Throw=throw, not through

[OT]

Here's a thread for spelling, grammar, and poor English complaints.

[SBrad001]

Here's a thread for spelling, grammar, and poor English complaints.


Ok, so you tell me. How is my spelling poor?!

Is it throwing or throughing?

[IXNAYXJ]

Ok, so you tell me. How is my spelling poor?!

Is it throwing or throughing?"Throughing" is not a word, to the best of my knowelege. If it is some regional dialect, than I apologize.

Throwing is what you're looking for.

-----Matt-----

[MogifiedXJ]

Ok, so you tell me. How is my spelling poor?!

Is it throwing or throughing?
Yes it should have been "throwing".

[OT]

throw
18 entries found for throw. The first 10 are listed below.
To select an entry, click on it. For more results, click here.

Main Entry: 1throw
Pronunciation: 'thrO
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): threw /'thrü/; thrown /'thrOn/; throw·ing
Etymology: Middle English thrawen, throwen to cause to twist, throw, from Old English thrAwan to cause to twist or turn; akin to Old High German drAen to turn, Latin terere to rub, Greek tribein to rub, tetrainein to bore, pierce
transitive verb
1 a : to propel through the air by a forward motion of the hand and arm <throw a baseball> b : to propel through the air in any manner <a rifle that can throw a bullet a mile> c : PITCH 6b <threw a no-hitter>
2 a : to cause to fall <threw his opponent> b : to cause to fall off : UNSEAT <the horse threw its rider> c : to get the better of : OVERCOME <the problem didn't throw her>
3 a : to fling (oneself) precipitately <threw herself down on the sofa> b : to drive or impel violently : DASH <the ship was thrown on a reef>
4 a (1) : to put in a particular position or condition <threw her arms around him> <thrown into chaos> <threw him into prison> (2) : to put on or off hastily or carelessly <threw on a coat> b : to bring to bear : EXERT <threw all his efforts into the boy's defense> <throw their weight behind the proposal> c : BUILD, CONSTRUCT <threw a pontoon bridge over the river>
5 : to form or shape on a potter's wheel
6 : to deliver (a blow) in or as if in boxing
7 : to twist two or more filaments of into a thread or yarn
8 a : to make a cast of (dice or a specified number on dice) b : ROLL 1a <throw a bowling ball>
9 : to give up : ABANDON
10 : to send forth : PROJECT <the setting sun threw long shadows>; also : SHED 3c <throw some light on the matter>
11 : to make (oneself) dependent : commit (oneself) for help, support, or protection <threw himself on the mercy of the court>
12 : DEPOSIT 2b <the wine throws sediment>
13 : to perform (as a stunt) successfully <throwing tricks on a skateboard>
14 : to indulge in : give way to <threw a temper tantrum>
15 a : to bring forth <throws a good crop> b : to give birth to <threw large litters>
16 : to lose intentionally <throw a game>
17 a : to move (a lever) so as to connect or disconnect parts of a clutch or switch; also : to make or break (a connection) with a lever b : to put (an automobile) in a different gear especially quickly or suddenly <he threw the car into reverse>
18 : to give by way of entertainment <throw a party>
intransitive verb : CAST, HURL
- throw·er /'thrO-&r/ noun
- throw cold water on : to discourage especially through pessimism or indifference
- throw money at : to spend large sums of money on or for especially recklessly or ineffectively <trying to solve problems by throwing money at them>
- throw one's weight around or throw one's weight about : to exercise influence or authority especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable manner
- throw to the wolves : to leave unprotected against fierce opposition or attack
- throw together
1 : to put together in a hurried and usually careless manner <a bookshelf hastily thrown together>
2 : to bring into casual association <different kinds of people are thrown together -- Richard Sennett>
synonyms THROW, CAST, TOSS, FLING, HURL, PITCH, SLING mean to cause to move swiftly through space by a propulsive movement or a propelling force. THROW is general and interchangeable with the other terms but may specifically imply a distinctive motion with bent arm <can throw a fastball and a curve>. CAST usually implies lightness in the thing thrown and sometimes a scattering <cast it to the winds>. TOSS suggests a light or careless or aimless throwing and may imply an upward motion <tossed the coat on the bed>. FLING stresses a violent throwing <flung the ring back in his face>. HURL implies power as in throwing a massive weight <hurled himself at the intruder>. PITCH suggests throwing carefully at a target <pitch horseshoes>. SLING stresses either the use of whirling momentum in throwing or directness of aim <slung the bag over his shoulder>.

