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09-29-2012 , 12:15 PM

#3876

DiegoArmando

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bad design from top to bottom. hope you took your business elsewhere

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09-29-2012 , 02:50 PM

#3877

private joker

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Originally Posted by DiegoArmando

bad design from top to bottom. hope you took your business elsewhere

I actually wrote them an email complaining about it (yes, this is the sad life I lead) and I got a response within 20 minutes. They said "good catch" and offered me 2 free drinks the next time I come in.

Guess I'm gonna go there for some free drinks!

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09-29-2012 , 04:40 PM

#3878

DiegoArmando

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hahaha good work. ask them what the 'n stands for in 'broccoli 'n bacon'.

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09-30-2012 , 02:48 PM

#3879

wheelflush

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Originally Posted by Dominic

Wouldn't "we" be a collective pronoun in this case, therefore making the singular "friend" correct?

That may be why it sounds right. I'm not sure it is right.

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09-30-2012 , 02:49 PM

#3880

wheelflush

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Originally Posted by New Kid

Also, for fun:

i don't get it.

also, something on this page causes my 2+2 app to crash every time.

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09-30-2012 , 06:55 PM

#3881

Clare Quilty

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Originally Posted by private joker

A glossy, expensive-looking take-out menu I got in the mail from a restaurant & bar on the Sunset Strip:

Cat + Fiddle?

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09-30-2012 , 08:31 PM

#3882

AlligatorBloodFTW

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Originally Posted by Rei Ayanami

[(from forks thread)

This isn't 4L/omg. Outside of this thread, you should try not to make so many NC posts in a row in a single thread so close to one another.]

no u

Is it possible to make "many NC posts in a row in a single thread" without them being "close to one another," or is this post redundant and repeating?

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09-30-2012 , 11:26 PM

#3883

private joker

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Originally Posted by Clare Quilty

Cat + Fiddle?

Rock & Reilly's

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10-01-2012 , 01:43 AM

#3884

Rei Ayanami

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Originally Posted by AlligatorBloodFTW

Is it possible to make "many NC posts in a row in a single thread" without them being "close to one another," or is this post redundant and repeating?

notsureifsrs.jpg

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10-05-2012 , 10:41 AM

#3885

DiegoArmando

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Looking for some learned opinions here on adverb position.

I get the bus to work usually.

of course both 'I usually get' and 'Usually I get' are possible, but what about the above, iyo?

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10-05-2012 , 11:58 AM

#3886

FeliciaLee

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Originally Posted by DiegoArmando

Looking for some learned opinions here on adverb position.
I get the bus to work usually.
of course both 'I usually get' and 'Usually I get' are possible, but what about the above, iyo?

The bus to work usually I get.

--yoda

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10-05-2012 , 12:24 PM

#3887

Doc89

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Originally Posted by Dominic

Wouldn't "we" be a collective pronoun in this case, therefore making the singular "friend" correct?

If we get rid of the 'want to be part', that shouldn't change anything, right?

"We are your friend" vs "We are your friends". Doesn't first one sound ******ed?

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Originally Posted by wheelflush

i don't get it.

also, something on this page causes my 2+2 app to crash every time.

Apostrophe in "CPA's"

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Originally Posted by DiegoArmando

Looking for some learned opinions here on adverb position.

I get the bus to work usually.

of course both 'I usually get' and 'Usually I get' are possible, but what about the above, iyo?

All 3 are correct IMO.

Last edited by Doc89; 10-05-2012 at 12:50 PM.

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10-05-2012 , 12:57 PM

#3888

DiegoArmando

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Originally Posted by FeliciaLee

The bus to work usually I get.

--yoda

Very nice. Approve, I do.

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10-05-2012 , 01:04 PM

#3889

DiegoArmando

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Originally Posted by DiegoArmando

Looking for some learned opinions here on adverb position.

I get the bus to work usually.

of course both 'I usually get' and 'Usually I get' are possible, but what about the above, iyo?

