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11-23-2007, 11:24 PM
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Ink Slinger
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Originally Posted by JohnN
Stop being so pedantic!
I am sure we have all spelt something wrong on this forum. If you think your spelling is flawless, I bet your grammar is not.
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My spelling AND grammar are both flawless. I defy you to find a post of mine that contains an error that wasn't intentional.
Actually, so are a lot of people's.
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"Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons wait for you down there. Little pets they are, little little little pets. Cute little things, they say. Don't you believe it. No man ever saw them and walked away alive. You won't either. That's the final dash, flash. That's the utter clobber, cobber." --Cordwainer Smith, Norstrillia.
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11-24-2007, 01:43 AM
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Ink Slinger
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Hey Clancy
I notice they're clever, and don't use one, but if they did, where would the apostrophe go in "Writers Forum"?
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Originally Posted by Wildcard
I view with distaste the excretions polluting this site, suffering when I read another by-product of the boredom of one with access to a computer and the internet. As I read I feel I am being defecated on, and cling to an idea that one day I may find solace in the words of one who takes pride in their work.
Last edited by The Backward OX : 11-24-2007 at 01:45 AM.
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11-24-2007, 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by The Backward OX
You’ve twice contradicted yourself... Or was yore whole post a joke?
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Such is the nature of humour, Ox. I didn't contradict myself, but offered two slightly differing definitions, one dictionary style, one my own. I was playing with the word, taking il literate to mean incapable of producing literary writing, rather than just an inability to write. Most people have basic literacy skills, but many shouldn't bother picking up a pen. |
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11-24-2007, 02:31 AM
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Ink Slinger
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Originally Posted by The Backward OX
Hey Clancy
I notice they're clever, and don't use one, but if they did, where would the apostrophe go in "Writers Forum"?
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"Writ'ers Forum"
That's if you take the one-apostrophe approach, but where's the creativity in that?
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"Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons wait for you down there. Little pets they are, little little little pets. Cute little things, they say. Don't you believe it. No man ever saw them and walked away alive. You won't either. That's the final dash, flash. That's the utter clobber, cobber." --Cordwainer Smith, Norstrillia.
Last edited by ClancyBoy : 11-24-2007 at 02:43 AM.
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11-24-2007, 03:21 AM
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W'r'ters Fo'r'um was a fantasy character, wasn't he?
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11-24-2007, 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike C
W'r'ters Fo'r'um was a fantasy character, wasn't he?
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I think he's a Robert Jordan character.
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"Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons wait for you down there. Little pets they are, little little little pets. Cute little things, they say. Don't you believe it. No man ever saw them and walked away alive. You won't either. That's the final dash, flash. That's the utter clobber, cobber." --Cordwainer Smith, Norstrillia.
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11-24-2007, 05:23 AM
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I feel comforted by the thought that if I hadn't started this mess, someone else would have. Which doesn't mean I'm not sorry I did.
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My hopeful book:
Crap! Haven't posted it anywhere yet, darn!
"Only tyranny cloaks itself in shadows. The light of justice can not be hidden."
www.theoddvillepress.com
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11-24-2007, 08:29 AM
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Uh...
George W. comparison.
He puts the pistol in his mouth...
I feel like D.B. Cooper just hijacked this thread.
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11-24-2007, 08:57 AM
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Tempest in a tea pot. I'm sure the person knows better. It's carelessness. I'm the worst (what) speller in the world. Red bean and ricely...
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11-24-2007, 09:01 AM
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No, I didn't know better. I'm an illiterate George W. who chokes on pretzels and occasionally walks into walls. I think that's been made perfectly clear.
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