[GSequoia]

No c'mon Terry you're being a meanie.

After all, Brad did go to the extra effort to think of the hardest way he could possibly misspell an easy word like throw. That's gotta be worth something, right?

:D

[IXNAYXJ]

throw
18 entries found for throw. The first 10 are listed below.
To select an entry, click on it. For more results, click here.

Main Entry: 1throw
Pronunciation: 'thrO
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): threw /'thrü/; thrown /'thrOn/; throw·ing
Etymology: Middle English thrawen, throwen to cause to twist, throw, from Old English thrAwan to cause to twist or turn; akin to Old High German drAen to turn, Latin terere to rub, Greek tribein to rub, tetrainein to bore, pierce
transitive verb
1 a : to propel through the air by a forward motion of the hand and arm <throw a baseball> b : to propel through the air in any manner <a rifle that can throw a bullet a mile> c : PITCH 6b <threw a no-hitter>
2 a : to cause to fall <threw his opponent> b : to cause to fall off : UNSEAT <the horse threw its rider> c : to get the better of : OVERCOME <the problem didn't throw her>
3 a : to fling (oneself) precipitately <threw herself down on the sofa> b : to drive or impel violently : DASH <the ship was thrown on a reef>
4 a (1) : to put in a particular position or condition <threw her arms around him> <thrown into chaos> <threw him into prison> (2) : to put on or off hastily or carelessly <threw on a coat> b : to bring to bear : EXERT <threw all his efforts into the boy's defense> <throw their weight behind the proposal> c : BUILD, CONSTRUCT <threw a pontoon bridge over the river>
5 : to form or shape on a potter's wheel
6 : to deliver (a blow) in or as if in boxing
7 : to twist two or more filaments of into a thread or yarn
8 a : to make a cast of (dice or a specified number on dice) b : ROLL 1a <throw a bowling ball>
9 : to give up : ABANDON
10 : to send forth : PROJECT <the setting sun threw long shadows>; also : SHED 3c <throw some light on the matter>
11 : to make (oneself) dependent : commit (oneself) for help, support, or protection <threw himself on the mercy of the court>
12 : DEPOSIT 2b <the wine throws sediment>
13 : to perform (as a stunt) successfully <throwing tricks on a skateboard>
14 : to indulge in : give way to <threw a temper tantrum>
15 a : to bring forth <throws a good crop> b : to give birth to <threw large litters>
16 : to lose intentionally <throw a game>
17 a : to move (a lever) so as to connect or disconnect parts of a clutch or switch; also : to make or break (a connection) with a lever b : to put (an automobile) in a different gear especially quickly or suddenly <he threw the car into reverse>
18 : to give by way of entertainment <throw a party>
intransitive verb : CAST, HURL
- throw·er /'thrO-&r/ noun
- throw cold water on : to discourage especially through pessimism or indifference
- throw money at : to spend large sums of money on or for especially recklessly or ineffectively <trying to solve problems by throwing money at them>
- throw one's weight around or throw one's weight about : to exercise influence or authority especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable manner
- throw to the wolves : to leave unprotected against fierce opposition or attack
- throw together
1 : to put together in a hurried and usually careless manner <a bookshelf hastily thrown together>
2 : to bring into casual association <different kinds of people are thrown together -- Richard Sennett>
synonyms THROW, CAST, TOSS, FLING, HURL, PITCH, SLING mean to cause to move swiftly through space by a propulsive movement or a propelling force. THROW is general and interchangeable with the other terms but may specifically imply a distinctive motion with bent arm <can throw a fastball and a curve>. CAST usually implies lightness in the thing thrown and sometimes a scattering <cast it to the winds>. TOSS suggests a light or careless or aimless throwing and may imply an upward motion <tossed the coat on the bed>. FLING stresses a violent throwing <flung the ring back in his face>. HURL implies power as in throwing a massive weight <hurled himself at the intruder>. PITCH suggests throwing carefully at a target <pitch horseshoes>. SLING stresses either the use of whirling momentum in throwing or directness of aim <slung the bag over his shoulder>.Yeah, what he said. :D

