SPLIT TOPIC: Grammar nazis weigh in here!

carnivore

nkotsonis the gym shiller wrote: #52: Piss off the PC crowd on this board.
#53: Being an educated libertarian with 2 masters degrees who refuses to be influenced by others.

#56 Be an educated libertarian with 2 masters degrees while failing to understand the appropriate use of a gerund.

nkotsonis

"Carnivore" wrote: #56 Be an educated libertarian with 2 masters degrees while failing to understand the appropriate use of a gerund.

#59: Understanding that the appropriate use of a gerund is not limited to using the ending ing, but also understanding that a gerund and a present participle can be interchanged depending on the context.

carnivore

nkotsonis wrote: [quote=Carnivore]#56 Be an educated libertarian with 2 masters degrees while failing to understand the appropriate use of a gerund.

#59: Understanding that the appropriate use of a gerund is not limited to using the ending ing, but also understanding that a gerund and a present participle can be interchanged depending on the context.
However, in this context, it was not acting as a present participle. In general, present participles are preceded by the verb "to be" as in the sentence "I am using grammar incorrectly." Your "being" was a gerund. Furthermore, in a list of "how to piss off a park slope resident" in which every listing began an imperative verb, including two of your own examples (#52 and #55), the use of the gerund was (at a minimum) inconsistent.

http://brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=33751

apollonia666

I'm not quite sure what's "PC" about not liking shilling, either. Eh?!

pitu

apollonia666 wrote: I'm not quite sure what's "PC" about not liking shilling, either. Eh?!

Please stick to grammar on the grammar thread.
Shilling is discussed on Board Admin, located at the bottom of the index.
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nkotsonis

The gym shiller?
Is that what I'll be called from now on?
Well, I guess , I could be called worse, like Liberal, Communist, Yuppie Scum, Park Slope Scum, that's popular in Bensonhurst. Not so bad considering.

I've also been called greaseball, greaseback, wetback, scumlord, slimelord, sleazelord, wacko. Let's see what else? certifiable, incompetent, nuts, and any other derogatory comment one has for a businessman.



MOD NOTE: The last paragraph above (from "I've also..." to "...for a businessman") was added after the replies below and are not part of the original post.

alafairnadia

nkotsonis wrote: The gym shiller?
Is that what I'll be called from now on?
Well, I guess , I could be called worse, like Liberal, Communist, Yuppie Scum, Park Slope Scum, that's popular in Bensonhurst. Not so bad considering.

if the shoe fits ...

carnivore

nkotsonis wrote: The gym shiller?
Is that what I'll be called from now on?
Well, I guess , I could be called worse, like Liberal, Communist, Yuppie Scum, Park Slope Scum, that's popular in Bensonhurst. Not so bad considering.

Maybe anytime you offer your heartfelt recommendations to the citizens of Park Slope, we can insert a link to this post so they can see your true feelings about them.

nkotsonis

Ahh,
To be loved.

Seeing as how I was raised in PS, I think I can make fun of myself, and not take it so seriously.

Laughter has the power to heal.

laura

Getting back to grammar, when I logged into MySpace today I was urged to check out Marilyn Manson's "If I Was Your Vampire". Finally, the "shock rocker" actually managed to horrify me. :shock: