Eric the Red Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Barry Leiba, a technical researcher at IBM and author of the delightful blog "Staring At Empty Pages," said there are "exactly four" situations where it's all right to correct someone's grammar: (1) when you're an English teacher correcting a student, (2) when you're coaching a nonnative speaker who's asked for help, (3) when someone else has asked for coaching, or (4) when someone puts the equivalent of a "kick me" sign on her back. Quote Link to comment
slacker Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Shouldn't that be a semicolon after correct someone's grammar? and instead of putting the numbers in parentheses isn't it better to spell them out; first, second, third and so on? Yes, I know, eat sh*t and die.. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 You take the word of an IBM tech geek? Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Shouldn't that be a semicolon after correct someone's grammar? and instead of putting the numbers in parentheses isn't it better to spell them out; first, second, third and so on? Yes, I know, eat sh*t and die.. Also... (3) when someone else has asked for coaching... The word "else" is redundant. Simply saying, "someone has asked for help" is correct. Yeah, I know, ETR - "F#*k you and the horse you rode in on". So let me just remind you that it is ungrammatical to end a sentence with a proposition... Quote Link to comment
husker rob Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Shouldn't that be a semicolon after correct someone's grammar? and instead of putting the numbers in parentheses isn't it better to spell them out; first, second, third and so on? Yes, I know, eat sh*t and die.. Also... (3) when someone else has asked for coaching... The word "else" is redundant. Simply saying, "someone has asked for help" is correct. Yeah, I know, ETR - "F#*k you and the horse you rode in on". So let me just remind you that it is ungrammatical to end a sentence with a proposition... so by posting this, Eric really placed a "Kick Me" sign on his own back? Quote Link to comment
Nicole Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Barry Leiba, a technical researcher at IBM and author of the delightful blog "Staring At Empty Pages," said there are "exactly four" situations where it's all right to correct someone's grammar: (1) when you're an English teacher correcting a student, (2) when you're coaching a nonnative speaker who's asked for help, (3) when someone else has asked for coaching, or (4) when someone puts the equivalent of a "kick me" sign on her back. are you trying to say something? why does it have to be a her? Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Barry Leiba, a technical researcher at IBM and author of the delightful blog "Staring At Empty Pages," said there are "exactly four" situations where it's all right to correct someone's grammar: (1) when you're an English teacher correcting a student, (2) when you're coaching a nonnative speaker who's asked for help, (3) when someone else has asked for coaching, or (4) when someone puts the equivalent of a "kick me" sign on her back. are you trying to say something? why does it have to be a her? *squints* *rubs eyes* My God! It's Nicole! Figured she'd had some kind of weird bra accident and was incapacited from posting... Oh, and to answer the question - it doesn't have be a her. It's just that broads yak so much that it's much more likely that they'll verbally pin a "kick me" sign on their own back. Aren't you glad you asked? Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Barry Leiba, a technical researcher at IBM and author of the delightful blog "Staring At Empty Pages," said there are "exactly four" situations where it's all right to correct someone's grammar: (1) when you're an English teacher correcting a student, (2) when you're coaching a nonnative speaker who's asked for help, (3) when someone else has asked for coaching, or (4) when someone puts the equivalent of a "kick me" sign on her back. are you trying to say something? why does it have to be a her? *squints* *rubs eyes* My God! It's Nicole! Figured she'd had some kind of weird bra accident and was incapacited from posting... Oh, and to answer the question - it doesn't have be a her. It's just that broads yak so much that it's much more likely that they'll verbally pin a "kick me" sign on their own back. Aren't you glad you asked? Oh Nicole.... Quote Link to comment
huskernumerouno Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Nichole goes back into hybernation Quote Link to comment
westgatehusker Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Barry Leiba, a technical researcher at IBM and author of the delightful blog "Staring At Empty Pages," said there are "exactly four" situations where it's all right to correct someone's grammar: (1) when you're an English teacher correcting a student, (2) when you're coaching a nonnative speaker who's asked for help, (3) when someone else has asked for coaching, or (4) when someone puts the equivalent of a "kick me" sign on her back. I've been waiting a long time to tell you this/ being it the time now right that gramer be brought up your sig there be a period not there that should be i think after all it my attention it brought to. its on the bluu letars fix it maybe u shood oh and pm me if you be wating A spiling lasson Quote Link to comment
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