-----Matt-----

[OT]

Yes it should have been "throwing".
Please use, "throughing", in a sentence.



Edit: Aw hell, you edited out the part where you said that throughing is a word. Never mind.....

[TRNDRVR]

[sharpening my 'shit' stir stick]http://timbercrawler.com/bb/images/smiles/rofl2.gif[/stick]

[OT]

[sharpening my 'shit' stir stick]http://timbercrawler.com/bb/images/smiles/rofl2.gif[/stick]
How do you go about sharening a stick?



Edit: Damn, you edit your's, as well.

[TRNDRVR]

Please use, "throughing", in a sentence.After read throughing all these post, I take great pride in being the instigator. :D

[TRNDRVR]

How do you go about sharening a stick?



Edit: Damn, you edit your's, as well.My keyboard doesn't always work on my laptop. Need to have it fixed. :D

[MogifiedXJ]

ahahahah...OT I think you need to get a little faster. :D

[IXNAYXJ]

[sharpening my 'shit' stir stick]http://timbercrawler.com/bb/images/smiles/rofl2.gif[/stick]I see you're a fan of Teddy Roosevelt. Wasn't he the one who said "Speak softly and carry a big shit-stirring stick"? I'm pretty sure it was him.

I've been looking throw a bunch of websites to double check, though. I'm trying to be thorough, and not just throughing out false information.

-----Matt-----

[GSequoia]

My keyboard doesn't always work on my laptop. Need to have it fixed. :D

oh yeh like i havent herd that 1 b4

[SBrad001]

You guys fawking suck! You've effectively killed my inner child(who's been misspelling throw, throwing and it's derivaitives for the last 32 years). Thank you, I have funeral to plan. :D

[CRASH]

Also:

You are not "saleing" and item, you are "selling" it.

I just realized it's going to take me way too long to type out all the spelling and grammar errors that annoy me on this site. Did any of you people finish high school?

[5-90]

Fine - two "words" we can see doing away with...

"Prolly." Come on - how difficult is it to spell "probably?"

"Walla." What the Hell is this - half a city in Washingon? "Viola" is more correct - et viola! is best.

I think that text messaging shall be the death of the English language - although journalists misappropriating words comes close as a possible cause. I swear, if I have to heard the word "tragedy" on the news one more time to refer to something horrible, I'm going to harm someone. Severely. 30 people dying in a single incident is terrible, and may even be horrific, but it is not RPT NOT "tragic." Look it up - and you get a definition close to what the newsies say it is, the dictionary is wrong...

5-90

[8Mud]

No c'mon Terry you're being a weanie.

:D
Or is it wienie or weeny. I think it actually comes from the word Wien which is what the Austrians call Wien and America calls Vienna.
I can get along with many misspellings as long as it doesn't interfer with the meaning to much.
It doesn't actually make much difference if the "I" is before the "E" in many instances.
The object of the hole :) exercise is communication. Function over form.
As a side note, my computer crashes everytime I try and use my American spell checker. I guess German Windows just isn't up to it.

[GSequoia]

Also:

You are not "saleing" and item, you are "selling" it.

I just realized it's going to take me way too long to type out all the spelling and grammar errors that annoy me on this site. Did any of you people finish high school?

