DeSanto is in trouble!

[Rhackler 39]

20 hours ago, russelscout said:

Well I was unsure what you were trying to say with that. AD is really good because of this. Lovett struggled with it. So what are you trying to say? 

Nowledge is power.

 

[Mphillips 1,732]

8 minutes ago, Rhackler said:

Nowledge is power.

 

Bwahahahaha... Indeed it is.

[HurricaneWrestling2 875]

On 1/21/2020 at 7:29 PM, TBar1977 said:

People here once gave me sh!# for expecting an SID to write more clearly. They castigated me for even entertaining such thoughts. Where are they to hammer today's grammar police? 

YOU MISSPELLED SHlT.

[ionel 2,536]

On 1/21/2020 at 6:29 PM, TBar1977 said:

People here once gave me sh!# for expecting an SID to write more clearly. They castigated me for even entertaining such thoughts. Where are they to hammer today's grammar police? 

 

30 minutes ago, HurricaneWrestling2 said:

YOU MISSPELLED SHlT.

Also isn't that a single thought (thus: such a thought)? 

If we are going to call the grammar police to the scene of a crime we probably want them to maximum enforcement and ticket revenue. ;)

[teach 175]

Does good grammar actual mean you are smart?  And poor grammar you must not be smart?  Interesting.......

[HurricaneWrestling2 875]

6 minutes ago, ionel said:

 

Also isn't that a single thought (thus: such a thought)? 

If we are going to call the grammar police to the scene of a crime we probably want them to maximum enforcement and ticket revenue. ;)

Good point.  Also, it should be "a SID," not "an SID."  That's three grammar violations.  Looks like we're dealing with a habitual offender.

[Plasmodium 2,255]

42 minutes ago, ionel said:

 

Also isn't that a single thought (thus: such a thought)? 

If we are going to call the grammar police to the scene of a crime we probably want them to maximum enforcement and ticket revenue. ;)

Shouldn't that be "maximize" rather than "maximum"?

[MSU158 2,008]

35 minutes ago, teach said:

Does good grammar actual mean you are smart?  And poor grammar you must not be smart?  Interesting.......

Nope.  However, this is a message board.  Showing signs of weakness will get you shivved.

[HurricaneWrestling2 875]

7 minutes ago, Plasmodium said:

Shouldn't that be "maximize" rather than "maximum"?

I've already reported him to Internal Affairs...

[gimpeltf 2,069]

42 minutes ago, HurricaneWrestling2 said:

Good point.  Also, it should be "a SID," not "an SID."  That's three grammar violations.  Looks like we're dealing with a habitual offender.

Actually, it should be "an" if you are saying the letters but "a" if you are speaking the words in full. It's the sound of the start of the word not the spelling.

 

“A” is used before words starting in consonant sounds and “an” is used before words starting with vowel sounds. It doesn't matter if the word is an adjective, a noun, an adverb, or anything else; the rule is exactly the same.

[HurricaneWrestling2 875]

1 hour ago, gimpeltf said:

Actually, it should be "an" if you are saying the letters but "a" if you are speaking the words in full. It's the sound of the start of the word not the spelling.

 

“A” is used before words starting in consonant sounds and “an” is used before words starting with vowel sounds. It doesn't matter if the word is an adjective, a noun, an adverb, or anything else; the rule is exactly the same.

Both "S" and "Sports" begin with consonant sounds, do they not?

[MSU158 2,008]

1 hour ago, HurricaneWrestling2 said:

Both "S" and "Sports" begin with consonant sounds, do they not?

Nope.  The letter "S" sounds like ehss.  The word "Sports" starts with sss.

Edited January 24, 2020 by MSU158

[HurricaneWrestling2 875]

10 minutes ago, MSU158 said:

Nope.  the letter "S" sounds like ehss.  The word "Sports" starts with sss.

Not in my jurisdiction.

BTW, you didn't capitalize the first word in the second sentence of your post.  

[HurricaneWrestling2 875]

Actually, it is indeed "an SID" or "a Sports Information Director."  Sometimes a grammar cop has to make a split-second decision in these forums.  Besides, TBar was still guilty of the other violations for which he was cited...

[stp 564]

Betting on the finals in January is crazy.

[TBar1977 4,532]

1 hour ago, gimpeltf said:

Actually, it should be "an" if you are saying the letters but "a" if you are speaking the words in full. It's the sound of the start of the word not the spelling.

 

“A” is used before words starting in consonant sounds and “an” is used before words starting with vowel sounds. It doesn't matter if the word is an adjective, a noun, an adverb, or anything else; the rule is exactly the same.

According to grammar.com this applies to writers as well as the spoken word. 

This Grammar.com article is about "A" vs. "An" - When to Use — enjoy your reading! 87,632 Views.

Writers sometimes confuse the use of the articles a and an. We were all taught that a precedes a word starting with a consonant and that an precedes a word starting with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y).

Here’s the secret to making the rule work: The rule applies to the sound of the letter beginning the word, not just the letter itself. The way we say the word will determine whether or not we use a or an. If the word begins with a vowel sound, you must use an. If it begins with a consonant sound, you must use a.

For example, the word hour begins with the consonant h. But the h is silent, so the word has a vowel sound. Hence:  an hour

https://www.grammar.com/a-vs-an-when-to-use/

 

[MSU158 2,008]

59 minutes ago, HurricaneWrestling2 said:

Not in my jurisdiction.

BTW, you didn't capitalize the first word in the second sentence of your post.  

Thanks, I fixed it.  But, that falls more into the obvious typo category and I let those slide!

[ionel 2,536]

2 hours ago, Plasmodium said:

Shouldn't that be "maximize" rather than "maximum"?

Yes it should, originally had "provide" before it, edited out to make it shorter, was thinking "maximize" but failed to re-read and edit. 

all i ask is please don't lock me up with Tbar ill be happy to share a cell with KMF as he dont care about no gramar or puntuation but mostly cause he nose how to score PBR on the inside :)

[gimpeltf 2,069]

2 hours ago, HurricaneWrestling2 said:

Both "S" and "Sports" begin with consonant sounds, do they not?

No. As said elsewhere here- it's Ess for the letter itself.

[HurricaneWrestling2 875]

9 minutes ago, gimpeltf said:

No. As said elsewhere here- it's Ess for the letter itself.

 

[gimpeltf 2,069]

3 minutes ago, HurricaneWrestling2 said:

 

Hardly know it all. But I know that!

[HurricaneWrestling2 875]

1 minute ago, gimpeltf said:

Hardly know it all. But I know that!

I had already agreed that you were correct in my post with the cop silhouette. 

(However, I do like that alphabet pronunciation chart.)

[gimpeltf 2,069]

1 minute ago, HurricaneWrestling2 said:

I had already agreed that you were correct in my post with the cop silhouette. 

(However, I do like that alphabet pronunciation chart.)

I have a question though- how the h#$$ did we get here in a thread about DeSanto?

[ionel 2,536]

3 hours ago, gimpeltf said:

I have a question though- how the h#$$ did we get here in a thread about DeSanto?

Were we talking about a DeSanto or an DeSanto? 

Edited January 24, 2020 by ionel

[Plasmodium 2,255]

Call me ignorant, but i did not know the correct pronunciation of 'Q' is kju!