 a.m.
Ohthenoises says... #14
So hard not to troll right now. Instead, I'll leave this here
May 22, 2012 12:23 a.m.
Serrated edges make a much rougher cut... can I request a straight edged blade for myself? I would be much more interested in supporting the cause if the substitution were allowed.
May 22, 2012 12:41 a.m.
pheonix_222 says... #17
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
May 22, 2012 1:08 a.m.
this is an awesome thread and I would dearly love to sacrifice myself on the altar in honour of its epicosity.... yeah thats right epicosity!:)
May 22, 2012 3:45 a.m.
Oh, you grammar Nazis. You're so silly.
@landgrafb: "Just set up a trade and..." does not follow the rules of proper sentence construction. Nit-picky is more commonly used without the hyphen. "Un-see" probably isn't a proper word, and if it were, it would lack the hyphen.
Yo dawg, I put some nitpicking in your nitpicky nitpicking so you can be nitpicked whilst you nitpick.
May 22, 2012 10:33 a.m.
metalmagic says... #21
Very true. This is all a form of dialogue, though, and dialogue does not always (and rarely does) follow correct grammatical rules. That is why it is acceptable. Sentence fragments here aren't necessarily wrong; they are just how somebody would speak in a conversation. Spelling mistakes, however, are ALWAYS completely unacceptable.
May 22, 2012 6:28 p.m.
NobodyPicksBulbasaur says... #22
But what if I spell it wrong when I say it?
If the subtitles correctly spell my words wrong, is the spelling incorrect?
Discuss.
May 22, 2012 9:17 p.m.
Have you ever tried to spell something wrong verbally? Unless you are trolling the local spelling bee then I suspect that the answer would be no.
May 23, 2012 1:11 a.m.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
Tyqar says... #2
You, sir, win. /hug.
May 21, 2012 10:39 p.m.