Axel? ;)

[TRNDRVR]

NO...

Critiquing his spelling was an attack for no reason.

I'm a nuclear engineer for the tva, not a welder. However, I was a welder - fabricator at my fathers company for many years before hand. And I do know how to read and write...quite well actually. I would be willing to bet that I have written more theses and dissertations than you ever have or will while I'm at it too.I rest my case. :dunno:

I do have to ask, was your "theses" ever graded?

Do you have a dugrea?

[5-90]

I rest my case. :dunno:

I do have to ask, was your "theses" ever graded?

Do you have a dugrea?

(1)Thesis + (1)thesis = (2)theses.

"No degree, good anyway." Actually, I'm working on a few at the moment...

5-90

[MogifiedXJ]

I rest my case. :dunno:

I do have to ask, was your "theses" ever graded?

Do you have a dugrea?

You just won't give up will you???

I guess it's time for a little schooling lesson. "Theses" is plural, meaning I have written more than one. Dumbass

While I'm at it...What the XXXX is a dugrea??? If you meant degree, then yes I do. As a matter of fact I have more than one...

[IXNAYXJ]

I rest my case. :dunno:

I do have to ask, was your "theses" ever graded?

Do you have a dugrea?*Remove foot from mouth* :D

-----Matt-----

EDIT: 5-90 beat me to it....

[IXNAYXJ]

You just won't give up will you???

I guess it's time for a little schooling lesson. "Theses" is plural, meaning I have written more than one. Dumbass

While I'm at it...What the XXXX is a dugrea??? If you meant degree, then yes I do. As a matter of fact I have more than one...Yeah? But how do you pronounce "Nuk-Lear"? :D

-----Matt-----

[TRNDRVR]

(1)Thesis + (1)thesis = (2)theses.

"No degree, good anyway." Actually, I'm working on a few at the moment...

5-90Really? I don't have a dictionary handy here in my hotel room to refer to, so I admit my ignorance. Actually they probably don't even have one here in Rock Springs, WY. I already know they don't have any Dentist here. :puke:

[GSequoia]

I graduated high school.

Only took me four years!

Was close though, if I"d been one grade lower for any of my classes I wouldn't have graduated.

[TRNDRVR]

I'm throw with this post.

[OT]

My biggest problem, with this butchering of the English language, is the fact misspelled words are like speedbumps, to a fast reader.
I understand that many people aren't concerned with proper English, in all it's forms, but when the really simple things get overlooked, it drives me crazy.
For Webster's sake, people, my ten year old daughter started reading Harry Potter books when she was six and she now has the spelling and grammar of an English major.
All I ask for is a little more attention to detail, or perhaps a spell checker.

[5-90]

Webster's? Who the Hell knows who Webster is anymore (or Roget, or Bartlett, for that matter...)

I do need to get a new dictionary - but do you have any idea how difficult it is to find an OED in English, not American, over here?

5-90

[kubtastic]

5-90....
http://dictionary.oed.com/ for paying members
"For an annual rate of $295, you'll have full unrestricted access to the OED Online"

EDIT: PS - Harry Potter doesn't qualify as literature.

[IXNAYXJ]

My biggest problem, with this butchering of the English language, is the fact misspelled words are like speedbumps, to a fast reader.
Thank you!!!

When I read the original post that started all this, "throughing" threw (or is that through...?) me for a loop, and I had to read it a couple of time to figure out exactly the meaning.

-----Matt-----

P.S. Harry Potter rocks!

[TRNDRVR]

MS WORD
spell checker is my best friend!

[OT]

Roget


The inventor of the slide rule, or the creator of the thesaurus?
Just kidding, Jon.:D

[Ramsey]

P.S. Harry Potter rocks!
http://img173.imageshack.us/img173/1883/rubyel2.jpg

[TRNDRVR]

If their ever was a time........http://www.timbercrawler.com/bb/images/smiles/5popcorn.gif















(misspelling pun intended)

[MogifiedXJ]

Thank you!!!

