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9 Dec 2003, 13:39
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7 Dimensional Puddleduck
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Extremely picky grammatical people needed.
I should have noticed this sooner, but surely it is: "forever, I walk among st the ignorent."?
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<CmdrCyrax> I'm sure GDers are bastions of the civilized world.
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9 Dec 2003, 13:43
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dennaB
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Re: Extremely picky grammatical people needed.
There's nothing wrong with using among there*
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among, amongst (preps.)
These two prepositions are interchangeable in meaning, but among is far more frequent in American English; for some, amongst has a rather dusty-genteel quality. It occurs far more often in British English.
Plural objects of the preposition are of course very common: among the dozens of people
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*I might be terribly wrong, but I don't really care
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9 Dec 2003, 13:44
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Gone
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Re: Extremely picky grammatical people needed.
I believe it is acceptable, but I would use amongst in that instance, so technically it's flawed and/or wrong.
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9 Dec 2003, 13:45
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dennaB
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Re: Extremely picky grammatical people needed.
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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson
I believe it is acceptable, but I would use amongst in that instance, so technically it's flawed and/or wrong.
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That's because you're a silly brit
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9 Dec 2003, 13:47
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I am an idiot
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Re: Extremely picky grammatical people needed.
I would use 'among'
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9 Dec 2003, 13:47
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Gone
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Re: Extremely picky grammatical people needed.
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Originally Posted by I'm Not Grimble
That's because you're a silly brit
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**** off, you barbarian Norseman.
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9 Dec 2003, 13:49
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dennaB
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Re: Extremely picky grammatical people needed.
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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson
**** off, you barbarian Norseman.
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Yes Dear
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9 Dec 2003, 13:50
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dennaB
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Re: Extremely picky grammatical people needed.
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Originally Posted by CrashTester
I would use 'among'
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You're an idiot
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9 Dec 2003, 13:56
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Anal Crumb
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Re: Extremely picky grammatical people needed.
+1 for amongst
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9 Dec 2003, 15:24
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Henry Kelly
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Re: Extremely picky grammatical people needed.
+st for great justice.
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9 Dec 2003, 15:26
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I am an idiot
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Re: Extremely picky grammatical people needed.
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Originally Posted by I'm Not Grimble
You're an idiot
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You are foreign
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9 Dec 2003, 15:35
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Re: Extremely picky grammatical people needed.
either is fine, but ignorent should be ignorant
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9 Dec 2003, 17:49
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7 Dimensional Puddleduck
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Re: Extremely picky grammatical people needed.
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Originally Posted by 1-X
either is fine, but ignorent should be ignorant
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That was just me,
The T-shirt is fine.
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<CmdrCyrax> I'm sure GDers are bastions of the civilized world.
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9 Dec 2003, 20:13
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I'm not a poet
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Re: Extremely picky grammatical people needed.
Amongst is the 'proper' word to use, but nowadays no one cares about the difference between 'amongst' and 'among' or 'who' and 'whom'.
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9 Dec 2003, 20:22
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Annoying Robot Thing
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Re: Extremely picky grammatical people needed.
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Originally Posted by I'm Not Grimble
That's because you're a silly brit
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haha... i believe MM is in England, and, correct me if I'm wrong, but his native language is English. And the subect of the matter is English right? Sooooo... Your insult doesn't go far, and is pretty flawed.
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fo shizzle ma nizzle: a bastardization of "fo' sheezy mah neezy" which is a bastardization of "for sure mah nigga" which is a bastdardization of "I concur with you whole heartedly my African american brother."
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