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Offline Holden McGroin

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« Reply #15 on: December 14, 2004, 04:57:35 AM »
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Hmmm ... who has radical anti-European and anti-Muslim views, writes rather good English and would steal my avatard?


Writes English rather well  *1



*1 "How to Learn to Talk Good, an English Usage Primer" 1994 Prentice Hall
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« Reply #16 on: December 14, 2004, 05:10:00 AM »
If my schoolday memory serves me right...

wasnt it 'write english well'

OR

'write a good english'?


Sorry if not everybody in this world has a perfect mastering of the mighty english languages... :eek:


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« Reply #17 on: December 14, 2004, 05:15:15 AM »
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If my schoolday memory serves me right...

wasnt it 'write english well'

OR

'write a good english'?


Sorry if not everybody in this world has a perfect mastering of the mighty english languages... :eek:


:lol


Yep, that's it...

It's 'well' when used to modify a verb, as in: 'He writes well'.

It's 'good', however, when used to modify a noun, as in: 'he uses good English.' (Good is in reference to the English, you see, not to the using).

The latter is a bit awkward, of course, but that's only because the word 'good', in general, comes off as very ambiguous and overused--a bit like the word 'nice'. Substituting it with 'proper' or 'coherent' or 'eloquent' makes the sentence much easier to read.
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« Reply #18 on: December 14, 2004, 05:26:18 AM »
So one can write good english badly?

I assumed the modifier was for the writer's ability, not for the language itself.

PS: GS writes better English than I can write Norwahogian...it was just an attempt at an humorous observation.
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« Reply #19 on: December 14, 2004, 05:34:12 AM »
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So one can write good english badly?

I assumed the modifier was for the writer's ability, not for the language itself.  


Yes, exactly... Badly modifies the act of writing, while good modifies the language. Again, if you want it to sound slightly less lame, you might say: 'one can write proper English improperly'.

And while this may sound like a lame discussion at 6:30 am, let it be known that I have an exam in 90 minutes, and this is my way of waking my brain up.
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« Reply #20 on: December 14, 2004, 05:39:35 AM »
"Ain't gonna believe I kin write badly English.  Aint never gonna believe it, nohow."

Is that bad English, or bad writing?  ...and it's 3:30 here.
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« Reply #21 on: December 14, 2004, 07:59:21 AM »
but.... I'm not even a christian.

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« Reply #22 on: December 14, 2004, 08:49:38 AM »
I'm sure SOB would like to babtize you :)
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« Reply #23 on: December 14, 2004, 09:41:01 AM »
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"Ain't gonna believe I kin write badly English.  Aint never gonna believe it, nohow."

Is that bad English, or bad writing?  ...and it's 3:30 here.


Well, it's both--writing being a noun in this case as that's a piece of writing.

However, if you're trying to write dialog for a character that speaks some sort of Cajun/Creole/Redneck dialect, this may well be bad English that's well written. If the goal is to write how the character truly sounds, proper grammar is irrelevant. Generally, dialectic dialog is accomplished by spelling words phonetically, adding apostrophes in the middle of words for unconventional inflection and the like, and sticking to key phrases and favored grammatical errors(such as double negatives). Mark Twain was a master with this sort of thing.


We're getting way off the subject here.
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« Reply #24 on: December 14, 2004, 11:22:53 AM »
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We're getting way off the subject here.


Well this is O'Club so what did you expect? :confused:

Oh and I really don't care if that was good or maybe even excellent English so if someone wants to teach me english he can shove it...  :)
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« Reply #25 on: December 14, 2004, 11:31:59 AM »
Why, you looking for company?
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« Reply #26 on: December 14, 2004, 11:43:40 AM »
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« Reply #27 on: December 14, 2004, 11:46:45 AM »
God I love this place.:lol  It only took 4 replies to derail this thread like a big ol' nasty train wreck. You guys are hillarious. Well...some of you are:aok

Keep it up, this BBS really brightens the boring days in the office.:cool:
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« Reply #28 on: December 14, 2004, 02:33:04 PM »
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Grünhertz, Eagler or Yeager?


not I

have never posted anything under a different login as I have only had one login from the start

though I like the 109, I would not steal anothers avatar when I could make one better myself :)
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« Reply #29 on: December 14, 2004, 04:40:15 PM »
My brother, the Yusef, threaten beat me if you not return to subject. He say that I not here to become superstar and steal the avatard from nice Scholtz man.... But where I get avatard if not from nice man?

Can I not take break from hatred of Muslim to enjoy the avatard? I Amerkan citizen and still do not have own room. Share room with two dog and mother in law who pass the gas and tell dog it was me:( :(

I want be superstar too, like the Richard Lewis and Andrew Clay, haha "Hickory Dickory Dock...."

Maybe I make Muslim joke for living, you think?

My Brother, the Yusef, making Kentuky Fries Chicken for dinner. Must to go now.
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