Dr. Shades's spelling and/or grammar lesson of the day
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Re: Dr. Shades's spelling and/or grammar lesson of the day
Remember when you could just type this : and follow it with one of these - and then follow that with this dealie ) and make an unobtrusive smilie?
autocorrect now changes those symbols including the symbol that you make without the - into a cartoon smilie face.
This from the admin who once said smilies make the board look like a kindergarten coloring book.
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autocorrect now changes those symbols including the symbol that you make without the - into a cartoon smilie face.
This from the admin who once said smilies make the board look like a kindergarten coloring book.
Excuse me while I
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Re: Dr. Shades's spelling and/or grammar lesson of the day
I’ve always favored the old-school text version of many emoticons, and noticed a while back that I should insert the appropriate spacing between characters if I want to keep them from ‘auto-converting’.Jersey Girl wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:12 amRemember when you could just type this : and follow it with one of these - and then follow that with this dealie ) and make an unobtrusive smilie?
autocorrect now changes those symbols including the symbol that you make without the - into a cartoon smilie face.
If you see me use the graphic version, it’s entirely on purpose, but that rarely happens. : )
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Re: Dr. Shades's spelling and/or grammar lesson of the day
I avoid emoticons primarily because I like to leave some things to the imagination.
Also, I don't want them to be a substitute for actual words.
Also, I don't want them to be a substitute for actual words.
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Re: Dr. Shades's spelling and/or grammar lesson of the day
I get your point Schmo, but a rolleyes (◔_◔) or other emoticon can be appropriate and helpful on occasion so folks don't mistake you for being serious. Familiarity with Moshka makes a misreading of one of his satirical posts extremely unlikely, but Res Ipsa had me goin' for a bit the other day in a reply to Moshka because I thought he was serious (he wasn't). If Moska had made that same reply post to Res Ipsa I would have recognized it as sarcasm/satire immediately, but only because of my familiarity with Moshka's wit.Some Schmo wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 4:04 amI avoid emoticons primarily because I like to leave some things to the imagination.
Also, I don't want them to be a substitute for actual words.
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I hear you. I'm not particularly critical of using emoticons. It's just a personal decision to discipline myself not to rely on them.Nomomo wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 4:42 amI get your point Schmo, but a rolleyes (◔_◔) or other emoticon can be appropriate and helpful on occasion so folks don't mistake you for being serious. Familiarity with Moshka makes a misreading of one of his satirical posts extremely unlikely, but Res Ispa had me goin' for a bit the other day in a reply to Moshka because I thought he was serious (he wasn't). If Moska had made that same reply post to Res Ispa I would have recognized it as sarcasm/satire immediately, but only because of my familiarity with Moska's wit.Some Schmo wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 4:04 amI avoid emoticons primarily because I like to leave some things to the imagination.
Also, I don't want them to be a substitute for actual words.
And I'll grant you, there have been times when my posts would have been clearer if I had included a smile.
Religion is for people whose existential fear is greater than their common sense.
The god idea is popular with desperate people.
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Re: Dr. Shades's spelling and/or grammar lesson of the day
Yeah, I find emoticons a useful substitute for tone of voice, facial expression, and other nonverbal cues. I forget that my sarcasm reads a lot like my regular “voice.”Nomomo wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 4:42 amI get your point Schmo, but a rolleyes (◔_◔) or other emoticon can be appropriate and helpful on occasion so folks don't mistake you for being serious. Familiarity with Moshka makes a misreading of one of his satirical posts extremely unlikely, but Res Ipsa had me goin' for a bit the other day in a reply to Moshka because I thought he was serious (he wasn't). If Moska had made that same reply post to Res Ipsa I would have recognized it as sarcasm/satire immediately, but only because of my familiarity with Moshka's wit.Some Schmo wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 4:04 amI avoid emoticons primarily because I like to leave some things to the imagination.
Also, I don't want them to be a substitute for actual words.
