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Title: Strats porked
Post by: Turbot on August 24, 2002, 08:48:54 PM

 

Title: Strats porked
Post by: AKDejaVu on August 25, 2002, 12:10:42 AM

That should be "strat's porked"... with an apostrophe.

Dammit man! If you're going to troll... use proper English bait.

Title: Strats porked
Post by: Urchin on August 25, 2002, 12:46:32 AM

why should it have an '?  

I've never been big on grammer, but I thought that was something you used when something belonged to someone, i.e. 'Sally's dog'.

Title: Strats porked
Post by: AKDejaVu on August 25, 2002, 12:50:13 AM

Because you are combining two words...

Strat's porked = strat is porked
That's silly = that is silly
Animal's gay = Animal is gay
Haven't had him yet = have not had him yet
Isn't that a shame = is not that a shame

Having to drop the letter on the combination means using an apostrophe.  Not sure how this rule applies to "its" which is the bastard step child of all gramar rules.

AKDejaVu

Title: Strats porked
Post by: Dead Man Flying on August 25, 2002, 01:15:05 AM

For the grammatically illiterate, might I recommend some Strunk and White (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/020530902X/qid=1030256121/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/102-0745204-0980106?s=books&n=507846)?

Don't leave home without it.

-- Todd/Leviathn

Title: AKDejaVu
Post by: fullback on August 25, 2002, 08:44:43 AM

I hate to quibble, but I don't agree.

'Strats' in this case is plural. I consider it a slang for 'strategic targets.'

Strategic targets porked.

Strats porked.

It's not used as a contraction, so 'Strats porked' is fine.

And that's all's that's I have's to say's about's it.

Title: Strats porked
Post by: Revvin on August 25, 2002, 09:09:36 AM

Had a nasty surprise a few weeks ago after hearing the start objects were supposedley fixed, hit the Rook HQ and turned out the lights in Bish land :) Still at least we proved 'drop on lead' and carpet bombing works :p

Title: Strats porked
Post by: AKDejaVu on August 25, 2002, 09:47:02 AM

Sorry fullback.. then it would have to be "strats are porked".  Either way, its a total gramatical blunder with a simple 2 word troll.  Totally unacceptable.

AKDejaVu

Title: Strats porked
Post by: moot on August 25, 2002, 09:56:40 AM

Newspaper headlines do it all the time.

Title: Strats porked
Post by: AKDejaVu on August 25, 2002, 10:03:56 AM

Quote

Originally posted by moot
Newspaper headlines do it all the time.

Troll?  I know that.

Follow proper gramatic rules?  No they don't.

AKDejaVu

Title: Strats porked
Post by: Otto on August 25, 2002, 10:51:42 AM

"Something wicked this way comes"  

Also, there is something 'not quite right' about the MA Strat.  See my post in the Bug Forum.

Title: Strats porked
Post by: fullback on August 25, 2002, 11:36:15 AM

OK. Let's move on to spelling...

Title: Strats porked
Post by: AKDejaVu on August 25, 2002, 11:39:38 AM

Quote

Originally posted by fullback
OK. Let's move on to spelling...

Uh-oh

Title: Strats porked
Post by: weaselsan on August 26, 2002, 05:04:28 PM

How about strat's R porked.