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Offline Turbot

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« on: August 24, 2002, 08:48:54 PM »
 
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Offline AKDejaVu

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« Reply #1 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.
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« Reply #2 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'.
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« Reply #3 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.

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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2002, 01:15:05 AM »
For the grammatically illiterate, might I recommend some Strunk and White?

Don't leave home without it.

-- Todd/Leviathn
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« Reply #5 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.
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« Reply #6 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
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« Reply #7 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.

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« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2002, 09:56:40 AM »
Newspaper headlines do it all the time.
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« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2002, 10:03:56 AM »
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Originally posted by moot
Newspaper headlines do it all the time.
Troll?  I know that.

Follow proper gramatic rules?  No they don't.

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« Reply #10 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.
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« Reply #11 on: August 25, 2002, 11:36:15 AM »
OK. Let's move on to spelling...
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« Reply #12 on: August 25, 2002, 11:39:38 AM »
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Originally posted by fullback
OK. Let's move on to spelling...
Uh-oh
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« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2002, 05:04:28 PM »
How about strat's R porked.
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