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#201308 - 02/12/12 11:04 AM Welcome to those who value freedom
Greg
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Hope you stick around for a while.
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#201309 - 02/12/12 12:29 PM Re: Welcome to those who value freedom [Re: Greg]
soda
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*awhile
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#201312 - 02/12/12 03:59 PM Re: Welcome to those who value freedom [Re: soda]
anita
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Originally Posted By: soda
*awhile


Greg's sentence is grammatically correct. Therefor, your post is incorrect for suggesting that his sentence is incorrect.

Furthermore, if you are suggesting in your post that Greg should have written "I hope you stick around for awhile." instead of "I hope you stick around for a while.", then your suggested "correction" is itself grammatically incorrect, whereas Greg's sentence is not.

Because "awhile" is an adverb which means "for a while" and includes within its meaning the preposition "for", your substitution of "awhile" instead of "a while" would convert the sentence into the grammatically incorrect "Hope you stick around for for a while."

In the case of Greg's post, it is equally correct to write either

"I hope you stick around for a while." or
"I hope you stick around awhile."

but "I hope you stick around for awhile" is fundamentally incorrect.

See: http://languageandgrammar.com/2008/04/07/awhilea-while/
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#201313 - 02/12/12 04:20 PM Re: Welcome to those who value freedom [Re: anita]
Greg
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Originally Posted By: anita
Originally Posted By: soda
*awhile


Greg's sentence is grammatically correct. Therefor, your post is incorrect for suggesting that his sentence is incorrect.


oh wow, that doesn't happen often

thanks for that

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#201314 - 02/12/12 05:18 PM Re: Welcome to those who value freedom [Re: Greg]
Deo
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Go girl
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#201317 - 02/12/12 05:30 PM Re: Welcome to those who value freedom [Re: Deo]
soda
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*therefore
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#201319 - 02/12/12 07:20 PM Re: Welcome to those who value freedom [Re: soda]
anita
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Originally Posted By: soda
*therefore


Congratulations, you found a misspelling in my otherwise correct post.

However, the fact remains that you were wrong to correct Greg when his post was flawless, and for that you still owe him an apology.

You can either do the right thing and apologize to Greg for your error, or you can engage in a futile attempt to divert attention from your own error, which, despite your best efforts, will not succeed in fooling anyone who reads this thread.

The choice is yours, and the opportunity to apologize to Greg still exists. I suggest that you not squander this one too.
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#201320 - 02/12/12 07:38 PM Re: Welcome to those who value freedom [Re: anita]
soda
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two independent clauses split by a comma is a comma splice.
eat me!


Edited by soda (02/12/12 07:38 PM)
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#201324 - 02/13/12 11:42 AM Re: Welcome to those who value freedom [Re: soda]
anita
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Originally Posted By: soda
two independent clauses split by a comma is a comma splice.


There is no comma splice to be found anywhere in my post. If you think that there is one, then it is due only to your ignorance of the English language. If you paid to study the subject in school, then I suggest that you ask that institution for a refund. A printout of your posts in this thread is more than sufficient evidence that your education has failed you.

Originally Posted By: soda
eat me!


I decline your offer, because coprophagia does not appeal to me.
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#201326 - 02/13/12 12:07 PM Re: Welcome to those who value freedom [Re: anita]
brutalyhonestly
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I value freedom.
As for the rest of this thread............ lol

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#201327 - 02/13/12 12:59 PM Re: Welcome to those who value freedom [Re: anita]
Greg
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Originally Posted By: anita
Originally Posted By: soda
*therefore


Congratulations, you found a misspelling in my otherwise correct post.

However, the fact remains that you were wrong to correct Greg when his post was flawless, and for that you still owe him an apology.

You can either do the right thing and apologize to Greg for your error, or you can engage in a futile attempt to divert attention from your own error, which, despite your best efforts, will not succeed in fooling anyone who reads this thread.

The choice is yours, and the opportunity to apologize to Greg still exists. I suggest that you not squander this one too.


good luck with your suggestion anita, with Rob, you are dealing with a petulant child

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#201329 - 02/13/12 03:24 PM Re: Welcome to those who value freedom [Re: Greg]
cbal-craig
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Don't you ever get sick of calling ppl names?
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#201330 - 02/13/12 03:50 PM Re: Welcome to those who value freedom [Re: cbal-craig]
Greg
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Originally Posted By: cbal-craig
Don't you ever get sick of calling ppl names?


Thanks for dropping by Craig. Your posts are always well thought out and meaningful.

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#201331 - 02/13/12 05:22 PM Re: Welcome to those who value freedom [Re: Greg]
soda
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two head-traumas sitting in a tree.
Petulance
after you eat me, you can maybe smell my shit. (coprophagia)
where'd the comma-splice go? greggie is sharp for an anti-social tbi!
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#201336 - 02/14/12 08:58 AM Re: Welcome to those who value freedom [Re: soda]
Greg
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but rob, you forgot the part about me being manic, slow, obsessive and angry

you've been schooled well by those who coddle you and give you a pass on your child like behaviour

now go on back to Steve, Dan, Flicka, Craig, JB ....... at PQ and claim your prize

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