Official OSNN Grammar Improvement Thread - Page 2

**kcnychief** · July 26th, 2007

I thought it was "when in doubt, whip it out"?

**madmatt** · July 26th, 2007

Derek, respect your elders. =\

zachlr · May 4th, 2008

Originally Posted by ray_gillespie

When something already ends in s, you don't need to add another one. For example, Jesus' sandles.

One family owns one pair of sandles? How do they know which person gets to wear them?

-----

-->Jesus's computer<--
Jesus is one person, who owns a computer. (A personal computer)
(Pronounced jesus-is)

-->Jesus' computer<--
Jesus is a family of more than one person, which owns one computer. (A family computer)
(Pronounced Jesus-is)

-----

I think that is right, please correct me if I'm wrong.

**gonaads** · May 5th, 2008

Originally Posted by kcnychief

I thought it was "when in doubt, whip it out"?

Originally Posted by madmatt

Derek, respect your elders. =\

Hey don't rag on yer older brother like that Jr.

**Petros** · May 5th, 2008

What about "Microsoft is" versus "Microsoft are".

"Are" looks so awkward to me. Yes, we refer to a company in the plural, saying "they", thus we logically say "they are". This bring a new conundrum, though: a corporation is a singular entity, so all references to it in the plural are incorrect.

binoyxj · May 11th, 2008

Great info

joyojoy · January 16th, 2009

Originally Posted by zachlr

One family owns one pair of sandles? How do they know which person gets to wear them?

-----

-->Jesus's computer<--
Jesus is one person, who owns a computer. (A personal computer)
(Pronounced jesus-is)

-->Jesus' computer<--
Jesus is a family of more than one person, which owns one computer. (A family computer)
(Pronounced Jesus-is)

-----

I think that is right, please correct me if I'm wrong.

I've been away a while, and just stumbled upon this thread. According to this link, this is how the the possessive form of words ending in 's' works:
Here, the usual rule is to add apostrophe + s ('s) to the s-ending singular as long as pronouncing the extra syllable (which sounds like "iz" or "ziz") is not awkward. Thus, we have: James's house, Tess's car, and the boss's office. Some s-ending singular nouns, however, become awkward to say if we add "iz" or "ziz" to them. Try sounding out "Jesus(iz) teachings," "Moses(iz) laws," or "Sophocles(iz) plays." It's tough. Thus, in these instances, we use only the apostrophe: Jesus' teachings, Moses' laws, or Sophocles' plays. In such instances, though, we should try to avoid using the possessive case altogether and write: the teachings of Jesus, the laws of Moses, the plays of Sophocles.

**LordOfLA** · January 16th, 2009

<insert comment about threads, life after death and batman>

Please check thread dates when posting...

Psyborg · July 30th, 2009

Originally Posted by ray_gillespie

There are a couple of exceptions to this though. When something already ends in s, you don't need to add another one. For example, Jesus' sandles.

sandALS.

my first post in about four years, and this was the best I could do...

oh for shame! hehe

(thanks for the e-mail EP

)

**LordOfLA** · July 30th, 2009

thread date...

**Electronic Punk** · July 30th, 2009

I got some far cooler older threads I could bump

**ray_gillespie** · July 31st, 2009

What?!? Cooler than learning about grammar? I'd like to see it!

:P

**perris** · July 31st, 2009

Originally Posted by ray_gillespie

What?!? Cooler than learning about grammar? I'd like to see it!

:P

did you know santa clause smokes a pipe?

true

**epk** · July 31st, 2009

you know, i've never noticed that matt is m.i.a....

but yeah, this is one useful thread.

i tried writing that best i could, so it looks like i've learnt smth xD

**LordOfLA** · July 31st, 2009

except you used text speak

**epk** · July 31st, 2009

yeah, haha ;D it may take a while getting used to that

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 305	Re: Official OSNN Grammar Improvement Thread I thought it was "when in doubt, whip it out"? XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 297	Re: Official OSNN Grammar Improvement Thread Derek, respect your elders. =\

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zachlr OSNN Junior Addict Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5 Reputation: 0 Power: 50	Re: Official OSNN Grammar Improvement Thread Originally Posted by ray_gillespie When something already ends in s, you don't need to add another one. For example, Jesus' sandles. One family owns one pair of sandles? How do they know which person gets to wear them? ----- -->Jesus's computer<-- Jesus is one person, who owns a computer. (A personal computer) (Pronounced jesus-is) -->Jesus' computer<-- Jesus is a family of more than one person, which owns one computer. (A family computer) (Pronounced Jesus-is) ----- I think that is right, please correct me if I'm wrong.

