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[Danthrax]

BGSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS

UT > BGSU

GO ROCKETS

=O

...You have made an enemy today, sir.

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BTW... You can't spell "slut" without UT. =)

 

[demi]

And you can't spell AIDS without BGSU!

Why? Because...BGSU IS DUMB AND DOESNT KNOW THAT

 

[Danthrax]

And you can't spell AIDS without BGSU!

Why? Because...BGSU IS DUMB AND DOESNT KNOW THAT

Maybe it's because I'm still sobering up, but that just doesn't make any sense.

And we have you to partially thank for the wind here -- UT sucks and Miami blows.

 

[demi]

BGSU, like Herpes, just never knows when to stop!

 

[Danthrax]

And UT students just don't read!

 

[demi]

Good thing I don't attend UT!

 

[Danthrax]

......I agree! :lol

 

[Nathan Barley]

And on a far more pedantic note, your first paragraph consisted of only one sentence. That, in turn, means it was a sentence, and not a paragraph: so it should not have been presented as such.

Not that anyone cares about these things. Especially not Americans.

Tsk.

 

[DDayton]

And on a far more pedantic note, your first paragraph consisted of only one sentence. That, in turn, means it was a sentence, and not a paragraph: so it should not have been presented as such.

Not that anyone cares about these things. Especially not Americans.

Tsk.

You are aware that a paragraph is not defined by the number of sentences it contains, aren't you? A paragraph can consist of a single sentence, if that sentence adequately completes the thought required.

Edit: Er... why, nothing at all. I certainly didn't change "don't" to "aren't" after someone pointed out my badly written sentence. No, not me!

 

[BMAN]

Actually that sentence was suppose to be the little blurb underneath the title before you click the link.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Actually that sentence was suppose to be the little blurb underneath the title before you click the link.

Ah, I see. As a standfirst, that is quite acceptable.

You are aware that a paragraph is not defined by the number of sentences it contains, don't you? A paragraph can consist of a single sentence, if that sentence adequately completes the thought required.

If you are going to question the validity of a bonafide grammar pedant, please do so in a grammatically accurate way. Your note should read: "You are aware that a paragraph is not defined by the number of sentences it contains, aren't you?".

And yes, I am aware that a paragraph is not defined by the number of sentences it contains. However, I am also aware that a paragraph's purpose is to group a number of sentences along a particular theme. Sure, one can write a single sentence paragraph, but it is considered bad practise within the realm of factual writing. But just as starting a sentence with 'but' or 'and' is theoretically 'against the rules', there are occasions where a creative writer would feel compelled to rebel and write a single sentence paragraph. The effect is to give that sentence undue emphasis, which IMO, is rarely appropriate in journalism: which necessarily requires balance.

Here endeth the lesson : p

 

[master_shake_05]

While we're here, I'd love some critique on this article I wrote as part of a videogame column I do for a local municipal newspaper.
I tried to gear it towards the regular non gamer public, but with the type of accurate information and readability of enthusiast media.

I'd love to hear what you guys think.

Nicely done, sir.

 

[DDayton]

If you are going to question the validity of a bonafide grammar pedant, please do so in a grammatically accurate way. Your note should read: "You are aware that a paragraph is not defined by the number of sentences it contains, aren't you?".

Egads... I am amazed that I wrote that sentence. My grammatical ego has been crushed and replaced with a small pile of self-referential disdain.

And yes, I am aware that a paragraph is not defined by the number of sentences it contains. However, I am also aware that a paragraph's purpose is to group a number of sentences along a particular theme. Sure, one can write a single sentence paragraph, but it is considered bad practise within the realm of factual writing. But just as starting a sentence with 'but' or 'and' is theoretically 'against the rules', there are occasions where a creative writer would feel compelled to rebel and write a single sentence paragraph. The effect is to give that sentence undue emphasis, which IMO, is rarely appropriate in journalism: which necessarily requires balance.
Here endeth the lesson : p

Oh, I'm not saying that it is always appropriate to write a single sentence, nor that his single sentence was suitable material for a paragraph itself; I was merely attempting to correct the "a paragraph must be five sentences" mentality which I run into every day whilst teaching my high school English students. Perhaps I was a bit too hasty, but my intentions were quite suitable.