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Post by bvrbooster on Jul 13, 2023 21:59:46 GMT -8
I was being facetious, but why wouldn't he (or anybody else), when making reference to somebody else, use that person's real name? On her birthday, do her friends and family sing, "happy birthday dear @stalwart_payton"? At the inauguration in January, 2021, did the commentator say, "Having taken the oath of office, President @biden_jojo will now give his inaugural address"? It’s a link to her twitter page. It’s a 21st century thing. Not all 21st century things make sense, and several butcher the King's English. This qualifies on both counts. I understand 'handles' that are used for purposes of anonymity, such as those used on this board. Referring to yourself as @joeblow, however, pretty much gives away that you are, indeed, Joe Blow. So what's the point? |
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Post by 02beav on Jul 14, 2023 22:50:06 GMT -8
I would like to see us offer Payton early on. Her stock should continue to rise and it sounds like she’s pretty set on the Beavs right now. If Oregon State or Oregon offered, she'd likely commit. Wants to stay fairly close. |
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Post by Werebeaver on Jul 15, 2023 15:39:38 GMT -8
It’s a link to her twitter page. It’s a 21st century thing. Not all 21st century things make sense, and several butcher the King's English. This qualifies on both counts. I understand 'handles' that are used for purposes of anonymity, such as those used on this board. Referring to yourself as @joeblow, however, pretty much gives away that you are, indeed, Joe Blow. So what's the point? You might want to proofread your first sentence before you take exception to someone else simply dropping a clickable twitter link into their message. Seems pretty innocuous to me, but what do I know? |
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Post by bvrbooster on Jul 15, 2023 17:15:20 GMT -8
I see no errors in that sentence; don't get what you're trying to say.
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Post by Werebeaver on Jul 16, 2023 6:58:10 GMT -8
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Post by 02beav on Jul 16, 2023 9:58:55 GMT -8
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Post by 411500 on Jul 16, 2023 12:22:29 GMT -8
TORTURED METAPHORS! Those freakin' things kill me.
They rip my literary soul like a rusty knife beheading French bread. Make my head hurt worse than a hundred jackhammers pounding the Sistine Chapel.
Ban all tortured metaphors I say. They are the Guantanamo of grammar. The communism of comparisons.
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Post by Werebeaver on Jul 16, 2023 12:43:36 GMT -8
TORTURED METAPHORS! Those freakin' things kill me. They rip my literary soul like a rusty knife beheading French bread. Make my head hurt worse than a hundred jackhammers pounding the Sistine Chapel. Ban all tortured metaphors I say. They are the Guantanamo of grammar. The communism of comparisons. --------------------------- I’m not against tortured metaphors. Just amused by anyone who use one while trying to enforce their idea of “the King’s English”. |
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Post by bvrbooster on Jul 16, 2023 16:16:14 GMT -8
"Butcher the King's English" (the Queen's back then) was a not uncommon phrase where I went to school a few thousand miles from here. Not something I came up with to express my distaste for some "21st century things", which is the term you had used in the post to which I was responding; I've used it all my life, and have always thought it was in common usage everywhere. But, I guess you were trying to be a jackass, and succeeding at it. |
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Post by 02beav on Jul 26, 2023 9:01:28 GMT -8
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Post by beav74 on Jul 26, 2023 10:11:36 GMT -8
That's at her house!
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Post by wetrodentia on Jul 26, 2023 10:57:52 GMT -8
TORTURED METAPHORS! Those freakin' things kill me. They rip my literary soul like a rusty knife beheading French bread. Make my head hurt worse than a hundred jackhammers pounding the Sistine Chapel. Ban all tortured metaphors I say. They are the Guantanamo of grammar. The communism of comparisons. --------------------------- I’m not against tortured metaphors. Just amused by anyone who use one while trying to enforce their idea of “the King’s English”. The word "anyone" is an indefinite pronoun and is always singular, so if I'm not mistaken the correct verb in your sentence should be "uses". Just an observation. |
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Post by beav74 on Jul 26, 2023 17:14:50 GMT -8
This has turned into a high school English grammar class
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Post by Werebeaver on Jul 26, 2023 19:07:35 GMT -8
I’m not against tortured metaphors. Just amused by anyone who use one while trying to enforce their idea of “the King’s English”. The word "anyone" is an indefinite pronoun and is always singular, so if I'm not mistaken the correct verb in your sentence should be "uses". Just an observation. Good catch, my apologies. Benny's House deserves our best. |
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Post by 02beav on Aug 11, 2023 19:58:24 GMT -8
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