When I read the original post that started all this, "throughing" threw (or is that through...?) me for a loop, and I had to read it a couple of time to figure out exactly the meaning.

-----Matt-----

P.S. Harry Potter rocks!
And my point was this is a 4x4 forum...not an english forum. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out which usage he meant when he was talking about people "throughing" rocks off of a cliff...

[OT]

If they're ever was a time........http://www.timbercrawler.com/bb/images/smiles/5popcorn.gif















(misspelling pun intended)
Fickst!

[OT]

And my point was this is a 4x4 forum...not an english forum. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out which usage he meant when he was talking about people "throughing" rocks off of a cliff...
But, could he have meant the rock went through the soft top, or that someone threw a rock from above?
That's what some of us have to pause, to figure out.
For a speed reader, that's a potwhole.

[IXNAYXJ]

It doesn't take a rocket scientist......just a nuclear physicist, apparently. ;)

You do realize this is all in good fun, right?

-----Matt-----

[SBrad001]

Webster's? Who the Hell knows who Webster is anymore (or Roget, or Bartlett, for that matter...)

I do need to get a new dictionary - but do you have any idea how difficult it is to find an OED in English, not American, over here?

5-90

And that's why I have Webster's Twentieth-Century Dictionary Unabridged, 1937.

Still doesn't do me any freaking if you listen to this bunch complain about one little fawking word. Butt-heads.

[CRASH]

Once, I hit my breaks so hard, my knew dictionary went threw the windshield!

[TRNDRVR]

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out which usage he meant when he was talking about people "throughing" rocks off of a cliff...I'm only an engineer!

[OT]

Butt-heads.
http://cristal.inria.fr/~harley/ecdl3/pics/butthead.gifhttp://cristal.inria.fr/~harley/ecdl3/pics/butthead.gifhttp://cristal.inria.fr/~harley/ecdl3/pics/butthead.gif

[5-90]

The inventor of the slide rule, or the creator of the thesaurus?
Just kidding, Jon.:D

The slide rule was invented by someone called "Roget?" I didn't know that (although I do still have the slipstick I used in high school - electronic calculators were streng verboten in maths classes...)

This may be a truck forum, but it's still a fact that all communication here is written - and if you write badly, people will think you think badly as well. Reactions are governed by appearance - if you put forth an effort in your writing, it will show.

There's not a lot of excuse to mistake common homopones like threw/through - not if you've passed grammar school (I don't know why I still call it that - they certainly don't teach grammar anymore...)

Living in California, I have to deal with the butchery of the English language on two fronts -
Native "speakers" who mangle the language
Immigrants who expect their mother tongue to be spoken.

Neither, as far as I'm concerned, are acceptable. If you grew up here and don't speak/write English properly, go back to the school that released you untaught. If you're going to move here from somewhere else, then assume what we would do - if I moved to Germany, I'd brush up on my German. If I moved to Bogota, I'd work on my Spanish.

I know English isn't the easiest language to learn (Hell, it hardly follows its own rules!) but it's the lingua franca of the United States, and you'd damn well better have a working knowledge of it shortly after arrival. "Working knowledge" typically meands 400-500 words and proper usage - we're not going to discuss poetry or physics, but you should know how to find the loo and order food (and understand me when I order food or look for the loo...)

5-90

[Ramsey]

Once, I hit my breaks so hard, my knew dictionary went threw the windshield!
Now thats funny.

[MogifiedXJ]

I'm only an engineer!
Me too what's your point???

[DIKASUN]

if you're gonna talk about spelling.... i'm pretty sure fawk is not a real word.

[TRNDRVR]

Me too what's your point???I can't draw, design, or build a damn thing.

Aren't you finished yet?

[OT]

if you're gonna talk about spelling.... i'm pretty sure fawk is not a real word.
Yes it is......