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Re: Dr. Shades's spelling and/or grammar lesson of the day
Dear participants:
Please have a look at the following sentence:
Nouns are typically capitalized only when they're proper nouns, i.e. specific people, places, or things. "Red pillers" isn't the name of a specific formally named organization, therefore the two words shouldn't be capitalized (unless the first word is the first one inside a sentence, in which case it alone will be capitalized).
ITEM #3:
Please have a look at the following sentence:
ITEM #1:Comparing me to the Red Pillars is like comparing your average Mormon to Nazy Germany.
- PILLAR: A structural column used to support weight, typically inside a large building.
- PILLER: Not actually a word, but meaning "one who pills," if the word "pill" is idiosyncratically used as a verb for "take a pill" instead of a noun.
Nouns are typically capitalized only when they're proper nouns, i.e. specific people, places, or things. "Red pillers" isn't the name of a specific formally named organization, therefore the two words shouldn't be capitalized (unless the first word is the first one inside a sentence, in which case it alone will be capitalized).
ITEM #3:
- NAZI: A member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
- NAZY: Not a word.
- NAZI GERMANY: The name of a country and its corresponding political system that existed from 1933 to 1945.
- NAZI: A member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party. Therefore, a human being can only be correctly compared to the latter, not the former.
Now go ye and sin no more.Comparing me to the red pillers is like comparing your average Mormon to a Nazi.
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Re: Dr. Shades's spelling and/or grammar lesson of the day
Get your Sharpie out and write the word “not” before the word “silently” on your magnet.Dr. Shades wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 9:30 amDear participants:
Please have a look at the following sentence:
ITEM #1:Comparing me to the Red Pillars is like comparing your average Mormon to Nazy Germany.ITEM #2:
- PILLAR: A structural column used to support weight, typically inside a large building.
- PILLER: Not actually a word, but meaning "one who pills," if the word "pill" is idiosyncratically used as a verb for "take a pill" instead of a noun.
Nouns are typically capitalized only when they're proper nouns, i.e. specific people, places, or things. "Red pillers" isn't the name of a specific formally named organization, therefore the two words shouldn't be capitalized (unless the first word is the first one inside a sentence, in which case it alone will be capitalized).
ITEM #3:ITEM #4:
- NAZI : A member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
- NAZY: Not a word.
Therefore, the above sentence should've been written:
- NAZI GERMANY: The name of a country and its corresponding political system that existed from 1933 to 1945.
- NAZI: A member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party. Therefore, a human being can only be correctly compared to the latter, not the former.
Now go ye and sin no more.Comparing me to the red pillers is like comparing your average Mormon to a Nazi.
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Re: Dr. Shades's spelling and/or grammar lesson of the day
Have a look at the following sentence:
There should be a comma before the word "so" when it connects two independent clauses (i.e., two phrases that otherwise consist, or should consist, of complete sentences).
ITEM #2:
The second clause lacks a subject. Specifically, we are not told who looked up Bill Gothard. It was most likely the sentence's author, so the word "I" should've been placed between the words "so" and "looked."
ITEM #3:
When a sentence ends with material within parentheses, the original sentence's end punctuation must come after the final parenthesis.
Therefore, the quoted sentence should've been written:
ITEM #1:I have never heard of Bill Gothard so looked him up and was repulsed.(ewe!)
There should be a comma before the word "so" when it connects two independent clauses (i.e., two phrases that otherwise consist, or should consist, of complete sentences).
ITEM #2:
The second clause lacks a subject. Specifically, we are not told who looked up Bill Gothard. It was most likely the sentence's author, so the word "I" should've been placed between the words "so" and "looked."
ITEM #3:
- EWE: A female sheep.
- EWW: An expression of disgust.
When a sentence ends with material within parentheses, the original sentence's end punctuation must come after the final parenthesis.
Therefore, the quoted sentence should've been written:
Now you know better, so go ye and sin no more.I have never heard of Bill Gothard, so I looked him up and was repulsed (eww!).
"It’s ironic that the Church that people claim to be true, puts so much effort into hiding truths."
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