On the topic of other stuff, it skeeves me out when people use 'cum' instead of 'come'.
I see this a lot and I always wonder why people think it's cum.
On the topic of other stuff, it skeeves me out when people use 'cum' instead of 'come'.
I see this a lot and I always wonder why people think it's cum.
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Cum is the "vulgar" expression, so I can see some people using it to be clear. When I submitted a porn story I used 'cum'. I think.
Originally Posted by Seraphim
Okay, this is the last I will say in regards to the serial comma: Damn you, Oxford!
A decent article, nonetheless (excerpts).
Don't kill the Oxford comma!
The university hands down a new edict about punctuation -- but the world's grammar nerds will never back down
Grammar lovers today were saddened, shocked, and mightily displeased at the news that the P.R. department of the University of Oxford has decided to drop the comma for which it is so justly famed. As GalleyCat reported, the university's new style guide advises writers, "As a general rule, do not use the serial/Oxford comma: so write 'a, b and c' not 'a, b, and c'." Cue the collective gasps of horror. The last time the nerd community was this cruelly betrayed, George Lucas was sitting at his desk, thinking, "I shall call him Jar Jar."
The serial comma is one of the sanest punctuation usages in the written language. It gives each element of a series its own distinct place in it, instead of lumping the last two together in one hasty breath. Think about it -- when you bake, you gather up your eggs, butter, sugar, and flour; you don't treat sugar and flour as a pair. That would be crazy. That is why, like evangelicals with "John 3:16" bumper stickers on their SUVs, punctuation worshipers cling to CM 6.19 – the Chicago Manual of Style's decree that "in a series consisting of three or more elements, the elements are separated by commas. When a conjunction joins the last two elements in a series, a comma is used before the conjunction." So valuable is that serial comma that it's on frickin' Page 2 of Strunk and White, right after the possessive apostrophe. And it is good.
I'm not saying the serial comma works perfectly before every "and." It certainly shouldn't be employed if you're not describing a series -- hence the term. If you're discussing "my friend, a gentleman and a scholar" and you're using "a gentleman and a scholar" to characterize your friend and not two other people along for the ride, a comma there would be a bad idea. But for clarity in list-making, for that sweet pause of breath before the final item in a group, the serial comma cannot be topped.
See more: http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2...l_oxford_comma
cum 1 |koŏm; kəm|
preposition [usu. in combination ]
combined with; also used as (used to describe things with a dual nature or function) : a study-cum-bedroom.
ORIGIN late 19th cent. : Latin.
cum 2
noun informal
variant spelling of come .
cum 2 (km)
n. Vulgar Slang
Variant of come.
I never properly learned where to put commas. In third grade the teacher always said I used run on sentences. I am thinking I should probably get around to learning how to do it right.
*Could someone please tell me where I could have used a comma in those sentences? I seem to recall someone saying to put one where you would naturally pause? I could pause all over the place.
"Satisfaction of ones curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life" Linus Pauling
I believe a run on sentence is different from merely not using a comma. It is the absence of a period. However, I'm not sure and I am too lazy/tipsy to google it??
For instance:
In third grade, the teacher always said I used run on sentences. I am thinking I should probably get around to learning how to do it right.
You simply neglected a comma. I don't believe that's a run on. :)
I think she's referring to when people use it spelled like that when NOT talking about well, cum.
"U guys should cum over!"
NO NO NO NO no.
"Since change is constant, you wonder if people crave death because it's the only way they can get anything really finished." -Chuck Palahniuk
I love everyone except Amy.Amy's taste > Tara's
The whole affect/effect still kinda stumps me. I know that generally speaking affect is verb and effect is noun...but I still over think it every time.
"Since change is constant, you wonder if people crave death because it's the only way they can get anything really finished." -Chuck Palahniuk
I love everyone except Amy.Amy's taste > Tara's
Most. Boring. Thread. Ever
Which means Tara is totes doing things to her blanket while reading all this.
Alright, well since I'm here.......When the fuck do you use "than". I used to think it was if one thing was of greater value over the other. If that makes any sense. "better than. More than". But I'm so confused now I just always use "then"
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I absolutely HATE the way "Lawn Guylanders" talk. Can this go here? For instance, if my College educated, 50+ year old boss has one more idear, I'm going to go postal.
hahahah you're totally right about Tara.Most. Boring. Thread. Ever
Which means Tara is totes doing things to her blanket while reading all this.
