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This is how the conversation really went: Me: "Is there a speed limit or not on this lake?" Waiter: "yup" (Roll eye) "45/25" Me: "45/25?" Waiter: "45 day, 25 at night?" Me: "wow, that's pretty interesting" Waiter: "Pretty dumb if you ask me." Me: “Why do you think it’s pretty dumb?” Waiter: Gee I don’t know, that’s what all the big spenders with those hugh boats say, and my boss told me to say it’s “pretty dumb” if anyone asked me. Me: Very good that’s what I’ve been getting from most of the people I have polled. Waiter: Now do I get that big tip that my boss said I would get? Me: Yes you do!!! |
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This poor guy died from his injuries after he was run over by a "speeding" boat. Maybe if the driver had been going slower, the added reaction time he would have had might have been enough to avoid the swimmer...but we'll never know;
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Make some common sense about this
"Still, Levora said boaters must constantly scan the water for people, birds and nets, but he's also concerned about skilled divers who don't use markers in an attempt to keep their dive spots secret. “That puts them in danger and then you're on top of them,” he said. “When you're going 20 miles an hour, you can't just shut that thing down. It's not like a car.” In the case of Lum's death, police said there may be criminal charges against the boater. Lum's dive partner said the boat was speeding, but police said there is no evidence that the 32-year-old boat owner was intoxiated. " |
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![]() Sorry, but this next guy would not admit his exact speed, so all we know is that he too was "speeding" when he crashed into another boat KILLING ONE and injuring nine. Since he was within 150' of the victim boat the instant before he hit it, the cult will say "but if he was going over headway speed he was "speeding", so maybe he was only going 6 MPH. Besides, he would have been violating our safe passage law too, so this does not count". They will also say "and there is no proof that that guy would not have died if the boat was only going 2 MPH" ![]() http://www.injurytriallawyer.com/blog/13.cfm |
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If you're going to be the spelling police you'd better check yourself el. Your grammar isn't up to par to be criticizing those who accidentally misspell a word here and there. You just come off smarmy and your message gets obscured with your quest to correct the members of this board. FYI - Punctuation is placed inside of the parenthesis in the case of the period at the end of this sentence: so this does not count". You're posts are far from error free so don't go correcting others unless you're confident you are perfect. Sorry to derail the thread folks but it really gets under my skin when people here feel the need to start criticizing others grammar and spelling. This is a message board not an English paper. |
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Half the time I am using my phone to post anyway. I'm lucky if it comes out at all never mind grammatically correct. I repeat this isn't an English paper jeez! Need I go back and proof all of your posts Sam? |
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![]() It just gets under my skin when someone on here has to try and put on an air of superiority, especially when that person has many flaws themselves. Face it none of us are perfect, to go on correcting each other is a bit over the top. Let's just stick to discussions and leave the grammar and spelling corrections to the English classroom. |
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Wait a second..........I'm perfect........ at least that is what my dear mother used to tell me.. LOL I also could be the worst offender of grammatical errors out there. Spell check and the ways of the blackberry have done a number on proper english..
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Perhaps you should learn the proper time and place to use a possesive apostrophe?? I try not to ping on spelling and grammar in forum discussions but you started this one. Here is a quick rundown- the apostrophe (that funny thing you keep putting before every s) is meant to show possession, not plurality. And I know, you can probably go back and find a mistake in one of my posts but guess what? If I reread all my posts I would find the misrtakes (sic) in them- can you say the same about yours?
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I regreted the post right after I pushed the post button. However I have seen way too many grammar and spelling police on here that are so far from perfect. I myself am guilty of butchering the English language on this board. Sorry I don't proof everything I post on this site. Big deal this is a message board!
I can assure you my 30 page research paper last semester was error free. Yup I'm still taking classes all these years later. Ha ha ha. Sam no offense to you but I was purely using el's mistake to point out why he should leave the grammar and spelling corrections out of the discussion. Yes I have egg on my face as I commited an error in my example. Oh well! The point is not one person on this board is perfect so give the corrections a rest! |
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We all screw up and abuse the English language. Well except for that one member...
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Unlike you, I will direct you to the entire post so it can be read in context instead of your "parsing" of text while cobbling together one of your responses. |
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Boy, I went to sleep early last night and missed all the excitement.
