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[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by robfla

you're


my biggest gripe is "alot" - it's either "allot" or "a lot"

there is no such word as alot....even the spellchecker on this site picks it up!

i like the enthusiasm from that girl in your avatar, alot to.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Don't ever say that again.

Don't even think it.

I'm not sure it's so bad to give him credit on proper grammar as long as his math skills go right on being terrible.

[justindew]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

I'm not sure it's so bad to give him credit on proper grammar as long as his math skills go right on being terrible.

What are you talking about?

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by justindew

What are you talking about?

You might want to read back on the thread, unless you missed the reason the link to the online calculator was posted. 25/1 odds = a 4% chance. You corrected it to 24/1 odds which is 4.17% rounded. The fact that you thought it was 24 to 1 means you did the math in your head. That you made the mistake happens to anybody. You knew there was a 4 in there somewhere. That you corrected someone else who got it right is the reason that I got annoyed. 1/25 = 4/100

Your situation on the affect/effect argument was basically a reversal of the odds thing. You knew the proper way to do it, someone tried to correct you, but they were wrong. You even spent time looking it up and providing sources. I just found it ironic. Alanis Morissette probably didn't as she improperly identified "irony" in a very catchy song to millions of teenagers. The point about your math skills I just made was a joke about how understanding of basic fractions is probably important when betting. 25/1, as I'm sure you know, means you'll get more money than you would if the horse was 24/1. That's all I'm saying.

While we're grammar griping, it always bugs me when people say things like "Joe and I" trying to sound sophisticated when "Joe and me" can be correct depending on the rest of the sentence.

[paulo537]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

You might want to read back on the thread, unless you missed the reason the link to the online calculator was posted. 25/1 odds = a 4% chance. You corrected it to 24/1 odds which is 4.17% rounded. The fact that you thought it was 24 to 1 means you did the math in your head. That you made the mistake happens to anybody. You knew there was a 4 in there somewhere. That you corrected someone else who got it right is the reason that I got annoyed. 1/25 = 4/100

Your situation on the affect/effect argument was basically a reversal of the odds thing. You knew the proper way to do it, someone tried to correct you, but they were wrong. You even spent time looking it up and providing sources. I just found it ironic. Alanis Morissette probably didn't as she improperly identified "irony" in a very catchy song to millions of teenagers. The point about your math skills I just made was a joke about how understanding of basic fractions is probably important when betting. 25/1, as I'm sure you know, means you'll get more money than you would if the horse was 24/1. That's all I'm saying.

While we're grammar griping, it always bugs me when people say things like "Joe and I" trying to sound sophisticated when "Joe and me" can be correct depending on the rest of the sentence.

You just ended that sentence using a preposition.

[tector]

Originally Posted by robfla

you're

No, you are!

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

While we're grammar griping, it always bugs me when people say things like "Joe and I" trying to sound sophisticated when "Joe and me" can be correct depending on the rest of the sentence.

Misuse of decapitated is a favorite. Officer, would you describe the victim as being in severe pain? Yes, he was screaming because his forearm had been decapitated.

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Rare Bog

Much like with horse picks, there are more than a few tards in this place. All of you running to back Justrindew are still incorrect. The fact that Mawhip isn't smart enough to construct the sentence properly and get his nouns and verbs in the proper spot DOES NOT change the fact that he still intended to use EFFECT which is the correct word given the intentions of what he meant to say.

There's a slew of you that are very very mistaken.

ef·fect
–noun
1. something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence

Clearly, in the original post, Mawhip intended to show quitting Lehman and selling his stock options prior to the crash produced wealth and he didn't really care what happened to the company after that. Now, if you puds couldn't infer that, it explains a lot about all the other bad opinions that take place here.

Right word, wrong use. The end.

So, your position is that you know what Mawhip really meant, therefore his misuse of "effect" is not really a grammatical error? Maybe you're joking.

Once again, the original sentence was "Lehman Brothers is not hiring but I left before the collapse so it didn't really effect me other than the fact that I sold all my stock before it tanked. "

There should be zero question that the correct word is "affect" not "effect". But if it makes you feel smart to call the rest of us 'tards', then by all means, proceed.

