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Ralio Borz
Grammar

This a major tip I use in English (which I have a 98.4% in) would be to think about your writing. English isn't spelling, and punctuation, it's the actual English language, like Spanish, French, and German. While you type, read what you type, if you stop to take a breath because it sounds like a good spot, put a comma (,). When the sentence seems to break into something else use a period (.). When you begin talk, use quotation marks (" at the beginning, " at the end).

Some people blow this stuff off like nothing, but it can't be avoided.

Shortcuts

When you speak in character, do not use letters or combinations to type, here are some examples.

u = you
ur = you are; you're; your
y = why
ok = okay (this one is very unimportant but in my english papers, you'll lose points, so be careful)
wat = what
woah = whoa (I don't even understand how people find this to be the spelling of woah)

Do you get the idea, I can't stand reading the sentence like this:

Woah where r u going

Try this:

Whoa, where are you going!?

Aure
I always point people to these things - but it's impossible to change most of it. Thank you anyway for once more pointing it out.
Ralio Borz
Well, you can't force a horse to drink from water if it doesn't want to, but you can lead it to the water. What it does from their is entire its choice.
Levi Ice-Cleaver
QUOTE(Ralio Borz @ Nov 2 2007, 09:38 PM) *

Well, you can't force a horse to drink from water if it doesn't want to, but you can lead it to the water. What it does from there is entire its choice.


Sorry, I couldn't resist. smile.gif

Aure.edit: You forgot 'entirely' instead of entire. Now stop harassing the poor guy, he's only trying to do his best. tounge.gif
Drake
Woah! U R so right! TenQ 4 pointing dis out! xD

Haha just kidding tounge.gif seriously, it's really nice of you to help out those in need of a few English lessons wink.gif
Ralio Borz
I was trying to see if anyone caught that hahaha...

Or was I...
Siras
That's my joke.


Or is it?
Ralio Borz
... Is it?

Or is is it?
Alan
It is...

....Or is this thread de-railed?
Aure
Guys, going WAY off track here. Please keep the useless posting to a minimum, mkay?
Ralio Borz
Ahem, yeah... sorry. doh.gif

I make lots of stupid grammar mistakes, I try, but I usually proofread everything I write. Still, to prove my point, it gets a little complicated to revise your roleplaying, but it helps if you try to look at what you're writing, thanks for pointing it out anyways. XD

You can probably tell I'm scatterbrained...
Collin
I think most of us here are... Perhaps that's the reason we're still here to begin with.
Ralio Borz
QUOTE
I think most of us here are... Perhaps that's the reason we're still here to begin with.


The site or the topic...

Told you... scatterbrained ninja.gif (word of the day).
Collin
Probably? Both.
Levi Ice-Cleaver
Admins derailing a thread... What has science done?

Also, there's mistakes like:

Wrong: "Your making a error."

Correct: "You're making an error."

Your and you're are often mixed up.
Your indicates ownership, as in "Your book."
You're means "You are." As in "You're sitting down."

Also, if a word starts with a-, e-, i-, u-, or o-, "a" (As in "A car") becomes "an".
BUT! If a word starts with one of those letters while pronouncing it, but not when that letter is actually written, you also write "an"!

Wrong: "A apple, a MP (Member of Parliment IIRC)"

Correct: "An apple, an MP"
Drake
It's easy, m'kay? xD

*winks at Aure*
Ralio Borz
QUOTE
Also, there's mistakes like:

Wrong: "Your making a error."

Correct: "You're making an error."

Your and you're are often mixed up.
Your indicates ownership, as in "Your book."
You're means "You are." As in "You're sitting down."

Also, if a word starts with a-, e-, i-, u-, or o-, "a" (As in "A car") becomes "an".
BUT! If a word starts with one of those letters while pronouncing it, but not when that letter is actually written, you also write "an"!

Wrong: "A apple, a MP (Member of Parliment IIRC)"

Correct: "An apple, an MP"


I would've hoped most people knew these by now... Of course, some people don't which they really need to!

I'll write a big thing on it, and post it as a reply, it might take a while to get all of the concepts of the wonderful language of english.

(I'll exclude what I've previously said, and what Levi said...)

This might take a while...
Shrale
Thanks for that English lesson. biggrin.gif A car, or an car, both sound correct. I personally us, a car, when talking about a car. I too am quite good with English, though, sometimes my English does get a little rusty. Keep in mind, though, that some people get irritated when their writing is critiqued. sleep.gif Most people here, as I have observed, write with decent grammar and English. This is a good guide. Keep up the good work. biggrin.gif
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