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First off, I do not and did not criticize anyone’s grammar or misspelling. I make enough mistakes of my own that I’d not risk looking the smarmy idiot that you did…except maybe when Girlhopper writes those Swahili messages with no nouns and seven adverbs. Had you taken the time to look, you’d see that the misspelling was in the originally quoted article, and it is customary to “sic” such errors so others know that you are not the one making the mistake. Your smarmy hate is clouding your senses. Take a chill pill and think before you write. Assuming that is within your ability. Secondly, you are dead wrong about my punctuation. If you were an English teacher, shame on you. My period is obviously the end of the sentence starting with “Since he was…” and belongs OUTSIDE the quote. Had the phrase inside the quote been a complete sentence, then it might have deserved an ADDITIONAL period inside the quotes, but you need to go back to school lady. If you are going to criticize, make sure you know what you are talking about first.* Thirdly, Your “You’re” mistake is worthy of keeping a third grader back. What grade did you teach? What grade did you finish yourself? Quote:
Luckily, I was blocked last night. My response would not have been so tame as Sam's, and my attitude has mellowed since I read it last night. You made a complete idiot out of yourself and set your profession back a full century. You and the rest of your Simian cult need to get down from your smarmy pedestals and look in the mirror. Lady, If I were you I’d change my screen name and start over. “Egg on your face” is the least of your problems. And where's your list of Supporters that have abandoned me? Was that just another of "you're" lies? And where's that promised apology for saying I lied about Girlhopper's PM? Quote:
Amen No...two members (see above) ![]() ![]() I think I saw this cigarette boat on Winnipesaukee a couple of years ago, before the speed limit. Is he one of your cult? Did he vote on your "poll"?; http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/b...7RlLGo2mH3wSmO And when is someone going to post that documentary you guys made? http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...&postcount=153 I'm gathering that it did not show what you had hoped. As I found out, four hours of boaters behaving civilly is pretty boring to watch. And one more thing; Quote:
*Of course, if we look hard enough we can probably find a source to support any grammatical argument. Here's my source for putting periods outside quotation marks; issue http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2932 . Where's your source for using "You're" as a second person possessive? Last edited by elchase; 11-04-2009 at 01:14 PM. Reason: To answer Hazelnut's following reply without wasting one of my limited posts. |
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![]() Well I guess I'm joining the ranks of those who put el on the ignore list. Seriously though Don? Has this crossed a new line? Sexist comments? In the almost 10 years I have been posting and reading this forum this is about the most offensive post I have ever read. Even though it is directed at me personally I am not offended at all. The source isn't worth the time of day. But generally speaking Don, this is wildly offensive and hateful. All I can say is WOW! FYI elchase: http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/quotes.asp You sir are an idiot. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/gramm.../quotation.htm In the United States, periods and commas go inside quotation marks regardless of logic. |
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I also hope Don stops the obvious personal attacks from this poster.
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whoa...things are getting a little out of control here. No one(pro or con SL) on this SL forum is a girl scout from what I can see. El has often been on the receiving end of the personal insults...so what if he's able to give it back? We're all big boys and girls here and if we can dish it out we need to be able take it.
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Some here on both sides of this issue "toe" the line, some step over it which I believe has happened here.
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I may have had disagreements with you or some others but I have never called anyone's profession, gender, sexuality, into question. While I am not surprised by the post I am disappointed that people here were subjected to it. |
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The only thing I've gotten out of this latest series of attempts to rile everyone up is this. El missed the point in this horrific accident he listed.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/b...7RlLGo2mH3wSmO "Two fishermen told cops they saw the boat speeding under the Goose Creek Bridge a minute or so before the crash. The speed limit under the bridge is 5 mph." Huh, imagine that. |
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I graduated from 3rd grade and got a little bit higher than that. If you want to hold a little spelling bee sometime, let me know. I will even let one of your little band of merry men moderate it.
I don't really want to get into careers either, because I frequently state that "I work to live, I do not live to work", but I have done pretty well there with my limited edumication (sic). See I even know where sic belongs. You will have to speak to the Jesuits about my poor grammar and writing skills. Please do not denigrate the public schools. I live in Moultonborough and I feel they do an excellent job educating my children. Your new buddy Sam (did you recall his original avatar with two guns blazing, wasn't that offensive to you?) piled on with you last night with the grammar (remember when you pinged on VT Steve over intoxiated then he started in on the You're as opposed to Your?). With your personal attacks, your banning from this forum is likey near. It would be too easy to type what I think about you and stoop to your level. Frankly I think everyone knows what you are. |
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