I've been banned from Da SDC! LOL!

[ahinton]

This thread is becoming rather tedious...

I would not think to argue this point but, just out of interest, how might you define "rather" in this context?...(!!)...

Best,

Alistair

[mike_lang]

I would not think to argue this point but, just out of interest, how might you define "rather" in this context?...(!!)...

Best,

Alistair

Case in point...

ML

[shortyshort]

Lol da Rob. true genius

I would not think to argue this point. 

[ahinton]

I would not think to argue this point. 

Splitting that sentence by separating its first four from its second four words could be quite educative...

Best,

Alistair

[shortyshort]

Splitting that sentence

I thought that you were only an expert on splitting hairs. 

[mike_lang]

I thought that you were only an expert on splitting hairs. 

From his biography:

"...has 'given' master 'classes' 'on' pedantry in Europe, Asia, and on 'the' internet..."

From the second paragraph of the same verbose document:

"...Mr. Hinton 'made' his PF (!!) Nit-picking 'debut' in August '2005.'"

[shortyshort]

From his biography:

"...has 'given' master 'classes' 'on' pedantry in Europe, Asia, and on 'the' internet..."

From the second paragraph of the same verbose document:

"...Mr. Hinton 'made' his PF (!!) Nit-picking 'debut' in August '2005.'"

I doubt that he need his dictionary for that. 

Obviously not an autobiography. 

[pies]

lol mocking someone's grammar on the internet, what else is new

[ahinton]

I thought that you were only an expert on splitting hairs. 

So now you presumably know otherwise and, for the avoidance of doubt, I should stress that my expertise in the realms of coiffure is extremely limited...

Best,

Alistair

[ahinton]

From his biography:

"...has 'given' master 'classes' 'on' pedantry in Europe, Asia, and on 'the' internet..."

From the second paragraph of the same verbose document:

"...Mr. Hinton 'made' his PF (!!) Nit-picking 'debut' in August '2005.'"

Isn't it amazing how many people rely upon the Wikipedia of their severely limited imaginations?! For the record and for the avoidance of doubt, I've never given any masterclasses on subjects of which I have insufficient knowledge to do so and, if this alleged document (whose bibliographical source you naturally and conveniently omit to identify) is truly verbose, all criticisms of that need to be addressed to its author (if any such author there be)...

Best,

Alistair

[ahinton]

I doubt that he need his dictionary for that. 

Obviously not an autobiography. 

The sebacoidally challenged may on occasion fail fully to appreciate the salient fact that undue concentration on the picking of nits usually interferes with the process of splitting hairs and that trying to do both of these things simultaneously rarely if ever works successfully...

Best,

Alistair

[ahinton]

lol mocking someone's grammar on the internet, what else is new

Nothing, obviously - except, perhaps, for the fact that a semicolon might arguably have been more appropriate than a comma in your statement above...

Best,

Alistair

[shortyshort]

Nothing, obviously - except, perhaps, for the fact tht a semicolon might arguably have been more appropriate than a comma in your statement above...

Best,

Alistair

His grammer books are out now. 

You are in big trouble. 

[shortyshort]

P.S. I'm sure you can get banned for posting four times in a row 

[shortyshort]

Or is it three ?? ?? 

[thalbergmad]

Judging by the " I am in denial thread", i think it is about 500.

Thal

[mike_lang]

Nothing, obviously - except, perhaps, for the fact tht a semicolon might arguably have been more appropriate than a comma in your statement above...

Best,

Alistair

...or an "a" after the second letter of your eighth word.

[shortyshort]

...or an "a" after the second letter of your eighth word.

Well spotted.   

Have a gold star. 

[ahinton]

His grammer books are out now. 

You are in big trouble. 

So might he be if he spelt grammar "grammer" as you have done here; please accordingly pass on to a more deserving cause any gold star that may otherwise have been been awarded to you...

Best,

Alistair

[ahinton]

P.S. I'm sure you can get banned for posting four times in a row 

Shortyshort now identifies himself as Nils...

Best,

Alistair

[ahinton]

...or an "a" after the second letter of your eighth word.

Yes, well spotted indeed and, as I have had cause to observe on many an occasion both here and elsewhere, my typing skills remain below par; thanks for drawing attention to the error, which I shall now correct.

Best,

Alistair

[shortyshort]

Yes, well spotted indeed and, thanks for drawing attention to the error, which I shall now correct.

Best,

Alistair

Perhaps if you thought more about what you are typing, rather than everybody elses "English", these little errors may not happen? 

[ahinton]

Perhaps if you thought more about what you are typing, rather than everybody elses "English", these little errors may not happen? 

Sadly, your apparent optimism is unfounded; typing skills (or lack of them, as in my case, to which at least I have the grace to admit) and linguistic ones are far from the same thing. If I didn't think about what I was typing, I'd be unable to post anything (go on, there's a reply waiting to escape there, surely?!). In any case, I spend very little time thinking about others' English usage.

Oh - and while we're about it, why not pop a non-grocer's apostrophe between "else" and "s"? (well, I think you asked for that one...)

Best,

Alistair