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Discussion in 'Leeds United' started by MIGHTY, Oct 1, 2017.

  1. 2 pennth

    2 pennth Well-Known Member

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    :emoticon-0148-yes: Knew I’d seen it somewhere
     
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  3. Poly

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    Sorry, yes - there are about 10,000 firearms related killings per year in the USA. Of which law enforcement responsible for about 1,000.
     
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    <laugh><laugh><laugh> Brilliant mate :emoticon-0148-yes: was going to ask if you are on the sherry when I read your post :emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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    It’s a glass or three of le vin
     
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  6. Old Git

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    It went over your head didn't it ?

    A comma should precede the tag question (i.e., the yes/no-question at the end) - head,

    I must sent my future posts two you for proof reading.

    The modal verb ‘must’ requires the verb’s base form - send.
    two - your attempt at humour - to
    proof reading -This word is normally spelled as one - proofreading

    Only 4 errors, see how the Language tool could help make your posts at least grammatically correct.
    Unfortunately, nothing is available to ensure that they are lucid, relevant or have any interest to the other posters on this forum,
     
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  7. Poly

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    Why American Fascism Is On The Rise


     
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    Well it certainly appeared to do so.

    For such a grammar Nazi, can you say why your sentence ends with a comma, not a period ?


    That was the bit that went over your head - the bits I conveniently put it italics

    But not always the case:

    https://www.future-perfect.co.uk/gr...pelling as two,compound spelling as one word]


    Again the aberrant comma at the end of your sentence. It should be a period.

    "Language" is not not a proper noun and should not be capitalized. Unless of course "Language tool" was the name of something, in which case BOTH words should be capitalized.

    "Only 4 errors" - strictly speaking, it is incorrect to use an Arabic numeral in this context. You should use the word "four".
     
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  11. Poly

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    Jan. 6 Hearings Among Most Important In Congressional History.
     
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  12. Old Git

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    Proofread vs proof read or proof-read
    Submitted by Mark Cochrane on Thu, 07/06/2018 - 09:55

    There are three ways to refer to this activity and the person that does it:

    1. proof read, proof reading, proof reader
    2. proof-read, proof-reading, proof-reader
    3. proofread, proofreading, proofreader
    Web searches reveal that all of these are currently used on the internet. Although, the third style of spelling (proofread, etc.) produces a higher yield than the others, suggesting that it is the most popular pattern of spelling.

    Language evolution
    Language forms the foundations of our societies, as it enables us to cooperate with each other and build communities locally and globally. A large userbase of a language will always encourage disagreement across its wide spectrum of personalities, so we should expect some disagreement from time to time. However, linguists have long since recognised that, due to the inevitable evolution of language, there is not necessarily a right, or wrong, way to use language.

    The etymological pattern of change
    A standard etymological pattern of change starts with: an open spelling of two words; then it moves on to a hyphenated compound noun; and finally, it becomes a closed spelling in the form of one word.

    Proofread vs proof read or proof-read, which is correct?
    Proofread, proofreading and proofreader have to be the evolutionary winners, as they represent the last stage in a word's etymological pattern of change. However, the use of the other forms is still acceptable to date, but we should expect them to die out over time.


    Again, the aberrant comma at the end of your sentence. It should be a period.

    Simply a typing error. I have no issue admitting my mistake.

    Unfortunately, nothing is available to ensure that they (your posts) are lucid, relevant or have any interest to the other posters on this forum.
     
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    And there was me worrying about missing out a comma between pompous and smug <laugh><laugh><laugh>
     
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    Easy mistake to make, Marcos.
    Nice turn of phrase there.
    Poly you really do come across as a self-opinionated, pompous, smug twat :emoticon-0148-yes:
    Fixed it for you. Cheers!
     
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    Banana Republic.
     
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    QED:

    "Proof reading -This word is normally spelled as one - proofreading"
    But not always the case:



    Here you use "language" correctly
    i.e. not capitalized, as you did before - it's good that you're learning.

    "userbase" - should correctly be TWO words: "user base".
    Weren't you professing to be the fountain of all knowledge, with regard to this ?


    Interesting that you are so forgiving on yourself and less so on others.
    And your explanation might hold water, had you not done it TWICE.



    And yet you still give your precious time trying to cobble together weak responses, with more grammatical errors than those you aspire to criticize.
     
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  18. Eric Le Merde

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    The problem I have with these sorts of claims and court cases is the affect it has on other countries. The rights or wrongs of the events in Arizona will be dealt with by a court but several other countries are having similar claims made by the party that didn't win, Brazil, Fiji to name a couple. Surely the system of voting is determined before the elections and there are observers and officials available to make sure all goes to plan. So apart from appearing as though you're a bad loser I'm not sure how these court cases prove anything other than that.

    The main winners in the events surrounding the 2020 US election, this on-going mid-term dispute by K Lake and those in other countries are the non-democratic nations who frequently refer to the West as being corrupt, liars etc. The democracy we have is valuable and yes sometimes it throws up results that on a personal level one may not be happy with but that's exactly how it works. Every so often you get to have a say in how your country, state, council or city is run. It's not perfect and the counting won't be 100% correct all the time but for me it's a hell of a lot better than some dictator running the show.

    OK, soap box put away and I await grammatical corrections.
     
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  19. Old Git

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    Unfortunately, nothing is available to ensure that they (your posts) are lucid, relevant or have any interest to the other posters on this forum.

    Oh dear Poly, you just don't get it do you.
     
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    Perfect Eric.
     
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