Filo
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Post by Filo on Feb 28, 2007 10:28:45 GMT -5
An en-dash is typically used to indicate sequences of numbers ( i.e. pages in a footnote). Wow. In all of my reports, I have apparently been incorrect in using spaces before and after the double hyphen. Live and learn... But, would not "e.g." have been the approrpriate term to use there? ;D
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hoyatables
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Post by hoyatables on Feb 28, 2007 10:43:52 GMT -5
An en-dash is typically used to indicate sequences of numbers ( i.e. pages in a footnote). Wow. In all of my reports, I have apparently been incorrect in using spaces before and after the double hyphen. Live and learn... But, would not "e.g." have been the approrpriate term to use there? ;D Gaaah! Actually, I think i.e. works as well, but really, e.g. would have been better.
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Bando
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Post by Bando on Feb 28, 2007 12:20:13 GMT -5
Yay, fun with Latin abbreviations. My personal favorite is seeing et al. written as et. al.
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on Feb 28, 2007 14:56:31 GMT -5
dajuan, I don't want to nitpick, but the proper use of the dash is two hyphens spaced, not one. Don't shoot me though, I didn't write the damn book. Wow, this is the last straw. It's one thing to flood our board with Gator-related tripe, but when you start correcting us on grammatical issues, it's time for expulsion. In my defense, I feel it necessary to point out the obvious and that is that this very thread was started by one of your own and for purposes of this very sort. That being said, I hardly think any reasonable person would find me out of line.
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on Feb 28, 2007 15:10:16 GMT -5
An en-dash is typically used to indicate sequences of numbers ( i.e. pages in a footnote). Wow. In all of my reports, I have apparently been incorrect in using spaces before and after the double hyphen. Live and learn... But, would not "e.g." have been the approrpriate term to use there? ;D Wow, now you are bringing up memories. As almost all elementary school students do, we had our own little quirks or sayings. One of them was "i.e." The typical context would be a few of us cutting up/goofing off and talking about something. Then a little while later someone (usually a teacher) would say or do something "fitting" with our little joke. Then one of us would look at the other and say "I.E.!" Of course later someone did point out that "e.g." is a more appropriate term. We never gave in though. "I.E!" was our saying and we wore it out.
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bubbrubbhoya
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Feb 28, 2007 18:35:52 GMT -5
If hifi could reform as well as sixer, the flood of complaints would dry up. Probably wouldn't help his grammar, any, though. That quote is from Bubbrubb from another thread, but I thought it pertinent to this one. I have a question regarding the use of two commas around the word 'any'. I know Bubbrubb's expression is something of a colloquialism, but it got me wondering how one would handle that statement. The two commas look like they create a parenthetical, but that doesn't seem to fit. Then again, one comma (in either place) seems awkward - as does no commas at all. Wow, I got sneak attacked by DaJuan on a thread that I didn't know existed. That's cold, but I'll handle this one, Summers. You are correct to question the grammatical accuracy of the above quotation ("quote" is a verb, "quotation" is the noun -- no big deal). In this case, I, bubbrubbhoya, am guilty of an oversight. The first comma of the two in question does not belong; only the second is appropriate. Despite this unfortunate error, I stand by my statement. I also endorse pretty much all of the comments on this page, and I agree that "loosing" is extremely annoying. "Loosing" could be an effective transitive verb, though, for someone who is hung.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Mar 1, 2007 9:52:56 GMT -5
That quote is from Bubbrubb from another thread, but I thought it pertinent to this one. I have a question regarding the use of two commas around the word 'any'. I know Bubbrubb's expression is something of a colloquialism, but it got me wondering how one would handle that statement. The two commas look like they create a parenthetical, but that doesn't seem to fit. Then again, one comma (in either place) seems awkward - as does no commas at all. Wow, I got sneak attacked by DaJuan on a thread that I didn't know existed. That's cold, but I'll handle this one, Summers. You are correct to question the grammatical accuracy of the above quotation ("quote" is a verb, "quotation" is the noun -- no big deal). In this case, I, bubbrubbhoya, am guilty of an oversight. The first comma of the two in question does not belong; only the second is appropriate. Despite this unfortunate error, I stand by my statement. I also endorse pretty much all of the comments on this page, and I agree that "loosing" is extremely annoying. "Loosing" could be an effective transitive verb, though, for someone who is hung. It isn't a grammar thread until BubbRubb chimes in with his two (2) cents.
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bubbrubbhoya
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Mar 1, 2007 13:54:47 GMT -5
It isn't a grammar thread until BubbRubb chimes in with his two (2) cents. Damned skippy!
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Post by HoyaLingus on Mar 1, 2007 15:52:25 GMT -5
I always thought it was "Damn, skippy!".
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Mar 1, 2007 17:06:01 GMT -5
That's because you're not very cunning, Lingus.
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on Mar 1, 2007 17:33:04 GMT -5
That was just too tempting wasn't it?
That did remind me of the Saturday Night Live skit about "Colonel Angus." Once you've had "Colonel Angus" ...
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Post by HoyaLingus on Mar 1, 2007 20:46:57 GMT -5
The Lingus does not care for the Rubber and Lo-Fi putting aside their differences to gang up on him. IN A GRAMMAR THREAD, NO LESS. Up is Cold! White is down! Black is up!
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hoyatables
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Post by hoyatables on Mar 1, 2007 23:34:43 GMT -5
This will truly become the Bizarro thread only if Lichoya suddenly starts adhering to the rules of grammar and punctuation.
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Mar 2, 2007 13:18:48 GMT -5
The Lingus does not care for the Rubber and Lo-Fi putting aside their differences to gang up on him. IN A GRAMMAR THREAD, NO LESS. Up is Cold! White is down! Black is up! I find your inappropriate use of capitalization and the third person disturbing.
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Post by hifigator on Mar 3, 2007 0:26:29 GMT -5
The Lingus does not care for the Rubber and Lo-Fi putting aside their differences to gang up on him. IN A GRAMMAR THREAD, NO LESS. Up is Cold! White is down! Black is up! I find your inappropriate use of capitalization and the third person disturbing. HiFiGator too has issues with such matters.
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