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Re: Questions about the English language
« Reply #30 on: December 01, 2007, 02:36:33 AM »
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Re: Questions about the English language
« Reply #31 on: December 01, 2007, 05:24:23 AM »
Punctuation is a PART of grammar,
just as grammar is a part of language.
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Re: Questions about the English language
« Reply #32 on: December 01, 2007, 08:03:21 AM »
Quote from: Bat on a hot red moon on December 01, 2007, 05:24:23 AM
Punctuation is a PART of grammar,
just as grammar is a part of language.

I'd like to think that they correspond to English writing, but are not necessarily the same thing; otherwise, what is the point in distinguishing grammar & punctuation in writing books?

You might as well just call it grammar; but if we do that, it would be more confusing.

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Re: Questions about the English language
« Reply #33 on: December 01, 2007, 08:23:31 AM »
THERE'S A DISTINCTION, MOTHERFUCKERS!!!  :finger:
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Re: Questions about the English language
« Reply #34 on: December 01, 2007, 03:12:42 PM »
What's the distinction?
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Re: Questions about the English language
« Reply #35 on: December 02, 2007, 08:21:25 AM »
Quote from: odeon on December 01, 2007, 03:12:42 PM
What's the distinction?

Grammar & Punctuation.
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Re: Questions about the English language
« Reply #36 on: December 02, 2007, 08:30:47 AM »
Spelling, I presume. :laugh:
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Re: Questions about the English language
« Reply #37 on: December 02, 2007, 08:31:25 AM »
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Re: Questions about the English language
« Reply #38 on: December 02, 2007, 08:32:30 AM »
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Re: Questions about the English language
« Reply #39 on: December 02, 2007, 08:32:48 AM »
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Re: Questions about the English language
« Reply #40 on: December 02, 2007, 08:34:09 AM »
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Re: Questions about the English language
« Reply #41 on: December 02, 2007, 08:50:07 AM »
Quote from: odeon on December 02, 2007, 08:34:09 AM
Quote from: The_P on December 02, 2007, 08:32:48 AM
Quote from: odeon on December 02, 2007, 08:31:25 AM
Quote from: The_P on December 02, 2007, 08:21:25 AM
Quote from: odeon on December 01, 2007, 03:12:42 PM
What's the distinction?

Grammar & Punctuation.

*groan*

Whaaaaaaaaaaaat?

That's a non-reply with bad punctuation.

I thought that asterisks were used in writing to highlight actions.
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Re: Questions about the English language
« Reply #42 on: December 02, 2007, 12:49:07 PM »
I get those questions to, but I don't get overwhelmed if one person misspells something. 
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Re: Questions about the English language
« Reply #43 on: December 03, 2007, 01:58:12 AM »
^to, too, two.
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Re: Questions about the English language
« Reply #44 on: December 03, 2007, 01:59:34 AM »
 :laugh:

bugs me when people say to instead of too. but i sometimes say too instead of two for some reasons. :laugh:
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