American Insurrection

BMWMC

B.C. boohoo buster.
“Are” actually ”easier” to understand.
NO. Yours can be said your way and what I wrote can be said my way. There is no such thing as a perfect sentences. This is what the spell checkers and grammarphobe's never understand. They want to argue mechanics and leave out the purpose of writing; which is, the conveyances of ideas, to which, you have displayed an infantile ability.

I can only imagine how hard it is for you to read poetry.
 

wilberforce15

Well-Known Member
NO. Yours can be said your way and what I wrote can be said my way. There is no such thing as a perfect sentences. This is what the spell checkers and grammarphobe's never understand. They want to argue mechanics and leave out the purpose of writing; which is, the conveyances of ideas, to which, you have displayed an infantile ability.

I can only imagine how hard it is for you to read poetry.
The rules exist to enable information sharing. Ignorance of them is universally a sign that the person doesn't have much real thinking to communicate at all.

Poetry is the realm of those who know the rules, and artfully break them, as they are read also by people who know the rules, and interpret the manner in which they are broken.
 

upsgrunt

Well-Known Member
NO. Yours can be said your way and what I wrote can be said my way. There is no such thing as a perfect sentences. This is what the spell checkers and grammarphobe's never understand. They want to argue mechanics and leave out the purpose of writing; which is, the conveyances of ideas, to which, you have displayed an infantile ability.

I can only imagine how hard it is for you to read poetry.

Grab a roll or 2 of paper towels for your meltdown.
 

Operational needs

Virescit Vulnere Virtus
NO. Yours can be said your way and what I wrote can be said my way. There is no such thing as a perfect sentences. This is what the spell checkers and grammarphobe's never understand. They want to argue mechanics and leave out the purpose of writing; which is, the conveyances of ideas, to which, you have displayed an infantile ability.

I can only imagine how hard it is for you to read poetry.
@rickyb is this you?
 

Operational needs

Virescit Vulnere Virtus
NO. Yours can be said your way and what I wrote can be said my way. There is no such thing as a perfect sentences. This is what the spell checkers and grammarphobe's never understand. They want to argue mechanics and leave out the purpose of writing; which is, the conveyances of ideas, to which, you have displayed an infantile ability.

I can only imagine how hard it is for you to read poetry.
Were you taught Common Core math also? It sure seems as if you went to the same school of thought. Just get the words on the paper. Rules of grammar, spelling and punctuation are irrelevant in that world. Did you also get a trophy for last place?
 

BMWMC

B.C. boohoo buster.
The rules exist to enable information sharing. Ignorance of them is universally a sign that the person doesn't have much real thinking to communicate at all.

Poetry is the realm of those who know the rules, and artfully break them, as they are read also by people who know the rules, and interpret the manner in which they are broken.
WRONG! Grammar rules are guides not straightjackets. There also the issue of the writing process. From brainstorming, free writing, first drafts, final drafts to polished finish writing.
Where do you think this messageboard is when it comes to the writing process?

It's a tired and pedantic exercise for those who want to harp of miniscule writing nuances during a brainstorming-free writing forum.
Do more brainstorming and less schoolmarming.

I mean, really, grow up!
 

wilberforce15

Well-Known Member
WRONG! Grammar rules are guides not straightjackets. There also the issue of the writing process. From brainstorming, free writing, first drafts, final drafts to polished finish writing.
Where do you think this messageboard is when it comes to the writing process?

It's a tired and pedantic exercise for those who want to harp of miniscule writing nuances during a brainstorming-free writing forum.
Do more brainstorming and less schoolmarming.

I mean, really, grow up!
Sloppy, unconstrained writing is a sign of sloppy thinking. The rules actually enable a level of precision that is impossible without them.

In philosophy, for example, it is actually important to be able to diagram a sentence with a half dozen dependent clauses, because knowing and following the rules is imperative to gaining the precision necessary.

Those who have never schoolmarmed will never be thinkers.
 
Sloppy, unconstrained writing is a sign of sloppy thinking. The rules actually enable a level of precision that is impossible without them.

In philosophy, for example, it is actually important to be able to diagram a sentence with a half dozen dependent clauses, because knowing and following the rules is imperative to gaining the precision necessary.

Those who have never schoolmarmed will never be thinkers.
Boring.
 

BMWMC

B.C. boohoo buster.
Sloppy, unconstrained writing is a sign of sloppy thinking. The rules actually enable a level of precision that is impossible without them.

In philosophy, for example, it is actually important to be able to diagram a sentence with a half dozen dependent clauses, because knowing and following the rules is imperative to gaining the precision necessary.

Those who have never schoolmarmed will never be thinkers.
I'm not interested in precision writing on a messageboard. If you get the inferences then that's all that matters. Those that want to cleave spaces between the words and line for some "gotcha" grammar moment show themselves as more interested in mechanics than thought. It's not that I totally disagree with you but the context is everything and it's were your argument is the weakest. The need for mechanical adherences isn't required in the 6th grade or in masters class at Yale or Harvard. Absolutely, in their final papers but not in the formulation of a discussion and the within a debate of ideas. You want to forgo addressing the topic by hiding behind grammatical rules. That's not even allowed in Ivy league schools and would be called out in the most embarrassing way by the professor conducting the lessons.
Make all your corrections to my sentence structure and spelling as you like but stay on point. As bad as I might be adding quick responses to comments in sentences structure or grammar I still think I am reasonably understandable and most willing to enhance my point if the needed by the reader. Stop flagging me about missing a "s" at the end spend more energy proving your point.
 

wilberforce15

Well-Known Member
I'm not interested in precision writing on a messageboard. If you get the inferences then that's all that matters. Those that want to cleave spaces between the words and line for some "gotcha" grammar moment show themselves as more interested in mechanics than thought. It's not that I totally disagree with you but the context is everything and it's were your argument is the weakest. The need for mechanical adherences isn't required in the 6th grade or in masters class at Yale or Harvard. Absolutely, in their final papers but not in the formulation of a discussion and the within a debate of ideas. You want to forgo addressing the topic by hiding behind grammatical rules. That's not even allowed in Ivy league schools and would be called out in the most embarrassing way by the professor conducting the lessons.
Make all your corrections to my sentence structure and spelling as you like but stay on point. As bad as I might be adding quick responses to comments in sentences structure or grammar I still think I am reasonably understandable and most willing to enhance my point if the needed by the reader. Stop flagging me about missing a "s" at the end spend more energy proving your point.
tl;dr
 

BMWMC

B.C. boohoo buster.
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