We need to have a talk.

[Flatbrimmer]

Once you place a period at the end of a sentence, there is no need for another.

Ohhh here we go…

 

[R*and*Y]

It's okay, I'll play nice.

 

[rmyoung1]

Once you place a period at the end of a sentence, there is no need for another.

Easy, bruh. If you ain’t eligible to send a PM, you ain’t eligible to make grammatical arguments.

But what are your thoughts on subjective draw results math?

 

[Tussock]

For the guy's that need to get laid...Hillary Clinton, or Pamela Anderson with a yeast infection?

P.A. Who would ewe chose ?

 

[tarheel]

Semantically "home in" is correct. Think about homing pigeons, or a homing missile.

That said I think more people say "hone in." (Probably because it's easier to say.) And the "rules" of a language are really defined by its users anyway.

When the rule of "common usage" replaces a correct word with one of an entirely different and unrelated meaning as a result of laziness or more likely just plain ignorance I have to pick up my lance, mount my steed and continue to tilt this windmill.

 

[hank4elk]

For the guy's that need to get laid...Hillary Clinton, or Pamela Anderson with a yeast infection?

Dunno, but if Pam said yeas't , tid be herd to tern dunn

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Have the moderators completely abandoned us?

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Laissez-faire

 

[RobertD]

When the rule of "common usage" replaces a correct word with one of an entirely different and unrelated meaning as a result of laziness or more likely just plain ignorance I have to pick up my lance, mount my steed and continue to tilt this windmill.

Yup, and tell Sancho to "get thee aside and pray" when he tries to stop you

 

[BigHornRam]

P.A. Who would ewe chose ?

Eww. She has a yeast infection!

 

[Jbotto]

When the rule of "common usage" replaces a correct word with one of an entirely different and unrelated meaning as a result of laziness or more likely just plain ignorance I have to pick up my lance, mount my steed and continue to tilt this windmill.

I feel like this directly applies to the thaw/defrost/unthaw usage today. I only accept thaw/defrost. However unthaw has been incorrectly used so much that the definition has gone along with it. Unthaw should mean “freeze” …in a roundabout way.

 

[noharleyyet]

I feel like this directly applies to the thaw/defrost/unthaw usage today. I only accept thaw/defrost. However unthaw has been incorrectly used so much that the definition has gone along with it. Unthaw should mean “freeze” …in a roundabout way.

...*thusly, re-unthaw is coined. (and an excuse to use an informal adverb)

 

[Ben Lamb]

I am pacifically requestering this thread be locked.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

...*thusly, re-unthaw is coined. (and an excuse to use an informal adverb)

Re-unthaw: when you bring home a boned out elk quarter and toss it in the freezer, pull it out a week later let it sit on the counter long enough to be able to debone and then place that meat back into the freezer; then you pull out a steak, but change plans for dinner and toss it back into the freezer.

 

[noharleyyet]

It's like Senior English all over again.

-Yogi Berra

 

[Ben Lamb]

It's like Senior English all over again.

-Yogi Berra

Who is Senor English? Is he illegal? We really need to close those boarders!

 

[Festus]

Re-unthawed elk steaks,, ect; is one of my favourites, two.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Re-unthawed elk steaks,, ect; is one of my favourites, two.

* won

 

[OntarioHunter]

Once you place a period at the end of a sentence, there is no need for another.

Sentence? Or period? Guess I'm okay since those were both question marks.

 

[OntarioHunter]

Re-unthawed elk steaks,, ect; is one of my favourites, two.

Ah, now we're venturing into the realm of double negatives. This will be fun.

 

[VikingsGuy]

Wanna get hot and heavy about the hyphen, en dash, and em dash?

I love to mix in dashes with complete abandon where commas and periods should be. (As you have already taken note I am sure.)

Had a buddy who was the law review type (pouncing on every misplaced comma or misused apostrophe of others) who once said, “for such a smart guy, you never seemed to learn basic grammar.” My reply was to give a similar monologue as OP about some obscure grammar/writing style point and ended with, “don’t confuse not knowing and with not giving a f*ck.”