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07-14-2014 , 09:49 PM

#5076

p2 dog, p2

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ok grammar nits

i have consumed a glass of beer 5 minutes ago. i want to tell my friend i consumed it but using "drank" or "drunk," which is it?? how would i properly tell him that i consumed a beverage in the past?

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07-14-2014 , 09:54 PM

#5077

RollWave

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you can't "have consumed something 5 minutes ago". Just say "consumed", not "have consumed" in that case.

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07-14-2014 , 11:16 PM

#5078

W0X0F

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Originally Posted by p2 dog, p2

Present tense: drink
Past imperfect: drank
Past perfect: drunk

I drink

I drank

I have drunk

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07-14-2014 , 11:31 PM

#5079

NewOldGuy

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Originally Posted by W0X0F

Present tense: drink
Past imperfect: drank
Past perfect: drunk

I drink

I drank

I have drunk

Close. But "drunk" is the participle form of the verb, which is used in the past perfect tense as "had drunk", not as "have drunk". The latter is called present perfect tense.

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07-14-2014 , 11:50 PM

#5080

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Originally Posted by NewOldGuy

Close. But "drunk" is the participle form of the verb, which is used in the past perfect tense as "had drunk", not as "have drunk". The latter is called present perfect

Yes, you're right and I knew that. Just typed that out a little too quickly. Thanks for the correction.

This present perfect tense is completely ignored by a lot of people. I often hear people, who should know better, say things such as "I should've went to the store earlier" instead of "I should've gone to the store earlier." Adam Carolla makes this kind of mistake all the time. I've even heard Bill Maher (a Cornell grad) do this on his show. Makes me cringe.

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07-15-2014 , 08:07 AM

#5081

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Carolla is remarkably consistent on this error. Just listening to his July 14 podcast. At the 01:15:20 point (talking about World Cup soccer):

"He's the best in the world. He's went goalless during the entire competition."

go / went / gone

He goes goalless every game.

He went goalless yesterday.

He's gone goalless the entire competition.

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07-15-2014 , 08:16 AM

#5082

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Originally Posted by W0X0F

None of them. When talking about goal keepers you would say "Did not concede a goal". "Goalless" would usually be used to describe someone who was expected to score goals. It could also be used to describe an entire match e.g. a goalless draw.

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07-15-2014 , 08:44 AM

#5083

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Originally Posted by deaders

Wow! Talk about missing the point.

The issue is not the use (or misuse) of "goalless." I'm addressing his inability to use the proper verb form.

...and who said we were talking about a goal keeper?

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07-15-2014 , 09:16 AM

#5084

deaders

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If you insist on using it it would be "went goalless the entire competition".

In the context of the quote you posted one would assume that they are talking about a goalie. DUCY?

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07-15-2014 , 10:14 AM

#5085

ChaseNutley26

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Originally Posted by p2 dog, p2

No drink, drank or drunk is one of my favorite rules in drinking games. It's bound to get violated multiple times.

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07-15-2014 , 12:56 PM

#5086

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Weird Al has a new video today relevant to this thread. It's an A+ parody of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines".

http://www.weirdal.com/

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07-15-2014 , 01:03 PM

#5087

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Originally Posted by deaders

If you insist on using it it would be "went goalless the entire competition".

In the context of the quote you posted one would assume that they are talking about a goalie. DUCY?

OMG, are you really that dense? My post had nothing to do with the logic of the sentence and everything to do with the verb usage.

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07-15-2014 , 01:09 PM

#5088

bixby snyder

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Has this thread addressed "try to" vs "try and" yet? That's the one that gets me the most because I find myself saying or typing "try and" and then I want to punch myself.

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07-15-2014 , 02:39 PM

#5089

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07-15-2014 , 03:48 PM

#5090

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Originally Posted by $5 Bill

Weird Al has a new video today relevant to this thread. It's an A+ parody of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines".

http://www.weirdal.com/

Came here to post this.

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07-15-2014 , 05:05 PM

#5091

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Originally Posted by fsoyars

Came here to post this.

Catchy tune. Entertaining.

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07-15-2014 , 07:18 PM

#5092

deaders

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Originally Posted by W0X0F

OMG, are you really that dense? My post had nothing to do with the logic of the sentence and everything to do with the verb usage.

Hey no need to be a **** about it, the thread is for nits, I am being a nit. Dont get you're panties in a knot k?

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07-15-2014 , 07:27 PM

#5093

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Originally Posted by fsoyars

Came here to post this.

enterianing video....dont get it tho

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07-15-2014 , 07:55 PM

#5094

Rei Ayanami

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This thread was a lot better when we discussed style too . . .

It seems like the diverse range of topics of the Golden Age of Nittery has been usurped by "OMG someone TYPO'd LOL WHAT A TARD" pics and extreme aggression towards dead and buried horses.

I hate sentences that begin like this:

When drinking a glass of water, I sometimes cough and dribble water down my chin.

When feasting on the carcass of a horse, make sure to stow your nutsack in the appropriate compartment of your boxers.

They are the worst -- so robotic and bureaucratic and "official"-sounding.

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07-15-2014 , 08:05 PM

#5095

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Originally Posted by deaders

Hey no need to be a **** about it, the thread is for nits, I am being a dick. Dont get you're panties in a knot k?

fyp

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07-18-2014 , 09:28 AM

#5096

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Originally Posted by Rei Ayanami

When drinking a glass of water, I sometimes cough and dribble water down my chin.

When feasting on the carcass of a horse, make sure to stow your nutsack in the appropriate compartment of your boxers.

They are the worst -- so robotic and bureaucratic and "official"-sounding.

Active voice is avoided quite often by people who want to sound intelligent. I want to claw my eyes out when I read that crap.

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07-18-2014 , 10:23 AM

#5097

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Originally Posted by bixby snyder

Has this thread addressed "try to" vs "try and" yet? That's the one that gets me the most because I find myself saying or typing "try and" and then I want to punch myself.

Try and not do that.