Post Whoring Newbie Thread
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Still no car yet. It's painted and all back together just waiting on the insurance to sign off on it and the lawyers to do their thing.
It'll be at least another week before I actually get to drive it.
It'll be at least another week before I actually get to drive it.
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I still think the contraction should be y'all. I mean, you're eliminating the "ou" from you. Technically there's no "a" in you so "ya'll" wouldn't be as correct.
But really, it's 5am here and this is the only thing I could come up with to post... so, yea. I'm gonna go to bed now.
But really, it's 5am here and this is the only thing I could come up with to post... so, yea. I'm gonna go to bed now.
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I still think the contraction should be y'all. I mean, you're eliminating the "ou" from you. Technically there's no "a" in you so "ya'll" wouldn't be as correct.
But really, it's 5am here and this is the only thing I could come up with to post... so, yea. I'm gonna go to bed now.
But really, it's 5am here and this is the only thing I could come up with to post... so, yea. I'm gonna go to bed now.
While we are on the subject.. Where the hell did "ain't" come from?
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I don't why I'm wrapping myself up in this....
Well, let us look at a couple other contractions:
don't = do not
let's = let us
'twas = it was (Don't even know if that's.. authentic.)
None of those remove letters from both words. "Can't" is arguable, but I think the same goes for it.
I also say that "y'all" is the correct way to spell that one.
You know, I had this class a year and a half ago. It was one of my most enjoyable ones. It was called "Language in the Social Context," I think, but my professor referred to it as "Socio-linguistics." Anyway, I bring this up to note something interesting (to me) that was brought to the class' attention by our professor. She distinguished between "prescriptive grammar" and "descriptive grammar."
Prescriptive grammar is what they teach you in school. You know, where you're supposed to make everything you say (write) fit within the rules, so that anyone reading it will gain the same understanding, and also so the grammar police don't come to your house with guns.
Descriptive grammar is what results when you just start letting the thoughts fly. Rather than put a steering damper on your creative thinking, you say what you came to say, however it comes out, regardless of the rules. Complete sentences, proper punctuation, threats from the grammar police - they all have very little to do with the message being conveyed.
One mind connecting to another is the goal. In a related matter, check this out:
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was
rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a
rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr
the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the
frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is
bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but
the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot
slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it.
Well, let us look at a couple other contractions:
don't = do not
let's = let us
'twas = it was (Don't even know if that's.. authentic.)
None of those remove letters from both words. "Can't" is arguable, but I think the same goes for it.
I also say that "y'all" is the correct way to spell that one.
You know, I had this class a year and a half ago. It was one of my most enjoyable ones. It was called "Language in the Social Context," I think, but my professor referred to it as "Socio-linguistics." Anyway, I bring this up to note something interesting (to me) that was brought to the class' attention by our professor. She distinguished between "prescriptive grammar" and "descriptive grammar."
Prescriptive grammar is what they teach you in school. You know, where you're supposed to make everything you say (write) fit within the rules, so that anyone reading it will gain the same understanding, and also so the grammar police don't come to your house with guns.
Descriptive grammar is what results when you just start letting the thoughts fly. Rather than put a steering damper on your creative thinking, you say what you came to say, however it comes out, regardless of the rules. Complete sentences, proper punctuation, threats from the grammar police - they all have very little to do with the message being conveyed.
One mind connecting to another is the goal. In a related matter, check this out:
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was
rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a
rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr
the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the
frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is
bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but
the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot
slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it.
Post Whore Junior
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One mind connecting to another is the goal. In a related matter, check this out:
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was
rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a
rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr
the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the
frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is
bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but
the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot
slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it.
ANd yes Craig, I knew that is was a contraction to mean "are not" but who decided to spell it THAT way? Rather WHY did it get spelled that way...
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I saw this a while back.. thought it was really neat... if you just skim, you can read it just as fast as if it were written correctly...
ANd yes Craig, I knew that is was a contraction to mean "are not" but who decided to spell it THAT way? Rather WHY did it get spelled that way...
ANd yes Craig, I knew that is was a contraction to mean "are not" but who decided to spell it THAT way? Rather WHY did it get spelled that way...
Post Whore Junior
MotoGP
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Posts: 4,825
From: Triad, NC
Arkasar... is just one example..
Post Whore Junior
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Posts: 4,825
From: Triad, NC
You got me.. I went back three pages thinking I missed something... Then realized you must be referring to the "ain't-Y'all-contraction" thingy... Dont ever do that again. (stern scolding, shaking finger....)