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=FAwk

[MogifiedXJ]

I can't draw, design, or build a damn thing.

Aren't you finished yet?
NO. I am not.

[TRNDRVR]

BRB.....I've got to pea.

[8Mud]

And that's why I have Webster's Twentieth-Century Dictionary Unabridged, 1937.

Still doesn't do me any freaking if you listen to this bunch complain about one little fawking word. Butt-heads.

Hey I have a question, how was potatoe spelled in 1937?

[OT]

Hey I have a question, how was potatoe spelled in 1937?
Tater.

[TRNDRVR]

Tater.Spuds.

[DIKASUN]

ok then OT, if that is ur reference source.....



http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=u+r

[TRNDRVR]

NO. I am not.Well I'd just love to stick around and frustrate you some more, but I have a welfare check to earn.

[SBrad001]

Hey I have a question, how was potatoe spelled in 1937?

Interestingly, it ONLY shows 'potato'.

[TheWarWagon]

Hey I have a question, how was potatoe spelled in 1937?

Which leads us to one of my favorite terms: Potatowned.....

[OT]

ok then OT, if that is ur reference source.....



http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=u+r
Nice.
"ur" isn't a word, it's shorthand for "you are".
We don't speak in shorthand, nor should we type a communication to others, in shorthand.
Besides, I was joking, with that site, as I'd never condone the use of an "urban dictionary".
It's much like Ebonics, useless......

[TRNDRVR]

Well I'd just love to stick around and frustrate you some more, but I have a welfare check to earn.And a train to catch. Make me proud kids! :wave:

[red91]

Nice.
"ur" isn't a word, it's shorthand for "you are".
We don't speak in shorthand, nor should we type a communication to others, in shorthand.
Besides, I was joking, with that site, as I'd never condone the use of an "urban dictionary".
It's much like Ebonics, useless......

Eye lyke OTEA...he B Kuel.

[CRASH]

Nice.
"ur" isn't a word, it's shorthand for "you are".
We don't speak in shorthand, nor should we type a communication to others, in shorthand.
Besides, I was joking, with that site, as I'd never condone the use of an "urban dictionary".
It's much like Ebonics, useless......

I have to disagree, think everyone should write phonetically. It would make communication more "dynamic."

[OT]

Fawk dynamicity.:D

[XJ Jeepin Girl]

than I apologize.


That would be "then." My biggest gramatical pet peeve: when people use "then" instead of "than." Ex: "Your hair is longer then mine." Even though when actually speaking you might say "than" kind of like "then," it's THAN!

[goodburbon]

This one grinds my gears for some reason; "my car needs fixed".

[goodburbon]

"I went work out and get my swoll on"

[IXNAYXJ]

That would be "then." My biggest gramatical pet peeve: when people use "then" instead of "than." Ex: "Your hair is longer then mine." Even though when actually speaking you might say "than" kind of like "then," it's THAN!Right you are. In my haste, I slipped up. I usually am a stickler for that one too. I'm better than most, though.

-----Matt-----

[red91]

Right you are. I'm better than most, though.

-----Matt-----


EGOTISTICAL BASTARD!

:D

Here's a goody from the Woodburn area...

found on most cars for sale the sign reads..."runs pretty good."

Must get lost in the English / Spanish translation somewhere...

[IXNAYXJ]

EGOTISTICAL BASTARD!

:D

Here's a goody from the Woodburn area...

found on most cars for sale the sign reads..."runs pretty good."

Must get lost in the English / Spanish translation somewhere...You got the joke, right? "Better than most..." And certainly better then you....

-----Matt-----

[red91]

You got the joke, right? "Better than most..."

-----Matt-----


"then" would be improper grammar...:D


of course I got it...

--Red--

[OT]

"Better than most..." And certainly better then, you run home and freshen up for a tea party.....