Especially looking for some TTI input here, if I may say.

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10-05-2012 , 01:48 PM

#3890

its_four

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Stuff like that tilt's me so hard. And my mother tongue isn't even English. How anyone can spell stuff like that wrong and not even realize it is a complete ****** (and probably bagging my groceries).

Spoiler:

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10-05-2012 , 05:04 PM

#3891

Rei Ayanami

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Originally Posted by DiegoArmando

Looking for some learned opinions here on adverb position.

I get the bus to work usually.

of course both 'I usually get' and 'Usually I get' are possible, but what about the above, iyo?

It's fine, imo. The rhythm would feel a bit more natural with a comma before usually.

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10-05-2012 , 08:20 PM

#3892

JaredL

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Originally Posted by DiegoArmando

Looking for some learned opinions here on adverb position.

I get the bus to work usually.

of course both 'I usually get' and 'Usually I get' are possible, but what about the above, iyo?

Maybe it's a regional thing, but "get" makes me immediately think the writer is a non-native speaker. "Take", "catch" or "ride" seem much better.

For adverbs of frequency, the end is fine and adds emphasis.

Last edited by JaredL; 10-05-2012 at 08:22 PM. Reason: Fixed my own poor adverb placement.

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10-05-2012 , 08:27 PM

#3893

Dominic

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I usually get the bus to work. But I'd use "take" and not "get."

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10-05-2012 , 09:14 PM

#3894

DiegoArmando

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It's regional. Take is too American. Catch is the act of getting it on time. And ride is a bit gay for us.

They don't take too kindly to that roond ma way.

I don't like the adverb at the back of that sentence, at least not without a certain stress pattern. It came from a text book I have to use, and it pissed me off a bit.

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10-05-2012 , 09:58 PM

#3895

RigCT

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Ensure vs. insure

I generally use ensure for situations where I want to "ensure" something happens. Use "insure" only for more technical contexts...you know, like actual insurance. Man, it is awkward trying to describe this.

Our son's first-grade teacher used "insure" in her weekly newsletter, something like "reinforcing these rules at home will insure that your child will get the most out of this year". (Please fon't nitpick the sentence--this is not quoted perfectly.)

I already spotted one typo in another newsletter, so she is not perfect. In this case, is she correct in her word choice? Can they be used interchangeably?

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10-06-2012 , 01:29 AM

#3896

47aces

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Originally Posted by RigCT

I would definitely only use "insure" in the context of 'protecting something'. The case above is 'making sure something happens', I'd suggest it should read "ensure" like you described.

Not interchangeable for me, I think they have quite specific different meanings.

Assure is another one people seem to confuse with ensure and insure.

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10-06-2012 , 04:10 PM

#3897

sba9630

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Originally Posted by DiegoArmando

Looking for some learned opinions here on adverb position.

I get the bus to work usually.

of course both 'I usually get' and 'Usually I get' are possible, but what about the above, iyo?

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Originally Posted by JaredL

Maybe it's a regional thing, but "get" makes me immediately think the writer is a non-native speaker...

Or a bus mechanic.

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..."Take", "catch" or "ride" seem much better.

For adverbs of frequency, the end is fine and adds emphasis.

Agreed.

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10-06-2012 , 06:42 PM

#3898

DiegoArmando

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Thanks for input. See above on 'get'.

If I were to say, "I ride the bus to work every day," I would risk being invited to defend myself from a severe beating.

Where I come from, 'ride' means 'f**k'.

It's all Americanisation of English, and we all know Americans are the only people who can translate English into English and still make mistakes.

Not that it bothers me one iota. Well, maybe on the odd occasion...

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10-06-2012 , 06:48 PM

#3899

Ron Burgundy

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I was watching Intervention yesterday. The addict was drinking 3 bottles of wine and shooting heroin every day. They showed some qoute from an anti-drug group that said alcohol + heroin is really dangerous and could kill you. Then they show a clip from the interview with the addict's sister in which she says "she's literally playing Russian roulette!"