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  • Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
    That's not actually an insult to an Aggie.

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    It is the way I mean it CP.

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    • Originally posted by JimLamebrain View Post
      Yep, definitely a maroon.
      So now we know he can type at least a 4-word sentence with correct spelling and grammar. Come on, Jimmy, let's see if you can beat your own record!
      Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
      But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
      Than a fool in the eyes of God


      From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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      • Originally posted by JimL View Post
        It is the way I mean it CP.
        But that's not the way I have to take it, Jimmy. You have ZERO credibility, so....
        The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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        • Originally posted by JimL View Post
          It is the way I mean it CP.
          OK, that's 8-words, all spelled correctly, but the longest word is only 4-letters, so not a particularly challenging sentence. Also, you forgot the comma after "it", so I have to take away points for grammar.

          Try again, Jimmy! We believe in you!
          Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
          But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
          Than a fool in the eyes of God


          From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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          • Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
            OK, that's 8-words, all spelled correctly, but the longest word is only 4-letters, so not a particularly challenging sentence. Also, you forgot the comma after "it", so I have to take away points for grammar.

            Try again, Jimmy! We believe in you!
            You and OBP are making me feel guilty for picking on the kid.
            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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            • Originally posted by JimL View Post
              Oh my goodness, what a maroon!
              you called him a color!!! I am telling. That's racist!

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              • Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
                It is the way I mean it CP.
                OK, that's 8-words, all spelled correctly, but the longest word is only 4-letters, so not a particularly challenging sentence. Also, you forgot the comma after "it", so I have to take away points for grammar.


                Criticising some-one else's writing ability only works if you make fewer errors than they do.
                Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.

                MM: First of all, the Bible is a fixed document.
                MM on covid-19: We're talking about an illness with a better than 99.9% rate of survival.

                seer: I believe that so called 'compassion' [for starving Palestinian kids] maybe a cover for anti Semitism, ...

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                • Originally posted by Roy View Post


                  Criticising some-one else's writing ability only works if you make fewer errors than they do.
                  He does, in general.
                  Enter the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. Do not be ashamed to enter the Church; be ashamed when you sin, but not when you repent. – St. John Chrysostom

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                  • Originally posted by Roy View Post
                    Originally posted by Mountain Man
                    OK, that's 8-words, all spelled correctly, but the longest word is only 4-letters, so not a particularly challenging sentence. Also, you forgot the comma after "it", so I have to take away points for grammar.


                    Criticising some-one else's writing ability only works if you make fewer errors than they do.
                    What errors did I make in the quoted sentence?
                    Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
                    But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
                    Than a fool in the eyes of God


                    From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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                    • Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
                      What errors did I make in the quoted sentence?
                      1) It should be either "8 words" (noun) or "8-word" (adjective), not "8-words".
                      2) A similar issue exists for "4-letters".
                      3) There needs to be an "it is" after "so", unless you really meant the antecedent of "sentence" to be "word".
                      4) A missing comma is an error in punctuation, not an error in grammar.
                      Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.

                      MM: First of all, the Bible is a fixed document.
                      MM on covid-19: We're talking about an illness with a better than 99.9% rate of survival.

                      seer: I believe that so called 'compassion' [for starving Palestinian kids] maybe a cover for anti Semitism, ...

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                      • Originally posted by Roy View Post
                        1) It should be either "8 words" (noun) or "8-word" (adjective), not "8-words".
                        2) A similar issue exists for "4-letters".
                        3) There needs to be an "it is" after "so", unless you really meant the antecedent of "sentence" to be "word".
                        4) A missing comma is an error in punctuation, not an error in grammar.
                        We don't call you the king of nitpickers for nothing.

                        "8-words" and "4-letters" is correct. A dash is generally used to combine elements in a sentence that could not otherwise stand on their own. You could not say, "The word was 4 long," or "The word was letters long," so "The word was 4-letters long" is grammatically correctly.

                        Should "it is" have come after "so"? That's more of a stylistic choice in this case, because my meaning was clear without, and I have no doubt at all that you understood exactly what I was intending to say. Not to mention that these sorts of "shortcuts", if you will, are acceptable in informal communication.

                        Finally, punctuation is generally considered to be a part of grammar, although this point may be somewhat debatable, depending on who you ask.
                        Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
                        But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
                        Than a fool in the eyes of God


                        From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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                        • Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
                          "8-words" and "4-letters" is correct. A dash is generally used to combine elements in a sentence that could not otherwise stand on their own. You could not say, "The word was 4 long," or "The word was letters long," so "The word was 4-letters long" is grammatically correctly.
                          Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.

                          MM: First of all, the Bible is a fixed document.
                          MM on covid-19: We're talking about an illness with a better than 99.9% rate of survival.

                          seer: I believe that so called 'compassion' [for starving Palestinian kids] maybe a cover for anti Semitism, ...

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                          • Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
                            But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
                            Than a fool in the eyes of God


                            From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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                              • Hard to tell if that's supposed to be a "a laughing at them" parody, or a "laughing with them" tribute. Knowing Saturday Night Live, I suspect it's the latter.
                                Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
                                But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
                                Than a fool in the eyes of God


                                From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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