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The correct way to use semicolons has been lost in that same 3rd grade void where the "silent schwa sound" and 90% of the state capitals all disappeared.
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Aug 20, 2021 03:24
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Imagine two colons at the edge of a cliff
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Aug 20, 2021 03:42
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counterpoint: semicolon loving rules. it's my favourite punctuation mark too, and it's about as lovely as a punctuation mark can be that said, i've no loving idea on how to actually use it
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Aug 20, 2021 03:49
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They call it a lieutenant colon in the Army, I believe.
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Aug 20, 2021 03:52
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Commas go wherever you'd pause if you were speaking out loud, duh
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Aug 20, 2021 08:58
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:Commas go wherever you'd pause if you were speaking out loud, duh I'm, a, rock, it, man!
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Aug 20, 2021 09:07
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nurmie posted:counterpoint: semicolon loving rules. it's my favourite punctuation mark too, and it's about as lovely as a punctuation mark can be You use it to connect two complete sentences that are very closely related so in a way it’s like the halfway point between a comma and a period. “I ordered a cheeseburger for lunch; life’s too short for counting calories.” Another way to think about is that you’re basically substituting it in place of a conjunctive like and: “I read your post, and it was loving terrible” “I read your post; it was loving terrible” The other main use is in lists if the things you’re listing have internal punctuation (like if you’re listing cities and their respect countries) and stuff like that.
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Aug 20, 2021 09:15
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Why is stuff like this never actually explained in English classes?
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Aug 20, 2021 09:21
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Because american public schools are bad. I think I only learned it in college? I just kind of brute forced my way through high school without learning jack poo poo but you can totally get by life without ever using a semi.
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Aug 20, 2021 12:48
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P sure Josef is british, also lol they absolutely teach you how to use semicolons at the lovely segregated school I went to in west Texas.
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Aug 20, 2021 13:31
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:P sure Josef is british, also lol they absolutely teach you how to use semicolons at the lovely segregated school I went to in west Texas. I am, for my sins, but yeah I still have to look up what verbs and adverbs are because of how weird it all is.
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Aug 20, 2021 13:35
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The English language is just an absolute clusterfuck of word rules, punctuation rules, and spelling rules; all of which get broken all the time, but are still correct because it's the linguistic equivalent of a post apocalyptic hell scape.
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Aug 20, 2021 15:39
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Robobot posted:The English language is just an absolute clusterfuck of word rules, punctuation rules, and spelling rules; all of which get broken all the time, but are still correct because it's the linguistic equivalent of a post apocalyptic hell scape. to be fair, most if not all languages are like that, in my experience. unless its a conlang in use by like 10 people
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Aug 20, 2021 16:06
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It's funny when monolingual anglophones act like the spelling bee is wacky and I get to be like "my rosbif have u heard of la dictée??"
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Aug 20, 2021 16:21
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This is a PHUO: The academie francaise and any other body that "strictly examines" language can get into a large bin. Standardisation of language is important in a lot of instances, however I do think that some level of difference is great and more helpful than just slamming "NO LOAN WORDS" over and over.
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Aug 20, 2021 18:21
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PHUO: Anyone who holds up traffic after a red light change looking at their phone should have their eyes put out and fingers removed
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Aug 20, 2021 18:26
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Josef bugman posted:This is a PHUO: The academie francaise and any other body that "strictly examines" language can get into a large bin. I'm not sure that that's unpopular. Nobody takes AF seriously for example. Even in Québec, people's concern comes from dumb anglo bullshit where if a québécois won't just immediately switch to english, they're an rear end in a top hat, whereas everywhere else they are expected to speak english and it's unthinkable someone walks into a Manitoba timmies and goes hello café deux crêmes without... being labeled a smug french rear end in a top hat. Pick a side anglos is it rude to barge in and speak your own language or not!
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Aug 20, 2021 18:51
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Josef bugman posted:Why is stuff like this never actually explained in English classes? Oh they definitely were. I could diagram a sentence like a motherfucker in school, but now, no way man.
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Aug 20, 2021 18:55
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:I'm not sure that that's unpopular. Nobody takes AF seriously for example. Even in Québec, people's concern comes from dumb anglo bullshit where if a québécois won't just immediately switch to english, they're an rear end in a top hat, whereas everywhere else they are expected to speak english and it's unthinkable someone walks into a Manitoba timmies and goes hello café deux crêmes without... being labeled a smug french rear end in a top hat. Pick a side anglos is it rude to barge in and speak your own language or not! No, it is definitely not rude to barge in and speak my language.
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Aug 20, 2021 18:57
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PHUO: if there are free seats on a bus/train, just loving sit in them (giving them up for those who need them, obviously). This loving game where everyone is too polite to sit in the few remaining free seats on a busy transport doesnr help anyone, it just causes a confusing blockage in the aisle and actually makes it harder for those who need seats to reach them.
