1. Me.

2. More drunks joining the forum.

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what drunks?

Meditation.

*drunk reports for duty*

sober but wanna be drunk also reporting for duty [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img]

Point made. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Officiker, take me drunk I think I'm home.

Freelancer reporting for duty.

Also, I think another reason might be the fact that Ironworks is like a siren's song. We may stray, but in the end, we cannot resist its sweet song.

Freelancer reporting for duty.

Also, I think another reason might be the fact that Ironworks is like a siren's song. We may stray, but in the end, we cannot resist its sweet song. </font>[/QUOTE]That's deep, but also very true. For almost five years now that song keeps luring me inhere on a daily basis. I simply can't resist.

IWers aren't getting enough sex.

guess why i'm here you never will

Because your bored?

Ha! I DID guess [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Freelancer reporting for duty.

Also, I think another reason might be the fact that Ironworks is like a siren's song. We may stray, but in the end, we cannot resist its sweet song. </font>[/QUOTE]That's deep, but also very true. </font>[/QUOTE]Opposed to my normal tidbits of wisdom, which are deep but very false? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Because your bored?

Ha! I DID guess [img]tongue.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]..to correct Hives spelling.

It's because you're bored; as in you are bored. Not your bored, which shows ownership. But, then again, maybe he owns the board, it's difficult to say.

How the heck did we get to this point??

Because your bored?

Ha! I DID guess [img]tongue.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]..to correct Hives spelling.

It's because you're bored; as in you are bored. Not your bored, which shows ownership. But, then again, maybe he owns the board, it's difficult to say.

How the heck did we get to this point?? </font>[/QUOTE]::raises hand:: If you get to call him on his "your" abuse, do I get to point out that you forgot the apostrophe in "Hive's spelling"? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Then it has to go at the end. Otherwise it's short for Hive is. I think he's got hives anyway, so we're all good. Some would say were all good, 'course, that's wrong too.

What are you talking about? Are you another drunk reporting for duty?

Nope. It would only go at the end if his name were "Hives". Apostrophe-ess to indicate possession. Just an apostrophe if the name ends in an ess. Sometimes people throw an apostrophe-ess at the end even if the name ends in ess.

John's deer.
Santa's clause.
Kris' kringle.
Kris's kringle.

I'm pretty sure the last is bad grammer (care to confirm, Illumina?), but it seems to be commonly accepted.

You know, I was always uncomfortable with possessives ending in ess. I prefer to avoid it completely. Instead of talking about the love of Jesus, for example, I'll say "Christ's love." Here, I would say "Santa's kringle" but something might be lost. The kringle of Kris? "Kris' kringle" seems to be accepted, but it upsets my nerves and I always have to go lie down for a little while after I'm forced to write something like that.

Also, I get the feeling that it changes from country to country. I seem to recall hearing that Americans can say "Kris' kringle" but in England the rule might be "Kris's kringle." This is similar to the rule of commas in quotations... Again, I'm not sure, but I was under the impression that the American rule would be:

The flavors we can select are "Cherry," "Strawberry," and "Peach."

While I was under the impression that elsewhere the rule was:

<The flavors we can select are "Cherry", "Strawberry", and "Peach".[/i]

I myself use the latter, as it seems more correct to me in an intrinsic sort of way.

Yes y'all are correct! But it got you posting!

Reason #DCIV: Plotting on murdering the alphabet. Yes, that is right good people of the forums. I am going to become a necromantic lyrical assassin. All my dragons and liches will get down to the zombie beat of the drums. West Side Kara-Tur, fools! Pax exeunt!

*place maniacal laughter here for proper effect. use deep voiced version ending with "I'd like to give a shout-out to all my homeboys locked down in the Undermountain." yes...*


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I am sorry, but that was just a priceless statement that had to be quoted and reposted for all to see again. My grammatical battling skills are pathetic compared to your advanced Shaolin Language-Boxing styles. I bow to your superior writing ability - and I'll send you all my writing to correct it! *grins sociopathically* After all, with such a viable and truly potent resource just an internet server away, why not attempt to access such a treasure trove of verbal knowledge for my own nefarious ends?