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gonaads Beware the G-Man Joined: March 2002 Location: XP-erience, NTFS, OSNN, Bay Area, California Posts: 18,474 Reputation: 4070 Power: 348	Re: Official OSNN Grammar Improvement Thread Originally Posted by kcnychief I thought it was "when in doubt, whip it out"? Originally Posted by madmatt Derek, respect your elders. =\ Hey don't rag on yer older brother like that Jr. *"I play violent video games, I could snap at any second."*

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Petros Thief IV Joined: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,038 Reputation: 1647 Power: 156	Re: Official OSNN Grammar Improvement Thread What about "Microsoft is" versus "Microsoft are". "Are" looks so awkward to me. Yes, we refer to a company in the plural, saying "they", thus we logically say "they are". This bring a new conundrum, though: a corporation is a singular entity, so all references to it in the plural are incorrect.

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joyojoy Not all there... Joined: March 2005 Location: Sacramento Area Posts: 248 Reputation: 130 Power: 91	Re: Official OSNN Grammar Improvement Thread Originally Posted by zachlr One family owns one pair of sandles? How do they know which person gets to wear them? ----- -->Jesus's computer<-- Jesus is one person, who owns a computer. (A personal computer) (Pronounced jesus-is) -->Jesus' computer<-- Jesus is a family of more than one person, which owns one computer. (A family computer) (Pronounced Jesus-is) ----- I think that is right, please correct me if I'm wrong. I've been away a while, and just stumbled upon this thread. According to this link, this is how the the possessive form of words ending in 's' works: Here, the usual rule is to add apostrophe + s ('s) to the s-ending singular as long as pronouncing the extra syllable (which sounds like "iz" or "ziz") is not awkward. Thus, we have: James's house, Tess's car, and the boss's office. Some s-ending singular nouns, however, become awkward to say if we add "iz" or "ziz" to them. Try sounding out "Jesus(iz) teachings," "Moses(iz) laws," or "Sophocles(iz) plays." It's tough. Thus, in these instances, we use only the apostrophe: Jesus' teachings, Moses' laws, or Sophocles' plays. In such instances, though, we should try to avoid using the possessive case altogether and write: the teachings of Jesus, the laws of Moses, the plays of Sophocles.

January 16th, 2009	Top \| #28
LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,031 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 213	Re: Official OSNN Grammar Improvement Thread <insert comment about threads, life after death and batman> Please check thread dates when posting... If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

July 30th, 2009	Top \| #29
Psyborg google addict Joined: April 2005 Location: Limerick, Ireland Posts: 109 Reputation: 90 Power: 88	Re: Official OSNN Grammar Improvement Thread Originally Posted by ray_gillespie There are a couple of exceptions to this though. When something already ends in s, you don't need to add another one. For example, Jesus' sandles. sandALS. my first post in about four years, and this was the best I could do... oh for shame! hehe (thanks for the e-mail EP )

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,031 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 213	Re: Official OSNN Grammar Improvement Thread thread date... If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,510 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 349	Re: Official OSNN Grammar Improvement Thread I got some far cooler older threads I could bump

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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,258 Reputation: 4333 Power: 291	Re: Official OSNN Grammar Improvement Thread Originally Posted by ray_gillespie What?!? Cooler than learning about grammar? I'd like to see it! :P did you know santa clause smokes a pipe? true IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'VE DONE IT'S WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO

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epk OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: October 2006 Location: Buenos Aires Posts: 1,242 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 951 Power: 90	Re: Official OSNN Grammar Improvement Thread you know, i've never noticed that matt is m.i.a.... but yeah, this is one useful thread. i tried writing that best i could, so it looks like i've learnt smth xD My Battlefield 2 Stats Page My Youtube account, I have some cool game videos there << check it!! (:

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,031 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 213	Re: Official OSNN Grammar Improvement Thread except you used text speak If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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