Things we should do away with

[outofplace]

You know, I've done what oop did on this thread before, though it's been a few years because I realized that it's much better just to admit my point was wrong.

It starts out when the person makes a point in a discussion and thinks it's a solid/intelligent point. Unfortunately, there are others around who know more about the subject and prove the person wrong. That person then continues to backtrack because they'll never admit they're wrong until they boil their point down to something trite, ie: the English language is ever changing, that is so obvious as to be pointless to bring up in the first place.

You mean the point I made that Mark just conceded? That's all I was saying in the first place. That, and that I know a Linguistics professor who believes that the rule we've been discussing is a candidate for such a change because he believes it is silly and out of date.

That's the thing. Nobody proved me wrong about anything. You may think that, but that is your own failure in reading comprehension. Mark is finally starting to get it, but you are too busy being smug to follow his lead.

****ing hell. I don't know why I'm continuing forward on this fruitless endeavor.

Please explain why you felt the need to point out that English continues to change? It's ****ing banal and pointless when you're in a discussion where everyone already knows that.

Because some people cling far too tightly to English as it is now, or as they learned it as children. The really funny part was the arguments that some changes would not be logical. Ask anybody who has tried to learn English as a second language if logic applies.

 

[YankeeFan]

I don't know why I'm continuing forward on this fruitless endeavor.

Because you're in love with "Mark" and Secretariat and can't help but show your devotion to them at every opportunity?

Puppy love is so cute. EVentually you'll grow out of it and look back at this stage of your life with some embarrassment.

 

[imjustagirl]

OMG. I made the first post as a joke to the OP, who is a friend of mine. I have not done the "Grammar Nazi" thing in a while, and that's offensive anyway. No one should throw around the word Nazi.

Or has the meaning of that changed?

 

[secretariat]

Dre is in love with me? I'm flattered, I guess.

 

[dreunc1542]

I don't know why I'm continuing forward on this fruitless endeavor.

Because you're in love with "Mark" and Secretariat and can't help but show your devotion to them at every opportunity?

Puppy love is so cute. EVentually you'll grow out of it and look back at this stage of your life with some embarrassment.

You and **** really enjoy saying this as if it makes any difference to me. I'd apologize for agreeing with other intelligent people who actually know how to have a discussion without using cliches or various grammatical mistakes, but that would be silly.

And sorry secretariat, I didn't want you to find out this way :-\

You either Mark. Ours would have been a great love, but instead I will run away, tears streaming down my face. with.

 

[Mark McGwire]

Am I in love IJAG or Dreunc? with

 

[secretariat]

Has there ever been a three-way SJ posters? Between.

 

[YankeeFan]

Dre is in love with me? I'm flattered, I guess.

Are you one of those guy who never realizes when someone has a crush on them?

I used to be like that. You learn to look for certain signals.

Dre is lighting flares. Take some notice of the poor kid's affection.

 

[outofplace]

OMG. I made the first post as a joke to the OP, who is a friend of mine. I have not done the "Grammar Nazi" thing in a while, and that's offensive anyway. No one should throw around the word Nazi.

Or has the meaning of that changed?

My apologies. You have a point. I got caught up in using the accepted phrase and used a word I should not use in that context.

I really need to come up with a better term for that. Grammar retentive?

 

[3OctaveFart]

Every ''Grammar Nazi" I have ever known has almost no writing skills.
It's funny how that works.

 

[dreunc1542]

Am I in love IJAG or Dreunc? with

IJAG and I have plans to get married so that's easy enough you. for.

 

[Mark McGwire]

Dre is in love with me? I'm flattered, I guess.

Are you one of those guy who never realizes when someone has a crush on them?

I used to be like that. You learn to look for certain signals.

Dre is lighting flares. Take some notice of the poor kid's affection.

Take some notice the poor kid's affection. Of.

Please.

 

[YankeeFan]

This just keeps getting better.

It's like a circular firing squad.

 

[imjustagirl]

Am I in love IJAG or Dreunc? with

IJAG and I have plans to get married so that's easy enough you. for.

It's platonic, however, so dre's still free to look elsewhere love. for.

 

[dreunc1542]

I don't know if my girlfriend's going to be cool with my love mark and secretariat. of.

 

[secretariat]

There's nothing wrong having a beard. With.

 

[Care Bear]

I don't know if my girlfriend's going to be cool with my love mark and secretariat. of.

She will feel outplace. of.

 

[dreunc1542]

I didn't realize I had such a thing for beings loaded steroids. with.

 

[Mark McGwire]

This just keeps getting better.

It's like a circular firing squad.

I can assure you, almost everyone's on the joke. in.

 

[waterytart]

Am I in love IJAG or Dreunc? with

IJAG and I have plans to get married so that's easy enough you. for.

I saw her you. before.