S: GAM Mistake - Page 3

ski · 09-09-2004, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Maarchk

I take an 8am over a 6 am and a 6 pm class..
At least my professors get me in the same state of mind.

i have an 8am and a class UNTIL 8pm twice a week... hmph

LPMiller · 09-09-2004, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by cheapie

i understand that. but...i was only kiddingly chiding lk about constantly messing that phrase up. i'm semi-frustrated at the fact that people don't care whether or not they use the phrase correctly.

That's because, as far as they are concerned, they are using it correctly. It's precisely in that way that English changes. I understand what you are saying though, they're are phrases that bug me too. And others I abuse with gleeful abandon. But I'm kind of a jerk, really.

Maarchk · 09-09-2004, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ski

i have an 8am and a class UNTIL 8pm twice a week... hmph

My 6pm lasts until 10pm.... I think we ought to both just shoot ourselves. Or at least be allowed to drink in class. It would definitely add to the joy i get when discussing peoples disorders.

usedillusion · 09-09-2004, 08:44 PM

Annoying English Error of the Day: Expresso.

i don't make it a habit of correcting people unless asked. in this case, it was in work being done for someone else so i had to be the advocate. at a sign company i do expediting for, i glanced over at the graphic designer's computer and saw him typing in "expresso" to be put on a sign, then he said, "that's the spelling... i think. right?"

i politely told him it was incorrect. he acted dubious about my input and was like "no i've seen it this way." i explained no matter how rampant that alternate spelling is, that "espresso" is the shortened version of the Italian "caffe espresso" and is the more sensible spelling. i don't know if he believed me in the end or not. why even bother asking if you're just gonna be like "no"

should we make this a daily thread? "TMOTD" (the misnomer of the day). it just might be helpful to someone out there

DaFunkyUnit · 09-09-2004, 09:49 PM

I have perfect grammar and punctuation, and I never use profanity.

Therefore, I am always right, and those that argue with me by default are wrong.

usedillusion · 09-09-2004, 11:01 PM

mojo makes fun of me for using too much profanity. i hope it's an exaggeration but he says i'll be eating dinner and say "pass the f'n salt"

cheapie · 09-10-2004, 09:55 AM

incorrect grammar makes you look bad. not so much here, but def in rl. if i hear someone say i could care less, i immediately notice. if they say suposubly, then i'm sure they're ignorant.

nickel · 09-10-2004, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by usedillusion

mojo makes fun of me for using too much profanity. i hope it's an exaggeration but he says i'll be eating dinner and say "pass the f'n salt"

am i missing somthin?
are you mojo's girl?

usedillusion · 09-10-2004, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by nickel
are you mojo's girl?

what?! i thought you were

nickel · 09-10-2004, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by usedillusion

what?! i thought you were

splain dat

InfiniteNothing · 09-10-2004, 01:17 PM

Do you think Mojo knows he still shows up in polls.

Cheapie, I think LK might have meant that though he care's very little about this issue, it's even less important than that.

cheapie · 09-10-2004, 01:26 PM

no offense but i don't buy that. people that say "i could care less" are definately not differentiating that phrase from "i couldn't care less." LK always says the former, as does everyone that messes it up.

while i was just teasing him, i think it's a crock to say that it's grammatically (sp?) correct to say it either way. nobody says "i could care less" with the intention of meaning that it's in the middle of the things they care about. the implication is always that it is at the bottom of the things you care about.

Quote:

If you want to be a prick, then go ahead, I could care less.

is there a doubt that he meant...go ahead and be a prick, i don't care at all...?

btw, i'm not a grammar nazi. i just said it teasingly but since i was called out on it, i figure i might as well defend myself.

Airencracken · 09-10-2004, 01:38 PM

I like it when people correct my grammer, give me a chance to learn.

Showtime · 09-10-2004, 01:45 PM

I had a repsonse, but now I just want people to read my new sig. Should I do the quote thingies??? I could care less...

FYI:The grammar argument is lame unless the persons spellin, etzetra is totallie baddd. Peepal tri to hit me fo dat everie few arguementz.

Ha ha!

And I like Jenny. She brings order to the choas known as the G|A Forums.

-j

InfiniteNothing · 09-10-2004, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheapie

no offense but i don't buy that. people that say "i could care less" are definately not differentiating that phrase from "i couldn't care less." LK always says the former, as does everyone that messes it up.

while i was just teasing him, i think it's a crock to say that it's grammatically (sp?) correct to say it either way. nobody says "i could care less" with the intention of meaning that it's in the middle of the things they care about. the implication is always that it is at the bottom of the things you care about.

is there a doubt that he meant...go ahead and be a prick, i don't care at all...?

btw, i'm not a grammar nazi. i just said it teasingly but since i was called out on it, i figure i might as well defend myself.

LOL. I was just messing with you

usedillusion · 09-10-2004, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nickel
splain dat

meaning i thought all of us male or female have been mojo's girl at some point or another... you know, those late nights we need it so bad and vote for "mojo the slut" to relieve our tension. but if you were really asking yeah, he's my compadre. he left all those glorious padre games behind, tho

JackHammer · 09-10-2004, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheapie

incorrect grammar makes you look bad. not so much here, but def in rl. if i hear someone say i could care less, i immediately notice. if they say suposubly, then i'm sure they're ignorant.

