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Started by Deloria, January 07, 2006, 01:56:58 PM

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Deloria

XD *gets ready to reprimand anyone who uses incorrect grammar purposefully* :P ::)
 
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Deloria

 
Holy Roman Empress
Queen of *all* Albion
Précieuse and salonnière! :D
"In cases of doubt about language, it is ordinarily best to consult women."-Vaugelas
Space! :D Extraterrestrium! :D Espace! :D

Delling

I didn't really "translate" it ::): I corrected it.

I originally left out the "that" because I've known people to use the demonstratives as replacements for the definite article.  :P

If there'd been context with the sentence, it would have been clear whether or not the demonstrative was a spurious article or a genuine demonstrative.

...*trails off on various tangents*...
Noli me tangere! Nescio ubi fuisti!
Don't touch me! I don't know where you've been!

Marquess of Pembroke
Duke of Saxony in Her Majesty's Court
Knight of the Swan for Her Imperial Highness

...resistance was obviously useless against a family that could invent italics.

"Let the locative live."

http://my.ddo.com/referral/Delling87

racx_00

No I ain't got none of that money round here. :P
Knight of Jarada - Master Mind 8)
Assistant Manager of the TSL Asylum XD

Deloria

"No, I don't have any of that money around here" :evil: *attempts berating but discovers she's both too tired and lazy to waste the effort* :P
 
Holy Roman Empress
Queen of *all* Albion
Précieuse and salonnière! :D
"In cases of doubt about language, it is ordinarily best to consult women."-Vaugelas
Space! :D Extraterrestrium! :D Espace! :D

racx_00

Well I ain't got no problem wif that aye. But ya be correctin it all wrong fo sho'. XD
Knight of Jarada - Master Mind 8)
Assistant Manager of the TSL Asylum XD

Deloria

"Well, I don't have a problem with that, but you're surely correcting it wrongly."
 
Holy Roman Empress
Queen of *all* Albion
Précieuse and salonnière! :D
"In cases of doubt about language, it is ordinarily best to consult women."-Vaugelas
Space! :D Extraterrestrium! :D Espace! :D

Delling

*was beaten to correcting racx*
XD
Noli me tangere! Nescio ubi fuisti!
Don't touch me! I don't know where you've been!

Marquess of Pembroke
Duke of Saxony in Her Majesty's Court
Knight of the Swan for Her Imperial Highness

...resistance was obviously useless against a family that could invent italics.

"Let the locative live."

http://my.ddo.com/referral/Delling87

Deloria

XD Sorry, I'll let you do the next few. :P
 
Holy Roman Empress
Queen of *all* Albion
Précieuse and salonnière! :D
"In cases of doubt about language, it is ordinarily best to consult women."-Vaugelas
Space! :D Extraterrestrium! :D Espace! :D

Pacman928

Quote from: Delling on November 19, 2006, 01:10:58 PM
Quote from: Pacman928 on November 19, 2006, 01:03:52 PM
*is bored* i aint gots none of that money here.
I do not have any money here.
*fixed*
*sighs in relief*
Quote from: racx_00 on November 19, 2006, 03:34:45 PM
Well I ain't got no problem wif that aye. But ya be correctin it all wrong fo sho'. XD
Quote from: Deloria on November 19, 2006, 03:32:15 PM
"No, I don't have any of that money around here" :evil: *attempts berating but discovers she's both too tired and lazy to waste the effort* :P
Quote from: racx_00 on November 19, 2006, 03:34:45 PM
Well I ain't got no problem wif that aye. But ya be correctin it all wrong fo sho'. XD
fo shizzle.  dat two not is da plus.  yous homies went all downtown on wes.  yous made dos two not into one not.  fo shizzle dizzle.

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Yonkey

Quote from: Pacman928 on November 20, 2006, 03:07:42 PM
fo shizzle.  dat two not is da plus.  yous homies went all downtown on wes.  yous made dos two not into one not.  fo shizzle dizzle.
*translates*
I concurr.  Two wrongs make a right.  The Del*'s overreacted.  You corrected my mistake.  Thank you, dizzle (a.k.a. Delling).</translation>

XD
"A wish changes nothing. A decision changes everything."

Deloria

I get a new nickname? :D

*sincerely hopes another nickname poll isn't made* ::)
 
Holy Roman Empress
Queen of *all* Albion
Précieuse and salonnière! :D
"In cases of doubt about language, it is ordinarily best to consult women."-Vaugelas
Space! :D Extraterrestrium! :D Espace! :D

Delling

*head spins every time he reads the post*  :stars:

When met with such extreme abuse of diction and grammar, I can never decide what to fix first.

*doesn't want dizzle as a new nickname*  :no:
Noli me tangere! Nescio ubi fuisti!
Don't touch me! I don't know where you've been!

Marquess of Pembroke
Duke of Saxony in Her Majesty's Court
Knight of the Swan for Her Imperial Highness

...resistance was obviously useless against a family that could invent italics.

"Let the locative live."

http://my.ddo.com/referral/Delling87

Deloria

Nevermind fixing, I can't even understand what it is they're trying to say. :P *Decides this one's up to Delling*
 
Holy Roman Empress
Queen of *all* Albion
Précieuse and salonnière! :D
"In cases of doubt about language, it is ordinarily best to consult women."-Vaugelas
Space! :D Extraterrestrium! :D Espace! :D

Yonkey

LOL!  Well, I don't know if those are actually nicknames or what, I was just translating. XD
"A wish changes nothing. A decision changes everything."

Pacman928

ahem.  i aid that you made two wrongs into one wrong.  i was saying a double negative, but in your translation, you made it a single negative, the opposite.

and dizzle is a substitue for any word staring with "d".  i meant dudes or dem.

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Yonkey

Ahh... I think I mixed up "not is" with "is not".  :!Oops:

Delling & Deloria both start with "d" though. XD
"A wish changes nothing. A decision changes everything."

Pacman928


The Dreaded Pac Sparrow
Former Prince of Posting
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First to Achieve Groupie Rank Without Posting a Picture
Email: karatekid928@yahoo.com

racx_00

Knight of Jarada - Master Mind 8)
Assistant Manager of the TSL Asylum XD

Yonkey

*has a feeling the convicts broke out of Grammar Jail.  Fo' shizzle*

XD

"A wish changes nothing. A decision changes everything."