Thread: A quandary
View Single Post
Old 03-15-2006, 07:33 PM   #12
Sobeh
 
Sobeh's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: couch-surfer
Posts: 598
Quote:
Originally Posted by tenet_2012
darn, I was in the grammar police mood)
I could, conceivably, challenge you to a Grammar Duel, if I weren't so new. If you'd have me, I'll follow tradition and let you pick the weapons: dangling participles or split infinitives, or shall we slum it and stick with misspellings and errant punctuation?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Empty_Purple_Stars
We really are a fun bunch of Freaks here, and we're glad to welcome you as a new member.
=D

::happy dance::

P.S> ^^does that count as the kind of internet-esque language that one ought avoid in polite discourse? I can understand the whole 1337607# problem, but wondered if the gentle approach seen above was acceptable. Need input!
__________________
The phrase "we (I) (you) simply must---" designates something that need not be done. "That goes without saying" is a red warning. "Of course" means you had best check it yourself. These small-change cliches and others like them, when read correctly, are reliable channel markers.
Sobeh is offline   Reply With Quote