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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Sloehand on May 15, 2007, 02:11:17 AM
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OK, here's hoping the responding posts will clear up my ignorance without too much ego-bashing.
First, I admit it. I'm an old fogey and I don't participate in online forums anywhere, but here, excluding work-related Intranets.
Therefore, with little such experience in this environment, I have been mystified trying to decipher the all pervasive concept of "IN", which I see referenced in many threads, and is frankly far beyond my current level of comprehension. I thought I had it figure awhile back, but as I continued to read and register its usage, the elusive thing seemed to morph in mid-post, corrupting my neatly arrayed premises supporting my definitive conclusion as to its nature, meaning and proper usage.
So my question is, what in the stunted domain of acronymic, grammatically-crippled, English-crushing online forum linguistical jargon does "IN" mean?
(Pleas ignore the redundant adjective in my last sentence. Sounded good so I left it that way on purpose.)
TEST: Can you identify the redundant adjective I refer to?
EXTRA CREDIT: What is the generally-accepted grammatical faux pas I just committed in the previous "TEST" sentence.
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(http://www.inbeforethelock.com/lockball.gif)
Urban dictionary definition:
What posters on a message boards will sometimes say in response to a thread/topic that will eventually be locked/closed. This is a way to show that the thread is incredibly dumb or goes against the rules of the message board. Used to sometimes get in a free post to raise one's post count before the topic gets locked, preventing any further posting in it.
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Sort of what I figured, but I eventually thought I was missing something else about it. Excellent and informative response. Thank you.
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Originally posted by Sloehand
OK, here's hoping the responding posts will clear up my ignorance without too much ego-bashing.
First, I admit it. I'm an old fogey and I don't participate in online forums anywhere, but here, excluding work-related Intranets.
Therefore, with little such experience in this environment, I have been mystified trying to decipher the all pervasive concept of "IN", which I see referenced in many threads, and is frankly far beyond my current level of comprehension. I thought I had it figure awhile back, but as I continued to read and register its usage, the elusive thing seemed to morph in mid-post, corrupting my neatly arrayed premises supporting my definitive conclusion as to its nature, meaning and proper usage.
So my question is, what in the stunted domain of acronymic, grammatically-crippled, English-crushing online forum linguistical jargon does "IN" mean?
(Pleas ignore the redundant adjective in my last sentence. Sounded good so I left it that way on purpose.)
TEST: Can you identify the redundant adjective I refer to?
EXTRA CREDIT: What is the generally-accepted grammatical faux pas I just committed in the previous "TEST" sentence.
:cry
My god man what is up with that?
Have a bad at work?
Go fly or something and quit playing with my head. I taint in the mood and I bet Skuzzy chokes when he looks at this one. Go...you go now...you go play. In the famous words of Tom Petty..."Dont come round here no more!"
Hmmppffff....redundant "in"s my wazoo.
Put dat in yo pipe and smoke it.
:aok
I think I got all the redundat "ins" pointed out.
Mornin Skuzzy
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Originally posted by Sloehand
TEST: Can you identify the redundant adjective I refer to?
EXTRA CREDIT: What is the generally-accepted grammatical faux pas I just committed in the previous "TEST" sentence.
refer?
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refer : transitive verb; to trace or carry back, to attribute, to appeal, to assign
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you sure it wasn't "reefer"? sp* refer?:D
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Originally posted by Sloehand
So my question is, what in the stunted domain of acronymic, grammatically-crippled, English-crushing online forum linguistical jargon does "IN" mean?
(Pleas ignore the redundant adjective in my last sentence. Sounded good so I left it that way on purpose.)
TEST: Can you identify the redundant adjective I refer to?
EXTRA CREDIT: What is the generally-accepted grammatical faux pas I just committed in the previous "TEST" sentence.
Let me see if a non english can get them...
1. the redudant adjective should be linguistical, jargon already set the "matter" as linguistical.
2. the generally-accepted error should be ending the sentence with a preposition, the correct form should have been something like "... the redundant adjective to what I'm referring" (not sure "what" is the correct word to use :p)
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Originally posted by Sloehand
So my question is, what in the stunted domain of acronymic, grammatically-crippled, English-crushing online forum linguistical jargon does "IN" mean?