[ 12-17-2006, 08:41 AM: Message edited by: Mozenwrathe ]

Uhh, the off topic thread is that way: Icon 2

Uhh, the off topic thread is that way: (I don't know how to make an arrow :( )

Uhh, the off topic thread is that way: (I don't know how to make an arrow :( ) </font>[/QUOTE]ah, but I thought this thread was supposed to be for reasons why IW-ers are posting. that WAS the reason I was posting... *sighs* oh well, back to the drawing board so to speak.

436241. Randomness is back in fashion.

I always learned it would be Kris's kringle. Unless the word is a plural you put 's regardless of whether it ends in s. So it would be princess's and princesses' but not princesses's. It has to do with how you say it. Thinking about pronunciation, if you were talking about the room that Chris owned you say Chris-es room not Chris room so you put 's. In contrast, for the crowns that many princesses own you say princesses crowns not princesses-es crowns so it is just the apostrophe. The exception is words that are not plurals that end with two s sounds like Jesus or Moses which just have the apostrophe as in Jesus' because the pronunciation of Jesus's is too awkward.

so doesn't princess end with two s sounds? the 'c' and the 'ss'?

Thank you so much for spelling "y'all" correctly! It bugs the living daylights out of me when supposedly intelligent people write it as "ya'll"...

I use the latter version as well. I was taught, many moons ago, that the punctuation (commas, periods, question marks, and so on) go inside the quotes if they're pertinent to what's being quoted.

For instance...

"Where are you going?" he asked.

Is the answer "ten", "twenty", or "Choc"?

In another variation, the comma before the conjunction (or in that last case) is apparently no longer needed. I asked that question of someone who's a published grammar snob (and whose name I can't remember!), and he said that putting it there is an old grammatical style from some thirty years ago or so.

[ 12-17-2006, 11:41 PM: Message edited by: Bungleau ]

Am I too late to join the grammar nazi...uhh.......off topic....err... Why we're posting thread? *carefully avoids quotes and use mutliple plurals of words ending in sibiliants or similar sounds* [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]

[ 12-18-2006, 01:38 PM: Message edited by: Cloudbringer ]

Thank you so much for spelling "y'all" correctly! It bugs the living daylights out of me when supposedly intelligent people write it as "ya'll"... </font>[/QUOTE]Bungleau, dude, I'm here for you!

Sure, Cloudy... come right on in!!!

What's a mutliple? A sore that forms on a dog's lip?

*edit*
All I saw was mutliple the first time... use (should be using, the use of, or something else) and sibiliant (should be sibilant) were hiding until after I posted.

Ermmm.... can someone go lock Larry in the closet in the Mod forum? All I need is another round of him punishing me for grammar stuff again... ;)

*double edit* And anyone, including me, who throws gas on a grammar fire has to be careful to avoid getting burned.... [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

[ 12-18-2006, 07:17 PM: Message edited by: Bungleau ]

I have heard your calls for drunkards. Bless you my children, for you have sinned. Send beer to atone. kthnxbye

No problem, LoA. Two kegs on the way...

Ermmm... do you mind if they pass through my kidneys first? :D

..wouldn't taste any different anyway!

I have 2 main reasons why I'm posting more.

1. There are so many repeats on TV right now.

2. I just bought Heroes 5 about 2 months ago and it's boring. There's nothing new out right now to take my interest.

Sure, Cloudy... come right on in!!!

What's a mutliple? A sore that forms on a dog's lip?

*edit*
All I saw was mutliple the first time... use (should be using, the use of, or something else) and sibiliant (should be sibilant) were hiding until after I posted.

Ermmm.... can someone go lock Larry in the closet in the Mod forum? All I need is another round of him punishing me for grammar stuff again... ;)

*double edit* And anyone, including me, who throws gas on a grammar fire has to be careful to avoid getting burned.... [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]And you thought I did that by mistake? ;) [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] Then again, you'll never know! BWAHAHAHAHAAHA!

Are we still off topic? What was the topic, anyway?

PS: Can't lock Larry up, he's paying me to follow you....oh..was I supposed to say that out loud? [img]graemlins/angel.gif[/img]

[ 12-20-2006, 02:54 PM: Message edited by: Cloudbringer ]

Ooohh... Well... old habits die hard. [img]smile.gif[/img]