So are you saying that the saying "I could care less" is incorrect?

ray · 09-10-2004, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JackHammer

So are you saying that the saying "I could care less" is incorrect?

Yes. If you don't care, you would say I couldn't care less.

By saying I could care less you are implying that you already care.

Nija · 09-10-2004, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by usedillusion

meaning i thought all of us male or female have been mojo's girl at some point or another... you know, those late nights we need it so bad and vote for "mojo the slut" to relieve our tension. but if you were really asking yeah, he's my compadre. he left all those glorious padre games behind, tho

so yur the tramp that stole him from me

JackHammer · 09-10-2004, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ray

Yes. If you don't care, you would say I couldn't care less.

By saying I could care less you are implying that you already care.

Damn so for the past 20 some years I've been saying it incorrectly. Put a match under my ass and call me stupid. I guess you do learn something new everyday.

chrissy · 09-10-2004, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheapie

no offense but i don't buy that. people that say "i could care less" are definately not differentiating that phrase from "i couldn't care less." LK always says the former, as does everyone that messes it up.

while i was just teasing him, i think it's a crock to say that it's grammatically (sp?) correct to say it either way. nobody says "i could care less" with the intention of meaning that it's in the middle of the things they care about. the implication is always that it is at the bottom of the things you care about.

is there a doubt that he meant...go ahead and be a prick, i don't care at all...?

btw, i'm not a grammar nazi. i just said it teasingly but since i was called out on it, i figure i might as well defend myself.

I see what you are saying. I agree grammatically you are correct IF you are meaning it to be that you couldn't care less on the given subject.

Me, I grew up saying "I could care less" and so did my whole family. I was taught that it was a shortened "slang" for "I could care less if I wanted to waste more of my time..." type of a thing. It was an understood. Now, that might have been a regional thing... I couldn't tell ya. I just know that is what was explained to me as a kiddo.

Continue on

DarkFury · 09-10-2004, 09:46 PM

Heh...

I could care less if this discussion thread continues on....

Look at that.... I'm caring less already.

and even lesser still....

and... (yeah... I think you get the point...)

09-09-2004, 08:44 PM	#64
usedillusion Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Jungle. Welcome. Posts: 461	Annoying English Error of the Day: Expresso. i don't make it a habit of correcting people unless asked. in this case, it was in work being done for someone else so i had to be the advocate. at a sign company i do expediting for, i glanced over at the graphic designer's computer and saw him typing in "expresso" to be put on a sign, then he said, "that's the spelling... i think. right?" i politely told him it was incorrect. he acted dubious about my input and was like "no i've seen it this way." i explained no matter how rampant that alternate spelling is, that "espresso" is the shortened version of the Italian "caffe espresso" and is the more sensible spelling. i don't know if he believed me in the end or not. why even bother asking if you're just gonna be like "no" should we make this a daily thread? "TMOTD" (the misnomer of the day). it just might be helpful to someone out there __________________ and the pickles.... Last edited by usedillusion : 09-09-2004 at 11:07 PM.

09-09-2004, 09:49 PM	#65
DaFunkyUnit Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: the peanut gallery Posts: 3,909	I have perfect grammar and punctuation, and I never use profanity. Therefore, I am always right, and those that argue with me by default are wrong. __________________

09-10-2004, 09:55 AM	#67
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	incorrect grammar makes you look bad. not so much here, but def in rl. if i hear someone say i could care less, i immediately notice. if they say suposubly, then i'm sure they're ignorant. __________________ 70% of the world is covered by water. The rest is covered by Bob Sanders

09-10-2004, 01:17 PM	#71
InfiniteNothing Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 10,086	Do you think Mojo knows he still shows up in polls. Cheapie, I think LK might have meant that though he care's very little about this issue, it's even less important than that. __________________ As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.

09-10-2004, 01:38 PM	#73
Airencracken Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 6,681	I like it when people correct my grammer, give me a chance to learn. __________________ "I remember my first orgasm, I just wish someone was there to share it with me..."11-05-2003 05:33 AM - Topane They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, & the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opiate of the masses. - Karl Marx Hell is other people - Jean-Paul Sartre

09-09-2004, 11:01 PM	#66
usedillusion Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Jungle. Welcome. Posts: 461	mojo makes fun of me for using too much profanity. i hope it's an exaggeration but he says i'll be eating dinner and say "pass the f'n salt"

09-10-2004, 01:45 PM	#74
Showtime Lakers fanatic Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: L.A. ->SoCal<- O.C. Posts: 7,338	I had a repsonse, but now I just want people to read my new sig. Should I do the quote thingies??? I could care less... FYI:The grammar argument is lame unless the persons spellin, etzetra is totallie baddd. Peepal tri to hit me fo dat everie few arguementz. Ha ha! And I like Jenny. She brings order to the choas known as the G\|A Forums. -j __________________ NBA REPORT 10-11/ The 3-Peat! 1948 1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1972 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988 2000 2001 2002 2009 2010 Reigning NBA CHAMPS!

09-10-2004, 09:46 PM	#82
DarkFury Secretary of the Navy Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chillin' N Da 'Hood Posts: 34,997	Heh... I could care less if this discussion thread continues on.... Look at that.... I'm caring less already. and even lesser still.... and... (yeah... I think you get the point...) __________________ DarkFury's Pimptopia - Don't Hate the Playa, Hate the Game! Home of the Original OG Pimp (accept NO imitations)

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