-----Matt-----
There, now it looks right.:D
Oh, and one shouldn't use "And", to start a sentence, in literature, just because the Bible does.;)

[IXNAYXJ]

There, now it looks right.:D
Oh, and one shouldn't use "And", to start a sentence, in literature, just because the Bible does.;)But, it is acceptable in modern writing. ;)

http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/conjunctions_lessons.htm

For example: "And first, before we begin the history of life, let us tell something of the stage upon which our drama is put and of the background against which it is played." H.G. Wells, Outline of History.


-----Matt-----

[OT]

And there you have it.

[IXNAYXJ]

And there you have it.So you read the part in the link about it being acceptable to start a sentence with a conjunction?

-----Matt-----

[99xjache]

irrigardless?

Alls ie; "Alls I know"

Acrost ie; He only lives acrost the street

do we really need to where you are at?

[OT]

So you read the part in the link about it being acceptable to start a sentence with a conjunction?

-----Matt-----
YES, damnit, you were correct, all along!
And, I was wrong!
Can we move along?
Sing a song!
Smoke this bong?
Why, thank you, Chong!

[Ramsey]

But, it is acceptable in modern writing. ;)

http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/conjunctions_lessons.htm

For example: "And first, before we begin the history of life, let us tell something of the stage upon which our drama is put and of the background against which it is played." H.G. Wells, Outline of History.


-----Matt-----
i hayte teh inglishe laynquidge, that leenk jus furthur proovs it

[Beej]

Whad uf yer drunck?

:woohoo:

[Ramsey]

shud up frenche

[5-90]

do we really need to where you are at?

Interestingly enough, this rule ("Never end a sentence with a preposition,") is a holdover from when Latin was common. In Latin, it is "unpossible" (:laugh3: ) to end a sentence with a preposition, and Latin was, for a time, considered the "ideal" language.

Of course, that rule (which is needless in English) makes some sentences come out rather stilted - and others rather stupid. Still, there's no grammatical reason for it - it's obviously possible.

Just a little linguistic trivia I picked up a couple quarters ago in Linguistics 101 (I needed another humanities course...)

5-90

[Kittrell]

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?p=855127#post855127

:badpc:

[Menzenski]

I've been trying to stay out of this thread (seeing as I'm a very pedantic Linguistics major), but since Latin was mentioned (and I took five years' worth in high school), I'll jump in.

Interestingly enough, this rule ("Never end a sentence with a preposition,") is a holdover from when Latin was common. In Latin, it is "unpossible" (:laugh3: ) to end a sentence with a preposition, and Latin was, for a time, considered the "ideal" language.
It's true. That same mindset is also to blame for the "don't split an infinitive" rule (e.g., "to boldly go"). Latin infinitives (like most in agglutinating or fusional languages) are only one word, and English speakers and writers tried to imitate Latin grammar as much as possible, and so treated the two-word infinitives as one.

[Menzenski]

I have to disagree, think everyone should write phonetically. It would make communication more "dynamic."
As cool as all the IPA extensions are, even a short sentence written phonetically would be a page long. Writing phonemically would be much more possible.

[5-90]

I've been trying to stay out of this thread (seeing as I'm a very pedantic Linguistics major), but since Latin was mentioned (and I took five years' worth in high school), I'll jump in.


It's true. That same mindset is also to blame for the "don't split an infinitive" rule (e.g., "to boldly go"). Latin infinitives (like most in agglutinating or fusional languages) are only one word, and English speakers and writers tried to imitate Latin grammar as much as possible, and so treated the two-word infinitives as one.

I'd forgotten about that - since I used to speak Spanish (and several other languages) rather fluently, you'd think I'd remember...

"Five years' worth?" Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't high school only FOUR years long? What were you up to...?:helpme:

Granted, if you were anything like me in high school, I'm mildly amazed they'd let you graduate (not for marks, but for being a "discipline problem...")

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[Menzenski]

"Five years' worth?" Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't high school only FOUR years long? What were you up to...?:helpme:
I pre-empted my fourth year of Latin over one summer, and took Latin 5 my senior year.

