Then you have not been to the community center that I volunteer at.

Then you have not been to the community center where I volunteer.

Which of the above is grammatically correct?

As with most sentences within the English language, colloquial speech has defined the written word to some degree. It used to bug me when people say things like "I'm going down the shop." Just by replacing one word the sentence will be grammatically correct. "I'm going to the shop."

I will play devil's advocate and ask one simple question?

Is it absolutely necessary to be grammatically correct on a forum that is not related to the English language?

Every single post that has been grammatically incorrect since I've been on this forum has still been answered. Discussion has still been generated regarding the content of the post, not the manner in which it was written.

The beautiful thing about the human mind is that we do not need everything to be perfect in order to understand it.

Having said that, it still bugs the bejeebus out of me when "there, they're and their" are used incorrectly.

Thanks for reading, I hope it wasn't too grammatically correct for the average person to comprehend

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Most people react negatively when they see someone use bad language, assuming they know anything about language. Most reactions are subconscious. If someone writes "should of", then most people will recognize that something is off with that and label the writer as at least slightly unintelligent. Again, mostly subconsciously... only language fascist ******** do it consciously

If you want to come across as a dumbass, go ahead and butcher the language. That's how it works.

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Derek still wrote an entertaining piece of work, despite the grammar. I can't wait for his next article on Sunday.

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Or is it just an oversight?

Ya know, Dakkster, honestly, your arrogance is second to none. We write these in a pinch, in an attempt to simultaneously include as much substance while trying to adhere to a deadline. Ya think this is the only thing we have going on in our lives? Think we have time to proof read everything? Think we're just lollygagging the day away as we attempt to provide some insight?

Truth is mistakes happen. I am no professional typist and sometimes in my haste my mind and fingers get tangled in their tango.

But honestly I don't care, and if you do then pm a brother a pointer or heads-up. But broadcasting others typos, mispellings, or grammatical errors in some pompus attempt to show the world all you know...is just childish.

So do me a favor and save your English 101 lessons for someone who gives a sh!t

Thanks

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An excellant, excellent, absolutly eggcellent post.

I doubt many others could have written a better response.

And thank you to all those that contribute their time to help out our community.

Good stuff Derek.

Which is exactly the point I was trying to make, I guess I could HAVE written it as succinctly as you did.

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G-Bobrovsky-Holtby-Anderson-Luongo
Farm-Kassian-Faulk-Wiercioch-Atkinson-Niederreiter-Bjugstad

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G/A/+-/PPP/SOG/HITS - W/GAA/SV
Trial and Error
Final position 8th
Future objective Champion
Frustration level On hold till next season

Check out these links for writing tips and writing competitions.
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Good stuff Derek! Thanks for writing this!

Yeah, there are always excuses. As usual. And then there are nice, big patterns that tell a pretty telling story. And god forbid that you care about syntax and spelling in a medium that is 99% text-based. And let's not, for the love of everything holy, analyze anything. Language is what we build thoughts and concepts on. Broken language = broken thoughts. Someone who writes like a child comes across as a child. Just the way it is. Boo ****ing hoo, etc.

I'm sorry, but I'm all out of fuchs to give you about your hurt feelings. English 101 will continue, especially when it's the most basic stuff ever that is just plain embarrassing to get wrong again and again and again and again... should of... I mean, come on...

I know I'm arrogant and that's on purpose, but I don't even come close to mcgoo and a few others on the arrogance scale.

So yeah... go cry to someone else.

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C: Kopitar Backstrom Stepan Cammalleri Little Bolland Laich Johnson
LW: Parise Lupul Erat McDonald Martin Silfverberg Nyquist Schwartz Morin Nieto Conacher
RW: PKane Doan Pominville Nash Clowe Lupul Rinaldo Stafford Rattie Stone Chiasson Ritchie
D: Green Suter Seabrook Dillon Beauchemin Schenn Letang Schultz Hamilton McNabb Rielly Harrison
G: Bryzgalov Pavelec Holtby Neuvirth Nihlstorp Lack CalPickard Andersen Stalock Sateri Eriksson
IR: Halak

Not sure what part of "No one cares" you failed to grasp, but you just keep on stroking that ego of yours, like some fluffer for John Holmes.

Now you successfully derailed this Studs & Duds piece, fine. But you won't derail another. So again, I will state that if you insist on waxing professorial and grading our papers, do so in a pm.

...oh, and don't flatter yourself - you could not possibly hurt my feelings, despite what your histrionic tendencies may tell you.

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