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Aug 20, 2021 19:12
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The zipper merge of public transportation
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Aug 20, 2021 19:32
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Manager Hoyden posted:PHUO: Anyone who holds up traffic after a red light change looking at their phone should have their eyes put out and fingers removed Bonus points if it’s a left turn signal that’s on a short timer that takes forever to come around again.
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Aug 20, 2021 21:31
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Gaius Marius posted:The zipper merge of public transportation Ha! It really is. When I first moved from the country to a city I was really weirded out by how close everyone was comfortable being to each other. In a town of 200 people that's spread over several miles standing with shoulders touching the person next to you could have started a fight. Now I'm used to gently (and sometimes a tad less than gently) shouldering my way through a crowd of people so I can squeeze onto the four inches of seat that remain next to the giant man with the comical amount of grocery bags.
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Aug 20, 2021 21:41
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Ugly In The Morning posted:Bonus points if it’s a left turn signal that’s on a short timer that takes forever to come around again. Yeah, there is one of these by my apartment, and I honk at people in front of me to pay attention maybe 1 out of 3 times I drive through the intersection.
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Aug 20, 2021 21:57
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The timing was thankfully adjusted, but by my old place the left turn signal was barely long enough for two cars, three if you didn't mind going though a yellow. The only times in my entire life I've honked my horn for non-danger reasons was in that intersection, and it happened probably once a week.
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Aug 21, 2021 01:50
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I have never used the horn in my car. It seems really rude.
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Aug 21, 2021 02:49
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Gaius Marius posted:I have never used the horn in my car. It seems really rude. I use it a lot as a "could you please stop doing the stupid action you are doing and let me get where i'm trying to go" button. Goes well with a middle finger and a "gently caress you" out the window.
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Aug 21, 2021 03:03
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I really only do the quick double tap just as an "I'm here" or "hey, it's your turn". The long angry honk is reserved specifically for "oh, gently caress this rear end in a top hat is gonna hit me" situations. Edit: Or to scare a buddy that lives down the street from me and always rides his bike. Obviously.
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Aug 21, 2021 03:06
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Disco Pope posted:PHUO: if there are free seats on a bus/train, just loving sit in them (giving them up for those who need them, obviously). This loving game where everyone is too polite to sit in the few remaining free seats on a busy transport doesnr help anyone, it just causes a confusing blockage in the aisle and actually makes it harder for those who need seats to reach them. Maybe they don't want to sit down because they're only going a short distance
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Aug 21, 2021 04:20
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Sad for all these people with conditions that don't affect their ability to stand on a moving bus, but makes the actual act of standing up from a seat an arduous process.
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Aug 21, 2021 08:34
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Gripweed posted:Maybe they don't want to sit down because they're only going a short distance Or because they’re suspicious of why that seat on a crowded bus/subway is empty. (Piss. It’s usually piss)
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Aug 21, 2021 09:04
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Fashionable Jorts posted:The timing was thankfully adjusted, but by my old place the left turn signal was barely long enough for two cars, three if you didn't mind going though a yellow. I'm convinced it's some kind of local corruption scandal between the traffic controllers and the richer housing tracts but here the more elaborate the name of the suburb the longer their lights are. When you get up to "The Oak Reserve At The Preserve of Breckinbrookridge Estates; The Quickening" where houses start at seven figures then whenever any one of their residents trips a sensor a six lane highway is instantly shut down with a 30+ second light change so that one car can leave. There are like 2 mile traffic jams at those lights every day as their residents stream out 1-2 at a time for 3+ hours.
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Aug 21, 2021 09:22
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Strategic Tea posted:I mean my unpopular opinion is that we'll always need rules and someone who makes you follow them. Gaius Marius posted:I think you aren't supposed to use more than one comma in a sentence. Fashionable Jorts posted:I too, never know how many commas to use, and probably overdo it. Gaius Marius posted:I have never used the horn in my car. It seems really rude.
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Aug 21, 2021 09:29
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Tiggum posted:
In the unfortunate event I ever have to read one of my own posts, one of things I immediately regret is the ludicrous amount of horrible run-on sentences.
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Aug 21, 2021 09:31
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youll just have to deal, with my poorly formated shitpost, your'e out of luck here-Buddy...if your reading this
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Aug 21, 2021 09:41
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Maybe I'll...just...post like...a baby boomer...
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Aug 21, 2021 09:45
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thank you...
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Aug 21, 2021 15:31
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The half marshmallow candies in haribo mixes are an abomination that should not be.
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Aug 21, 2021 15:58
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Guyver posted:The half marshmallow candies in haribo mixes are an abomination that should not be. Those orange circles with the white bottoms are the best.
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