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Thread of Random Babbling, iteration 111

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by dmc, Feb 3, 2010.

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  1. Blades of Vanatar

    Blades of Vanatar Vanatar will rise again Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Remove all ads!
    I have heard that as "went to bed at two with a ten and woke up at ten with a two".
     
    Blades of Vanatar, Feb 23, 2010
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  2. T2Bruno

    T2Bruno The only source of knowledge is experience Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    I think you're right....
     
    T2Bruno, Feb 23, 2010
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  3. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    If T2 reaches 2,000 rep points, would that be one of the signs of the apocalypse? And if so, would giving him negative rep to ensure he doesn't get there guarantee admission to heaven?
     
    Splunge, Feb 23, 2010
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  4. Blades of Vanatar

    Blades of Vanatar Vanatar will rise again Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    I think so Splunge, you should test your theory, just to be safe of course... :p
     
    Blades of Vanatar, Feb 23, 2010
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  5. Ziad

    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    Spammer :p

    [notices join dates and waits for the inevitable "look who's talking"]
     
    Ziad, Feb 23, 2010
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  6. Caradhras

    Caradhras I may be bad... but I feel gooood! Veteran

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    [​IMG]
    Look who's talking! :shake:
     
    Caradhras, Feb 23, 2010
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  7. Silvery

    Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    Jeez, and men say that women talk too much!

    Just a small thing...can everyone on here tell the difference between the words 'off' and 'of'? So many people who email/facebook me get the two mixed up and it drives me insane!
     
    Silvery, Feb 23, 2010
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  8. Ziad

    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    Off = opposite of on

    Of = has nothing to do with on or off :p

    And yes, people have the annoying habit of mixing these up. And of writing your when they mean you're, and so on.
     
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  9. Caradhras

    Caradhras I may be bad... but I feel gooood! Veteran

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    The difference is mainly that 'of' is a preposition whereas 'off' can be an adverb, an adjective, a preposition and on few occasions a noun or a transitive verb.

    -Of establishes a link between two words.

    A pint of lager. A bag of crisps. It smells of urine. A lack of bladder control.

    -Off establishes some sort of distance, something like away from.

    Take it off. ->
    adverb
    This beer is off. ->
    adjective
    I'm off today. ->
    adjective
    Drinks must not be taken off the premises. ->
    preposition
    I'm off whisky. ->
    preposition.
    They're ready for the off. ->
    noun.
    To off someone. ->
    transitive verb.

    Did I miss something?
     
    Caradhras, Feb 23, 2010
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  10. Silvery

    Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    Nope, think you covered it all... smart arse :p

    I can kind of understand people getting thier and there mixed up, but only just. There's no excuse for your and you're and DEFINATELY no excuse for of and off
     
    Silvery, Feb 23, 2010
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  11. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    Some of the more common mix-ups:

    It's: It is
    Its: Possessive of "It"

    You're: You are
    Your: Possessive of "You"

    They're: They are
    Their: Possessive of "They"
    There:
    • In, at or to a position (he was there)
    • At that point (And there he stopped)
    • In that respect (I agree with you there)
    • To indicate the fact or existence of something (There is a house in New Orleans)
    • and a few others...
     
    Montresor, Feb 23, 2010
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  12. Silvery

    Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    I was taught to remember 'there' because it contains the word 'here' and is used in the context of 'over there' 'there he is' and 'I was there'
     
    Silvery, Feb 23, 2010
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  13. 8people

    8people 8 is just another way of looking at infinite ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    [​IMG] I just learnt to spell :D
     
    8people, Feb 23, 2010
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  14. Blades of Vanatar

    Blades of Vanatar Vanatar will rise again Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Ralph of the "Simpsons" talking to the superintendent of the school - "Hi Super-Nintendo Chalmers, I'm learnding!"
     
    Blades of Vanatar, Feb 23, 2010
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  15. Caradhras

    Caradhras I may be bad... but I feel gooood! Veteran

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    I don't get how people can confuse "their" and "there" as these are two entirely different animals (like say mistaking an elephant for a giraffe). That being said typos do happen.
     
    Caradhras, Feb 23, 2010
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  16. Disciple of The Watch

    Disciple of The Watch Preparing The Coming of The New Order Veteran

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    Speaking from a guy who's been forcefully raised in a French (French-Canadian, the worst of em all) culture (*shudders*), I can tell you that in this narrow-minded province of moronic jackasses, nobody gives muck of a flying <d>uck about proper English. Neither about proper French, either.
     
    Disciple of The Watch, Feb 23, 2010
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  17. Ziad

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    Yeah I always find these weird too. With it's and its you could blame it on forgetting the apostrophe or being too lazy to insert the apostrophe or whatever, but their and there are just too different. They're not even pronounced the same way (IIRC the first e is stressed more in there than in their).

    The one that did confuse me for a while was then and than. But they're pretty easy to get right once you realise that than is only used when there's a comparison. But I guess people switch them more as a typo than from a lack of understanding about what each is for.

    Did you mean "learned"?

    :p
     
    Ziad, Feb 23, 2010
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  18. Ragusa

    Ragusa Eternal Halfling Paladin Veteran

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    This is my 8.000th post! :p
    :D I guess that makes me a spammer extraordinaire :shake:
     
    Ragusa, Feb 23, 2010
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    I don't know about spells but there's been some funny coincidences of me stating something which will be proven to have happened the next day by the papers...

    Two of the weirdest are:
    1) I just happened to say that a specific person would be better off dead, the next day's headlines were about this person dying.
    2) I happened to remark that one company's really going down the drain as it should, the next day's headlines were about this company's dubious keeping of records...and that the company's most likely going, yes, down the drain...
     
    Iku-Turso, Feb 23, 2010
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  20. Disciple of The Watch

    Disciple of The Watch Preparing The Coming of The New Order Veteran

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    This, I think, is a cause for celebration. Just enjoy it, bro -- couple of years ago I also said someone in perticular would be better off dead, and my wish was granted, as that someone was killed in an accident while rollerblading. Too bad he died before I could beat his ass to a bloody pulp, though.
     
    Disciple of The Watch, Feb 23, 2010
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