(Pleas ignore the redundant adjective in my last sentence. Sounded good so I left it that way on purpose.)
TEST: Can you identify the redundant adjective I refer to?
EXTRA CREDIT: What is the generally-accepted grammatical faux pas I just committed in the previous "TEST" sentence.
Test : linguistical
Extra Credit : "... I am referring to?"
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IN!
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"Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put." - W. Churchill
Technically it should have been "Can you identify the redundant adjective to which I refer?" -- but then the average communiations system such as forums doesn't seem to adhere to the formal rules of English grammar that one might use in a paper or essay.
EDIT: D'oh! The spinach-pie-eater beat me to it! :D
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Originally posted by Gianlupo
Let me see if a non english can get them...
1. the redudant adjective should be linguistical, jargon already set the "matter" as linguistical.
2. the generally-accepted error should be ending the sentence with a preposition, the correct form should have been something like "... the redundant adjective to what I'm referring" (not sure "what" is the correct word to use :p)
Think I'll need a few beer Gian to get to the bottom of that one lol:aok
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Originally posted by Krusty
EDIT: D'oh! The spinach-pie-eater beat me to it! :D
Originally posted by Hawco
Think I'll need a few beer Gian to get to the bottom of that one lol
PWND Y'ALL!!!! :D
Yeah, Hawco, maybe I wrote that in too much of a rush ;)
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Sloehand..... there are no stupid questions... just stupid answers. Hope you got the answer you were hoping for. There are some quality folks on this BBS, just sometimes you have to dig a little to find them. :aok
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Originally posted by Krusty
"Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put." - W. Churchill
Technically it should have been "Can you identify the redundant adjective to which I refer?" -- but then the average communiations system such as forums doesn't seem to adhere to the formal rules of English grammar that one might use in a paper or essay.
EDIT: D'oh! The spinach-pie-eater beat me to it! :D
Or Speeling? LMAO (Communations)
Oz
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Originally posted by Gianlupo
Let me see if a non english can get them...
1. the redudant adjective should be linguistical, jargon already set the "matter" as linguistical.
2. the generally-accepted error should be ending the sentence with a preposition, the correct form should have been something like "... the redundant adjective to what I'm referring" (not sure "what" is the correct word to use :p)
Bada Boom Bada Bing!
Give this guy a cigar!
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Thank you! :)
Can I have a chick, instead? :D
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Originally posted by Sloehand
OK, here's hoping the responding posts will clear up my ignorance without too much ego-bashing.
First, I admit it. I'm an old fogey and I don't participate in online forums anywhere, but here, excluding work-related Intranets.
Therefore, with little such experience in this environment, I have been mystified trying to decipher the all pervasive concept of "IN", which I see referenced in many threads, and is frankly far beyond my current level of comprehension. I thought I had it figure awhile back, but as I continued to read and register its usage, the elusive thing seemed to morph in mid-post, corrupting my neatly arrayed premises supporting my definitive conclusion as to its nature, meaning and proper usage.
So my question is, what in the stunted domain of acronymic, grammatically-crippled, English-crushing online forum linguistical jargon does "IN" mean?
(Pleas ignore the redundant adjective in my last sentence. Sounded good so I left it that way on purpose.)
TEST: Can you identify the redundant adjective I refer to?
EXTRA CREDIT: What is the generally-accepted grammatical faux pas I just committed in the previous "TEST" sentence.
How is that a simple question?
I would consider a simple question something like the following: "Do you like cake?"
And my simple answer would be: "Yes."
I didn't even bother to read the above.
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hello. Uh........can we have your liver?
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Originally posted by Krusty
EDIT: D'oh! The spinach-pie-eater beat me to it! :D
Hehe, I see Gian is still a big fan of his country's spinach pie :aok
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The correct answer to your E.C question would be that you would have to put it into the past tense form becuse you are refering to somthing nin the past tense you have said
The correct answer is the following:Can you Identify the redundant adjective I have Refered to
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I don't think that's imperative, Bosco... maybe he could have said "I'm referring to", but I think the present tense is correct, there's no perceptible lapse of time between the two sentences.