[5-90]

I pre-empted my fourth year of Latin over one summer, and took Latin 5 my senior year.

Ahh. Now I understand...

I tried to "pre-empt" my entire Senior year (I only needed one course to graduate!) but they wouldn't let me. So, three and a half year of HS, instead of the just three I'd have preferred.

Highly intelligent and highly bored is a SEVERELY bad combination! I had my own chair in the principal's office for two years...

He wasn't going to let me graduate mid-term, until I reminded him that keeping me around doing NOTHING was a bad idea, and would lead to undue wear on his ulcer (which I gave him...)

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[azdesertrhino]

This started off as a funny thread then turned into a pissing contest.

we've got engineers or someone assulating ( or something like that) and "I've got more degrees than you" etc etc.

It went from humorous to hysterical. Some of you folks are legends in your own mind.

Below is a link to a decent spell checker for Internet Explorer.

http://www.iespell.com/

My pet peeve is "PROLLY" ;)

[Menzenski]

I tried to "pre-empt" my entire Senior year (I only needed one course to graduate!) but they wouldn't let me. So, three and a half year of HS, instead of the just three I'd have preferred.
I almost could have gotten my associates degree in just one year. After my first year of community college, I've got 59 credits, and it takes 64 to graduate. This year's going to be boring.

[kubtastic]

"Walla." What the Hell is this - half a city in Washingon? "Viola" is more correct - et viola! is best.

It's V-O-I-L-A with an "accent grave"

[MogifiedXJ]

I almost could have gotten my associates degree in just one year. After my first year of community college, I've got 59 credits, and it takes 64 to graduate. This year's going to be boring.

:party:

[5-90]

It's V-O-I-L-A with an "accent grave"

All right - I got two letters reversed. I still got the right ones - there's no "W" and only on "L" in the word...:eeks1:

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[Sniggs]

There is NO "R" in Wash or Washington! :smsoap:

[Ramsey]

All right - I got two letters reversed. I still got the right ones - there's no "W" and only on "L" in the word...:eeks1:

5-90
However, there is an E in one.

[CanMan]

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=79716&highlight=bad+smelling

[Kittrell]

Jesus H Christ, how hard is it to title it Disc Brake/s

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=97176

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=96507

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=97413

[Ramsey]

Jesus H Christ, how hard is it to title it Disc Brake/s

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=97176

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=96507

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=97413
thats a whole lot of stupid

[TRNDRVR]

thats a whole lot of stupidWhat I want to know is why he is so hard on the Hispanics? :gag:

[Kittrell]

What I want to know is why he is so hard on the Hispanics? :gag:
!!!1

You're worse then the people that cram religion down everyones' throat

[TRNDRVR]

!!!1

You're worse then the people that cram religion down everyones' throat
I was just being a dick! :wave1:

[Gil BullyKatz]

The odd thing is...

In the medical field...

"disk" and "disc" are both correct.

IE: ruptured disc, degenerative disc disease, herniated disk, intervertebral disk disease, etc

usually surgeons prefer to use the "K" spelling...

disk brake or disc brake?

As long as "brake" is spelled right...

Who the fuk/fuc cares?

:D

[Kittrell]

I was just being a dick! :wave1:

Thats fine, just mix it up a bit. It's getting Old

[Rocketman]

"Throughing" is not a word, to the best of my knowelege. If it is some regional dialect, than I apologize.

Throwing is what you're looking for.

-----Matt-----


In Chicago it's "trowing.":yap:

[Beej]

I couldint mayke it throw this hole thred. Coud somewon summ it up fore me?

:ilegil flipof smily:

[Kittrell]

I couldint mayke it throw this hole thred. Coud somewon summ it up fore me?

:ilegil flipof smily:

I hate you.

[IcedXJ]

I couldint mayke it throw this hole thred. Coud somewon summ it up fore me?

:ilegil flipof smily:
ow...my brain hurts :cry: