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I teach English for a living and I LOVE this thread.

FWIW - I'm nutty about objective and subjective pronouns, I.e. "Me and him is going to the store."
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Jakor wrote:I teach English for a living and I LOVE this thread.

FWIW - I'm nutty about objective and subjective pronouns, I.e. "Me and him is going to the store."

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Jakor wrote:FWIW - I'm nutty about objective and subjective pronouns, I.e. "Me and him is going to the store."
Did you mean e.g.?
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What may appear to be grammatical errors in any of my posts are actually well placed anomalies designed to help certain readers in their understanding of my written thoughts. Sort of like the reason I talk real slow when in the company of certain people; so that they will better understand me.
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CroManGun wrote:Sort of like the reason I talk real slow when in the company of certain people; so that they will better understand me.
Like when you're around liberals?
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mreising wrote:
CroManGun wrote:Sort of like the reason I talk real slow when in the company of certain people; so that they will better understand me.
Like when you're around liberals?
That's just baby talk!

Just to show that we Grammar Nazis can laugh at ourselves here is an entertaining video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4vf8N6GpdM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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HancockCountyHAl wrote:
Jakor wrote:FWIW - I'm nutty about objective and subjective pronouns, I.e. "Me and him is going to the store."
Did you mean e.g.?

I did. Wow. That's just humiliating given the topic at hand.
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Latest NRA ILA release wrote:Our elected representatives in Congress must here from you if we are going to defeat this gun ban proposal.
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jabeatty wrote:
Latest NRA ILA release wrote:Our elected representatives in Congress must here from you if we are going to defeat this gun ban proposal.
<sigh>
Their isn't two many people who wood even notise there misteak.
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BobK wrote:
jabeatty wrote:
Latest NRA ILA release wrote:Our elected representatives in Congress must here from you if we are going to defeat this gun ban proposal.
<sigh>
Their isn't two many people who wood even notise there misteak.
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CroManGun wrote:What may appear to be grammatical errors in any of my posts are actually well placed anomalies designed to help certain readers in their understanding of my written thoughts. Sort of like the reason I talk real slow when in the company of certain people; so that they will better understand me.
I know you cant read very fast, so I am typing this very slowly...
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dan dan the XD40 man wrote:
CroManGun wrote:What may appear to be grammatical errors in any of my posts are actually well placed anomalies designed to help certain readers in their understanding of my written thoughts. Sort of like the reason I talk real slow when in the company of certain people; so that they will better understand me.
I know you cant read very fast, so I am typing this very slowly...
You've got to type a little faster. You keep stalling out the keystroke counter that I'm monitoring on your computer. :wink:
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dan dan the XD40 man wrote:
whitefeathersnpr wrote:Needs done... Needs warshed (intentionally misspelled)... Needs fed...
Shakespeare must be rolling over in his grave. To be or not to be. Come on Ohio, it is two simple words, lets not be that lazy.
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Let's take a look at your first paragraph:

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To anyone who wishes to post their experiences about a CCW encounter. I would really like to read it. There is a pet peeve that I would like to point out before going any further. I’ve read too many accounts in the OC forum and this one as well of people that want to be taken seriously but don’t take the time to produce a message that can be read easily. If you want anyone to take you seriously please consider using paragraphs, proper punctuation and spelling.
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To anyone who wishes to post their [his] experiences about a CCW encounter.[:] I would really like to read it. There is a pet peeve that I would like to point out before going any further [farther]. I’ve read too many accounts in the OC forum[,] and this one as well[,] of people that[who] want to be taken seriously[,] but[yet] don’t take the time to produce a message that can be read easily. If you want anyone to take you seriously[,] please consider using paragraphs, proper punctuation and spelling.
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The suggested changes above represent a very cursory read of your paragraph. If you want to be a "Grammar Nazi", learn better grammar first.

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