Alright, well since I'm here.......When the fuck do you use "than". I used to think it was if one thing was of greater value over the other. If that makes any sense. "better than. More than". But I'm so confused now I just always use "then"
And yes, you use more than, less than. Than is used to compare things. Then is used in reference to time, or a point in time.
You are dumber THAN me.
THEN I went to the store.
"Since change is constant, you wonder if people crave death because it's the only way they can get anything really finished." -Chuck Palahniuk
I love everyone except Amy.Amy's taste > Tara's
Well then.....A lot of people use it incorrectly on here but since I figured they were smarter than me, I thought they were right. Haha there so dumb.
Wait.
Maybe I should have posted my "are little princess" story here.
OH. MY. GOD. Now someone else just commented on the photo. " My dog just turned ate"
I wouldn't put a comma in those sentences anywhere.I never properly learned where to put commas. In third grade the teacher always said I used run on sentences. I am thinking I should probably get around to learning how to do it right.
*Could someone please tell me where I could have used a comma in those sentences? I seem to recall someone saying to put one where you would naturally pause? I could pause all over the place.
Stumps me too, and I type medical stuff where it's used all the time. The only time I'm positive is if they are talking about someone's AFFECT in a psychiatric sense. Otherwise, I use what feels right.
Most. Boring. Thread. Ever
Which means Tara is totes doing things to her blanket while reading all this.
Alright, well since I'm here.......When the fuck do you use "than". I used to think it was if one thing was of greater value over the other. If that makes any sense. "better than. More than". But I'm so confused now I just always use "then"So wrong.
Poppy, those sentences were fine as is. Comma use is pretty subjective as long as you are consistent.
I still mix up that and which. I know the rules for using them, but it's tough for me to apply. Is this nonrestrictive? idkkkk. I've been talked to by employers about it on more than one occasion.
And yes, I love this thread.
Ohhhh! Eeew. That's so wrong.I think she's referring to when people use it spelled like that when NOT talking about well, cum.
"U guys should cum over!"
NO NO NO NO no.
Haha. Not quite. I just did it once for a friend's book which was a compilation of sexual short stories. It was hilarious. I submitted it anonymously and he emailed me with an attachment of my story and wrote, "Now here is an example of cut and dry smut I do not want."
That and which?!?!? Now there's a whole new hell I've never even thought about.Poppy, those sentences were fine as is. Comma use is pretty subjective as long as you are consistent.
I still mix up that and which. I know the rules for using them, but it's tough for me to apply. Is this nonrestrictive? idkkkk. I've been talked to by employers about it on more than one occasion.
And yes, I love this thread.
I don't know about that and who either, but a lot of dictators say "This is a patient that was involved in....." and I always change it to "a patient who" but I'm not sure if I should. It just doesn't sound right to call a patient a that.
Ok. if this bitch dont start learning how to spell Im unfriending her ass.
doesn't
I have to double check myself on those. I have trouble with used to and use to.
And yes, I love this thread.
Youre right. Im southern. I type alot like I talk. But I know the difference between the number eight and something you did at breakfast. And I dont get the 'are' thing. do people really think thats right?
My friend Angus uses "are" instead of "our". It confuses me sometimes when I read his statuses on facebook.
Southern, eh? I knew a southern girl that didn't plan - she'd "fix". As in, "I'm fixin' to go to the park". Her boyfriend, who was a New Yorker, would constantly correct her. I thought it was cute.
"Are" drives me batshit. As does "should of", "could of" . . .
It's fucking HAVE people! Could HAVE. OR, what you're really meaning to say - "Could've"
You mean could've more than you mean could have?Southern, eh? I knew a southern girl that didn't plan - she'd "fix". As in, "I'm fixin' to go to the park". Her boyfriend, who was a New Yorker, would constantly correct her. I thought it was cute.
"Are" drives me batshit. As does "should of", "could of" . . .
It's fucking HAVE people! Could HAVE. OR, what you're really meaning to say - "Could've"
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