Sir Stewart Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Worst. Bit. Ever.Yah. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Golyadkin Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I love this board it is so pretentious! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I love this board it is so pretentious!Run-on sentence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I love this board it is so pretentious! can be, but that doesn't change the fact that the dog bit really isn't that funny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Golyadkin Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Doug is pissed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 bring it on babe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Golyadkin Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Run-on sentence. Your character has totally been defined, and I am sorry for you. ps did I need a coma between "board and it?" Like this "I love this board, it is so pretentious!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Actually, you need to break it into two sentences. "I love this board. It is so pretentious!" Or, alternately, you can use a colon, which links two separate but complete thoughts. "I love this board: it is so pretentious!"We may want to consult with Ben to confirm the second usage though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 Actually, you need to break it into two sentences. "I love this board. It is so pretentious!" Or, alternately, you can use a colon, which links two separate but complete thoughts. "I love this board: it is so pretentious!"We may want to consult with Ben to confirm the second usage though.I'd go with a semi-colon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I stand corrected!Check your writing --Are you using semicolons? If so, remember that they must be either between independent clauses (a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence) or between items in a series. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 The colon was not improper. It would be good if the writer wanted to emphasize the pretentiousness of this board. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Golyadkin Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I think the comma would be fine. At least that is what Doug told me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 I think the comma would be fine. At least that is what Doug told me.Doug is right in terms of general usage, but a semi-colon is more correct. At least it makes the squiggly green underline go away in Word. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikol Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I think a comma would only be correct if you added a conjunction: I love this board, and it is so pretentious! or I love this board, but it is so pretentious! Your dog needs to stop licking his balls and learn some grammar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Your character has totally been defined, and I am sorry for you.I could say the same about you, but I won't, because I simply don't care. As for my character ... no, what's been "defined" is how I make my living. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Golyadkin Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I could say the same about you, but I won't, because I simply don't care. As for my character ... no, what's been "defined" is how I make my living. So is this your cool way of saying you do care without wanting to seem like you care? You make your living by correcting posts on a Wilco message board? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I thought that this would be the thread where crazy larry was accused of being another poster on the board. Ahem. Note: this is not backed by anything I know. I just thought that's what the thread title meant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 The colon was not improper. Finally, we're back on topic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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