--Dunbar

[justindew]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

You might want to read back on the thread, unless you missed the reason the link to the online calculator was posted. 25/1 odds = a 4% chance. You corrected it to 24/1 odds which is 4.17% rounded. The fact that you thought it was 24 to 1 means you did the math in your head. That you made the mistake happens to anybody. You knew there was a 4 in there somewhere. That you corrected someone else who got it right is the reason that I got annoyed. 1/25 = 4/100

Your situation on the affect/effect argument was basically a reversal of the odds thing. You knew the proper way to do it, someone tried to correct you, but they were wrong. You even spent time looking it up and providing sources. I just found it ironic. Alanis Morissette probably didn't as she improperly identified "irony" in a very catchy song to millions of teenagers. The point about your math skills I just made was a joke about how understanding of basic fractions is probably important when betting. 25/1, as I'm sure you know, means you'll get more money than you would if the horse was 24/1. That's all I'm saying.

While we're grammar griping, it always bugs me when people say things like "Joe and I" trying to sound sophisticated when "Joe and me" can be correct depending on the rest of the sentence.

You are an unbridled moron. 25-1 odds does not equal a 1 in 25 chance. It equals a 1 in 26 chance. By your logic, 1-1 odds would equal a 100% chance. It does not. It equals a 50% chance. 1-1 equals one chance in two. 50%.

2-1 equals one chance in three. 33%.

Thus, 24-1 would equal one chance in 25. Or 4%.

I win. Again. I didn't miss the calculator. You are dumb. Thanks.

[Danzig]

a woman boards a plane and sits next to a conceited passenger. attempting to start a conversation, she asks 'so, where are you from?' the other woman condescendingly replies 'from a place where you don't end a sentence with a preposition.' 'oh', replies the woman who pauses in silence for a few moments....

'so', she asks again, sweetly, 'where are you from, bitch?'


ah, grammar.....

i have to admit tho, i wish alot would disappear forever.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Dunbar

There should be zero question that the correct word is "affect" not "effect". But if it makes you feel smart to call the rest of us 'tards', then by all means, proceed.

--Dunbar

There is zero question.

"Rare Bog" is unquestionably wrong.

However, I give him credit. Internet debates about errors in spelling and grammar are usually quite boring. He remains so adamant in defending his ridiculousness, however, that he has elevated the debate from completely pointless to simply uninteresting.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Rare Bog

Ummmm. Definitely not.

Instead of running off to some cute website to double check your stupidity.... try re-reading my post. The word she wanted to use was EFFECT. A result. A consequence. It's not my problem she didn't use it as a noun (a fact also noted at the bottom of my post). Your original issue was with her word choice, not her usage.

Nice try to change your direction midstream. You need a new oar.

You, sir...

ARE WRONG.

It's AFFECT.

[Mawhip]

Can we get back to the original topic that Drugs is a serial redboarder. This grammer stuff is so confusing.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by justindew

You are an unbridled moron. 25-1 odds does not equal a 1 in 25 chance. It equals a 1 in 26 chance. By your logic, 1-1 odds would equal a 100% chance. It does not. It equals a 50% chance. 1-1 equals one chance in two. 50%.

2-1 equals one chance in three. 33%.

Thus, 24-1 would equal one chance in 25. Or 4%.

I win. Again. I didn't miss the calculator. You are dumb. Thanks.

Shouldn't 'unbridled' be capitalized? Unbridled.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Mawhip

Can we get back to the original topic that Drugs is a serial redboarder. This grammer stuff is so confusing.

It's grammar, not grammer.

This is kinda fun!!!

[Indian Charlie]

That's another thing.

The word 'tard' is so freaking overused.

Speaking of which, for some reason, I don't miss PG this time around.

Much sadness.

[Mawhip]

Originally Posted by Rare Bog

You fell for that? Fish on.......

can you believe it??

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Rare Bog

You fell for that? Fish on.......

Well, I thought it was about 50/50 that it was an honest mistake, but I went with it anyways, to be in the spirit of things.

Okay, maybe it was more like 70/30 in favor of it being a real mistake.

[DaTruth]

I hate to interrupt the grammar cotillion, but DrugS has requested placement on the 180 day disabled list. I hope all of you are happy. I was looking forward to his upcoming presentation on the effect that Reconstruction had on the Phoenix Handicap.

[Mawhip]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

I hate to interrupt the grammar cotillion, but DrugS has requested placement on the 180 day disabled list. I hope all of you are happy. I was looking forward to his upcoming presentation on the effect that Reconstruction had on the Phoenix Handicap.

Don't you mean affect that Reconstruction had.