O/T: Grammar pendantry

[Icy Gull]

Thank you M20, now clear

 

[Artois]

Easy.
A near miss is a miss that was near to being a hit.
So if a player has a shot from miles out, which just misses the goal, then it is a near miss.
A miss, but very near to being a being a hit.

That's complete ROT.

 

[The Large One]

Dear me, TLO, starting a sentence with "and"? It's "bollocks", by the way Chappers, not "bollock's", but then you probably knew that.

Ther is nothing wrong with starting a sentence with 'and' or 'but', despite what our English teachers said (well, what mine said anyway).

 

[CHAPPERS]

And is a three letter word.

 

[Rangdo]

That's complete ROT.

I don't think so. It means a miss that was near to the goal as opposed to a miss that was far away. The phrase "near miss" doesn't mean it was nearly a miss, it means it was a miss that was near.

 

[CHAPPERS]

I don't think so. It means a miss that was near to the goal as opposed to a miss that was far away. The phrase "near miss" doesn't mean it was nearly a miss, it means it was a miss that was near.

I agree, but when does a near miss become 'on target'? The inside of the post surely counts as on target but is it a very near miss or just a near miss.

Have I missed the point slighty or have I missed it nearly or am I completely spot on with my views?



Another pint of Red Stripe over here it you would...

 

[elbowpatches]

Ther is nothing wrong with starting a sentence with 'and' or 'but', despite what our English teachers said (well, what mine said anyway).

They are connectives and should be used to join clauses together, therefore lengthening sentences into compound or complex sentences.

 

[m20gull]

This is a near miss.

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/index.php?e=nearmiss.mpg

 

[Safeway]

I think this is one of those thread's what should go in NSC Gold.

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

"Bastards" not "bastard's" too!

NARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR really?

 

[Rangdo]

I think this is one of those thread's what should go in NSC Gold.

I don't think there should be an apostrophe there

 

[Titanic]

I don't think there should be an apostrophe there

And smiley's do'nt count instead of full-stops.

 

[Highfields Seagull]

With the exception of when used as a possessive, then its (without the apostrophe) is used.

WRONG

"its" is one of the few occasions when wou DON'T use an apostrophy for a possessive.

"It went back into its hole".

But you do write "it's" when you mean it is, or it has.

 

[Rangdo]

And smiley's do'nt count instead of full-stops.

Well in my opinion they do. It's a big round yellow full stop. And here is a turqoise one with hands

 

[Barnet Seagull]

Well in my opinion they do. It's a big round yellow full stop. And here is a turqoise one with hands

Starting a sentence with "and" tsssk.

 

[Rangdo]

Starting a sentence with "and" tsssk.

AND what's wrong with that?

 

[m20gull]

There's nothing wrong with starting a sentence with "and" or "but" in informal spoken English. It doesn't fit in to standard grammar to start a sentence with an unconjoined conjunction. Usually the "and" or "but" is redundant.

Viz. "What's wrong with that?" instead of "And what's wrong with that?"

or

"Here is a turquoise one with hands"

 

[Titanic]

Well in my opinion they do. It's a big round yellow full stop. And here is a turqoise one with hands

Thank you so much.

 

[Rangdo]

unconjoined conjunction

Take your point but don't know if it is 100% correct (and can't be bothered to look it up). I was taught that you can start sentences with 'and' or 'but'. You get it in published books all the time and I would presume they are checked (although maybe not). Also The Large One said it was ok in a previous post so take it up with him

 

[Rangdo]

Thank you so much.

Anytime