Do you have any questions concerning grammar and you don't know where to ask? This is the right topic for it :D and it doesn't have to be English. So if you have any questions about the Ablativus Absolutus, don't hesitate to ask. The members of NSM will be happy to answer your question ;).
My first question: You need to fill in a preposition:
I made a comment ......... my friend. What's the correct prep? thx in advance
What are you trying to say? Off the top of my head, 'to', 'about', and 'for' could all work.
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Quote from: dahans on October 28, 2009, 11:20:11 PMSo if you have any questions about the Ablativus Absolutus, don't hesitate to ask.
Long live the Ablativus Absolutus ;D
Quote from: Seeker on October 29, 2009, 04:24:46 AMWhat are you trying to say? Off the top of my head, 'to', 'about', and 'for' could all work.
Thank you very much. :D
Bump!
Can somebody/someone briefly explain the "-one/-body"-rule? I'm tired of choosing them at random, and I suspect it will turn out wrong in most cases. In short, when to use someone/anyone/everyone, and when to use somebody/anybody/everybody.
Please?
I'm pretty sure they're interchangeable. -one is more common around these parts.
Commas? Like in listing...
Which of the two is correct?
I am getting milk, candy, eggs, and sugar. (comma after eggs)
I am getting milk, candy, eggs and sugar. (no comma after eggs)
Either one is correct now, I believe.
What is the difference between words like burned and burnt? (I thought of more but I can't remember them now. >.<)
If you're in America you say burned, if you're in England, you say burnt. If you're in Australia, you cry because no one cares about you.
http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?docid=146420
If you remember those other ones, they can probably be answered with the differences between British and American spelling.
Here's a pretty comprehensive guide: http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/jones/differences.htm
Quote from: Maretocks on December 26, 2009, 04:02:25 PMWhat is the difference between words like burned and burnt? (I thought of more but I can't remember them now. >.<)
In English/American ghetto grammar, burned/burnin is present tense.
"I was burned. (?)"
"You just got burned!"
ok, maybe not, it's just one of those bad tense verbs, you know what I'm talking about?
'Cuz I don't.
Burnt is completely English, apparently. And it's also a past tense verb. So you could say:
"He was burnt very badly."
or
"I burnt/BURNED myself earlier today."
^^probably a good example of using burned.
If you read these sentences aloud, and actually think about it, the word(s) burnt, burn, and burned all sound weird now. :P
On here, I'm an ELA teacher's worst nightmare.
How do you pronounce "buoy"?
[Boo-ey]
Quote from: universe-X on December 26, 2009, 02:58:22 PMCommas? Like in listing...
Which of the two is correct?
I am getting milk, candy, eggs, and sugar. (comma after eggs)
I am getting milk, candy, eggs and sugar. (no comma after eggs)
The top one is the correct way to list it.
Quote from: Cobraroll on December 27, 2009, 03:37:58 AMHow do you pronounce "buoy"?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/buoy
Quote from: SuperFireKirby on December 27, 2009, 08:42:02 AM[Boo-ey]
Quote from: universe-X on December 26, 2009, 02:58:22 PMCommas? Like in listing...
Which of the two is correct?
I am getting milk, candy, eggs, and sugar. (comma after eggs)
I am getting milk, candy, eggs and sugar. (no comma after eggs)
The top one is the correct way to list it.
Depends on who you ask:
http://www.economist.com/research/styleGuide/index.cfm?page=805695
http://frwebgate1.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/TEXTgate.cgi?WAISdocID=932646522768+0+1+0&WAISaction=retrieve
http://www.ox.ac.uk/branding_toolkit/writing_and_style_guide/punctuation.html#athe_comma
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/tools_and_services/specials/style_guide/article986734.ece
Different English speaking countries many times have diffent ways to spell, pronounce, and puncuate the language.(biggest difference is usually between U.S. and UK) So yeah, it really depends on who you ask and where they're from.
Quote from: Seeker on December 26, 2009, 04:14:27 PMIf you're in America you say burned, if you're in England, you say burnt. If you're in Australia, you cry because no one cares about you.
http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?docid=146420
I may be crying right now, but it still means I can use whichever one I want! ;D
Quote from: Maretocks on December 30, 2009, 04:03:33 PMQuote from: Seeker on December 26, 2009, 04:14:27 PMIf you're in America you say burned, if you're in England, you say burnt. If you're in Australia, you cry because no one cares about you.
http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?docid=146420
I may be crying right now, but it still means I can use whichever one I want! ;D
Is there a big difference between Australian/B and AEnglish?
Australian English is almost the same as British English, but American and British English have alot of differences. Such as the fact that many British terms for various thing send up becoming a word for homolexual in america( Gay=happy, fag= cigarette, queer= an adjective describing something odd or strange) three fairly random words all mean homosexual in the US for some reason.
Quote from: SuperFireKirby on December 31, 2009, 06:46:25 AMAustralian English is almost the same as British English, but American and British English have alot of differences. Such as the fact that many British terms for various thing send up becoming a word for homolexual in america( Gay=happy, fag= cigarette, queer= an adjective describing something odd or strange) three fairly random words all mean homosexual in the US for some reason.
Wow... nice description
I'm just pointing out the oddities of language. You can find some pretty interesting words if you just read through your dictionary.
Which English is the best one?
There's no such thing as the BEST one. Only the more preffered to use, which is American (I would think) since most countries learn "American English" if they were to have emmigrants come here one day.
But American English can be a bit more annoying for non-english speakers just because of how some of the grammar is.
Quote from: SuperFireKirby on January 04, 2010, 11:35:01 AMBut American English can be a bit more annoying for non-english speakers just because of how some of the grammar is.
As far as I am concerned, I learn the British English in school. I spent 1 week in England and it was easy to understand. I have neither talked with an American, nor with an Australian.
Quote from: dahans on January 04, 2010, 01:20:57 PMQuote from: SuperFireKirby on January 04, 2010, 11:35:01 AMBut American English can be a bit more annoying for non-english speakers just because of how some of the grammar is.
I have neither talked with an American, nor with an Australian.
I have neither SPOKEN with an American, nor with an Australian.
Quote from: universe-X on January 04, 2010, 01:51:36 PMQuote from: dahans on January 04, 2010, 01:20:57 PMQuote from: SuperFireKirby on January 04, 2010, 11:35:01 AMBut American English can be a bit more annoying for non-english speakers just because of how some of the grammar is.
I have neither talked with an American, nor with an Australian.
I have neither SPOKEN with an American, nor with an Australian.
Thx a lot^^.
What's the difference between economic and economical?
Quote from: dahans on January 06, 2010, 08:56:56 AMWhat's the difference between economic and economical?
*Checks dictionary*
Ah, here it is.
Economic(s) has to do with business, paying to help the "owner" of something, or the practical and theoretical science of the production and distribution of wealth.
Economical: conservative, avoiding waste. Basically anyone that really doesn't like giving money.
Hoper this helps.
Thx a lot!